The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke ...Little, Brown, and Company, 1899 - Great Britain |
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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 have ...
... 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 have ...
Page 396
... Jamaica : Total English plantations in 1704 . · Jamaica , 1767 Exports . Imports . · £ 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 Exports . Imports . · £ 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 ...
Page 402
... Jamaica . On the taking the Havannah all the stores of that island were emptied into that place , which produced unusual orders for goods , for supplying their own consumption , as well as for further speculations of trade . These ...
... Jamaica . On the taking the Havannah all the stores of that island were emptied into that place , which produced unusual orders for goods , for supplying their own consumption , as well as for further speculations of trade . These ...
Page 428
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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 ...
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