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Bridgetown, Barbados rebuilds with New England timber...



Item # 699485

August 06, 1668

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Aug. 6, 1668  A front page report from "Lyme" says: "Yesterday arrived the Concord...in six weeks from Barbado's...They tell us that the Inhabitants of Bridgetown are busily employing themselves for materials for rebuilding that place, and have emploied many ships for the transportation of timber from New England."
Uncommon too fine mentions of the "New World" in 1668 newspapers.
Complete as a single sheet newspaper, 7 by 11 1/4 inches, very nice condition.

Item from our most recent catalog - #359, released for October, 2025

Category: The 1600's and 1700's