9 Jan. 1765-20 June 1771. . . [book of patents for Grenada]
- Collection
- Beinecke Lesser Antilles
- Alternative Title
- M167. Grenada. Patent Office.
- Item Media Type
- Book
- Genre
- Manuscripts
- Subgenre- Manuscripts
- Covenants, laws, and legal and land records
- Government records
- Contributor Name
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
- Melville, Robert, 1723-1809
- Gordon, James Brebner, 1724-1807
- Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806
- Great Britain. Sovereign (1760-1820 : George III)
- Grenada. Governor (1764-1765 : Melville)
- Grenada. Governor (1770-1771 : Melville)
- Date
- January 9th, 1765 to June 20th, 1771
- Language
- English
- Extent
- 70 images
- Place of Publication
- Grenada
- Note
Physical description: Codex. 177 leaves: 13 leaves index, 1 blank leaf, 25 leaves ms., 138 blank leaves. 38.5 cm. In various hands. Bound in reversed calf over vellum; spine label "R M Grenada Patent Book."
Item note: [book of patents for Grenada]Begins: "Grenada. Patent appointing Jas. Brebner Esqr. Chief Justice of the Southern Charibbe Islands -- 9 January 1765" (p. 1).Over 40 legal patents of the reign of George III; includes patents for St. Vincent and Dominica; the majority were signed by Robert Melvill, Governor (1763-1770) of the Ceded Islands. The last patent is dated 20 June 1771.Bookplate of George Earl of Macartney superimposed over an earlier one.Phillipps MS. 13409 and 13383*.
Original digital object name: bei-m167
This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.
- Subject Geographic
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Saint Vincent
- Restrictions on Access
- There are no restrictions on access to this resource.
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