Some Observations on the Assiento Trade, as It Hath Been Exercised by the South-Sea Company

Title: Some observations on the assiento trade, as it hath been exercised by the South-Sea Company: proving the damage, which will accrue thereby to the British commerce and plantations in America, and particularly to Jamaica: to which is annexed, a sketch of the advantages of that island to Great Britain, by its annual produce, and by its situation for trade or war: addressed to His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, one of His Majesty's principal secretaries of state. Author: James Knight Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more. Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more. Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and…