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Purchases of Lands and Charters in 1690s Britain
From The Historical Register N XIX a series of petitions seeks charters and incorporations. Requests cover sail cloth manufacture, cotton and silk, general fire insurance, a Harbourg Company trade to German dominions, timber import, salt work, land purchase for a wood refinery, and Virginia tobacco snuff methods. Named petitioners include merchants, London tradesmen, captains, and tradesmen with various aims across England and colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
William
London
England
Great Britain
Kingdom of
Thomas Burges
Edward Fones
Afhkphendris
Joseph Galendo
Virginia