| Books - 1780 - 592 pages
...of parliament which excludes us from having any commerce with any nation in Europe but our own ; fo that we cannot add to our plantation any commodity that grows out of it ; as olive-trees, cotton, or vines : befides this, we cannot procure any fltilful men for our now hopeful... | |
| John Reeves - Great Britain - 1792 - 648 pages
...PART II. V > I». CAR. II. TO AD I7*3. PLANTATION ». 'f with any nation in Europe but our own, " fo that we cannot add to our plantation " any commodity that grows out of it, as " olive-trees, cotton, or vines: befidesthis, '' we cannot procure any flulful men for " our own hopeful... | |
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1810 - 874 pages
...navigation of the plantations within your government ? Answer. Mighty and destructive, by that severe »ct of Parliament, which excludes us the having any commerce...plantation any commodity that grows out of it, as olift trees, cotton or vines. Besides this, we cannot procure anr skilful men for one now hopeful commodity,... | |
| Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 542 pages
...obstructions to our trade and navigation, by that severe act of parliament, which excludes us from having any commerce with any nation in Europe, but...grows out of it, as olive trees, cotton or vines." " If this was for his majesty's service," he subjoined, " or the good of the subject, we should not... | |
| Abiel Holmes - America - 1829 - 616 pages
...the obstructions to our trade and navigation by that severe act of parliament which excludes us from having any commerce with any nation in Europe but...plantation any commodity that grows out of it ; as olive-trees, cotton, or vines : Besides this, we cannot procure any skilful men for our own now hopeful... | |
| Edmund Ruffin - Agriculture - 1839 - 830 pages
...navigation of the plantations within your government? Answer. Mighty and destructive, by that severe act of parliament which excludes us the having any commerce...cotton or vines. Besides this, we cannot procure any skilful! men for one now hopeful! commodity, silk ; lor it is not lawful! for us to carry a pipe slave,... | |
| Joseph Allen - Great Britain - 1849 - 390 pages
...the obstructions to our trade and navigation by that severe Act of Parliament which excludes us from having any commerce with any nation in Europe but...cotton, or vines. Besides this, we cannot procure any skilful men for our own hopeful commodity of silk, and it is not lawful for us to carry a pipe-stave... | |
| William Maxwell - Virginia - 1850 - 506 pages
...navigation of the plantations within your government? Jlnswer. Mighty and destructive, by that severe act of parliament which excludes us the having any commerce...this, we cannot procure any skilfull men for one now hopefull commodity, silk ; for it is not lawfull for us to carry a pipe stave, or a barrel of corn... | |
| William Maxwell - Virginia - 1850 - 502 pages
...navigation of the plantations within your government? Jlnswer. Mighty and destructive, by that severe act of parliament which excludes us the having any commerce...this, we cannot procure any skilfull men for one now hopefull commodity, silk ; for it is not lawfull for us to carry a pipe stave, or a barrel of corn... | |
| John Leander Bishop - Industries - 1861 - 668 pages
...navigation by that severe Act of Parliament, which excludes us froin having any commerce with any nation of Europe but our own ; so that we cannot add to our...commodity that grows out of it, as olive trees, cotton, or wines. Besides this, we cannot procure any skillful men for our now hopeful commodity of silk ; and... | |
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