M

Macclesfield, ship, seized by Spaniards, 271 i.

Machier, Charles, petition of, 123 i.

-, -, -, referred, 123.

Mackey, Col., (S. Car.), 384.

Maerschalck, Andrew, document, signed by, 67 ii.

Maigne, Widow, plantations of, petition concerning, 643, 643 i., 655.

-, -, -, -, opinion on, 688.

Maillard, Mary, petition of, 74 iv., v.

-, Peter, 74 iv., v.

Maine, naval stores from, 363.

-, timber from, 383.

Maketh, John, deposition by, 615 iv.

Malmaison, M. de, Governor of Martinique, letter from, 86 i.

Maps. See Plantations.

Marable, G., document signed by, 529 i.

March, Francis, document signed by, 109.

Marlborough, Duke of. See Churchill, John.

Marshall, John, Capt., 1 v.

Marston, Edward, grant to, (S. Car.), 525.

Martha sloop, capture of, by the French, complaint concerning, 654 ii.

Martin, Hannah, Act concerning, 530.

-, Henry, Inspector General of Customs, letter to, 220.

-, M., 568 xi. (a).

Martinique, 271 i., 357 i., 434.

-, Governor of. See Duquesne, M.; Malmaison, M. de.

-, hostages from Nevis at. See Nevis, hostages.

-, inhabitants visit Barbados, 654.

-, Martha sloop, case of, 654 ii.

-, negroes, 654 ii.

-, privateers of, 271.

-, supplied from St. Martin etc., 108.

-, trade, illegal with, 31.

-, -, -, order to prevent, 439 vi., 654, 654 iii.

-, -, Spanish, 715.

-, -, sugar, competition of, 654.

Martyn, Joseph, letter from, 332.

-, -, petition of, 77 i.

Maryland, Act against embezzlement of wills and records, 541.

-, -, for appointing Constables, etc., amended, 541.

-, -, appointing days for County Courts, 541.

-, -, for apportioning the public levy, 541.

-, -, ascertaining bounds of lands, submitted, 541.

-, -, ascertaining damages on protested bills, 541.

-, -, ascertaining gage and tare of tobacco hhds., etc., 541.

-, -, ascertaining height of fences and restraining horserangers, etc., 541.

-, -, for better administration of justice in testamentary affairs etc., amended, 541.

-, -, to confirm proceedings of Courts since H.M. demise, 541.

-, -, continuing payment of 12d. per hhd. to Lord Baltimore, etc., 541.

-, -, declaring manner of elections and ascertaining expenses of Councillors, Assemblymen, etc., 541.

-, -, directing manner of suing out attachments, etc., amended, 541.

-, -, for encouragement of tillage and relief of poor debtors, amended, 541.

-, -, for further administration of justice etc., 541.

-, -, laying duty on negroes, liquors and Irish servants imported, etc., amended, 541.

-, -, for limitation of actions, etc., amended, 541.

-, -, for pass ports, 541.

-, -, prohibiting importation of beer, flour, horses, etc., from Pennsylvania, 541.

-, -, prohibiting sale of liquor to Indians, 541.

-, -, providing what shall be good evidence of debts, etc., amended, 541.

-, -, for publication of laws and transmitting Journals, etc., amended, 541.

-, -, for punishing adultery and fornication, amended, 541.

-, -, for punishing blasphemy and drunkenness, etc., amended, 541.

-,-, quieting possessions, etc., amended, 541.

-, -, of recognition of King George, 541.

-, -, regulating attorneys and fees of Attorney General, etc., amended, 541.

-, -, regulating Militia, amended, 541.

-, -, regulating poll-tax for incumbents, amended, 541.

-, -, relating to servants and slaves, amended, 541.

-, -, relating to standard of English weights and measures, amended, 541.

-, -, repealing Acts since re-enacted, 541.

-, -, repealing clause in Act for establishment of religious worship, etc., 541.

-, -, for securing persons' rights to town lands, 541.

-, -, for securing tobacco marks, etc., re-enacted, 541.

-, -, for speedy recovery of small debts out of Court, etc., 541.

-, -, for speedy trial of criminals and ascertaining their punishments in County Courts, 541.

-, -, for taking special bail in the several counties, re-enacted, 541.

-, Acts, private, 541.

-, -, publication of, Act directing, 541.

-, -, revised, transcript of, 541.

-, -, of Trade and Navigation, 254.

-, Assembly of, 541.

-, -, elections and expenses, Act concerning, 541.

-, -, Journals of, Act concerning, 541.

-, assistance of, sought by S. Carolina, 541.

-, Attorney General, Act ascertaining fees, 541.

-, coins and currency, tobacco, medium of payment, 541.

-, Council of, 541.

-, -, Clerk of, See Bladen, W.

-, -, Minutes of, Act concerning, 541.

-, Councillors, expenses, Act ascertaining, 541.

-, County Courts, Acts concerning, 541.

-, George I., accession of, proclamation of, 88.

-, Governor of. See Hart, John; Franks, R., Brigadier.

-, Indians, conference with, 541.

-, -, Five Nations, importance of, 681.

-, -, precautions against, 642.

-, -, sale of liquor to, prohibited, 541.

-, -, warning concerning, 509 i.

-, Irish servants, duty on, 541.

-, Lord Proprietor of. See Calvert, Charles; Calvert, B.L.

-, merchants of, letter from, 717.

-, Militia, Act concerning, 541.

-, negroes, imported, duty on, 541.

-, passports, Act concerning, 541.

-, quit rents, 541.

-, Secretary of. See Beake, Thomas.

-, stores of war for, 449.

-, surrender of Government, papers relating to, 581.

-, tobacco, Act for securing marks of, 541.

-, -, - ascertaining gage of hhds., 541.

-, -, encouragement for planting, need of, 102.

-, -, medium of, payment, 541.

-, -, trade, abuses in, 541.

-, weights and measures in, Act concerning, 541.

-, white servants, Act restricting punishment of, 541.

Mary Rose, of Nantz, 697.

Mascarene, Major Paul, appointed Engineer, Mass., 568 ii.

-, -, letter from, 568 i. (b).

-, -, receipt by, 568 ix. (e).

-, -, recommendation of, 568, 568 ix.

Mason, John, N.H., claim of, 383, 393.

-, Stephen, memorial by, 152.

Massachusetts Bay, The, Act of N.H., laying duty on goods carried on Piscataqua R., petition against, 167.

-, Acts of, 27, 29, 376.

-, Agent for. See Dummer, J.

-, aid to S. Car. refused, 642 iii.

-, appeal to, from Nova Scotia, 142.

-, arms supplied to S. Car., 642 iii.

-, Assembly of, 88, 542.

-, -, Agent for. See Dummer, J.

-, -, Bank of Credit, proposal for, referred to, 61, 61 i., ii.

-, -, inspection of accounts by, instruction concerning, 549.

-, -, Journal of, 27, 29, 376.

-, -, prorogued, 579.

-, -, Speaker of. See Burrill, J.

-, Attorney General. See Dudley, Paul.

-, Boston, 88, 95, 122 ii., 312, 363, 376 i., ii., 397, 411 v., 423, 435, 438, 442 i., 530, 568, 568 i.–iv., 569, 571, 642 iii., 645 ii., 658, 663, 674.

-, -, imports of, 521.

-, -, inhabitants, numbers of, 521.

-, -, merchants of, letter from, 658 i. (a).

-, -, Nicholson at, 418 i.

-, -, prices at, 397.

-, -, trade with Cape Breton, 685.

-, -, -, with N.S., 412, 416 i.; and see Borland, John; Vetch, Col.

-, Boston Weekly News Letter, 61 i., 88, 88 i.

-, Canada expedition, bills for, payment of, solicited, 383.

-, charter of, 167, 248, 350, 416 i.

-, coins and currency, paper issues and Land Bank, proposal for, 61, 488, 508, 521, 536, 556 i.

-, -, -, -, objections to, 177, 543, 550 i., 552, 577, 579 i.

-, -, -, -, referred, 61, 61 i., 556 i., 582.

-, Council, 88, 376 i., 542.

-, -, conference of Indians attended by, 28.

-, -, letter from, 248.

-, -, Government assumed by, 248, 248 i.

-, -, -, relinquished, 295.

-, -, inspection of accounts by, instruction concerning, 549.

-, -, Minutes of, 27, 29, 61 i., 376, 568 ii.

-, -, Proclamation by, 248 i.

-, Council and Assembly, reference to, of scheme for Land Bank, 582.

-, Custom House Officers, 376.

-, duty on lumber, question of, 383.

-, defence of, 549.

-, forts in, 485 i.–v.

-, George I., accession of, proclaimed, 88, 88 i.

-, -, -, -, orders for, 5–8 i., 14, 15, 17, 20.

-, -, -, -, welcomed in, 55, 61, 88, 350, 458 i.

-, Government of, devolves upon Council, by expiration of time limit, 248, 248 i.

-, Governor, Council and Assembly, Address by, on accession of King George, 55.

-, -, objection by, to scheme for Land Bank, etc., 543, 550 i., 577; and see Coins and currency.

-, Governor of. See Burges, Elizeus; Dudley, Joseph.

-, Governor and Council, 408.

-, guardship, 542, 568 i,

-, Hazard, H.M.S., wreck of. See Hazard.

-, Indians, 546.

-, inhabitants of, 389 i.

-, -, increase of, measures for, enquiry concerning, 549.

-, -, return of, required, 549.

-, Land Bank, scheme for. See Coins and currency.

-, Lt. Governor of. See Tayler, William.

-, Lighthouse for, proposed, 508.

-, -, opposition to, 508.

-, Militia of, 88.

-, -, report upon, required, 549.

-, Ministers of, address of, 350.

-, naval stores, 546.

-, Nova Scotia claimed by Government of, 416 i., 425.

-, Officers in, continued, 88, 248, 248 i., 383.

-, paper money. See Coins, currency, in.

-, Pejebscot, fort, report upon, ordered, 568 ii.

-, -, -, comment on, 568.

-, Piscataqua River, claim to, 383.

-, -, fort on, proposed, 383.

-, -, goods carried on, taxation of by N.H., petition against, 167.

-, post, 95, 435.

-, proclamation continuing officers, 248 i., 295, 383.

-, revenue, accounts of, required, 549.

-, Secretary. See Addington, I.; Woodward, S.

-, -, salary of, 376.

-, Salem, 88.

-, settlement of, report upon, required, 549.

-, Spain, peace with, proclaimed, 28.

-, stores of war, accounts of, 485 i.–v.

-, -, -, required, 549.

-, trade with West Indies, 383.

-, trade, illegal, with Cape Breton, 568 iii., iv., v., 685.

-, -, -, with French, proclamation forbidding, 376, 376 i.

-, woods, waste of, in 546.

Masters, Thomas, document signed by, 109.

Mather, Increase, Moderator, address signed by, 350.

Mathew, William, Lt. Governor of St. Kitts, Commission of, 186, 368 i.

-, -, Lt. Governor of Leeward Islands, 368 i.

-, -, arrival of, at Nevis, 500.

-, -, commission of, 305, 500.

-, -, instructions of, 653.

-, -, letter from, 500, 653.

-, -, member of Council in each Island, 590, 616.

May, Isle of, 64 i., 636 i., 687.

-, -, Salt Ponds, 697.

-, -, disorders at, report upon, 697.

-, -, ships at, list of, 697 i., 698 i.

-, -, -, protection for, 697.

-, -, trade with Newfoundland, 636 i.

Maycock, Thomas, Councillor, Barbados, appointment of, 111, 231.

-, Col., Treasurer, Barbados, complaint against, 31.

Mayne (Main), Capt., 687, 692.

-, -, petition to, 697.

-, -, report by, on Isle of May, 697.

Mead, —, St. Kitts, grant of land to, 237 iii.

Mears, Capt. Robert, letter to, 568 i. (a), (b).

-, -, recommendation of, 568.

Meinzies, —, 470.

Melmoth, Francis, letter to, 271 i.

Meriwether, Nicholas, document signed by, 529 i.

Merrett, Solomon, document signed by, 40, 288 i., 296 i.

-, -, letter from, 176, 201.

-, -, petition of, 137.

Methuen, Paul, Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, document signed by, 73.

-, -, instructions of, 134.

Meunier (Muniée), Francois, plantation of, St. Kitts, 74 iv., 327.

Mexico, Bay of, 710.

-, cochineal, 129 ii.

Micklethwait, Joseph, Secretary, etc., Barbados, warrant appointing, 266, 275.

Mico, Mr., 544.

-, -, contract of, for Naval stores, 470.

-, -, complaint concerning, 481 i.

Middleton, Arthur (Va.), document signed by, 642 i., iii.

Milikin, James, 500 i.

Milward, —, N.Y., grant to, 435 iv.

Mines, coal, N.S., 658.

-, copper, N.E., 508.

-, -, N.S., 658.

-, -, N.Y., 673.

-, iron, N.E., 508.

-, Potocsi, 508.

-, silver, at Illinois, 362.

-, Va., royalties, question of, 188.

Mississippi, R., French settlements on, 2, 271, 362, 509 ii.

Molesworth, Robert, a Lord Commissioner of Trade, etc., 219.

Molyneux, Samuel, Secretary to the Prince of Wales, letter from, 555, 691.

-, -, letter to, 557.

Mompesson, Roger, Chief Justice, N.Y., death of, 311, 530, 569, 592, 593, 626.

-, -, dismissal from Council, N.J., urged, 436.

-, -, document signed by, 67 i.

-, -, indictment of Lord Cornbury by, 435, 435 iv.

Montague, Charles, Baron Halifax, Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, document signed by, 73.

Monteleone, Marquis, 665.

Montserrat, Act repealing six pounds Act, 653.

-, Agent of. See St. Leger.

-, clergy of, glebes of, 1 iii.

-, Council of, minutes of, 653.

-, Councillors of, appointed, 590, 616.

-, -, persons recommended for, 500 i.

-, escheats in, 1 iii.

-, exports and imports, Naval officer's account of, 653.

-, Governor, Council and Assembly, address from, 1 v.

-, lands in, grant of, 1 iii.

-, Lt. Governor of. See Hay, George; Talmash.

-, militia of, 1 v.

-, raid on, described, 1 v.

-, -, address, petition, concerning, 1 i., iii., v.

-, -, impoverishment by, 653.

-, treaty of Utrecht, articles relating to, enforcement of, urged, 653.

Moody, John, Capt., Lt. Governor, Placentia, 368 i., 636 i.

-, -, Agent of. See Thurston, J.

-, -, arrival of, 22.

-, -, charge against, 126, 126 ii., 323, 404, 568 iii. (a).

-, -, -, reply to, 201.

-, -, -, -, required, 404.

-, -, commission by, 12 ii.

-, -, French fishing and trading permitted by, complaint concerning, 126, 126 ii., 201.

-, -, -, order by, concerning, 126, 126 i.

-, -, instructions by, 69 i., 126, 126 i., 179 v.

-, -, instructions to, 21, 22, 99, 387, 395, 403, 404.

-, -, -, delayed, 241.

-, -, -, requests for, 12 i.

-, -, jurisdiction of, questions concerning, 21.

-, -, letter from, 21, 22, 49, 179 ii., iii., 194 xiii., xiv., 228 i., 232, 568 iii. (a), 646 ii., 671, 672.

-, -, letter to, 22, 99, 179 vii.–ix., 241 iv., 267, 404, 568 iii. (b), vi. (a), (b), vii. viii. (c), (d), ix., 568 iii. (a), 568 xi. (c).

-, -, mutiny quelled by, 194 viii., ix., xiii. (b).

-, -, petition of, for Government of Newfoundland, 194 xiv. (a).

-, -, -, to, 194 vii., viii.

-, -, proclamation by, 179 iv., vi.

-, -, re-appointment of, warrant for, 196.

-, -, report by, 194 ix., x.

-, -, services of, in Newfoundland, 194 xiv. (b).

-, -, sloop requested by, report upon, 26.

-, -, subsistence of garrison supplied by, 194 vii., viii., xiii. (b).

-, -, -, accounts of, 194 xiii. (a).

-, -, -, bills drawn for, payment of, requested, 194 xiii. (b).

-, -, testimonial by, 69 v., 228 i.

-, -, testimonial to, 179 ix., 194 vii., xi., xii., xiv. (b).

Moore, Alec, document signed by, 67 iii.

-, Arthur, 645 iii.; and see Canada Expedition, clothing for.

-, John, document signed by, 303.

-, Maurice, Col., Car., 642 i., iii.

Morgan, Joseph, invention by, 9, 9 i.

-, -, letter from, 36.

Morrice, Valentine, See Morris.

Morris, Lewis, Chief Justice, N.Y., 207.

-, -, appointment of, 311, 530, 592, 630.

-, -, -, objection to, 578, 608.

-, -, document signed by, 476 i.

-, -, services of, 530.

-, Valentine, Councillor, Antigua, 500 i., 590, 616, 653.

Morton, —, Landgrave, Car., 642 iii.

Mostyn, Roger, Governor of the Bahama Islands, appointed by Lords Proprietors, 594 i., 710.

-, -, -, -, H.M. approval of, sought, 594 i., 710.

-, -, -, -, -, referred, 594.

-, -, -, -, report on, 710.

Moville (Mobile), French at, 384, 509 ii., 691 i.

Mulcaster, John, Agent and Paymaster to Garrison, Ann. Roy., letter from, 411.

Mulford(e), Samuel, document signed by, 476 i.

-, -, expelled from Assembly, of New York, 530.

-, -, petition of, 278 i.

-, -, -, referred, 278.

Mullins, Richard, Major, passport of, 226.

Musgrave, Christopher, Secretary, Privy Council, document signed by, 7, 14, 110, 147, 357, 372–375, 585, 589, 591, 611, 616, 621, 648, 704, 707.