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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Reduced in volume as colonial business was after 1783 , its attachment to the Office of the Secretary for Home Affairs overworked that Department . The Secretary was responsible for domestic affairs , which involved a regular ...
Reduced in volume as colonial business was after 1783 , its attachment to the Office of the Secretary for Home Affairs overworked that Department . The Secretary was responsible for domestic affairs , which involved a regular ...
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The Colonial Secretary generally meant the permanent officials . ... “ The choice of a Permanent Under - Secretary ” , wrote Sir Henry Taylor , is “ by far the most important function which it can devolve upon a Secretary of State to ...
The Colonial Secretary generally meant the permanent officials . ... “ The choice of a Permanent Under - Secretary ” , wrote Sir Henry Taylor , is “ by far the most important function which it can devolve upon a Secretary of State to ...
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In 1794 Henry Dundas , who had dealt with colonial affairs as Secretary for the Home Department , was made Secretary for War and also nominally Secretary of State for the Colonies , but the Departments of War and the Colonies were not ...
In 1794 Henry Dundas , who had dealt with colonial affairs as Secretary for the Home Department , was made Secretary for War and also nominally Secretary of State for the Colonies , but the Departments of War and the Colonies were not ...
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