Treasury Books and Papers: August 1741

Calendar of Treasury Books and Papers, Volume 4, 1739-1741. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1901.

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'Treasury Books and Papers: August 1741', in Calendar of Treasury Books and Papers, Volume 4, 1739-1741, (London, 1901) pp. 488-494. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books-papers/vol4/pp488-494 [accessed 24 April 2024]

August 1741

Aug. 5. 126. Treasury warrant to the Customs Commissioners to observe an Order in Council as below.
Prefixing:—Order of the Lords Justices in Council, permitting the export of malt out of the kingdom, notwithstanding the act of last session which prohibited for the time therein limited the exportation of certain grains and food stuffs detailed: the fall of the price of barley and malt, and the prospect of a plentiful harvest this summer giving reason to think that no inconvenience can happen to the public by taking off the said prohibition, “and on the contrary their Excellencies are of opinion that the liberty of exporting it will be of benefit to this kingdom.”
[Customs Book XV. pp. 150–1.]
Aug. 5.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers.		 127. Present: Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Sundon, Mr. Clutterbuck.
Mr. Parsons, Comptroller of Customs, called in relation to the general account of the 4½ per cent. duty in Barbados and the Leeward Isles. The following persons to be written to attend the Treasury on Wednesday next upon this affair, viz., the Auditors of Imprests or their deputies, the Auditor of the Plantations or deputy, the Customs Commissioners and the Comptroller of Customs.
Sir Cyril Wich to be cleared on his ordinary and extraordinary as Envoy Extraordinary at Hamburgh.
Order for the following issues out of the Civil List revenues:
£ s. d.
To Mr. Scrope for Secret Service 5,000 0 0
To the Usher of the Receipt on his liberates 3,813 15 6
To the Paymaster of the Works for 1740, Xmas quarter 5,928 8 0
Mr. Lowther to pay, out of the King's money in his hands, 20l. to Catherine Gregson as royal bounty.
“The Lords of the Admiralty having at the instance of the Comrs of the Victualling applyed to my Lords by letter, dated the 30 July last, for 121 pipes of Vidonia wine, lying at Spithead, to be transhipped into the men of war going to Jamaica; and having also by another letter of the 8rd of August applyed for 360 barrels of raisins to be transhipped on board one of the victuallers going to the same place; the Commissioners of the Victualling, who attended on this occasion, were called in and, being discoursed by my Lords on the subject matter of these letters and how much the revenues might suffer if such permissions so frequently demanded should pass unobserved, they acquainted my Lords that since the writing the said letters from the Admiralty they had reconsidered this affair and taken other measures for the service of the fleet: so withdrew their request as to these affairs.”
[Treasury Minute Book XXVIII. pp. 359–60; Letter Book XX. p. 12.]
Aug. 7.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers.		 128. Present: Mr. Chancellor or the Exchequer, Lord Sundon.
Order for a letter [of direction] to the Exchequer for paying Mr. Stert 910l. on the warrant and order in his name.
Mr. Leheup to let my Lords know if there be not revenues in New England out of which the expenses of passing the commission for settling differences between the Mohegan Indians and the people of Connecticut may be defrayed.
Order for the following issues out of the Civil List funds:
£ s. d.
To Arthur Stert, ut supra 910 0 0
To Henry Jacombe 800 0 0
To Augustus Schutz for the Privy Purse 3,000 0 0
“Read a memorial of Galfridus Man for clothing, provided here for the officers of Brigr Genl St. Clere's regiment in Ireland, to be imported there duty free. My Lords on reading a report from the Commissioners of the Revenues in Ireland, dated the 19th of January, 1739, on the petition of Captain George Johnston, about an affair of this nature, are minded to put an end to indulgences of this sort, being contrary to the laws of the revenues. For it appears by the said report that the original motive to these practices proceeded from necessity only, but has so far since been changed that it may in time become a demand for all the clothing and accoutrements of all the regiments in the Irish establishment to be imported duty free: and the ill uses that may be made of such compliances when they become more general, and as it were a law by custom, are impossible to be foreseen.”
Lay an account before my Lords of what has been paid General Oglethorpe, and for what uses.
[Treasury Minute Book XXVIII. pp. 361–2.]
Aug. 12. 129. An accompt shewing the services performed by General Oglethorpe in America in the expedition against Augustine and since, and for fortifying the town of Frederica, and of the imprests issued to him and applied for to satisfy same. (Total expense, 12,394l. 12s. 0d.; total imprest issued, 6,941l. 5s. 1d.; further imprests demanded, 6,595l. 3s. 7d.) 1½ pages.
[Treasury Board Papers CCCVI. No. 1.]
Aug. 12.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers.		 130. Present: Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Sundon, Mr. Clutterbuck.
Order for the issue out of the Civil List revenues as follows:
£ s. d.
To Mr. Selwyn for Richmond Lodge 977 1 7
To the late Queen's servants, 1740, Xmas quarter 4,564 14 6½
The Deputy Auditors of Imprests, two of the Customs Commissioners, the Deputy Auditor of the Plantations and the Comptroller of Customs attend, and my Lords discourse them about the state of the General Accounts of the 4½ per cent., and the following orders were made in their presence:—
That the General Account of the 4½ per cent. duty be delivered to the Auditors of Imprests to be examined and stated to 1721, Xmas.
That the said Auditors, together with the Comptroller of Customs, under the direction of the Customs Commissioners do prepare a draft of such warrant or authority as shall be necessary for passing the General Account of the 4½ per cent. to the year 1721 as far as is practicable.
That the like General Accounts be sent to the Auditor of the Plantations, and the like warrant or authority be prepared by him and the Customs Comptroller for passing on the said General Accounts from 1721 to the present time so far as practicable.
And though it has been represented that the cash accounts of the said revenues are passed to the present time, my Lords recommend it to the Customs Commissioners to consider of any further regulations and instructions that may be necessary for securing the produce of the 4½ per cent. duty for the future.
Order for a warrant for remitting the King's share of the ship “Globe,” forfeited for importing Spanish oranges: on a report from the Customs Commissioners of April 6 last.
James Read, a tidesman in the inferior list, London port, to be preferred to the superior list there, loco William Butterfield, deceased. Francis Goddard to succeed Read on the inferior list.
Mr. Oglethorpe's bills to be paid out of the residue of the 200,000l. for extraordinaries of the war, anno 1740.
Order for a warrant to the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, for the free importation thither of 100 tons of copper from the mint here: as by the Lord Lieutenant's letter in that behalf of the 10th instant.
Mr. Carkesse's letter of the 8th instant read inclosing a copy of a letter from the Collector and Comptroller of Customs at Newcastle, signifying their apprehensions of the danger the King's money lying there is in by the march of the soldiers from Berwick, they [the said Collector, &c.] having no opportunity by bills or notes to return same.
John Jennings to be tidesman on the inferior list, London port, loco Richard Manning, deceased.
Mr. Lowther to pay out of the King's money in his hands 10l. to Mary Kidwell, as of His Majesty's bounty.
[Treasury Minute Book XXVIII. pp. 363–4.]
Aug. 17. 131. Statement of opinion by Sir Dudley Ryder, Attorney General, on a case submitted concerning the salvage of a French ship, “St. Nicholas,” Jean Cleret master, laden with salt and brandy, bound from La Rochelle to Barfleur and picked up by some pilot boats and carried into the port of Newhaven; the query being whether the Justices of the Peace can under the terms of the Acts 12 Anne, cap. 18 and 5 Geo. I., cap. 11, allow so much of the goods salved from the said ship to be sold duty free as will pay for the repairs and salvage charges of said ship.
Together with:—An account of the said charges of salvage and repairs. 14 pages.
Appending:—(a) Copy of similar statement of opinion by Sir Philip Yorke, Attorney General of date 1724, August 10, on two similar cases viz. the “Love,” Jacob Steirs, master, from Malaga to Hambro' with wine and fruit and stranded near Penzance in Cornwall; and the “Patientia,” Martin Olson, master, from Christiansand to Bordeaux with deals and stranded on the shores of Lincolnshire, in March 1722–3. 7½ pages.
[Treasury Board Papers CCCVI. No. 4.]
Aug. 18. 132. Warrant under the sign manual of the Lords Justices countersigned by the Lords of the Treasury to the Paymaster of the Forces, to allow 122 full days' pay to Robert Rogers and 19 others detailed, from the date of their respective commission as Lieutenants and Ensigns “en second” to command the recruits who are to go from Ireland to the West Indies, to be incorporated in the regiments under the command of Brigadier General Thomas Wentworth; same being to enable them to provide themselves with necessaries for their embarkation.
[King's Warrant Book XXXIV. pp. 325–6.]
Aug. 18. 133. Petition to the Treasury from Francis Cottington, Esq. Sets forth that Charles II. granted to petitioner's ancestor Francis Lord Cottington, the park of Freemantle with its appurtenances in co. Southampton, with the direction that 200 deer or wild beasts should be maintained there for the diversion of the king and his successors, and that free chase and free warren therein should be allowed to the King and his successors. Is advised to dispark said park, plough same and build a mansion, but doubting whether the Crown may not take an advantage of the breach of covenant as to keeping up the park, prays a grant for disparking the same or to be relieved from the said restrictions.
Referred:—To the Attorney General.
[Reference Book X. p. 190.]
Aug. 19. 134. Treasury warrant to the Revenue Commissioners Ireland, to permit the importation, duty free, at Dublin, of 4 tons of copper coin for the use of the kingdom of Ireland, on board the “Anne and Sarah” tender, John Short, master, and of the remaining 96 tons of same to make up the 100 tons of copper coin ordered to be minted for Ireland.
[Irish Book IX. pp. 236–7.]
Aug. 19.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers.		 135. Present: Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Sundon, Mr. Clutterbuck.
Mr. Lowther is to pay out of the King's money in his lands, 970l. to Mr. Walthoe for printing work delivered to the 25 Dec, 1740.
Write to the Paymaster of the Forces for a copy of the full powers from the Queen of Hungary to Monsr. Zorchen, which Zorchen delivered into the Pay Office.
Order for the issue to the Paymaster of the Forces, out of funds for the service of the present year, of 231,780l. 8s. 4d. for the services specified in his memorial of this days date.
Same for same as follow out of the Civil List funds:
£ s. d.
To Mr. Scrope for Secret Service 5,000 0 0
To Mr. Walpole as late Cofferer, towards clearing the Household 1740, Xmas quarter 5,760 0 0
Same for same to the Paymaster of the Forces out of malt duties, 1740, of 6,595l. 3s. 7d. on the order in his name for part of the 200,000l. appropriated for extraordinaries of the war: same being to answer bills of exchange drawn by General Oglethorpe.
[Treasury Minute Book XXVIII. p. 365; Letter Book XX. p. 13.]
Aug. 20. 136. Warrant under the sign manual of the Lord Justices countersigned by the Lords of the Treasury to Henry Pelham, Paymaster General of the Forces, to pay to Anthony de Zohrern, Secretary from Maria Theresia, Queen of Hungary, 75,000l. being the first quarterly payment, due July 19/30 last, of the sum of 300,000l. granted by Parliament to support her said Majesty, to prevent the subversion of the House of Austria, for maintaining the Pragmatic Sanction and supporting the liberties and balance of power in Europe, in pursuance of a treaty made at Hanover 1741 June 13/24 between the King and said Queen and according to the full powers given by said Queen to said Anthony de Zohrern in that behalf dated at Vienna, 1741, June 10.
[King's Warrant Book XXXIV. p. 323.]
Aug. 21. 137. Treasury warrant to Christopher Key, gent., bailiff of the manor and bailiwick of St. James's, empowering him to retain for his own use out of his receipts 233l. 9s. 5d., being his expenses in defending His Majesty's right to the said manor and bailiwick against Mr. Mills, who claimed the receipt thereof as Receiver General of the County.
Appending:—Report to the Treasury from Nicholas Paxton, of date 1740, August 14 on said Key's petition for same.
[Warrants not relating to Money XXVI. p. 484.]
Aug. 21.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers.		 138. Present: Mr. Chancellor of Exchequer, Lord Sundon, Mr. Clutterbuck.
Leave of absence to John Pell, Register of Certificates in the Island of Jersey, in case the business of his office be not neglected.
Order for the issue to the Treasurer of the Navy of 33,000l. out of funds anno 1741, for services as in his memorial of the 21st instant.
Order for a warrant for the Lord Justices' signature for 300l. on bills of exchange, “and know of Mr. Stone from whom said bills are drawn and to whom the said sum shall be made payable.”
The following to be provided for as vacancies shall happen, viz.. John Tarbuck to be a tidesman, London port, on the recommendation of Mr. Harbett; Francis Manning to be same on same of Mr. Fonnereau.
Robert Gates, a waterman to the coastwaiters, London port, at the recommendation of the Duke of Bolton, is to succeed Mr. Horrex (preferred to be an inspector of the river) as surveyor of Greenwich. William Brooker to succeed Gates.
Mr. Lowther to pay 50l. to John Oldmixon out of the King's money in his hands and as royal bounty.
[Treasury Minute Book XXVIII. p. 366; Customs Book XV. p. 165.]
Aug. 22. 139. Report to the Treasury from Sir P. Medows and Viscount Midleton, Comptrollers of Army Accounts, on the petition of John Gilman, late contractor for victualling the regiments at Minorca, praying a warrant for payment of the 2d. per man for every 7 days' victualling for 1,000 men certain, on the two late augmentations of said garrison (viz. of 1739, June 25 and August 25) from 1739, Sept. 5 to 1741, April 24, at which date petitioner's contract expired. Detail the terms of said Gilman's original contract with the Treasury of date 1729, August 13, and specify the date (1739, Sept. 5) of the commencement of the arrival of said augmentations of the Minorca garrison.
Endorsed:—With minute as under date 1741, Sept. 30, infra, p. 497.
Further endorsed:—Letter writ to Comptrollers of Army Accounts, 8 Oct. 3 pages.
[Treasury Board Papers CCCVI. No. 6.]
Aug. 26.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers.		 140. Present: Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Sundon, Mr. Clutterbuck.
A memorial read from the remitters of money to troops in America.
Same read from Mr. Tizard relating to quarries in Portland Isle and referred to Mr. Paxton to defend the King's rights.
Order for the issue out of funds, anno 1741, of 5,000l. to the Treasurer of the Navy for services as in his memorial of the 25th instant; and of 81,463l. 8s. 0d. for same as in his same of this day's date.
Same for a warrant to be signed by the Lords Justices for 700l. to Mr. Jennison, as Master of the Buckhounds for his extraordinary charges in the year ended 1741, Midsummer.
Same for same for the Duke of Grafton's pension to 1741, Lady day.
Same for the following issues out of the Civil List funds:
£ s. d.
To Robert Adams 2,000 0 0
To the Duke of Grafton 750 0 0
To Mr. Stuart for Cath. Philips 75 0 0
To Ralph Jenison, esq. 700 0 0
To Thos. Wilkin, gent 323 9 0
To Thos. Ripley, esq. 97 6 8
To Edward Harley, Vicar of the Tower 26 7 8
To Burnaby Parker 469 0 0
To Mr. Lowther 1,500 0 0
To the Executors of late Chief Justice Reynolds 704 10 4¾
To Mr. Sailly 200 0 0
Same for same out of funds, anno 1741, of 13,700l. 5s. 0d. to the Paymaster of Marines for services as in his deputy's memorial of this day's date.
[Treasury Minute Book XXVIII. pp. 367–8.]
Aug. 27. 141. Warrant under the sign manual of the Lords Justices, England, countersigned by the Lords of the Treasury, to the Paymaster of the Forces to remit to the Vice-Treasurer of Ireland, recruit money for the men to be raised in Ireland in the stead of the 700 men drafted from the regiments in that kingdom, to be incorporated into the regiments in the West Indies, under the command of Brigadier General Thomas Wentworth: same to be at the rate of 4l. per man.
[King's Warrant Book XXXIV. p. 330.]
Aug. 27. 142. Same under same of same, countersigned by same, [to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland] for directions to the Vice Treasurer or Receiver General and Paymaster of Ireland, to pay to the Colonels or agents of the regiments, out of which the draft of 700 men has been ordered as above, their respective proportions of the money received by said Vice Treasurer for the recruit money, from the Paymaster General of Forces in England, to enable the said officers to recruit the like number of men to take the place of those drafted as above; orders having been given as above to the Paymaster General of the Forces in England, to remit to the Vice Treasurer of Ireland such sum as shall be sufficient to raise and recruit the said men at the rate of 4l. per man clear of all deduction.
[Irish Book IX. p. 238.]
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