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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Page 145
... 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 Warner's contention ...
... 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 Warner's contention ...
Page 381
... islands themselves . They always scented danger in the development of a rival island . The 41 per cent . duty on exports from Barbados and the Leeward Islands , besides being a grievance because it was not applied to the defence of those ...
... islands themselves . They always scented danger in the development of a rival island . The 41 per cent . duty on exports from Barbados and the Leeward Islands , besides being a grievance because it was not applied to the defence of those ...
Page 407
... islands , Antigua , the largest and wealthiest , St Christopher , the mother island , Nevis , and Montserrat , were ... Islands " by the parliamentary commissioners for Plantations in 1643 , laid the foundations so strongly that the ...
... islands , Antigua , the largest and wealthiest , St Christopher , the mother island , Nevis , and Montserrat , were ... Islands " by the parliamentary commissioners for Plantations in 1643 , laid the foundations so strongly that the ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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