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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Page 172
... sent out and maintained at the mer- chants ' expense , and by far the greater part of the profits on the magazines exported for sale to the planters and the cargoes sent home went into the pockets of English capitalists . There was thus ...
... sent out and maintained at the mer- chants ' expense , and by far the greater part of the profits on the magazines exported for sale to the planters and the cargoes sent home went into the pockets of English capitalists . There was thus ...
Page 625
... sent to govern " . It was common talk that many colonial appointments were bought by people who could only reimburse themselves " by fleecing the people whom they are sent to cherish and protect " . Never was a time when such protests ...
... sent to govern " . It was common talk that many colonial appointments were bought by people who could only reimburse themselves " by fleecing the people whom they are sent to cherish and protect " . Never was a time when such protests ...
Page 699
... sent out to take formal possession of the islands . A blockhouse was erected and a small British garrison established ( January 1766 ) , to support which another vessel was sent out with stores . In the same year , as the result of ...
... sent out to take formal possession of the islands . A blockhouse was erected and a small British garrison established ( January 1766 ) , to support which another vessel was sent out with stores . In the same year , as the result of ...
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