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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Proprietors, and the right of the Crown to the tenths of wrecks was disputed in particular, the Admiralty officers …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… from Jamaica and other Colonies to fish upon the sunken wrecks for the vast treasure they contained. Some of these … of Florida and off Havana, and others by fishing on the wrecks of ships which the Spaniards had not abandoned. Lord … privateersmen. Not only did they go to "fish upon the wrecks" without drawing any nice distinctions as to whether …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… among the shipping in the harbour. The long list of wrecks is given by the Governor (92, 94, 94 xv., 492). On …