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Page 197
... colonies were free to send all their produce to Old France and Spain , if they had any remittance to make ; he will see , that we imported from those places , in that year , to the amount of £ 1,395,300 . So far was the whole annual ...
... colonies were free to send all their produce to Old France and Spain , if they had any remittance to make ; he will see , that we imported from those places , in that year , to the amount of £ 1,395,300 . So far was the whole annual ...
Page 203
... colonies lightened the expenses of France , facilitated her remittances , and therefore her colonists put them into our hands . According to this author's system , the actual pos- session of these colonies ought to give us little or no ...
... colonies lightened the expenses of France , facilitated her remittances , and therefore her colonists put them into our hands . According to this author's system , the actual pos- session of these colonies ought to give us little or no ...
Page 205
... colonies . He is the wise minister , he is the true friend to Britain , who shall be able to restore it . In To return to the security for the peace . The author tells us , that the original great purposes of the war were more than ...
... colonies . He is the wise minister , he is the true friend to Britain , who shall be able to restore it . In To return to the security for the peace . The author tells us , that the original great purposes of the war were more than ...
Page 235
... colonies left exposed to the ravages of a domestic , or the conquest of a foreign , enemy . " - Gloomy enough , God knows . author well observes , ' that a mind not totally devoid of feeling cannot look upon such a prospect without ...
... colonies left exposed to the ravages of a domestic , or the conquest of a foreign , enemy . " - Gloomy enough , God knows . author well observes , ' that a mind not totally devoid of feeling cannot look upon such a prospect without ...
Page 239
... colonies might be induced to take off Great Britain , and defray be- tween them , in the proportion of £ 200,000 by the colonies , and £ 100,000 by Ireland . " Such is the whole of this mighty scheme . Take his re- duced estimate , and ...
... colonies might be induced to take off Great Britain , and defray be- tween them , in the proportion of £ 200,000 by the colonies , and £ 100,000 by Ireland . " Such is the whole of this mighty scheme . Take his re- duced estimate , and ...
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