The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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... grant referred to the island of Barbuda near St Christopher in the Leeward Islands or to the real Barbados , but when Courteen's settlers had shown the worth of the latter island , there was no hesitation on Carlisle's part in backing ...
... grant referred to the island of Barbuda near St Christopher in the Leeward Islands or to the real Barbados , but when Courteen's settlers had shown the worth of the latter island , there was no hesitation on Carlisle's part in backing ...
Page 169
... grants . Calvert , who was created Lord Baltimore in 1625 , had petitioned for a grant of unoccupied lands in Virginia while he was still in Newfoundland and visited James Town about the time when Heath received his patent . He was ...
... grants . Calvert , who was created Lord Baltimore in 1625 , had petitioned for a grant of unoccupied lands in Virginia while he was still in Newfoundland and visited James Town about the time when Heath received his patent . He was ...
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... Grant called a " flimsy " attack he bore off . Then , landing his 9000 troops , he hurled them at Grant's positions covering the harbours ( 18 December ) . Success would have involved Barrington's capture , but Grant's troops ...
... Grant called a " flimsy " attack he bore off . Then , landing his 9000 troops , he hurled them at Grant's positions covering the harbours ( 18 December ) . Success would have involved Barrington's capture , but Grant's troops ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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