When was it published?

April 13, 1764 in The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Domestic News April 13, 1764

The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Appointment, Politics, Migration Or Settlement

Q: What keywords are associated?

Lord Egmont, Island Of St John, Proprietary Tenure, Gulph Of St Lawrence, North America Trade, Fishery Advantages

Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

Report that Lord Egmont is to receive the property of the Island of St. John in the Gulph of St. Lawrence, with a proposed tenure suited for cultivation, trade, and fishery advantages in North-America, and a government form that obviates inconveniences of other proprietary systems.

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It is reported that Lord Egmont is to have the Property of the Island of St. John in the Gulph of St. Lawrence: The Tenure, by which Lord Egmont proposes to hold the Island of St. John is, it is said, extremely well calculated for the cultivation of that Island, and for the advantage of the trade, and particularly the fishery of North-America; the Government thereof proposed has not the least Resemblance or Analogy of the proprietary Form of other Governments, often complained of; but, on the contrary, all their Inconveniences are obviated.

What sub-type of article is it?

Appointment Politics Migration Or Settlement

What keywords are associated?

Lord Egmont Island Of St John Proprietary Tenure Gulph Of St Lawrence North America Trade Fishery Advantages

What entities or persons were involved?

Lord Egmont

Where did it happen?

Island Of St. John In The Gulph Of St. Lawrence

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Island Of St. John In The Gulph Of St. Lawrence

Key Persons

Lord Egmont

Outcome

proposed tenure and government for the island's cultivation, trade, and fishery benefits, avoiding inconveniences of other proprietary forms.

Event Details

Lord Egmont is to have the property of the Island of St. John; the proposed tenure is well calculated for the island's cultivation and advantages to North-American trade and fishery; the proposed government lacks resemblance to complained-of proprietary forms and obviates their inconveniences.