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Page 27
This was preparatory to the confiscation of all Danish property in the island ; upon
which subject I must beg leave to make use of Mr. Jorgensen's own words. "This,"
he observes, " was absolutely necessary, for, if such property had been ...
This was preparatory to the confiscation of all Danish property in the island ; upon
which subject I must beg leave to make use of Mr. Jorgensen's own words. "This,"
he observes, " was absolutely necessary, for, if such property had been ...
Page 28
Also, to indemnify Danish merchants for their losses by property confiscated, the
court at Copenhagen has nothing to do, but to order them to be paid from the
Icelandic funds ; and so could the merchants not be sufferers, and there would
still ...
Also, to indemnify Danish merchants for their losses by property confiscated, the
court at Copenhagen has nothing to do, but to order them to be paid from the
Icelandic funds ; and so could the merchants not be sufferers, and there would
still ...
Page 35
... swords and pistols, and mounted on good ponies, scoured the country in
various directions, intimidating the Danes, and making themselves highly useful
to the new governor in securing the goods and property that were to be
confiscated.
... swords and pistols, and mounted on good ponies, scoured the country in
various directions, intimidating the Danes, and making themselves highly useful
to the new governor in securing the goods and property that were to be
confiscated.
Page 36
The shops and warehouses in Reikevig belonging to Danes not resident in
Iceland were from the first day put under guard, and the goods confiscated, and
persons were sent to the distant towns to execute the same errand. Mr.
Jorgensen ...
The shops and warehouses in Reikevig belonging to Danes not resident in
Iceland were from the first day put under guard, and the goods confiscated, and
persons were sent to the distant towns to execute the same errand. Mr.
Jorgensen ...
Page 38
... are qualified to fill public employments : the twelfth shews that Mr. Jorgensen
intends continuing in his office until a regular constitution is established: the
thirteenth again declares the confiscation of Danish property, which, by the
fourteenth, ...
... are qualified to fill public employments : the twelfth shews that Mr. Jorgensen
intends continuing in his office until a regular constitution is established: the
thirteenth again declares the confiscation of Danish property, which, by the
fourteenth, ...
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| Title | Journal of a Tour in Iceland in the Summer of 1809, Volume 2 Journal of a Tour in Iceland in the Summer of 1809, Sir William Jackson Hooker |
| Author | Sir William Jackson Hooker |
| Edition | 2 |
| Published | 1813 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 12 May 2008 |
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