Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, Volume 11

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Published for the Society, 1907
 

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Page 210 - Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Upon reading at the Board a report from the Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Council for Plantation Affairs, dated the 4th of this instant, in the words following, viz...
Page 94 - Petition and appeal (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) be and it is hereby referred to the Right Honorable the Lords of the committee of council for hearing appeals from the Plantations to hear the same, and report their opinion thereupon to his Majesty at the Board.
Page 134 - America, and by sending in the year 1/40, a strong Squadron into the American Seas ; in order to prevent us from prosecuting the just War which we were carrying on against Spain in those Parts ; and we have the most...
Page 95 - New York for the time being, and all others whom it may concern, are to take notice of His Majesty's pleasure hereby signified and govern themselves accordingly.
Page 139 - Reasons, which have forced the King to take this Measure, so fully set forth in the above Declaration of War, that I am only to signify to you His Majesty's Pleasure, that you do cause the same to be proclaimed in the Province...
Page 136 - Counties, Governors of Our Forts and Garrisons, and all other Officers and Soldiers under them, by Sea and Land, to do and execute all Acts of Hostility, in the Prosecution of this War against the...
Page 136 - Our Ships of War, is Equally unjust and unbecoming; and We have all such Proceedings so much in Abhorrence, that, if any Practices of that Nature had been made appear to us, We should have taken effectual Care to put a Stop to them, and to have punished the Offenders in the severest Manner.
Page 137 - French King; declaring, that whatsoever Ship or Vessel shall be met withal, transporting or carrying any Soldiers, Arms, Powder, Ammunition, or other Contraband Goods, to any of the Territories, Lands, Plantations, or Countries of the said French King, the same being taken, shall be condemned as good and lawful Prize.
Page 113 - General, by which you will plainly see, that the American Act, on which the Inhabitants and Masters of Merchant Ships lay so much stress, expired at the end of the late French War. Their Lordships hope that when these Opinions come to be better known in the Colonies, and that the People there are sensible that his Majesty's Ships want Men for no other use than to protect their Trade and Settlements, and guard them from their Enemies, there will not be any more such Disputes raised, and obstructions...
Page 251 - SIR : — Since the Departure of the Gentlemen by whom I sent my Dispatches to you referring to the Expedition which we are forming against Cape Breton, I have Advice from Governour Wentworth that the Assembly of New Hampshire have very chearfully determined to join with us, & have voted to raise two hundred & fifty Land Forces for this Service, & that he hopes to persuade them to raise a greater Number.

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