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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… January 1666 1666, [Jan. 11.] 1115. The King to the Duke of York. Finding it necessary that more than ordinary provision be made for the safety of the Caribbee Islands, &c., it is his Majesty's pleasure … out the frauds in the customs of tobacco, which at 50 s. a hogshead should amount to 100,000 l. sterling. Prays greater …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 1667 1667. Jan. 1. St. Jago de la Vega. 1371. Minutes of the Council of Jamaica. Ordered that Col. Theodore Cary be his Majesty's … fit his Majesty should be moved to grant further, 20 iron guns and 800 hand grenades. 1 p. [ Col. Papers, Vol. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Nicolls to Mr. Mayhew. John Dixey has brought his letter of the 26th Nov., with the inclosed attestations relating the disaster to the vessel and goods driven on one of the Elizabeth Isles. This is the second violence the Indians of those parts have committed upon Christians, so it is high …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Drummond's guilt be very great, it has been the sense of the Lords of Trade and Plantations that the case of the poor widow and … that John Hallett, Treasurer, send for England for 1,000 iron shovels for the fortifications and 500 ammunition …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 5. Nevis. 1252. Governor Sir William Stapleton to Lords of Trade and Plantations. I enclose the Acts of the Island of Antigua. I understand that the map of the Island is …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… January 1686 Jan. 2. 531. Attestation; that James Smailes, of the ship Bachelor's Adventure, voluntarily broke bulk and delivered to Richard Phillips part of the cargo without force or compulsion of any kind. Signed, … a prey to the people. She was fired for the sake of her iron. The culprit is suspected, but I cannot obtain …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… this province has sent several expresses to the Governor of Canada, the last of them by Major Macgregor, late an officer of the French … seemed inclined to diminish your dues of two shillings a hogshead by one third; but the payment of rents and fines in …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 1. 1,979. Roger Jones to Peter Perry. If the Government of Virginia insist on their duty on skins, and nothing is … and keep them till further orders. The Commissioners of Customs have drawn up a very favourable report, so that we … so that presumably all goods shipped after the expiration of a year from the date of the law will be exempt. However, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… West Indies January 1694 January 1694 Jan. 2. 763. Minutes of Council of Barbados. Acts for continuing the imprest on liquors and … further help to New York. The revenue of two shillings per hogshead is in arrear, and the income is insufficient to pay …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 2 ( N.S). Middleburg. 1. Samuel Beeckman to the Directors of the Dutch West India Company at the Chamber of Zealand. Worshipful Gentlemen, After closing our principal … prison and escap'd, somebody having conveyed to him an iron crow of two foot and a half long with a claw at the end …