The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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Page 232
The Acts by no means ended the import of Indian textiles by the Company . Some
were brought to be printed here or for re - export ; ' many could be classed as
muslins which were outside the Acts . And although the invention of Crompton's ...
The Acts by no means ended the import of Indian textiles by the Company . Some
were brought to be printed here or for re - export ; ' many could be classed as
muslins which were outside the Acts . And although the invention of Crompton's ...
Page 399
When the gold rush to California set in , the British Government extended its mail
contract with the Company to Panama . Already in 1846 the Company had made
Liverpool its headquarters , and in that city Valparaiso , Antofagasta , Callao ...
When the gold rush to California set in , the British Government extended its mail
contract with the Company to Panama . Already in 1846 the Company had made
Liverpool its headquarters , and in that city Valparaiso , Antofagasta , Callao ...
Page 637
The revival of the old method of founding a colony through a chartered joint -
stock company makes Sierra Leone a link between the early enterprises of the
Old Empire and the modern chartered companies which have played such an ...
The revival of the old method of founding a colony through a chartered joint -
stock company makes Sierra Leone a link between the early enterprises of the
Old Empire and the modern chartered companies which have played such an ...
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