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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… time. Message from the Assembly proposing to lay a tax on imported negroes, an additional duty on wines, a duty on … a duty on exported negroes, an additional duty on wine, an impost on all goods imported in foreign bottoms (viz., the Assiento), and an impost on money and bullion exported. When this was reported …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Bk., Vol. CIX., pp. 89, 90.] [July 1.] 1,327. Memorandum on behalf of the Duke of Albemarle. (1.) That the grant of … and more especially considering the greatness of the new impost on tobacco, we do not recommend that it be confirmed, … of my men seized a sloop coming into Nevis with wine and brandy from French St. Christopher's. Sir James Russell at …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… at the fort half an hour before day. The fleet attacked us on Thursday, 18th inst., by sea, shot nine hundred and … to throw up a trench of circumvallation round the fort on the land side, and will bring their mortars nearer. Here follow details about the ships. Copy. 1 pp. On the next page, An account of the bombs fired into Charles …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Governor Codrington to Lords of Trade and Plantations. On Saturday the 6th ult. I sailed with the Antigua forces for … with the whole fleet for Nevis, arriving there the 10th. On Friday 13th I reviewed our little army, which numbered … of fortified houses. One of them being full of rum and brandy, I at once set on fire. The French appeared in …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… July 16. 1,964. Memorial of the Lords Justices of England. On the question of the salary of the Earl of Bellomont as … that the charge of the said Government should be laid on the King's revenue here, since it may be an ill precedent … while our sailors glutted themselves with wine and brandy. This evening Colonel Lillingston came in with the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Lord Arran's case, and for Colonel Ingoldsby to attend on Friday next on the business of New York. July 14. Order for a state of … respecting the assistance to be given to New York. The impost on liquors has amounted to very little this year, as …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… and complained of four people who had each a plantation on their land. The Governor promised to see that the matter … to do with the Piscattaways. Letters to the Indian Agents on the above matters signed. July 12. Gerard Slye, desiring … that he had ten pipes of Madeira and twenty-one barrels of brandy besides other goods on board, I sent him and Hartman …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… July 1698 July 6. 637. Minutes of Council of New York. On complaint of Jacob Leisler a sheriff's fee for giving … other day) is ready to prove that a large quantity of the brandy in the flag of truce, which was seized by him and released by Governor Codrington, was put on board H.M.S. Colchester. p. Endorsed, Recd. Read 6 July, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… brought to H.E. Bill to suppress any violence of Indians on the frontier during the recess ordered. Message sent to … Rangers lately raised for the security of the frontiers on Potomack were without provision. Were they to be … a duty of 3 d. per gallon on all imported rum, wine and brandy, ordered. Act for encouraging tillage rejected; that …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… great importance, was sent by the Commissioners of Customs on purpose to inspect all H.M. Colonies in those parts, and particularly desired by us on all occasions to give us an account of whatever might be … H.M. service, appointed. William Payne, Commissioner of Impost, allowed 18 13 s. 2 d. for quarter's salary, books and …