Papers on the West Indies, 1707-1709.

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Papers on the West Indies, 1707-1709.

These are miscellaneous documents relating to appointments, money acts, defense, etc., mostly addressed to Charles Spencer, Earl of Sunderland, Secretary of State for the Southern Department.

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