Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1830 edition. Excerpt: .... The purchase of these plugged joes was made by exchanging doubloons for them--which latter coin passed in Tobago for l. 6s. currency, and in Grenada for eight pounds; thereby producing an additional profit of four shillings in the barter of that coin-In consequence of this, no other gold than plugged joes was in circulation in Tobago--though prohibited in every other island, except Grenada; and no other could pass current there, except such as had the legal island stamp. Thomas Berry acted for some time as purveyor to Government House, for which he received a salary. His repeated frauds occasioned his being dismissed; and, on sending in his final account, the amount of which was about three joes, 'it was found, as usual, 50 full of errors, that it was returned, with directions to have it corrected, and it would then be immediately paid, --This occurred previous to the proclamation prohibiting the plugged joes. The amount of his bill had been weighed and put up in paper, under the supposition that he would send for it in the course of the day: he delayed, however, sending till after the proclamation had been issued, and then the paper parcel was given to the messenger without any recollection of there being some plugged joes in it., Thomas Berry never mentioned this aflair to me, otherwise the money would have beep immediately changed. As soon as I received intelligence of the report, I spoke to Thomas. Berry in the presence of the Treasurer; when he solemnly denied ever having made any complaint against me, and that the loss of a few shillings was not worth mentioning to me. twenty-ninth charge. That the said Sir F. P. Robinson, well knowing that since the first settlement of the island, the right of determining elections of their own...
