A view or stat[ement] of James Campbell merchant in London his case touching his sufferings & services on acc[oun]t of ye colony & trade of Newfoundland set forth in his peticon [i.e. petition] to the Queen ... : 1710.

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A view or stat[ement] of James Campbell merchant in London his case touching his sufferings & services on acc[oun]t of ye colony & trade of Newfoundland set forth in his peticon [i.e. petition] to the Queen ... : 1710.

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A review of a petition made by James Campbell in which the petition appears to be reproduced, but with introductory and subsequent material added. As early as 1702 Campbell, a merchant doing business in Newfoundland, had experienced losses due to French incursions into Newfoundland. Campbell had warned the British government about these incursions, but no action was taken by the British. As the French actions continued, Campbell's losses increased. His petition is a request for relief in the amount of 10,737 pounds. The memorandum following the statement of his case is to the effect that the Board of Trade, to whom the petition was addressed, had forwarded it to the Queen who had then sent it on to the Treasury to determine "what might be fitt for Her Majestie to do therein."

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