Statistics for occurrence #1 of “West Indies” in entry burke-edmund of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:

...ffect they are, one trade. The trade to the colonies, taken on the export side, at the beginning of this century — that is, in the year 1704--stood thus: Exports to North America and the West Indies £483,265 To Africa86,665    £569,930   In the year 1772, which I take as a middle year between the highest and lowest of those lately laid on your table, the acco...
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West Indies 2,272 496 0 0 0 user votes

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