If Lt. Gov. Alexander Spotswood paid approximately half the passage money for the 1714 colony, would his obligation to pay have been based on the number of people who left England or the number of people who actually arrived in the Virginia colony? Suzanne Collins Matson

Suzanne asks if the 150 pounds sterling that Spotswood paid toward the passage of the First Colony was related to the number of people departing or the number arriving.  I believe it was a flat rate and not tied to the number of people. Of course, in London where the deal was negiotiated by Col. Blakiston and perhaps Christoph von Graffenried with the ship captain, everyone was aware of the number departing (forty odd).  John john.blankenbaker@comcast.net If Lt. Gov. Alexander Spotswood paid approximately half the passage money for the 1714 colony, would his obligation to pay have been based on the number of people who left England or the number of people who actually arrived in the Virginia colony? Suzanne Collins Matson          ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message