Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I
Lead ores, the manufacturing of ried on? what com-| From Madeira: Wines the Grain and other provisions, Bee-wax and staves. which have been of late proposed modifies do the peo- growth thereof. SouthFrom Northern & To English districts & the raising of Hemp likewise. North pie under your GovLastly of these several besides, of ernt send or receive ern parts of this Conti- & South of this Contigrain of all sorts &. other provifrom Foreign Pian- nent Cyder, Oil. Blubber. nent &. West Indies: proWhale-fins, Flax-seed, visions, sions, with Tobacco a diminutive chocolate, lum;at'ns? Sealhops, Bricks, Flax, quantity naturally produced out of ber, European & India natural What is the this soil, yet being with such like produce of the Coun- skins & certain Wrought goods with those species enumerated & such othbrought hither from the Eastern & try, staple commodi- Iron, Biasury & Tin. Western parts of this continent are and Manufac- Lastly from Plantations ers as brought here for ties not under His Majties export saleable & indeed abroad cannot be regularly. what valtures? and distinguished as to ascertain the' to the neutral ue thereof in sterling Dominions: small quan- Lastly annual exporting of their value: money may you an- tities of Molasses, Sugar Ports: asSt. Thomas, Cu&. the Rum, since Act imracoafc Surrenhaim proneither practicable could it be from nually export. posing new duties there- visions, Lumber <v. Horthe imports thereof separated; beon, Snuff, Lign'vitse, In- ses with provender. cause their prices according to the dico, Logwood & other Markets currently vary in the redying wood, cotton wool, spective species. cocoa nuts, ettc. These on each column are particularized as to the quantities as qualities in the quarterly lists of Trading Vessels: the transmitting whereof to their Lordshipps, is from the Naval Officer here, constituted by the Governour & also such Lists duly to their Honours the Commissioners of the Customs from their Officers, hence, thereby may appear, that within the queries mentioned, time, how the increase or diminution differenceth respectively.