The State Papers Colonial are the accumulated papers of the secretaries
of state relating to colonial affairs from the 16th to the 18th
century. This series details papers relating to Colonial America and the
West Indies for the period 1574-1739.
NO BIG DEAL just a metric fuckton of searchable primary documents available online for free like in case you were wondering how British policies about the pirates of Nassau were decided, you can just search the word “Nassau” and read everything that comes up this is fine I’m fine
We humbly
conceive, that what Capt. Rogers has proposed, will not
only be of great advantage to the publick, but also to the
Lords Proprietors in particular, he offering to proceed
to Providence etc. Quote his proposals of July 19.
Upon which we humbly offer that from his being recommended by great numbers of the most considerable
merchants of London and Bristol, we have reason to
believe he is every way qualifyed for such an undertaking, to wch. your Majesty, considering the great
importance of this settlement may contribute such
further incouragements to render the same still more
effectual as in your great wisdome your Majesty shall
think convenient.
hahahahahahahahahahahaha no that’s fine it has only been haunting my dreams that I wouldn’t be able to figure out the exact mechanisms by which Woodes Rogers acquired his governorship in order to accurately represent in a fictional work other characters taking similar measures hahahahahahaha everything’s fine all my wishes have just come true at once apparently this is just the greatest day the sun has ever risen on
30, She/her. Used to be DreamingPagan a long time back. Multi-fandom, mostly Black Sails these days but with a lot of Tolkien and funny things interspersed. Complete language and history nerd - be warned. I write fic and occasionally I talk about ships.
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