Manuscripts
General papers (ca. 1676-1712)
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Correspondence and documents from the office of William Blathwayt
Manuscripts
This group of 34 documents consists of correspondence, reports, and accounts primarily accumulated by British civil servant William Blathwayt (1649-1717) between the mid 1670s and 1712 in his capacity as a British government official in such roles as Surveyor and Auditor General of Plantation Revenues and Secretary and member of the Lords of Trade. The materials consist chiefly of miscellaneous drafts or copies of documents related to the British colonies in North America and the West Indies. Items pertain to taxation, revenue, trade and shipping, and defense, primarily in the Bahamas, Jamaica, St. Kitts, and Nevis. Within the collection, there are six letters from Henry Carpenter, the collector of customs in the Leeward Islands, and eleven documents concerning Colonel John Strode, Sir Charles Wheler, and issues related to the four and a half percent tax.
mssHM 32265-HM 32287
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Documents related to Colonel John Strode and Sir Charles Wheler (1671-1686)
Manuscripts
mssHM 32265-HM 32287
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Blathwayt, William : office of. General heads of the revenue in America
Manuscripts
HM 32265
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