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 336
... South Sea Company for the losses which its predecessors suffered , and in con- sideration of an undertaking that it would not carry on any illicit trade , it might send each year a ship of 500 tons to trade to the Indies . The cargoes ...
... South Sea Company for the losses which its predecessors suffered , and in con- sideration of an undertaking that it would not carry on any illicit trade , it might send each year a ship of 500 tons to trade to the Indies . The cargoes ...
Page 337
... SOUTH SEA COMPANY 337 trade had been very profitable , and had contributed greatly to the maintenance of a sufficient white population . Now the interests of the island ... South Sea Company itself . This , again , was The South Sea Company.
... SOUTH SEA COMPANY 337 trade had been very profitable , and had contributed greatly to the maintenance of a sufficient white population . Now the interests of the island ... South Sea Company itself . This , again , was The South Sea Company.
Page 747
... South Carolina on 26 December 1779 with 8000 men . Bad weather delayed his voyage and it was February 1780 before he landed , thirty miles from Charleston , and 29 March before he really began his attack . Well supported by the Navy3 ...
... South Carolina on 26 December 1779 with 8000 men . Bad weather delayed his voyage and it was February 1780 before he landed , thirty miles from Charleston , and 29 March before he really began his attack . Well supported by the Navy3 ...
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