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Page 266
... Jamaica . - - That administration was the first which proposed and encouraged public meetings and free consulta- tions of merchants from all parts of the kingdom ; by which means the truest lights have been received ; great benefits ...
... Jamaica . - - That administration was the first which proposed and encouraged public meetings and free consulta- tions of merchants from all parts of the kingdom ; by which means the truest lights have been received ; great benefits ...
Page 396
... Jamaica : Total English plantations in 1704 . Jamaica , 1767 Imports . Exports . • £ 483,265 467,681 • £ 814,491 1,243,742 From the same information I find that our dealing with most of the European nations is but little in- 396 ...
... Jamaica : Total English plantations in 1704 . Jamaica , 1767 Imports . Exports . • £ 483,265 467,681 • £ 814,491 1,243,742 From the same information I find that our dealing with most of the European nations is but little in- 396 ...
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... Jamaica . " Orders were given , " says he , " in August , 1765 , for the free admission of Spanish vessels into all the colonies . " * He then observes , that the exports to Jamaica fell 40,9047 . short of those of 1764 ; and that the ...
... Jamaica . " Orders were given , " says he , " in August , 1765 , for the free admission of Spanish vessels into all the colonies . " * He then observes , that the exports to Jamaica fell 40,9047 . short of those of 1764 ; and that the ...
Page 429
... Jamaica , within the lim- its of that year . This order could therefore by no possibility be a cause of the decrease of exports in 1765. If it had any mischievous operation , it could not be before 1766. In that year , according to our ...
... Jamaica , within the lim- its of that year . This order could therefore by no possibility be a cause of the decrease of exports in 1765. If it had any mischievous operation , it could not be before 1766. In that year , according to our ...
Page 430
... Jamaica 1765 1766 • • £ 456,528 · 415,624 · 415,544 1767 ( first year of the Free - port Act ) 467,681 • This author , for the sake of a present momentary credit , will hazard any future and permanent dis- grace . At the time he wrote ...
... Jamaica 1765 1766 • • £ 456,528 · 415,624 · 415,544 1767 ( first year of the Free - port Act ) 467,681 • This author , for the sake of a present momentary credit , will hazard any future and permanent dis- grace . At the time he wrote ...
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