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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 34. p. 317.] [Aug. 12.] 743. Deposition of John Blacon. In July, 1696, while sailing in one of the East India Company's ships, I was put ashore at Madagascar for provisions, and, … if a company of the King's soldiers were appointed for St. Christopher, and another for Antigua, 300 per annum for …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Benjamin Franks and Jonathan Tredway, of Captain Kidd's ship, to be brought before the Council of Trade this … men, was examined, and confirmed previous depositions, in particular that of Nicholas Alderson, as to Kidd's voyage. … which was rifled, then proceeded to Mauritius and so to St. Mary's, near Madagascar, where we met the John and …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 712. Journal of Council of Trade and Plantations. Mr. Yard's letter of 28 July as to New York read ( No. 701), also a … Thornburgh's letter of 29th ult. as to the pirate Every in the Bahamas read ( No. 707). Mr. Phelps's letter of 29th … Enclosed are extracts from letters received from Fort St. George and Bombay relating to piracy in the East Indies, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… minutes of Council, lists of ships, copy of the laws in force and accounts of the public revenue. The orders as to … I enclose a deposition of John Cruse, also Colonel Holt's letter to Governor Codrington. I shall send for Captain … 28; and 25. pp. 248250.] Aug. 31. H.M. Ship Winchester in St. John's Harbour in Newfoundland 787. Captain Norris, R.N., …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of Maryland. Report being made that Robert Mason was in good health, it was ordered that he and Philip Clarke be … from the Admiralty read, announcing the coming of H.M.S. Queenborough, and giving directions for the despatch of … Madeira we went to Bonavista and took in salt, thence to St. Jago and took in water and provisions, and then steered …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… The Representatives desired to have the Treasurer's accounts, which were submitted to them with the Committee's … (Aug. 26, 1697), but having left two papers enclosed in the latter letter at Boston, he advised them not to draw … sixth parts of the Windward Plantations in the parish of St. John's and four sixth parts of three fourths of the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of the receipt of any of our letters but that of Feb. 2. In order to show you what use we have made of all the … but such as we did noways think it for His Majesty's service to accept of. Therefore in our representation of … was the occasion of the insurrection of natives in St. Mary's near Madagascar and the death of the pirates …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… him [to] view all the Eastern Coast as far as the River of St. George's, which I am sorry to say [is the] boundary between us and … fortifying them. Casco Bay, Pemaquid and St. George's are in the Province of Main and under this Government of …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to report upon the Proprietors of West New Jersey's Memorial, praying he may have H.M. approbation for the … and Queen's Counties ordered to seize Humphrey Clay, Martin Schank and John Harrison, pirates from Kidd's ship. … in our former representation. Col. Quary's letters June 1 st and 6 th summarised. We represent our opinion that, for …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 1. Council adjourned till next day owing to the Governor's indisposition. [ Board of Trade. New York, 72. pp. 822, … 679. Circular Letter to the Governors and Governments in America. Enclosing a copy of the order of the Lords … relating to complaints against the Lieutenant Governor of St. Christophers were read, and directions afterwards given …