The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... command an expedition in 1551. But an outbreak of the sweat killed off the principal adventurers of the voyage . Alday himself was taken ill , and Thomas Wyndham sailed in command of the ship . He reached the port of Santa Cruz in ...
... command an expedition in 1551. But an outbreak of the sweat killed off the principal adventurers of the voyage . Alday himself was taken ill , and Thomas Wyndham sailed in command of the ship . He reached the port of Santa Cruz in ...
Page 43
... command and crews numbering 140 men . They bought some wines at Madeira , and then touched at the Grain Coast and sailed on to the Gold Coast . There they traded on either side of Elmina , the Portuguese headquarters , and obtained 150 ...
... command and crews numbering 140 men . They bought some wines at Madeira , and then touched at the Grain Coast and sailed on to the Gold Coast . There they traded on either side of Elmina , the Portuguese headquarters , and obtained 150 ...
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... command of the province in April 1777. His instructions were a revised edition of those which had been given to O'Hara , and he was advised not to fall into his predecessor's errors . The new governor attempted to set all parts of the ...
... command of the province in April 1777. His instructions were a revised edition of those which had been given to O'Hara , and he was advised not to fall into his predecessor's errors . The new governor attempted to set all parts of the ...
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