Wednesday, December 31, 2008

British America By John MacGregor

British America By John MacGregor: "appoint under him for the better administration of justice and keeping the peace of the island The petty jealousies and interests of the fishing admirals merchants and planters prevented Osborne and his successors for a period of twenty years from carrying into execution the objects and regulations contained in their commissions and instructions In the commission of the peace for the island the justices were restrained from proceeding in cases of doubt or difficulty such as robberies murders felonies and all capital offences From this restriction a subject of considerable difficulty and inconvenience arose as persons who had committed capital felonies could only be tried in England and in 1751 a commission was issued to Captain William Francis Drake empowering him to appoint commissioners of oyer and terminer for the trial of felons at Newfoundland In 1742 in consequence of the number of captured "

Annual Report By Art Union of London

Annual Report By Art Union of London: "Doyle Michael jun Lincoln"

Annual Register By James Dodsley

Annual Register By James Dodsley
"of the Peninsular war At the house of his sister Mrs Forbes Greenwich aged 46 captain George Silvester Maine RA 17 At Hedsor aged 21 the hon William Drake Irby second son of lord Boston captain in the 1st Dragoon Guards 18 At his residence Hull place St Tohn"

Annual Register By James Dodsley

Annual Register By James Dodsley
of his family in the lady five 4 At Leamington Letitia third daughter of sir T Strange of Upper Harley street At Cheltenham aged 83 sir Francis Henry Drake He assumed the title of baronet after the death of sir Francis Henry Drake the fifth and last baronet of Buckland co of Devon who died in 1 794 when the title became extinct and has sinee been revived in the family of Fuller Drake At Carlton near Snaith Yorkshire in the 66th year of his age "