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South Sea plans shipbuilding to Greenland and coastal defenses
The South Sea Company resolves to build twelve large ships of about 310 tons each for a Greenland trade, with one builder per vessel and yards at London. Reports note naval preparations, trials for command, and a Privy Council committee reviewing Barbadoes paper credit. Nearby notices mention ship arrivals, military movements, and a Dublin bankers declaration against halfpence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaval
Ap Price
South Sea Company
Greenland
London
West
Kirby
Hoare
Holskits
Taylor
Popeley
Rotherhith
Committee of Shipping
Dean Bonne
Stockholm
Lyn
Norway
Peterborow
Lord Craven
Privy Council
Cockpit
West Indies
Tobey
Barbadoes
Portsmouth
Lord Cadogan
Duke of Richmond
Gambell
South Sea Castle
Walter Baggott
Staffordshire
France