This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1808 Excerpt: ...in their general annual Convention held at Edinburgh in July, in the Year 1725. Gg -and in several subsequent Meetings, of their grand - annual Committee in that Year. The Society for the Improvement of Agriculture, -and several private Persons, who understood Trade and Manufactures of different Sorts, gave in ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1808 Excerpt: ...in their general annual Convention held at Edinburgh in July, in the Year 1725. Gg -and in several subsequent Meetings, of their grand - annual Committee in that Year. The Society for the Improvement of Agriculture, -and several private Persons, who understood Trade and Manufactures of different Sorts, gave in Proposals and Schemes, for the retrieving our Manufactures and - Fisheries, to these Meetings; and Committees of that Society, and other Gentlemen, from several Parts of - the Country, likewise attended and assisted at these - Meetings: The Result of all which, was, that in their Meeting the Seventeenth of February 172 they unani- mously resolved to address his Majesty, and to make a -proper Application, by their Representatives in Parlia-ment, and other Persons of Distinction then at London, who were capable to serve their Country, to have the -Monies (settled by Law for the encouraging of our - Manufactures) effectually applied for that Purpose, in ( such a Manner, as that all Misapplication of them - might be absolutely prevented; and the Royal Boroughs appointed one of their Number to repair to London, at -their Expence, to make this Application effectual. The effect of this was, that his late Majesty was graciously pleased to write the following Letter to the -Royal Boroughs, which was presented to the Convention by his Majesty's Advocate, one of their Number, upon-the Sixth of July 1726. Superscribed George R. "Trusty and well beloved, "We greet you well. We "having observed, that the several Sums of Money - reserved and provided by the Treaty of Union, and by "divers Acts of Parliament, to be imployed for the "Improvement of Fisheries ...
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