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'Index: S,T,U,V,W,Y', in Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 31, 1719-1720, (London, 1933) pp. 423-435. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/colonial/america-west-indies/vol31/pp423-435 [accessed 23 April 2024]
S.
St. Augustine, 164, 164 i, 447 i.
-, capture of, enquiry concerning, 271 i.
-, description of, 516, 516 i, 531, 531 i, 535.
-, English prizes at, 516 i.
-, expedition against (1702) 531 i.
-, -, proposed 474, 531 i, 535, 541, 553.
-, Indians from, to attack Carolina, 447, 447, i, ii.
-, -, measures to prevent, 541.
-, products of, 516.
-, refugees from Car. S., harboured at, 451.
-, report upon, required, 168 i.
-, Spaniards at, character of, 516.
-, -, incursions by, measures against, 541.
-, -, Indians incited by, 493, 516, 531 i, 541.
-, trade with Indians, 516.
-, -, with Havana, 516.
St. Christopher, Spanish ship, 553.
St. Christopher (St. Kitts), Act for holding Courts, delay in transmitting, 415, 415 i.
-, -, for quiet of inhabitants in their estates, etc., delay in transmitting, 415, 415 i.
-, Acts, amended, 415, 415 i.
-, -, transmitted, 126, 127.
-, Agent of. See Duport, Stephen.
-, Assembly, Clerk of, 415.
-, -, Journal of, 173, 244.
-, -, slackness of, 415, 415 i.
-, Basseterre, grants of lands in, 316, 316 ii, iii.
-, -, ship cut out from, 56.
-, -, -, retaken, 561.
-, cession of, instrument for, 393, 394, 394 i.
-, Constables, 415, 415 i.
-, Corbiere, A., case of, 573.
-, Council, Minutes of, 126, 126 iii, 127, 173, 244.
-, -, President of. See Davis, John.
-, Councillors, appointed, 113–116, 118, 162, 316.
-, -, persons proposed for, 17, 27.
-, Courts, act for holding, 415, 415 i.
-, -, Admiralty, 403 ii.
-, Customs, Collector of. See Helden, John.
-, emigration from, 316 i.
-, -, means to prevent, 316 i.
-, former French part of, cession of Sta. Lucia in lieu of, alleged, 429–431, 439.
-, French and English Commissioners appointed under Treaty of Breda, 506.
-, French West India Co., patent of, 505.
-, invasion of, sufferers from, grant in aid for, 25.
-, -, order concerning, 51.
-, -, debentures for, 298, 304, 305.
-, -, -, for settlers on Nevis, 25, 231, 298, 304, 305, 463 i, 466 i.
-, -, -, petition for interest on, 231, 231 i, 463, 463 i, 466, 466 i.
-, lands in, grants of, 169, 316, 316 ii, iii.
-, -, offer to purchase, 63.
-, lands in former French part, disposal of, decision delayed, 529.
-, -, grants of, to inhabitants of Leeward Islands proposed, 316 i.
-, -, -, petition concerning, 580, 580 i, ii.
-, -, -, grants of, return of, enquiry concerning, 162.
-, -, -, temporarily confirmed 529, 529 i.
-, negroes, supply of, from Dutch W.I. etc., 383 i, 386–388, 403, i, ii.
-, -, -, seizure of, 403 ii.
-, -, -, acquitted, 403 ii.
-, Salt Ponds, sloop captured off, 561
-, -, retaken, 561.
-, Spaniards, ships captured by, 561.
-, sugar, exported to foreign Plantations, 383 i, 388.
-, trade, 317.
-, trade, illegal with Dutch and French I., 316, 316 i.
-, Treaty of Utrecht, article and instrument for cession of, 393, 394, 394 i.
Sta. Cruz, 561.
St. Domingo, (Hispaniola), 384 i.
St. Eustatia, deserters from L.I., harboured at, complaint concerning, 240, 396.
-, -, prohibited, 364 ii.
-, negroes, exported from, 383 i, 386–388, 403 i, ii.
-, trade with L.I., 316 i.
St. John, Barnard, deposition of, 422 i, ii.
-, Henry, Viscount Bolingbroke, Jacobite preparations by, 436 ii.
-, I. See under Virgin Islands.
St. Joseph, 540 vi.
St. Joseph, Spanish ship, 553.
St. Juan de Luthere, 540 vi.
St. Julian, Peter, Councillor, Car. S., 253.
St. Lawrence R. See Canada.
St. Lo, Capt., R.N., 536.
St. Louis, fall, 61 i.
St. Louis, ship, case of, 356, 513, 513 ii, iii.
Sta. Lucia: British Empire, the, quoted, 505.
-, British settlement at, 505, 536.
-, -, enquiry concerning, 506.
-, British title to, asserted, 404, 417, 429–433, 505, 506.
-, capitulation of, 505.
-, cession of, to French, alleged, 429–431, 439, 454, 469.
-, cocoa, 439.
-, Commissaries' negotiations concerning, 417, 429–433, 469, 471.
-, description of, 422 iii.
-, French claim to, 429–433, 439, 449.
-, -, evidence for, 505, 506.
-, -, colours hauled down by N.Y. privateer, 439.
-, -, expedition to and settlement at, 356, 384 i, 404, 404 i, 411, 422 ii, 423, 429–433, 439, 513 iii, 536.
-, -, -, deposition concerning, 429, 433.
-, -, -, enquiry concerning, 498, 506.
-, -, -, protest against, 429, 430, 441, 469.
-, -, -, old, to remain, 505.
-, French settlement on, withdrawal of, order for, 505, 534 i.
-, Governor, French, appointed. See St. Martin.
-, grant of, to Maréchal D'Estrées, 384 i, 429.
-, harbour of, 384 i.
-, importance of, 404, 439.
-, Indians, 439.
-, information concerning, required, 528.
-, negroes, runaway, in, 439.
-, resources of, 384 i.
-, sugar crop, possibilities of, 404.
-, timber exported to Barbados, 404.
-, trade with Barbados, 356 ii (f), 384 i.
-, Treaty of Breda and, 505, 506.
-, -, of Neutrality and, 505.
-, -, of Ryswick and, 506.
-, -, Utrecht and, 506.
St. Maries, 164, 164 i.
St. Martin, M., French Governor of Sta. Lucia, 384 i, 404, 411, 422 ii, 439, 469, 505.
St. Thomas, deserters at, 561.
-, free port, 545.
-, Governor of, 316.
-, pirate ship captured at, 516.
-, pirates protected at, 561.
-, trade with, 316 i, 357.
St. Vincent, British title to, asserted in Governor's Instructions etc., 404, 439.
-, Indians, 384 i.
-, -, treaties with, 1668, 404 ii.
-, negroes, declare for British, 439.
-, -, French expedition against, 384 i, 404, 404 i.
-, -, -, repulsed, 433, 439.
-, tobacco planted in, 439.
Sadler, Blunt, deposition of, 356.
Salenave, Elizabeth, grant of lands, St. Kitts, 169.
Salle, Sieur de la, discoveries of, claims upon, 61 i.
Salter, Timothy, Councillor, Barbados, charge against, by Governor Lowther, 513 iii.
Salt Tertudas. See Tortuga.
Samuel, ship, 205.
Sanders, John, deposition of, 578 v.
Sandford, —, 459, 513 ii.
Sansa, Francis. See Lansa.
Sarel, Marquis de, Governor of Petit Guavas, 342 i.
Satur, Jacob, Councillor, Car. S., 253.
Saunders, —, 528.
-, James, deposition of, 578 iii.
Scare, Mathews, petition of, 322, 322 i.
Schef, William, deputy of German Protestant Refugees, letter of attorney, 503.
Schenckingh, Benjamin, document signed by, 497 i, 531, 541.
Schuyler, Peter, President of Council, N.Y., dismissal of magistrates by, prohibited, 488, 489, 496.
-, dissolution of Assembly by, prohibited, 488, 489, 496.
-, -, document signed by, 440 viii, 464.
-, -, letter from, 440, 460.
-, -, letter to, 496, 535, 535 i.
-, -, memorial to, 440 vi, vii.
Scott, Thomas, Capt., R.N., Commodore of Newfoundland Convoy, 414.
-, -, bonds taken by, 217, 480.
-, -, letter from, 215, 216.
-, -, letter to, 26.
-, -, ruling by, 26 ii.
Seaborne, John and Mary, claim of, 231 i.
Seaford, H.M.S., 561.
Seahorse, H.M.S., 191, 414, 425.
Sear, Habakuk, document signed by, 356 xxiii, xxvii.
Shannon, Nathaniel, letter from, 57, 58.
Shark, sloop, H.M.S., 34, 239, 400.
Sharpe, John, 558.
-, William, President of the Council, Barbados, 356, 356 xxxi, xliv, 513 iii, 543.
-, -, appointed by Lord Bolingbroke, 543.
-, -, complaint against, 356 xxi, xxv, xxviii, xxix, 435 ii.
-, -, letter to, 536.
Shelton, R., Secretary to the Lords Proprietors, Carolina, letter from, 152.
Sheppard, Christopher, 414.
Shirreff, —, 504 i.
Shrimpton, Col. Samuel, 243 vi.
Shrine, Jonathan, Councillor, Car. S., 253.
Shute, Samuel, Governor of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire
-, -, charges against, 52 i–vi, 57, 58, 251 i, ii, 311.
-, -, enquiry concerning, 251.
-, -, correspondence of, complaint of inadequacy of, 217.
-, -, -, relating to each Province, to be kept separate, 217.
-, -, Instructions by, to Capt. Southack, 137 i.
-, -, to Capt. Smart, 213 vii, viii, 221.
-, -, instructions of, 480, 564.
-, -, concerning acts affecting British Trade, 480.
-, -, -, reprimand for ignoring, 306.
-, -, -, concerning French and Nova Scotia, 246, 248; and see Nova Scotia, French ship seized in.
-, -, -, not acknowledged, 217.
-, -, observance of, required, 160, 197, 217, 217 i, 306.
-, Judge Advocate suspended by, 335.
-, letter from, 1, 2, 120, 213 iv, 367, 379, 427, 434 (b), 480, 494, 564, 564 i.
-, letter to, 52 iii, 137 vii, 213 viii, 217, 246, 251, 306, 308, 311 i, 570, 578 v, viii.
-, present to Mr. Popple offered by, 427.
-, Queries to, from Board of Trade, 217 ii, iii, 427.
-, H.M. ship sent to Cape Breton and Canso by. See Nova Scotia; Squirrel.
-, -, suspends Mr. Penhallow, 260.
-, -, summons Assembly, N.H., 260.
-, -, testimonial to Mr. Bridger, 373 i.
-, Vice-Admiralty jurisdiction of, 52 i–vi.
Sigourney, Andrew, petition of, 579 i.
Simms, Lt., 190.
Sincler, John, prosecution of, 270.
Sitwell, Francis, petition of, 518 i.
-, -, referred, 518.
-, -, report upon, 563, 563 i, 571.
Skeffington, George, salmon fishery of, petition concerning, 574, 574 i, 576, 577.
Skene, A., document signed by, 356 xxx, 497 i.
Skutt, William. See Poole, Mayor of.
Slingsby, Arthur, assault by, 356, xvi–xix.
Smart, Capt., R.N., 129 i (b), 137 i.
-, -, arrest of, 251 ii.
-, -, charges by, against Governor Shute, 57, 58, 58 i, 251 i, ii.
-, -, enquiry, concerning, 251.
-, -, French ships seized by, 1, 52 v, 129 i (a) (b), 137 i, vi.
-, -, -, order concerning disposal of, 213 iii.
-, -, report upon, 221.
-, -, restitution demanded, 208, 208 i–iv.
-, -, -, ordered, 246, 248.
-, -, letter from, 58, 58 i, 251 i, ii.
-, -, referred, 57.
-, -, report upon, 120.
-, -, mission of, to Governor of Cape Breton, 137 vi, 213 iv–viii.
-, -, instructions for, 213 vii.
Smith, Capt., 464.
-, -, Judge of Admiralty Court, N.E., complaint by, 52 ii–v.
-, -, arrest of, 52 iii.
-, -, Judge Advocate, Mass., suspended, 335.
-, John, Capt. N.E. 437.
-, -, bond of, 414 i.
-, -, N.H., 494.
-, -, deposition of, 578 iii.
-, -, Councillor, Va., dismissal of, urged, 46.
-, -, Agent for sufferers, Nevis and St. Kitts, petition by, 231.
-, Richard, document signed by, 497 i.
-, Thomas, (Car.) document signed by, 493, 531, 541.
-, -, letter from, 572.
-, William, Capt., grant of, lapsed, 133 v.
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign parts, 459, 545.
-, Codrington's bequest to, 6.
-, caveat by, against Act of Barbados, 6.
-, complaint by, against Governor Lowther, 210, 356, 436 ii.
-, Secretary of. See Humphreys, David.
Somerset, Henry, Duke of Beaufort, Lord proprietor and Palatine of Carolina, 541.
-, document signed for, 105.
Soubras, M., letter from, 208 ii.
Soulegre, Peter, case of, 573.
South Sea Company, 341 i.
-, factors of, action by, 540; and see Woodbridge, W.
-, -, seizure of, by Spaniards, ordered, 34.
-, trade of, 479 i.
South, Capt., deposition by, 315 i.
-, -, referred, 314, 315.
Southack, Capt. Cyprian, 504 i.
-, charts by, 137 i.
-, -, petition concerning, 530 vi.
-, -, instructions to, 137 ii, iii.
-, -, Journal of, 137 vi, 221.
-, -, letter from, 137 i, 530, 530 i, vi.
-, -, memorial, petition by, 137 v, (a) (d), viii, 530, 530 vi.
-, -, mission of, to Cape Breton, 213 vii, viii.
-, -, recommendation of, 137, 137 iv, 530 viii, ix.
-, -, services of, reward for, 530 vii.
-, -, ships of, seized by French, 137 i, vii.
Southwell, Edward, Clerk of Privy Council, document signed by, 47, 112, 140, 196–198, 201, 202, 356, 356 x.
Spain and the Spaniards. See also St. Augustine; Pensacola; Puertorico; Havana; Vera Cruz.
-, Bahamas, attack upon, 4.
-, -, -, abandoned, 205.
-, -, -, expected, 4, 5 28, 31, 31 i, 33, 41 i, 204, 209, 339.
-, -, -, measures to prevent, enquiry concerning, 31.
-, -, -, preparations for, 84, 84 i, 205 iii, 240, 447, 447 i, ii, 541, 553.
-, -, -, claimed by, 84 i.
-, Carolina S., expedition against, 447, 447 i, ii, 493, 497.
-, British prisoners impressed by, 136.
-, -, British sailors impressed by, 136.
-, British subjects etc., order for seizing, 34.
-, -, restitution of, demanded, 34, 34 i.
-, Campeche Bay, British ships seized, in, 578.
-, Crab i., inhabitants carried off by, 173.
-, -, effects of, detained, 173.
-, -, seized by, 439.
-, expedition, preparation for, at Cadiz, 136.
-, French expedition against, reported, 384 i.
-, fleet, movements of, 540 vi.
-, galleons, wreeks of, 541.
-, -, fishing on, 84 i.
-, Honduras Bay, British ships seized in, 578.
-, Leeward I., attack upon, feared, 39.
-, Moville, expedition against, preparations for, 540 vi.
-, negroes, demand for, 479 i.
-, Newfoundland, claim to discovery of, 351 ii, 353.
-, -, Fishery, claim to right in, 351, 351 i, ii, 361 i.
-, -, referred, 361.
-, -, report upon, 382.
-, Peace with, announced, 539.
-, -, terms proposed, 540, 578.
-, Pensacola, loss and recapture of, 168 i, 447, 447 i, ii, 540 vi, 553.
-, prisoners at Bahamas, exchange of, 523, 525 ii.
-, privateer, British ships captured by, 56.
-, -, captured, 492 ii.
-, St. Augustine, Indians from, attack upon 516.
-, -, -, encouraged, 164 i.
-, -, -, expedition against, 516 i; and see St. Augustine.
-, ships, British, seized by, 34, 34 i, 68, 162, 227, 342, 342 ii, 578.
-, ships at Havana, 553.
-, -, captured, 167, 227, 357, 561.
-, ships in West Indies reported, 342, 342 i, ii.
-, -, destined for Louisiana, 342 i.
-, timber exported to, from New Hampshire, 2 ii.
-, Tortuga, claim to, 578.
-, trade with Barbados, 513, 513 i, iii, 527, 537, 543, 547, 550, 551 556, 575.
-, -, Dutch, 341. i.
-, trade with Indies, 362 iii.
-, trade with Jamaica, 341 i, 479, 479 i.
-, -, connived at, 543.
-, -, Mass., in timber, prohibited, 480.
-, -, N.H., 313, 410 i, 564 ii.
-, -, during the war, permission for, requested, 132, 247, 247 i.
-, Treaty, American, 382.
-, war with, 192, 205, 209, 247, 247 i.
-, -, Addresses upon, 479 vi, 492 i.
-, -, declaration of, 132, 167 ii, 227.
-, -, effects of, 341 i, 473.
-, -, rumour of, 31 i.
-, -, France, 343 ii.
-, West Indies, accounts of, required, 396.
Spatches, William, 204.
Spotswood, Col. Alexander, Lt. Governor of Virginia, 61 i.
-, -, addresses to, 83, 83 i, 133 i.
-, -, -, in favour of, 83, 83 i, 199, 199 vii.
-, -, charges against, 46, 83, 271.
-, -, -, reply to, 83, 83 i, 133, 133 i–vi, 199, 199 vii, 357.
-, -, charges by, against Councillors, 133.
-, -, commendation of, 185, 271.
-, -, correspondence of, appreciation of, 271.
-, -, -, intercepted and opened, 46.
-, -, document signed by, 199 i–iii, 535 ii, iii.
-, house of, expenditure on, 130, 133 iii.
-, Indian policy of, 357; and see Virginia, Indians.
-, Instruction to, 144, 146.
-, -, concerning acts affecting British trade and shipping, revocation of, requested, 146.
-, -, report upon, 146.
-, -, regarding Council, proposed, 130.
-, journeys of, account of, 83,133 vi.
-, leave of absence, request for, 535.
-, letter from, 46, 133, 175, 176, 199, 357, 535, 535 i.
-, letter to, 84, 84 i, 143, 199 vii (a), 271.
-, at New York, 535 i.
-, opposition to, 46.
-, pirates, N. Carolina, complaint by, 541.
-, plants and seeds sent to Mr. Popple by, 46, 83.
-, queries to, 271, 271 i.
-, reconciliation with Council, proposals for, 130.
-, security for Lt. Gov. of Maryland to be taken by, 143, 357.
Squirrel, H.M.S., 52, 52 v, 56 etc. 58 i, 129 i (b), 137 i, 208 i–iv, 211, 213 i–viii, 251 ii.
-, French ships seized by, 208, 208 iv, 211, 213 i–viii, 443 i.
-, -, report upon, 221; and see Hiriberry; Smart, Capt.
-, proceedings of, enquiry concerning, 217.
Stair, Earl of. See Dalrymple, John.
Stafford, Earl of, 394.
Stanhope, Charles, Secretary to Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, letter from, 282, 463.
-, -, letter to, 287, 292, 372, 466.
-, Col., Minister at Madrid, 31.
-, -, letter from, 351, 351 i.
-, -, memorial to, 361 i.
-, James, Earl Stanhope, 408, 505.
-, -, letter to, 422 i, iii, 423, 428, 542.
Stanley, J., Commissioner of Customs, document signed by, 135.
Stanyan, Temple, Clerk of Privy Council, document signed by, 580.
Stapleton, Governor Sir W., representation by, on St. Thomas etc., 173, 506.
Station Brook, 460 i.
Stephens, James, 466 i.
Stevenstone, Alexander, Agent for Barbados, letter from, 527, 543.
Stewart, —, Jam., 548.
Stokes, Thomas, Dr., deposition of, 356 xvi.
Stukeley, Silvester, Agent of Victualling Office, Jam., money due from, 72.
Subercase, M., formerly Governor of Acadie, 236.
-, -, Commission of, 443 i.
-, passport by, 129 i, 137 v (c), 530 ii.
Sugar, duties, change proposed, 135, 135 i.
Sullivan, Francis, petition of, 322, 322 i.
Sumerset, John, Indian Sagamore, document signed by, 579 ii.
Sunderland, Earl of, memorial to, 228.
Surinam, trade with N.E., 564 i.
Susquehanna, R., 535 i.
-, -, fort upon, proposed, 61 i.
Sutton, Edmund, Speaker, Barbados, document signed by, 356 i.
Swallow, H.M.S., 191.
Swanton, John, Commissioner of the Navy, document signed by, 410.
Sweden and the Swedes. See Naval Stores.
Symes, Lancaster, Major, document signed by, 460 i, 461 i.
-, -, memorial by, 440 vii.
T.
Tallard, —, memorial by, 519.
Talmach, Thomas, Lt. Governor, Montserrat, act settling liquor duty on, 103, 396.
-, -, -, absentee, 103.
-, -, -, complaint against, 103.
-, -, -, leave of absence, 81, 380.
Tar. See Naval Stores.
Taylor, John, letter from, 410, 410 i.
Taylor, Nathaniel, Councillor, Bahamas, 204.
-, document signed by, 523.
Teach (Thatch), alias Blackbeard, pirate, designs of, 31 i.
-, -, connivance of Governor etc. N. Carolina, with, 541.
-, -, effects of, question concerning, 199.
Temple, Sir Thomas, grant of, 443 i.
Terrill, Col., Barbados, 356 xxxi.
Thacker, C.C., certificate by, 133 iv, v.
Thatch, pirate. See Teach.
Thomas, George. See Antigua, Act confirming title of.
-, Peter, St. Kitts, commission of, 415 i.
Thompson, —, N.E., 414.
-, —, pirate, 34.
-, Richard, 204.
Thomson, Sir William, Solicitor General, letter, opinion by, 88, 91, 92, 217, 271, 547, 552.
-, -, letter, reference to, 537, 549.
Thomsone, Patrick, document signed by, 356 xxx.
Thornhill, Sir Robert, case of, recommended, 131.
Thorpe, Robert. See Barbados, act to dock entail.
-, William. See Barbados, Act to dock entail.
Throope, William, document signed by, 578 x.
Tilson, Christopher, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, letter from, 385.
Timber, imports, accounts of, 44; and see Naval Stores.
Tipper (Teeper), Thomas, 466 i.
Tobacco, St. Vincent, 439.
Tobago, British title to, asserted in Governors' Instructions, 404.
Tortuga (Tertuga, Salt Tertudas), right of fetching salt from, 578.
-, ships, British, seized by Spaniards at, 162.
-, trade with N.H., 367 iv.
Townesend, Kingston, Capt., deposition of, 356 xviii.
Trade, illegal, Barbados, 513 i.
-, -, Jam., 479 i.
-, -, L.I., 316 i.
-, -, N.E., 52 iii–v, 377.
-, -, R.I., 377.
-, -, defence of, 377.
-, N.E. and Great Britain, discouraged, 270.
-, -, with Portugal, 2 ii.
-, -, with W.I., 485.
-, with Indians described, 61 i.
-, forts proposed for, 61 i.
-, -, importance of, 61 i.
-, -, monopoly of, objection to, 61 i.
-, -, regulation of, general, urged, 61 i.
-, -, inter-colonial rivalry in, deprecated, 61 i.
-, -, French rivalry in, 61 i.
-, with Spanish coast, petition concerning, 132, 247, 247 i; and see Spain, trade with.
-, woollen, 578.
Trade and Plantations, Council of, Lords Commissioners of, 498; and see Bladen, M.
-, -, Commission of, 187.
-, -, Office expenses of, 69, 134, 261, 381, 395, 495, 526.
-, -, power to administer oath to witnesses, 549, 552, 569.
-, -, salaries of, 69, 381, 498, 526.
-, -, Secretary of. See Popple, William: Wheelock, Bryan.
-, Counsel attached to. See West, R.
-, Customs, Commissioners, invited to attend, 9.
-, letters, instructions, representations from, concerning Antigua, 123.
-, -, Bahamas, 42, 399.
-, -, Barbados, 112, 112 i, 125, 356 viii, 398, 571, 575.
-, -, Cape Breton, 530v.
-, -, Carolina, S., 168, 168 i. 541, 566, 567.
-, -, Jamaica, 89, 148, 278 i, 295, 476.
-, -, L.I., 27, 139, 162, 250, 393, 453, 466 i.
-, -, concerning maps and boundaries of the Plantations, 354.
-, -, Maryland, 62, 86, 143.
-, -, Massachusets Bay, 160, 217, 564 ii.
-, -, Montserrat, 250.
-, -, Naval Stores, 66, 67, 217.
-, -, Nevis, 453, 466 i.
-, -, Newfoundland, 3, 255, 382.
-, -, New England, 424.
-, -, New Hampshire, 217, 308.
-, -, New York, 218, 257, 477.
-, -, Nova Scotia, 66, 102, 172, 219–221, 255, 393.
-, -, Office accounts and salaries, 69, 381, 526.
-, -, Office rooms, 542.
-, -, salaries, 381, 526.
-, -, Pennsylvania, 174, 319, 344, 344 i, 346, 482.
-, -, St. Kitts, 27, 393, 466 i.
-, -, Sta. Lucia, 404, 411.
-, -, St. Vincent, 404.
-, -, trade with Spanish settlements, 533.
-, -, Virginia, 143, 144, 146, 147, 271.
-, -, Virgin Islands, 39.
-, -, H.M. Woods in America, 48, 424.
-, letters, instructions, memorials, orders, petitions, references to, concerning:—
Antigua, 65, 126, 142, 224, 229, 230, 328, 435, 568.
-, -, Bahama Islands, 4, 31, 41, 209, 400, 472, 473, 474, 523, 525, 545.
-, -, Barbados, 6, 80, 125, 347, 356, 356 i, 436, 459, 513, 518, 527 543, 562, 563.
-, -, Bermuda, 227, 492.
-, -, Campeche Bay, 578.
-, -, Carolina, S., 13, 349, 447, 490, 493, 497, 516, 531, 531 i.
-, -, Commissaries, 310.
-, -, Crab I., 439.
-, -, ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the Plantations, 125.
-, -, French on Mississippi, 61, 61 i, 462.
-, -, Hudson's Bay, 432, 438, 443.
-, -, Jamaica, 34, 132, 167, 181, 291, 293, 342, 376, 479, 479 i, ii, 540.
-, -, Leeward Islands, 17, 63, 103, 126, 173, 225, 231, 241, 316, 317, 355, 364, 394, 403 i, 415, 451, 452, 532; and See Antigua.
-, -, Maryland, 76, 378.
-, -, Massachusetts Bay, 1, 88, 137, 195, 214, 243, 274, 274 i, 367, 379, 480, 564, 564 i, 578.
-, -, Montserrat, 103, 126, 241, 355, 532.
-, -, Naval Stores, 7, 13, 14 i, 95.
-, -, negro trade, 403 i.
-, -, Nevis, 126, 225, 231, 451, 452.
-, -, New England, 13, 14 i, 530 vi.
-, -, Newfoundland, 26, 54, 78, 351, 361, 402, 425, 507, 508, 559, 574.
-, -, New Hampshire, 1, 260, 312, 313, 367, 419, 480, 494, 564, 570.
-, -, New Jersey, 91, 203, 461.
-, -, New York, 157, 180, 264, 282, 440, 460, 484 i, 488.
-, -, Nova Scotia, 1, 102, 102 i, 129, 137, 171, 208, 212, 236, 249, 258, 322, 325, 326, 336, 340, 350, 394, 443, 504, 530 vi, 579.
-, -, Pennsylvania, 18, 21, 77, 94, 128, 285, 297, 346, 406, 407, 455, 514, 517 i.
-, -, pirates, 88.
-, -, pirates' effects, 52.
-, -, prorogation of Assemblies, 206.
-, -, Rhode Island, 377.
-, -, St. Christopher, 17, 63, 126, 231, 316, 394, 580.
-, -, Sta. Lucia, 384, 384 i, 404 i, 431, 432, 439, 443, 505, 534.
-, -, St. Vincent, 384 i, 404 i, 439, 443.
-, -, Tortuga, 578.
-, -, trade with Spanish settlements, 533.
-, -, Virginia, 13, 92, 130, 133, 199, 269, 273, 275, 357, 535.
-, -, Virgin Islands, 173, 316.
-, -, H.M. Woods, 570.
Trade and Shipping, acts affecting British, instruction concerning, 79, 306: and see Plantations, Governors.
Treasury, H.M., Lords Commissioners of, 499.
-, -, letter to, 48, 69, 135, 245, 295, 381, 424, 513 i, 526.
-, Secretary of. See Lowndes, W.; Tilson, Christopher; Stanhope, Charles.
Treaty, American, with Spain, 382.
-, concerning Sta. Lucia, alleged See Sta. Lucia.
-, of Breda, 443 i.
-, -, and Sta. Lucia, 505, 506.
-, -, and St. Kitts, 506.
-, of Peace and Neutrality etc., 137 iii, 505.
-, -, infringement of, by French, 120; and see Nova Scotia, Fishery.
-, of Ryswick, 536.
-, -, claims by French under, 61 i.
-, -, enquiry concerning, 390.
-, -, Sta. Lucia, 506.
-, of Utrecht, 137 v, 208 iii, 213 i–viii, 255 ii, 351 ii, 541, 578.
-, -, article relating to fixing boundaries in N. America, 310, 318, 321, 306, 362 ii, 366.
-, -, article relating to Hudson's Bay, 360, 360 i, 363, 363 i, 394 i (b), 443 i; and see Hunson's Bay.
-, -, article relating to Nevis, 443 i, 445, 446.
-, -, Commissaries appointed under, 443 i, 445; and see Nevis, invasion of.
-, -, -, Newfoundland, 361 i, 382, 394 i (b).
-, -, -, Nova Scotia, 443 i, and see Nova Scotia.
-, -, -, St. Kitts, 393, 394, 394 i, 469.
-, -, -, Sta. Lucia, 506; and see Sta. Lucia.
-, -, -, ships captured in time of peace, fulfilment of, demanded, 443 i.
-, -, Commissaries appointed under, 310, 318, 321, 359 (b), 360, 396, 420, 420 i, 443 i, 445.
-, -, instructions of, 438, 443 i; and see Bladen, M., Stair, Earl of; Pulteney, D.
-, -, dispute concerning, 213 i, iv–viii.
-, -, infringements of, by French, 120, 129, 129 i, 343 ii, 379; and see Nova Scotia.
Treworgey, John, Governor of Newfoundland, 382.
Trinidado. See Cuba.
Trott, Nicholas, Councillor, Car. S., 253.
-, -, commended by Lords Proprietors, 334.
-, -, complaints against, reply to, required, 332, 334.
-, -, -, document signed by, 447 i.
-, -, Chief Justice, Car. S., complaints against, referred for answer, 309.
-, -, -, instruction to, as to appeals, 330, 334.
Tryon, Roland, Agent, Montserrat, 356.
-, -, letter to, 244, 318, 359, 544.
-, Thomas, 356.
-, -, letter to, 524.
Tucker, —, Capt., Secretary, Bermuda, 492.
Tulon (Toulon) Ollivier de la Galanterie, order concerning, 35.
Tuloomata, 516 i.
Tunjoe, Capt., 492 ii.
Turpentine. See Naval Stores.
Tuthill, Zechariah, document signed by, 367 i, ii.
U.
Usher, John, Treasurer, N.E., petition of, 243 i.
-, -, referred, 243.
-, accounts of, 243 iv.
-, -, report upon, 243 iii.
-, -, loan of, 243 v.
-, -, commitment of, 243 vi.
-, -, Maine purchased by, 413.
Utrecht, Treaty of. See Treaty.
V.
Valeur, H.M.S., 536.
Valle, Don Juan del, sent away from Jamaica, 295.
Van Beuningen, document signed by, 364 ii.
Van Dam, Rip, Councillor, N.Y., document signed by, 461 iii.
Vane, Charles (Vain, Vaughan) pirate, 473.
-, -, designs of, 31 i.
Vaudreuil, Marquis de, Governor of Canada and Quebec, 564 i.
-, -, commission by, for obstructing British settlements, 61.
-, -, French inhabitants of Nova Scotia incited by, 443 i.
-, -, interference of, with Five Nations, prohibition of, demanded, 443 i.
-, -, letter to, 255 ii, 265, 379.
-, -, prisoners from N.E., release of, refused by, 379, 480.
-, settlements in Nova Scotia, sanctioned by, 137 i.
Vaughan, George, late Lt. Governor, N.H., complaint by, 313.
-, letter from, 236, 260.
-, -, memorial by, on Canso, 236.
Vera Cruz, 342 ii., 492 ii.
-, expedition from, preparations for, 540 vi, 541.
-, Spanish fleet at, 41 i, 447, 447 i, ii.
Vernon, Capt., R.N., Commodore, Jamaica, 193.
-, James, a Clerk of the Privy Council, document signed by, 113, 121, 140, 241, 243, 320, 322, 370.
Vetch, Samuel, Col., late Governor of Nova Scotia, 228, 228 i.
-, -, letter from, 322, 348 i.
-, -, petition of, 322 i.
-, referred, 322.
Victualling Office, money due to, in Jamaica, 276.
Vincent, —, Marshall of Vice-Admiralty Court, N.E., arrest of, 52 iv.
-, present to, 52 v.
-, Père, Jesuit Missionary, in Nova Scotia, intrigues of, 504.
Virginia, Act for building tobacco storehouses, repealed, 271.
-, -, concerning induction of Ministers, opinion on, 92.
-, -, concerning non-payment of quit-rents, referred, 271.
-, -, opinion on, 275.
-, -, concerning Post Office, assent refused to, 176, 185.
-, -, declaring what shall be sufficient seating of lands, referred, 175.
-, -, declaring who shall not bear office, attempt to re-enact, 271.
-, -, to prevent burning of tobacco storehouses, enquiry concerning, 271.
-, -, providing for Governor's house, repeal of, proposed, 130.
-, -, regulating fees, rejected, 271.
-, -, for settling titles of lands, referred, 175.
-, Acts affecting British trade and shipping, revocation of, requested, 146.
-, -, report upon, 146.
-, -, observations upon, 271.
-, -, private, agent for, required, 271.
-, -, to lie by probationary, 271.
-, Agent, appointed by Assembly alone, 146; and see Byrd, W.
-, aid for Bahamas, request for, 84, 84 i.
-, aid for Carolina, 199 ii.
-, -, accounts of, 199 iii.
-, Assembly, Address from, 271.
-, -, report upon, 146.
-, -, -, objection to, 146.
-, -, -, instruction concerning, 146.
-, -, -, not transmitted through Lt. Governor, to, 146.
-, -, -, order in Council prohibiting, 146.
-, -, Agent appointed by, 146.
-, -, attempt to re-enact law declaring who shall not bear office, 271.
-, -, charges by, against Lt. Governor Spotswood by, 271.
-, -, addresses repudiating, 83, 83 i.
-, -, -, reply to, 83, 133, 133 i–iii, 199, 199 vii, 357.
-, -, Committee of Claims, Clerk of. See Cary, M.
-, -, Councillors to be sole judges, address for, report upon, 146, 271.
-, -, and Governor's house, 130.
-, -, Journal of, 83, 199.
-, -, payment of, question of, 133 iii, vi.
-, -, Assembly, proceedings of, 46 i.
-, -, prorogation of, during adjournment, Governor's power of, opinion on, 92, 271.
-, -, renewal of peace with Five Nations refused by, 357.
-, Auditor, Deputy. See Grymes, J.
-, Bermuda sloop seized, 271.
-, Bruton church, 199 iii.
-, Christanna, Indians attack upon, 535 i.
-, Clergy, address by, 199 vii (a).
-, College of William and Mary, address by, 199 vii (a).
-, condition of, flourishing, 199.
-, Council, Minutes of, 83, 199, 357.
-, -, reconciliation with Lt. Govr., proposals for, 130.
-, -, right of collating to ecclesiastical benefices, dispute concerning, 92, 271, 273.
-, -, salaries, scheme for, rejected. 271.
-, Council and Assembly, Agent of, See Byrd, W.
-, Councillors, absentee, dismissal of, proposed, 144.
-, -, -, instructions concerning, 144.
-, -, leave of absence, licences for, 269, 271.
-, -, -, appointment of, 186, 271.
-, -, claim to be sole judges, 357.
-, -, -, abandoned, 199.
-, -, -, report upon, 146, 271.
-, -, Councillors, dismissal of, urged, 46, 144.
-, -, persons recommended for, 147.
-, -, refuse to try pirates, 199.
-, counties of, addresses from, 83, 83 i, 133 i, 199 vii (a).
-, County Court Clerks, 271.
-, Court for trying pirates, unpaid, 199.
-, -, of Oyer and Terminer. See Councillors, claim.
-, -, of Vice-Admiralty, 199.
-, "Creolians," 46.
-, ecclesiastical benefices, collation to, report upon, 92, 271, 273.
-, exports. And see tobacco.
-, -, return of, required, 271 i.
-, forts, return of, required, 271 i.
-, fortifications, 199.
-, French settlements on Mississippi, effect of, feared, 493, 516, 535.
-, Governor of. See Orkney, Earl of; Spotswood, A.
-, -, power of, to prorogue Assembly, opinion on, 92.
-, -, to collate to benefices, opinion on, 92, 271, 273.
-, Governor's House, 357.
-, -, Act providing for, repeal of, proposed, 130.
-, -, completion of, 199.
-, -, expenditure on, defence of, 133 iii.
-, -, -, accounts of, 199 iii.
-, Grand Jury, address by, 199 vii (a), (b).
-, imports, account of, 199 vi.
-, -, from Madeira and Azores, account of, 271.
-, -, return of, required, 271 i.
-, Indians, Cherokee, trade with, 535.
-, -, Five Nations, attack Tributary, 357, 535, 535 i.
-, -, renewal of peace with, refused by Assembly, 357.
-, -, -, Conference at Williamsburgh, 535.
-, -, -, proposals to, 535 i.
-, -, -, refusal to confer, except at Albany, protest against, 535, 535 i.
-, -, Five Nations, treaty with, proposed, 271, 357.
-, -, report upon, required, 271 i.
-, -, trade with, threatened by French advance, 535.
-, -, treaty with, 61 i.
-, -, Western, trade with, 535.
-, inhabitants, census of, required, 271 i.
-, -, emigration of, enquiry concerning, 271 i.
-, lands in, forfeited, for non-payment of quit-rents, 133 iv, 175.
-, -, Acts concerning, 271, 275.
-, -, lapsed, grant of, 133 v.
-, -, grants of, record of, 535; and see Act for settling.
-, -, registration of, enquiry concerning, 271.
-, -, sale of, increase of, 199.
-, Lt. Governor, powers, of, Address concerning, report upon, 146; and see Spotswood, A.
-, Lt. Governor and Council, excluded from appointing Agent, 146.
-, magazine built, 199.
-, manufactures in, enquiry concerning, 271 i.
-, merchants trading to, 362.
-, militia, 357.
-, -, return of, required, 271 i.
-, mines in, return of, required, 271 i.
-, Ministers. See Act concerning induction of.
-, mountains, 61 ii.
-, Naval Officer. See Lee, Thomas.
-, -, lists of, 271.
-, Naval Stores, act for maintaining quality of pitch and tar, 271.
-, -, premium on, effect of, 13.
-, negroes, duty on, account of, 199 iii.
-, papers, public, copies of, required, 271.
-, pirates, captured, 33.
-, -, Court for trying, unpaid, 199.
-, -, destruction of, thanks from Carolina for, 199 vii (c).
-, -, effects of, opinion on, 199, 271.
-, -, Proclamation prohibiting concourse of, 271.
-, -, rewards for suppressing, 199.
-, plants from, 46, 83.
-, Post in, Act concerning, assent to, refused by Lt. Gov. Spotswood, 176, 185, 271.
-, Potomac, R., fort upon, proposed, 61 i.
-, Prerogative, the royal, encroachments on, 271; and see Va., ecclesiastical benefices.
-, prison, expenditure on, 199, iii.
-, Proclamation prohibiting assembly of pirates, 271.
-, produce of, return of, required, 271 i.
-, quit rents, account of, 199 i, 535 iii.
-, -, Acts concerning non-payment of, 271.
-, -, opinion on, 275.
-, -, lands forfeited for non-paypayment of, 133 iv, 175.
-, Receiver General. See Roscow, J.
-, Revenue, accounts of, 199 ii, iii, 271, 535 ii.
-, -, surplus, 199, 199 i–v.
-, Secretary, privileges of, attempt to invade, 271.
-, -, office of, 535.
-, shipping and sailors, return of, required, 271 i.
-, tobacco, exports of, account of, 271.
-, -, to Scotland, account of, required, 271.
-, -, levy, account of, 199, 199 v.
-, -, storehouses, enquiry concerning, 271.
-, -, act to prevent burning. 271.
-, trade; and see tobacco.
-, -, French competition feared, 535.
-, -, fur, 535.
-, -, illegal, measures to prevent, enquiry concerning, 271 i.
-, trade with Azores, 199 vi, 271.
-, -, foreign Plantations, return of, required, 271, 271 i.
-, -, French plantations, Bermuda sloop seized for, 271.
-, -, Indians, 535.
-, -, Jamaica, 479 i.
-, -, -, measures for protection of, proposed, 535.
-, -, Madeira, 199 vi, 271.
-, -, N.H., 367 v.
-, -, Western Indians, 535.
-, trade and shipping. See Acts affecting.
-, Treasurer's accounts, 199 iii; and see Beverley, Peter.
-, Williamsburg, Church, building of, 199.
Virgin, Islands, The
-, Anguilla, barrenness of, 316 i.
-, -, inhabitants, emigration from, 128, 316 i.
-, -, grants in St. Kitts proposed for, 316 i.
-, -, numbers of, 316 i.
-, -, negroes, 316 i.
-, Crab I., emigration to, 316 i.
-, -, deserted, 316 i.
-, -, invaded by Spaniards, 316 i, 439.
-, -, inhabitants, carried off by Spaniards, 173.
-, effects of, detained, 173.
-, emigration to the Bahamas, intended, 28.
-, -, from, 316 i.
-, St. John's, settlement on, by Danes, 39, 439.
-, -, removal of, proposed, 39.
-, St. Thomas, aid from L.I. requested by Danes, 316.
-, -, reply to, 39.
-, -, report upon, 162.
-, -, Danes in, first settlement of, 173.
-, -, Sir W. Stapleton on, 173.
W.
Wabash, R., 61 i.
Wadleigh, John, deposition by, 578 v.
Wager, Sir Charles, a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, document signed by, 52 i, ii.
Waldie, Capt., 543.
Waldol, Cornelius, case of, 52 iii.
Walker, Alexander, Councillor, Barbados, 436 ii.
-, -, charge against, 513 iii.
-, Charles (Bahamas), escapes from Havana, 205 iii, 447 ii, 553.
-, J., Commissioner of Customs, document signed by, 135.
-, Hovenden, document signed by, 493, 531.
-, Thomas, Bahamas, 204, 205 iii.
-, -, document signed by, 523.
-, William, Barbados, Address concerning, 356.
-, -, charges by, 356, 356 ii.
-, -, charges against, 356, 356 ii.
Walract, Gerard, deputy of German Protestant Refugees, letter of attorney, 503.
Walter, William, deposition of, 213 i (b).
Walters, —, 504 i.
Wanton, John, R.I., warrants issued by, for arrest of Collector, 377.
Ware, Peter, proposed for Council, N.H., 494.
Waring, Thomas, document signed by, 531.
Warner, —, pirate, 227.
Warren, Robert, 356.
Watkins, Samuel, 204.
Webb (Webbs), Christopher (Barbados), 356 xxxi.
-, -, deposition of, 356 xxxix, xlii.
Weemes, James, Lt. Col., memorial by, 440 vii.
Weir, Thomas, letter from, 384, 384 i, 404, 404 i.
Weiser, Conrad, deputy of German Protestant Refugees, letter of attorney, 503.
Wentworth, John, Lt. Governor of New Hampshire, complaint against, reply to, 313.
-, J., document signed by, 367 iii.
-, -, letter from, 312, 313.
-, Timothy, deposition of, 578 iii.
West, Richard, Counsel to Board of Trade, letter, opinion from, 77, 94, 128, 180, 206, 214, 217 i, 249, 257, 271, 273, 274 i, 275, 291, 293, 305, 347, 452, 455, 532, 533, 555 (d), 568, 568 i, 569.
-, -, -, letter, reference to, 19, 49, 70, 75, 119, 158, 159, 175, 177, 178, 235, 237, 262, 267, 271, 289, 290, 304, 345, 379, 412, 577.
West Indies, cotton wool, exports of, 270.
-, Dutch. See Holland and the Dutch.
-, French, accounts of, required, 396.
-, -, Governor of. See Phelippeaux, M.
-, -, Viceroy of. 384 i.
Western Islands, (Azores), exports to Plantations, 18, 18 i, 271.
-, -, trade with, 199 vi.
-, Spanish, accounts of, required, 396.
-, -, trade with Carolina, 531 i.
-, trade with N.E., 485.
Westmorland, Earl of. See Fane, Thomas.
Whaling, (Whaley), William, trial and execution of, 205 i, 329.
Wharton, Rev., Barbados, 356 liii.
Wheate, T., Commissioner of the Navy, document signed by, 54.
Wheeler, Sir Thomas, 506.
Wheelock, Bryan, Assistant Secretary, Board of Trade, letter from, 177.
Whitaker, —, complaints by, against Mr. Trott, 309.
White, Capt., privateer, Bahamas, 492 ii.
-, Francis, document signed by, 356 xxiii, xxvii.
-, T., Commissioner of the Navy, document signed by, 54, 82.
Whitehorne, George, petition of, 579 i.
Whiting, Capt., R.N., 204.
Whitworth, Francis, Secretary of Barbados, 74.
Wickham, Dr., petition of, 65.
Wilcox, William, document signed by, 356 xxiii, xxvii.
Wilkins, William, document signed by, 497 i.
Wilkinson, Zep., document signed by, 497 i.
Willard, Josiah, Secretary, Mass. Bay, 480.
-, -, -, fees of, reduced, complaint concerning, 434 (a).
-, -, -, letter from, 288, 434, 486.
-, -, -, letter to, 578 iv.
-, -, -, salary of, inadequate, 288.
Williams, John, document signed by, 497 i.
Willoughby of Parham, William, Lord, Governor of Barbados, treaty with Indians of St. Vincent, 404 ii.
Wilse, Francis, document signed by, 356 xxiii, xxvii.
Wilson, Alexander, petition of, 322, 322 i.
Wilton, —, (Car. S.), 164 i.
Wisconsin (Ouisconsing) R., 61 i.
Withall, Richard, letter from, 26 i.
Wood, —, 376.
-, —, Jamaica, dispute concerning, 34.
Woodbridge, Dudley, Agent South Sea Co., 556.
-, -, letter from, 536, 551.
-, -, letter to, 550.
-, -, clerk of, 556.
Woodin, John, petition of, 322, 322 i.
Woods, H.M., in America, Act for preservation of, 274 i.
-, -, -, new, proposed, 274.
-, -, claims to, in New England, 274, 274 i, 311, 413, 419, 424.
-, -, reply to, 311 i.
-, -, Crown rights, opinion on, 274 i.
-, -, N.E., waste of, 161, 245, 274, 391, 392, 410, 410 i, 419.
-, enquiry concerning, 66, 67.
-, in Nova Scotia. See Nova Scotia.
-, Surveyor General of, 219; and see Brenton, J., Bridger, J., Burniston, C.
-, H.M., Surveyor General, deputies allowed, reason for, 501, 501 i.
-, -, objection to, 312, 424.
-, -, enquiry concerning, proposed, 570.
-, -, need for, 410, 424.
-, -, offered to Capt. Coram, 270.
-, -, survey of Nova Scotia by, proposed, 255, 355 ii.
-, waste of, measures to prevent, 48, 161, 410, 413, 419, 420, 501.
Woodward, Leonard, 466 i.
Wool, Block, i., 270.
-, Rhode Island, 270.
-, and woollen manufactures, N.E., etc., 195, 270, 424, 578.
-, -, British, export of, 13, 312, 341 i.
-, -, from New England, Nantucket, Narraganset, etc., 270.
Wragg, Samuel, Councillor, Car. S., 253.
Wright, John, (Car.), 516.
-, -, Collector, Jam., letter from, 138 i.
Wroth, —, 504 i.
Wyllis, —, Jam., 479 ii.
Y.
Yeo, John, Capt., R.N., 193.
Yonge, Francis, Agent of Governor Johnson, 309, 330–332.
-, -, Surveyor General, Car. S., 253.
-, -, letter to, 152.
-, -, warrant to, 150, 151.
York, Duke of, grant of New Jersey, 555.
Young, Joseph, Depty. Treasurer, Barb., 558.
-, Lt., R.N., 137 v (d), 213 v.