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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Proposal Regarding the Building of Towns in Virginia, and a Proposal for the Custom of Tobacco, ff 666-667 |
| Reference | Eg 2395 |
| Library | The British Library |
| Description | The first document suggests that the building of towns in Virginia has been neglected, and, due to its fertile nature and capacity, should become a priority. The second document outlines the financial repercussions of tobacco smuggling from Virginia and Maryland. |
| Document Type | Manuscript, Report |
| Primary Commodity | Tobacco |
| Sub-commodity | Timber |
| Theme | Production; Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | construction, plantation, colony, empire, taxation, shipping, profit, importation, exportation, government, commerce, smuggling |
| Region | Europe, North America |
| Places | England; USA, Virginia, Maryland |
| Additional Information | Please note that these folios are from the following collection: Miscellaneous official papers relating to the English settlements in America and the West Indies, chiefly documents submitted to, or, issuing from, the Council of Trade and Plantations, with a few original letters; 1627-1699. A large part of the collection appears to have been formed by Thomas Povey, Secretary to the Council |
| Copyright | The British Library Board. All rights reserved. Licence no: 5386 |