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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… letter relating to the Hester, condemned and sold at New York, but can give no opinion as to mariners' wages, … Mr. Weaver be sent to, that he hasten to his employment at New York. April 5. Letter from the Marquis de la Muce and … hhd. given by His Majesty to the country for purchasing arms, but that he had resolved not to meddle in the matter, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… discharge all the soldiers under His Majesty's pay posted at Woodstock and within the counties of Middlesex and Essex … slate or tile and inclosed with roughcast, by his house at the south end of Boston. [ Board of Trade. New England, … and acknowledge your fatherly care. We beg for a supply of arms and ammunition. An Indian lately said that last summer …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… whether His Majesty will continue the lease of the Farm at New York to the Church lately there established; (ii) that … least syllable of their loading this ship with ship-timber at Pescattaway till Mr. Sheaf, the Deputy Collector there, … places, who are forced to be on their guard and in arms, which had been occasioned by a rumour spread among the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… so to adjust the Act of Religion that His Majesty would at length be able by law to establish religion amongst them … and Portobell, relating to the Scotch settlement at Darien and the Spaniards' resentments and proceedings in … Petition of Robert Carse read and referred. Some of the arms, which His Excellency sent for, were brought for the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… for Mr. George Turfrey, appointed to command Fort Mary at Saco in the room of Capt. Hill, with reference to trade … Committee appointed to enquire into the public stores of arms, etc., and to discourse Timothy Wadsworth, armourer, … send provisions for the company of soldiers newly posted at Wells, or to contract for their subsistence at 3 s. per …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to build a leantoo of timber in addition to a house of his at Red Lion Wharfe, at ye North end of Boston. Licence granted to Joshua Gee to … appointed to inquire for a fit person to clean the arms in the Fort. Petition of Richard Ashfield referred until …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to which end they desire that you would attend them at their Board so soon as possible, they being to meet on … war. H.E. acquainted the Council that, having been present at the musters of several Counties, he had observed the ill condition of the Militia, both as to discipline and arms, and that now, upon the apparent danger of a war, he …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… town, they have appointed to meet on Monday morning next at ten o'clock in order to hear what he may then have to … brought by other vessells from Curacao, which they land at Philadelphia or elsewhere, and then the vessells that … neither any Militia established, nor any provision made of arms or ammunition; but the country left defenceless and …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Refer to enquiries concerning the need of small arms for Barbados, etc. We are of opinion that the Island may … may go, and hearing the Governor of New England lies ready at the Isle of Wight, which will be the safest and likely the … and Plantations. There being a meeting of Lords, etc., at Mr. Sec. Vernon's office at 6 o'clock on Wednesday next to …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… there allotted to the Governor are but 12 shares, valued at 60 l. per annum, which fall short and are but nine shares. And the fishery there is valued to the Governor at 100 l., to make up in the whole 400 l. per annum, which … the frontier to Pennsylvania, and having neither Militia, arms, ammunition or any Military Commission, though they have …