Great Britain - Colonies - Early works to 1800
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The case of Scots-Men residing in England and in the English plantations . Containing an account of the reasons in law, why they look upon themselves as entituled to all the priviledges of the natives of England. Of the difficulties they labour under, by a new construction of some late acts of Parliamentwith instances upon that head. And of their reasons, why they think they are not excluded from the priviledges of English-Men by those actsand that it is not the interest of England, they should be so. Humbly offer'd to the consideration of both Houses of Parliament.
Ridpath, George, d. 1726.Date: 1702- E-books
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Serious reflections upon the present state and situation of the British sugar colonies addressed to all the proprietors therein.
Date: 1787- E-books
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A survey of trade In four parts. I. The great advantages of trade in general, and the particular influence of it on Great-Britain. II. The marks of a beneficial trade, and the nature of our commerce in its several branches; with an examination of some notions generally received of the prejudices we suffer by other nations in trade. III. The great advantages of our colonies and plantations to Great-Britain, and our interest in preserving and encouraging them; and how they may be further improved. IV. Some considerations on the disadvantages our trade at present labours under, and for the recovery and enlargement of it. Together with considerations on our money and bullion. Its exportation discuss'd. Scarcity of silver coin accounted for. The means of procuring a plenty and free circulation of both species.
Wood, William, 1679-1765.Date: 1718- E-books
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An Act to regulate and restrain paper bills of credit in His Majesty's colonies or plantations of Rhode Island , and Providence plantations, Connecticut, the Massachusetts Bay, and New Hampshire in America; and to prevent the same being legal tenders in payments of money.
Great BritainDate: 1751]- E-books
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Civil liberty asserted, and the rights of the subject defended, against the anarchial principles of the Reverend Dr. Price In which his sophistical reasonings, Dangerous Tenets, and Principles of False Patriotism, contained in his Observations on civil liberty, &c. are exposed and refuted. In a letter to a gentleman in the country. By a friend to the rights of the constitution.
Friend to the Rights of the ConstitutionDate: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]