Journals of the Board of Trade and Plantations: Volume 14, January 1776 - May 1782. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1938.
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Mabane, Mr., of Quebec, 214.
McAlpine, Mr., Glasgow manufacturer, 421–2.
MacArtney, Sir George, afterwards Lord, Governor of Grenada. Tobago, etc., 4, 6, 379.
-, -, letters from, 69, 81, 102, 106, 121, 170, 183, 188.
-, -, letters to, 16, 40, 75, 122, 149, 251, 259.
McCord, Thomas, of Montreal, 83.
McDermit, Charles, Elizabeth, James, Jannet and John, of Jamaica, 332.
McDonald, Mr., counsel for Senegambia complainants, 29, 31–2, 40, 152–4, 185, 188, 192–4.
-, -, for Governor Browne, 353.
McDowell, Alexander, of Senegambia, 115.
McKenzie, George, Vendue Master of Bahamas, 355.
-, -, proposed for Bahamas Council, 425.
-, Kenneth Francis, proposed for Tobago Council, 414.
Mackey, Brian, son of William, of Jamaica, 332.
Mackinnen, Charles William, proposed for Georgia Council, 13–4.
Mackworth, Sir Herbert, baronet, attends Board, 172.
-, -, memorials of, 124, 147, 159, 165–6, 173, 185–6, 199.
McLaurin, Captain, of East Florida, 181.
MacLean, Brigadier General, of Nova Scotia, 373.
McNamara, MacNamara, Francis, attends Board, 123, 163–4.
-, -, memorials of, 160–1, 168, 171, 176, 186, 191, 193–4, 202, 211.
-, Matthias, Lt. Governor of Senegambia, his brother, 29.
-, -, attends Board, 148, 155–6, 213, 215–7, 220–1.
-, -, administration of, 199.
-, -, bills drawn by, 66, 211, 220, 224, 350.
-, -, complaints of his conduct, 48–9, 52–3, 114–6, 121, 153, 156–8, 160–1, 176, 182, 192, 194–6, 353.
-, -, correspondence with, 20–1, 53–4, 116, 120, 153.
-, -, ill-health of, 116, 120–1, 123, 211.
-, -, memorials of, 152, 155, 164, 171, 185–7, 189–91, 344–5.
-, -, salary due to, 364–5, 380, 385.
Macpherson, James, Secretary of West Florida, 232.
Mackreth, Mackereth, George, petitions of, 230–1, 419.
MacVicar, Mr., Scotch manufacturer, 421–2.
Madame or Richmond island, Nova Scotia, proposed settlement of, 124, 147, 159, 165–6, 172–3, 185–6, 199.
Maddox, Mr., counsel for Governor Chester, 270.
Madeira island, Atlantic, 204.
Magdalene, Madelaine islands, Gulf of St. Laurence, 77, 86.
Mahon, Port, Minorca, 83–4.
Maitland, Alexander, and Robert, attend Board, 324–5.
Major, Mr., H.M. Seal Engraver, 376, 379, 387.
Manchester, Lancashire, goods from, 92, 129, 158.
Mandeville, Mr., letter to, 324–5.
Manesty, Mr., of West Africa, 339, 347.
-, -, attends Board, 362.
Mangles, Robert, petitions of, 180, 192, 201, 204, 209, 221–2, 228, 271, 315.
Manning, William, petition of, 209.
Mansfield, Mr., Solicitor General, 464.
-, -, attends Board in various suits, 31, 152–4, 185–6, 188, 191, 193–4.
Marchmont, Lord, 73, 185.
Martin, Clement, Georgia Councillor, deceased, 13.
-, Henry, suspended Virgin Islands' Councillor, 116–7, 119, 182.
-, Thomas, Grenada Councillor, 183.
-, Captain, 133.
-, Mr. agent for Lt. Governor McNamara, 116.
Massachusetts, New England, Assembly of, 156, 161.
Mather, James, petitions of, 37, 110.
Matthews, William, petitions of, 151, 407.
Mauger, Joseph, attends Board, 78.
Maxwell, General John, appointed Governor of Bahamas (1779), 268.
-, -, instructions for, 273.
-, -, certificate of, 354.
-, -, correspondence with, 315–6, 325–6, 330, 336–7, 340, 345–6, 350, 425.
-, -, salary for, 326.
Mediterranean Sea, trade in, 83–4.
Meilaw, Messrs., petition of, 327.
Mells, Monsieur de, 299.
Melvill, Robert, Lt. General of St. Vincent's, 242.
Merrick, Captain, of Bermuda, 338.
Mesurier, Messurier, Nicholas le, attends Board, 165–6, 172–3.
-, -, petitions of, 112, 118, 183, 192, 197, 201, 203, 209, 342.
Metivier, Paul, petition of, 342.
Meuly, John Philip, Stationer to Board, deceased, 465.
Michell, Peter, Secretary of East India Company, 12.
Michilimackinak, ? Michigan, 57.
Mic Mac Indians, Nova Scotia, 352.
Middleburg, Holland, exports to, 19.
Middlesex County, England, 105, 446.
Miles, Charles, attends Board, 127–8, 362.
-, Richard, Governor of Cape Coast Castle, 128, 374–5.
-, -, instructions for, 439.
-, -, debt due to, 439, 460.
-, -, letters from, 108, 119, 159–60, 197, 199, 203, 299, 301–3, 335–6, 344, 351.
-, -, suspension of, 269, 34950.
-, -, reappointed Governor, 439, 441–2, 450.
-, William, petitions of, 270, 274.
Mill, Mills, David, Governor of Cape Coast Castle, 92, 127, 130, 132–3, 137–9, 142, 348.
-, -, accounts of, 339.
-, -, letters from, 22, 38, 140.
-, Captain, his brother, 130, 142.
Milligan, David, petitions of, 37, 42, 72, 74, 101, 205, 272, 384.
Mills. See Mill.
Milne, James, petition of, 46–7.
Milward, Mr., of Jamaica, 370.
Minoch, Francis, petitions of, 61, 64, 234.
Minorca, Baleares, 83–4.
Miramishi, Nova Scotia, 84.
Miscellanies: Commissioner of Trade and Plantations. See Carlisle, Eden, Eliot, Ferguson, Gascoyne, Gibbon, Grantham, Greville, Grey, Jenkins, Jolliffe, Keene, Langlois, Sloane, Spencer, Storer, Stuart, and Talbot.
Secretary. See Cumberland, Pownall.
Solicitor and Clerk of Reports.
See Goddard, Serle.
Councillor at Law to Board. See Jackson.
-, New Commissions appointed, 15, 101, 260, 280, 337, 343, 441.
-, Secretary appointed, 2, 5.
-, -, behaviour of, 343.
-, -, deputy appointed, 289, 296–7.
-, -, return of, 429.
-, -, recommendation of Acting Secretary for preferment, 432–4.
-, Solicitor, absence of, 212–3.
-, Clerks, appointment of, 275–6, 442.
-, -, allowances for, 170, 324–5, 379.
-, -, absence of, on private affairs, 450–1.
-, -, dismissal of, rescinded, 365.
-, -, regulations governing, 304, 309.
-, -, resignation of, 257.
-, stationer appointed, 465.
-, necessary woman appointed, 465.
-, documents not to be removed, 296.
-, establishment accounts required by Treasury, 289, 296–7, 467, 470.
-, notices of meetings, 405.
-, postal arrangements, 337, 339.
-, transmission of papers omitted, 305.
-, winding up of Board, 472.
Mississippi river, North America, 57, 229, 232.
-, military stores for, 42, 46.
Mobile, West Florida, 227.
Molineaux, Richard, Clerk to Leeward Islands Assembly, 184.
Monkland, Thomas, petitions of, 61, 64–5, 210, 228, 278, 415.
Montague, John, fourth earl of Sandwich, 369–70.
-, John, appointed Governor of Newfoundland (1776), 12.
-, -, instructions for, 166, 171.
-, -, letters to, 154, 166.
-, -, supersession of, 232.
Montague, Fort, Bahamas, 240.
Montgomerie, Alexander, Commander of Besborough, 61.
Montgomery, Jacob, petitions of, 180, 272.
-, James, petitions of, 41, 78, 98.
-, James (another), Lord Advocate of Scotland, 3.
-, Mr., of Mosquito Coast, attends Board, 24, 27.
Montreal, Canada, judges in, 242–3.
-, military stores for, 17–8, 67, 74, 76, 78, 83, 164, 174, 177, 231, 293.
Montserrat, Leeward Islands:
Lt. Governor. See White.
Acts in, 47, 60, 105, 150, 202, 221, 234, 249, 281, 291, 335, 347.
Council, 54, 102, 192, 201, 234, 292, 335.
-, minutes of, 59–60, 63, 89, 105, 117, 168, 192, 234, 292, 335, 452.
-, members. See Duberry, Dyer, Gordon, Hodges, Irish, Isles, Musgrave, Symes, and Underwood.
Assembly, 60, 113, 168, 193.
-, minutes of, 111, 168, 234, 292.
-, military stores for, 113, 119, 221.
-, poll tax on negroes in, 335.
Morgue, James, appointed member of West Africa Council, 277, 284, 286.
Morice, Rev. Mr., Secretary of Society for propagating the Gospel, 457, 460–1.
Morland, Richard, attends Board, 68.
-, -, petitions of, 19, 67, 74, 154, 156, 227, 291, 386, 452.
Morris, Arthur, petition of, 151.
-, Charles, Deputy Surveyor of Nova Scotia, 387, 449.
-, Valentine, appointed Governor of St. Vincent's (1776), 4, 7.
-, -, instructions for, 16, 43, 166, 170.
-, -, correspondence with, 23, 29–30, 55, 65, 73, 75, 82, 117, 119–20, 167, 170, 220, 218–9, 228, 231, 235–6, 242, 253.
-, -, land grants by, 120, 122, 170–1, 200, 253.
-, -, complaints against, 218–9, 225, 231–2, 235–6.
-, -, recall of, 219, 231.
-, Judge, of Nova Scotia, 449.
-, Mr., Nova Scotia Councillor, deceased, 449.
Morse, Edward, Chief Justice of Senegambia, 195.
-, -, attends Board, 148, 164, 190–1, 193–4.
-, -, complaints against, 155–6, 160–1, 164, 168, 176, 185–7, 189–91, 193–6, 202, 213, 216–7.
-, -, complaints dismissed, 223.
-, -, memorials of, 65, 160, 171, 176, 187.
Moser, Messrs., petition of, 328.
Mosquito, Musquito Shore, Central America, Agent. See White.
-, Superintendant. See Hodgson.
-, Council of, 246.
-, civil government and constitutional position of, 246.
-, complaint of inhabitants, 24, 27, 33, 120–1, 147, 182, 185, 187, 189–90, 233–4, 241–7, 251–3, 256, 258–9, 282–5, 287–8, 291, 294, 296–8, 309, 311, 314.
-, duties laid in, 233–4, 239, 241.
-, Indians, exported from, 30–1.
-, King of, 31.
-, military stores for, 14, 37, 39, 42, 49, 62, 78, 156, 177, 179–80, 249.
Motteux, John, and Company, petition of, 57.
Mourxe, West Africa, 130.
Mowbray, Captain, of East Florida, 181.
Mumford, West Africa, 55, 260.
Mure and Son, petition of, 88.
Murphy, Arthur Charles, appointed Provost Marshal of Senegambia, 202.
Murray, David, seventh Viscount Stormont, correspondence with, 299, 392, 396–7, 420–3.
-, James, ex-Governor of Quebec, 238.
-, Messrs., petitions of, 78, 169, 172, 382.
Musgrave, Mr., Montserrat Councillor, 234.
-, appointed Judge in Leeward Islands, 367.
Musquito. See Mosquito.
Mutter, Mr., ex-Governor of Cape Coast Castle, 137.
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Nantes, France, exports to, 10, 26, 112.
Nassau de Zulestein, William Henry, 4th earl of Rochford, 301.
Nassau, Fort, Bahamas, 240, 253, 265–6, 315, 325, 329–30, 356, 358.
Natches, Natchez, Mississippi, 57, 229, 232, 234, 237–8, 302, 417.
Neave, Richard, London merchant, petitions of, 113, 119.
-, -, correspondence with, 323–4.
Nesbitt, John, of Aldermanbury, memorial of, 262, 264.
Nesham, Christopher, agent for West Florida, 63, 176, 178, 458.
-, -, correspondence with, 303–5, 307.
-, complaints of his conduct, 361, 386, 427–9.
Netherlands and the Dutch:
disputes with, 140, 466.
Dutch West India trade, 327, 339.
military stores for, 197.
ships of, 433.
trade with, 130–1, 138, 142, 144, 327.
West Africa, behaviour of Dutch in, 38, 52, 434.
Neville, Mr., of Jamaica, 445.
Nevis, Leeward Islands, 417.
Chief Justice. See Dasent.
Agent. See Stanley.
Acts in, 7–8, 19, 47, 59, 100, 117, 150, 202, 222, 234, 281, 291, 397, 405–6, 467.
Council, 56, 338, 426.
-, minutes of, 59–60, 89, 168, 367.
-, members. See Dasent, Thompson, Tobin.
Assembly, 59, 100, 338.
-, minutes of, 111.
agents in, 397, 405–6.
Chief Justice in, 426–7.
Judges in, 335, 338, 413, 453–4, 463, 466–7.
military stores for, 208.
poll tax on negroes in, 117.
powder accounts, 59.
vessels cleared in, 59, 100.
New England, privateers from, 77.
-, trade with, 137, 142; see also Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
New Hampshire:
loyalists' hardships in, 186–7.
New Ireland, or St. John's Island, q.v.
New Jersey, Acts in, 6, 15, 47, 58. emigrés from, 94.
New Orleans, Louisiana, 57.
New Providence, Bahamas, 255, 263, 265–6, 279, 315–6, 325, 329–30, 345, 354–5, 425–6.
-, Island, invasion of, 266, 358.
New York, 450.
Governor. See Robertson, Tryon.
Acts in, 22, 33, 429.
Council, 252, 258, 464.
-, minutes of, 58, 111.
Assembly, 156, 161.
ditch in, 33.
Governor appointed in, 239, 242–3.
-, instructions for, 247, 251–2, 254, 258.
land grants in, 5, 9.
military stores for, 151, 213, 224, 230–1, 235, 238–9, 247, 249, 254, 296, 301, 304, 382, 412, 419.
seal of, stolen, 239, 242–3.
ships of, 141.
troops sent from, 279.
Newfoundland, Governor. See Campbell, Duff, Edwards, Montague, and Shuldham.
cod fishery, 262.
fisheries of, 79.
fishing grievances in, 1, 3, 12, 180, 241, 243–4, 247.
French fishing proposals, 262, 264.
Governor appointed in, 12, 232, 467.
-, instructions for, 309–10, 406, 409, 469.
islands granted in, 86.
land grants in, 334.
merchants of, 171–2.
military stores for, 9, 14–5, 22, 30, 32, 79, 112, 118, 122, 154, 169, 233, 238, 271, 295, 350, 465.
mines in, 154, 166.
sea cow (manatee) fishery, 86.
Newnham, Gloucestershire, 301.
Newport, Rhode Island, 271.
Newry, Ireland, 71.
Newton, John, Nova Scotia Judge, 387.
Nibbs, George, suspended Virgin Islands' Councillor, 116–7, 119, 182, 196.
-, Octavius, Virgin Islands' Councillor, 234.
Nice, Savoy, 22.
Nicholson, George, Senegal merchant, 152, 155.
-, John, of Hunslett, 404.
-, William, agent to Senegambia contractor, 115, 194, 196.
Nipisiquit, Nova Scotia, 77.
Nixon, Thomas, petition of, 3–4.
Noble, Clement, Georgia Councillor, deceased, 13.
-, John, petition of, 328.
-, Captain, of Brooks, 145.
Nochola Town, St. Kitts, 446.
Norden, Abraham, petition of, 350, 356.
Norris, Robert, petition of, 254.
-, Mr., attends Board, 92.
North, Frederick, eighth Baron, and Prime Minister, 80.
-, -, applications to, 170, 432–4.
-, -, instructions from, 226.
-, -, correspondence with, 159, 161, 464.
North Carolina, Council, minutes of, 111.
Norton, John, petition of, 21.
Nova Scotia:
Governor. See Legge.
Lt. Governor. See Arbuthnot, Hammond, Hughes.
Chief Justice. See Belcher, Finucane.
Solicitor General. See Gibbons.
Provost Marshall. See Fenton.
Secretary. See Bulkley.
Registrar. See Gould.
Superintendent. See Binney.
Acts in, 18, 54, 58, 64–5, 67, 118, 123–4, 206–7, 222–3, 259, 278, 280–1, 283–6, 293, 363–5, 373–4, 376, 381–2, 451, 453–4, 462.
Council, 8, 58, 81, 118, 172, 193, 225–6, 277, 373, 429, 437, 449,
-, minutes of, 58, 81, 206, 287, 337.
-, members. See Binney, Brymer, Burrow, Finucane, and Morris.
Assembly, 18, 58, 118, 206, 278, 363, 373–4, 404, 406, 412, 429, 437, 440, 448–9, 451, 457, 461–2.
Acadians in, 226.
accounts of, 18, 58, 65.
bills drawn in, 33, 61.
bills of credit in, 58, 105.
charts of, 174.
courts in, 415.
Chief Justice in, 97, 103.
civil establishment of, 226.
deserters in, 123.
devolution of government in, 11.
estimates of, 4, 7–8, 30, 62, 64, 67, 81, 97, 159, 163, 165, 226, 228, 260, 286–7, 293, 295, 351, 364, 374, 433, 456–7, 459, 470.
excise duties in, 280–1, 381–2.
fees for land grants, 225.
fisheries in, 165, 172, 226.
forestalling in, 222.
Governor, instructions for, 177, 307, 343.
-, complaints of his conduct, 8, 11, 34, 36–7, 40.
Indians in, 352.
inhabitants' petition, 2, 259, 383; and see Lovegrove.
islands granted in. See Madame, Magdelene.
judges in, 90.
land divisions in, 64.
licensed houses in, 381.
lotteries in, 404, 406.
military stores for, 16, 104–5, 107, 224, 238, 290, 328, 386–7.
militia in, 163, 443.
missionaries in, 66, 163, 255–6 337, 352, 457, 460–1.
naval stores in, 84.
officials' salaries in, 226, 287.
-, complaints of their conduct, 387, 390, 396–7.
privateers in, 374.
Provost Marshall in, 363–4.
rebels in, 280–1.
refugees' property in, 381.
rum duties in, 283–6, 316–7, 332–3, 363, 372–3, 376–7, 382–3, 397, 440–1, 447–9, 451, 453–4.
settlements in, 64, 96–7, 124, 147, 159, 165–6, 172–3.
sheriffs in, 223.
sugar imports to, 381.
taxes in, 58.
Nugent, Oliver, Lt. Governor of Virgin Islands, attends Board, 50, 52.
Nutt, Mr., attends Board, 431–2.
O
Ogilvie, Sir John, proposed for Antigua Council, 463.
O'Hara, Charles, Governor of Senegambia, 21, 23.
-, attends Board, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31–2.
-, accounts of, 331.
-, complaints of his conduct, 20, 29, 34, 44–5, 184–5, 192, 312.
-, land grants of, 175.
-, memorials of, 43, 311–2.
Ohio river, North America, 21.
Onslow, Nova Scotia, 381.
Oporto, Portugal, exports to, 41, 110, 113, 119, 173, 235, 277, 298.
Orange, Messrs., petition of, 204.
Ostend, Flanders, exports to, 10, 35, 86, 95, 101, 113, 438.
Otis, James, pamphlet of, 161.
Ottley, James, proposed for Tobago Council, 188.
-, Thomas, proposed for St. Vincent's Council, 55, 83.
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Pagan, John, Land Officer of Customs in Glasgow, 64.
Palmer, John Sharpe, senior clerk to Board, appointed Acting Solicitor, 28.
-, -, retirement of, 125.
-, -, salary for, 170.
Parkin, Thomas, of Senegambia, 115, 153, 195–6, 220.
Paterson, Brigadier General, 345–6.
Patterson, John, attends Board, 345.
-, -, memorials of, 319, 329, 369.
-, Walter, Governor of St. John's Island, attends Board, 1–3, 10–1, 76–7, 149, 245.
-, -, correspondence with, 1, 5, 368–9, 418, 428, 437–8, 461, 463, 467.
-, -, leave of absence for, 316–7, 345, 350, 369.
-, -, memorials of, 68, 72–3, 258, 319, 329, 334, 345.
-, -, search for handycraftsmen by, 380–1, 385, 392, 404–5.
Paul, Robert, of St. Vincent's, 235.
Pawlett, Charlotte, of Jamaica, 99.
Payne, Edward, letters to, 324–5.
Pearson, Henry, petitions of, 294, 357.
Pecholier, Thomas, petitions of, 22, 35, 208.
Pectow river, Nova Scotia, 64.
Pellegrine, James, of Senegambia, 21, 27.
Pelletier, Jean Jacques, and Jean, his wife, 123.
-, John, of Dominica, 13.
Peltier, Jean Baptiste, of Dominica, 50.
Penman, James, of East Florida, 181.
Pennsylvania:
Agent. See Wilmot.
boundaries of, 1, 21, 54.
emigrés from, 94.
Indian lands purchased in, 212.
Proprietors of, 212.
Pensacola, West Florida, 41, 49, 57, 72, 74, 83, 87, 104, 114, 172, 220, 229, 275, 302, 416–7, 427.
Perchard, Peter, attends Board, 172.
-, -, petitions of, 113, 118, 169, 200, 203.
Perle, Thomas, petition of, 343.
Petrie, Gilbert, ex-Governor of Cape Coast Castle, 145–6.
-, -, proposed for Tobago Council, 188, 414.
-, Mr., letter to, 324–5.
Petty, John, of Bahamas, 354–5, 359.
-, William, 2nd earl of Shelburne, correspondence with, 467, 469, 472.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 55.
Phillips, Henry, chemist, memorial of, 105.
-, Luke Roch, of St. Vincent's, 235.
Phynn, Phyn, James, London merchant, attends Board, 19.
-, -, petitions of, 18, 67, 73, 157, 162, 224, 293, 385–6, 452, 463, 467.
Pickett, John, letter from, 143.
Pigot, Mr., counsel for West Florida petitioners, 270.
Pilgrim House, Barbados, 310, 378.
Pinder, Ridley, member of Barbados Assembly, 355.
Pinfold, Charles, ex-Governor of Barbados, 459–60.
Pinnock, Philip, of Jamaica, estate of, 96, 103.
Pinto, Chevalier de, Portuguese envoy, correspondence with, 298–9.
Piscataqua, New Hampshire, 186.
Pit, Mr., 246.
Plantations General:
Surveyor. See Brahm, Holland.
Acts in, 7.
charts and harbours in, 32, 217.
circular letters to Governors, 305, 307, 343–4.
duties on rum and sugar in, 233–4, 239.
estimates in, 456–7, 459–60, 464.
land purchases in, 119, 121.
letters of marque in, 364.
Mosquito shore, Superintendant's petition, 24, 27, 30–1, 33, 233–4, 241–2, 244–7, 251–3, 256, 258–9, 283–5, 287–8; and see Hodgson, Mosquito.
rebels, intercourse with, forbidden, 7, 9–10, 12–3.
seamen, impressment of, 180–1.
settlements in, 21.
Surveyor General's petitions, 62–3, 65, 177, 226–8, 295.
surveys, general, in, 4, 7–8, 30, 32, 62–4, 67, 97, 163, 226–7, 260, 262, 293, 351, 353, 364.
visitors from, maintenance of, 30–1.
And see Africa, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Dominica, East Florida, Georgia, Grenada, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Miscellanies, Montserrat, Nevis, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Quebec, St. Christopher's, St. John's, St. Vincent's, Senegambia, Tobago, Trade, Virgin Islands and West Florida.
Plymouth, Devonshire, 1, 3, 12, 27.
-, Montserrat, 335.
Pollard, Richard, petition of, 35.
Pollock, Mr., memorial of, 62–3.
Poole, Pool, Dorsetshire, exports from, 169, 231, 238, 271, 295.
-, mayor of, 1, 3, 12.
-, merchants of, 78–9.
Pope, Michael, attends Board, 324–5.
Port Glasgow, Scotland, 238.
Port Royal, Jamaica, 189.
Port Senegal, Senegambia, 36.
Porten, Sir Stanier, correspondence with, 299–300, 319–20, 323–4, 327.
Porter, Levi, of St. Vincent's, 235.
Porteus, Thomas, petition of, 268.
Portsmouth, Hampshire, 380.
Portugal:
African trade of, 299.
complaints of commercial grievances, 41, 199, 263.
islands ceded by, 328.
military stores for, 37, 40, 46–8, 61, 64, 110, 153, 192–3, 234, 268, 277, 296, 298, 433.
trade agreements with, 298, 300, 304.
Powell, Messrs. Elton & Co., petition of, 44.
-, John, of Bristol, petition of, 101.
-, Mary, of Jamaica, 98.
Pownall, John, Secretary to Board, 2, 377.
-, (another), agent for Virgin Islands, 50, 52, 157–8.
Prampram, West Africa, 103.
Pratt, Isaac, attends Board, 4, 12.
-, -, petition of, 5, 13–4.
-, John, J.P., and Clerk of General Assembly in Bahamas, 354, 359.
Price, Thomas, master of Lord Dartmouth schooner, 20.
Prickett, Messrs., petition of, 111.
Prince, John, commander of Latham, 9.
Protheroe, Messrs., petitions of, 51, 249, 300, 384, 434.
Providence, Bahamas, 252, 254, 279.
Purrier, Messrs., petitions of, 278, 295.
Q
Quebec:
Governor. See Carleton, Haldemand.
Chief Justice. See Livius.
Agent. See Thompson,
Council, 26, 28, 46–7, 82, 102–3, 106, 264, 377–8, 380, 410–1, 437, 443, 449–50.
-, minutes of, 377, 450.
-, members. See Alsop, Baby, Caldwell, Drummond, Grant, Holland, Johnston, Longueil, and St. Ours.
chambers of Commerce for, 103, 180.
Chief Justice's petition, 205–7, 212, 214–7, 222–4, 227, 230–2, 237, 242–3.
courts of Justice in, 242–3, 254, 256, 258, 263, 377.
debts in, 179–80.
duties in, 339.
export of foodstuffs forbidden, 377–8.
fees in, 412.
ferry in, 82, 85.
forestalling in, 377, 411, 415–6.
Governor appointed in, 109.
-, instructions for, 179, 237, 343, 377–8, 380.
land grants in, 238.
military stores for, 11–2, 17–9, 21–2, 24, 26, 39, 67, 74, 76–7, 80, 83, 154, 157, 161–2, 164, 177, 227–8, 230, 233, 291, 294, 385–6, 446, 452, 456, 461–2, 465–6.
ordinances in, 103, 106, 179–80, 263, 377–8, 411–2, 415–6, 437, 443.
travellers in, 377, 412.
wheat and flour prices in, 411.
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Raikes, Thomas, and William, petitions of, 203.
Rainsford, Andrew, Receiver General of quit rents in West Florida, 36.
Randall, Jeffery, petitions of, 14–5, 238.
Randolph, William, petition of, 111.
Rappahannock, Virginia, 58.
Rashleigh, Mr., attends Board, 36, 40.
-, -, memorials of, 283–4, 286, 332, 382–3.
-, -, petitions of, 16–7, 21–2, 39, 67, 74, 161, 231, 238, 290, 466.
Rawlins, Joseph, proposed for St. Kitts' Council, 149.
Rawlinsons, Messrs., petitions of, 75, 107.
Read, Edward, of Bahamas, 359.
Reed, Read, Mr., of Newfoundland, 77.
Rejersen, Mr., 420.
Rhode Island, New England:
military stores for, 270.
ships of, 135, 141.
Richards, William, petitions of, 213, 224, 310–7.
Richardson, Anthony, of Tobago, 403, 419, 421.
Richmond island. See Madame.
Ricketts, George, of Jamaica, 400.
Ridge, Mr., of Jamaica, 370.
Rio, Lt. Alexander, of Bahamas, 279.
Rivière, Magdelaine, of St. Vincent's, 69, 100.
Roberts, John, attends Board, 109, 144–5, 351.
-, -, appointed Governor of Cape Coast Castle, 276.
-, -, instructions for, 284, 286.
-, -, correspondence with, 109, 344, 351.
-, -, recall of, 349, 384.
-, William, memorial of, 96–7.
-, -, (another), Clerk to Board, 343, 442.
-, Messrs., petition of, 37.
Robertson, Major - General James, attends Board, 258.
-, -, appointed Governor of New York (1779), 239, 242.
-, -, instructions for, 251–2, 254.
-, William, of Mahon, 83–4.
-, Captain, Commander of H.M.S. Weazle, 273.
Robin, John, of Jersey, letters from, 185–6.
Robinson, John, Secretary to Lords of Treasury, letters from, 6–7, et passim.
-, -, letters to, 39, et passim.
-, Thomas, second Viscount Grantham, appointed Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, 343.
-, -, attends Board, 343, et passim.
-, -, reappointed, 446.
-, -, correspondence with, 360, 365, 433.
-, -, request to, 432.
-, Dr., of Jamaica, 371.
Roche, Peter de la, of Lunenburgh, memorial of, 255–6, 259.
Rochelle, la, France, exports to, 22, 35, 51, 101.
Rochford, earl of. See Nassau.
Romans, Mr., of West Florida, 12.
Roseau, Dominica, 81.
Ross, Parr, of Bahamas, 253, 266, 355, 425.
-, Mr., West African merchant, 92, 130, 132–3, 138.
-, -, attends Board, 232.
Rotch, Francis, petition of, 3–4.
Rotterdam, Holland, exports to, 95, 111, 142, 197, 278, 294, 339.
Rous, Mr., President of Barbados Council, 299.
Rowe, Mr., of the Treasury, letter from, 280.
Royal African Company, 109, 138; and see Africa.
Ruckers, Messrs., petition of, 6, 8.
Russell, James, petition of, 37, 39.
-, Lockhart, proposed for Antigua Council, 281.
Russia Company, attend Board, 397.
attendance requested, 396.
memorial of, 391–2.
Rutherford, Mr., Secretary to Committee of African Company, attends Board, 362.
-, -, letters from, 276, 284, 286, 288–9, 298–9, 301, 328, 344, 348, 350, 352, 359, 379, 383–4, 410, 418, 420, 429, 434, 439, 443, 460, 464, 471.
-, -, letters to, 347, 349–50, 352–3, 357, 360, 362.
Ruthin, co. Denbigh, 464.
S
St. Andrew's parish, Jamaica, 103.
St. Ann's parish, Jamaica, 314.
St. Augustine's, East Florida, 58, 68, 70, 74, 107, 173, 181, 251, 263, 327, 425, 454.
St. Bartholomew's Island, West Indies, 252.
St. Catherine's parish, Jamaica, 99.
St. Christopher's, St. Kitts, Leeward Islands, 48, 105, 210, 267, 417, 438.
Agent. See Sharpe, Wilmot.
Acts in, 19, 47, 59, 66, 88, 151, 168, 175, 182, 187, 202, 221–3, 234, 249, 281, 291–2, 335, 347, 446, 453, 466.
Council, 149, 308, 335, 413, 428.
-, minutes of, 59, 89, 100, 187, 201, 292, 452.
-, members. See Fahie, Hamilton, Rawlins, Thomas, and Wharton.
Assembly, 59, 192, 206, 335, 337–8, 367, 453.
-, minutes of, 338, 426.
agents in, 221–3.
high-roads in, 446.
merchants in, 413.
military stores for, 42, 51, 207, 210, 249, 277, 285, 300, 315, 328, 341–2, 350, 384, 434.
poll tax on negroes in, 335.
vessels cleared in, 59.
St. George's parish, Dominica, 202.
St. George's parish, St. Vincent's, 73.
St. Georges town, Bermuda, 389.
St. Helena Island, Atlantic, military stores for, 49, 112, 204, 275, 340.
St. Iago de la Vega, Jamaica, 304.
St. John's, Newfoundland, 1, 3, 30.
- river, Labrador, 154.
St. John's, or New Ireland; now Prince Edward Island, Canada:
Governor. See Patterson.
Lt. Governor. See Desbrisay.
President of Council and Secretary. See Callbeck.
Chief Justice. See Stewart.
Agent. See Smith.
Acts in, 10, 58, 104, 106, 108, 149, 368, 374, 418–9, 424, 428, 430, 437–8.
Council, 104, 108, 149, 419.
-, minutes of, 103, 418, 467.
Assembly, 104, 419, 424, 428.
allotments in, 418, 424.
artificers for, 380–1, 385, 392, 396–7, 404–5.
buildings in, 1.
disbursements in, 1.
elections in, 418.
establishments of, 16, 53, 159, 163, 165, 461.
estimates for, 62, 64, 67, 97, 226, 228, 260, 293, 295, 351, 364, 433, 459, 470.
forestalling in, 418.
gaol in, 1.
Governor, petition of, 258, 328–9, 334, 350.
-, instructions for, 344, 463.
-, leave of absence for, 369.
islands, petition for, 3–4, 34.
lands leased in, 368, 380–1.
military stores for, 20.
militia in, 368.
name of, changed, 428.
Nova Scotia, separation from, 11.
official salaries in, 100, 104.
President's petition, 316–7, 319, 345, 369.
public houses in, 419.
quit rents in, 2, 5, 8, 10, 16, 53, 100, 461.
roads in, 149.
schoolmasters in, 245.
Secretary's petition, 245, 248.
spirits, duties on, 418.
trees in, 368.
weights and measures in, 418.
St. Laurence, Gulf of, Canada, 8, 16, 20, 86.
St. Louis Island, Senegambia, 21, 27, 115–6, 184–5.
St. Lucia, West Indies, 235–6, 317.
St. Lucar, Spain, 78, 161, 227.
St. Malo, St. Maloe's, France, exports to, 29, 28–9, 95.
St. Martin Island, West Indies, 252.
St. Michael's Town, Barbados, 435, 438.
St. Ours, Roque de, proposed for Quebec Council, 102.
St. Petersburgh, Russia, 203.
St. Roe, Quebec, 82.
St. Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, 165.
St. Thomas-in-the-East parish, Jamaica, 308, 332.
St. Vincent's, West Indies:
Governor. See Morris.
Lt. General. See Melvill.
Receiver General. See Ingram.
Acts in, 6, 22, 29–30, 58, 60, 65–6, 88–9, 100, 117, 150, 162, 175.
Council, 55, 82–3, 119–20, 170, 173, 218–9.
-, minutes of, 236.
-, members. See Ash, Campbell, Collins, Crooke, Ottley, and Sharpe.
Assembly, 60, 119, 218–9, 228, 235–6, 242, 253.
courts martial in, 236.
defences of, 231, 235–6.
devolution of government in, 4, 7, 16.
Gazette of, 200, 228–9, 235–6.
Governor appointed in, 4, 7, 16.
-, complaints of his conduct, 218–9, 224–5, 231, 235–6.
-, recall of, 219, 231–2.
land grants in, 120, 122, 166–7, 170–1, 200, 218–9, 253.
lands leased in, 43, 100, 117–9.
military stores for, 38–9, 95, 99–100, 107, 111.
militia in, 23, 29–30, 65.
parishes in, 167.
provisions in, 6.
runaway negroes in, 219.
seal for, 4, 16, 43.
slaves imported to, 130, 136.
Sandwich, earl of. See Montague.
Sanson, Philip, attends Board, 78.
-, -, petitions of, 169, 172, 235, 382.
Saunders, Dr. William, teacher in chemistry, 94–5.
Savannah, Georgia, 323, 423.
Scanderoon. See Iskanderun.
Scarborough, Tobago, 40.
-, Yorkshire, 55.
Schaw, Mr., sub-sheriff of Nova Scotia, 387.
Schomberg, Mr., King's Notary, and interpreter for M. Le Juge, 31–2.
Scotland:
Advocate General. See Montgomery.
Carron Company Ironworks, ordnance of, 45–6, 48, 86, 91, 110–1, 201, 238–9, 242, 254, 279.
Forth and Clyde Canal proposed, 250.
hemp and flax in, 444.
imports and exports, 280, 344.
Royal Boroughs of, 250.
sugar stored in, 402.
Scott, George, late Lt. Governor of Grenada, 93.
-, John, of Jamaica, 471.
-, Samuel, petitions of, 3–4, 35, 80, 83, 151.
-, Thomas and Co., petition of, 151.
Seaman, Robert, suspended Dominica Councillor, 24, 41.
Searle, Mrs. Mary, appointed necessary woman to Board, 2, 87.
Seccondee Fort, West Africa, 70, 103, 163, 273, 302.
Senegal river, West Africa, 20–1, 157–8.
-, brick and lime at, 220.
Senegambia, West Africa:
Governor. See Barnes, Clarke, O'Hara.
Lt. Governor. See McNamara.
Chief Justice. See Morse, Wallace.
Provost Marshal. See Murphy.
Superintendent of Trade. See Demarin.
Acts in, 184–6, 198–9.
Council, 32, 54, 147, 202.
-, minutes of, 21, 27, 115.
accounts of, 44–5, 49–50, 53, 220–1, 223–4, 331.
agent's petition, 262–5, 267.
bills drawn in, 29, 65–6, 115, 184–5, 198.
census of, 20.
Chief Justice in, 65, 155–6, 160, 163–4, 168, 171, 176, 181–2, 185–7, 189–90, 193–6, 202, 213, 216–7, 223.
civil officers in, 466.
contingent expenses in, 63, 211–3, 215–6, 225.
disbursements in, 220.
estimates of, 4, 7–8, 62, 64, 67, 97–8, 159, 163, 165, 228, 293, 295.
evictions in, 184–5.
forts in, 115.
French, trade with, 148, 198.
garrison in, 20, 412–3.
goods, indent of, for, 202–3.
Governor appointed in, 44–5.
-, instructions for, 55, 199.
-, claim for reimbursements, 43–5, 311–2.
-, complaints of his conduct, 20–1, 23, 27, 31–2, 34, 36, 121, 155, 168, 191–2.
gunpowder in, 124.
inhabitants' affidavits, 115–6.
Lt. Governor, defence of his conduct, 48–9, 52–4, 114–5, 148, 152–8, 160–1, 178, 194–6.
-, ill-health of, 116, 121, 123, 211.
-, salary, arrears of, 344–5, 350, 364–5, 380.
natives in, 116.
negroes imported to, 133.
-, sold in, 147–8, 157, 198.
official salaries in, 265, 306.
ordnance stores in, 20, 25, 36.
prosecutions in, 195–6.
Provost Marshall appointed in, 202, 228.
Secretary's petition, 214.
shipwrights' petition, 272, 276–7.
superintendent's petition, 182.
state of, 20–1, 25, 33, 41, 114, 198.
surveys in, 115.
vessels cleared in, 25, 34–5.
Serle, Ambrose, appointed Solicitor and Clerk of Reports to Board, 2.
-, -, appointed Secretary to Lord Howe's Commission, 24–5, 28.
-, -, absence of, 125.
-, -, attendance requested, 212–3.
-, -, suspension of, 257.
Sewell, Mr., appointed Attorney General in Jamaica, 371.
Sharpe, John, proposed for St. Vincent's Council, 170, 173.
-, - (another), deceased, late agent for St. Kitts, 222.
-, Joshua, agent for Governors Chester and Cuninghame, attends Board, 439–40, 447.
Sharpless, Thomas, Senegambia merchant, 195.
-, -, memorials of, 168, 176, 189–91, 193–4, 202.
Shaw, Mr., Dominica Councillor, 41.
Shelburne, earl of. See Petty.
Shepherd, Francis Henry, London merchant, 357.
ships, named, list of. See Appendix at end of index.
Shirley, Thomas, Governor of Dominica, correspondence with, 24, 41, 45–6, 99, 110, 167–8, 193, 202, 427–8, 452–3, 472.
-, -, appointed Governor of Leeward Islands (1781), 406, 409.
-, -, instructions for, 412.
-, -, attendance requested, 417.
-, -, salary for, 462–3.
-, Mr., proposed for Jamaica Council, 99.
Shoal Bay, Newfoundland, 154, 166.
Shoolbread, Shoolbred, John, West African merchant, attends Board, 348–9, 362, 365, 379, 440–2.
-, -, charges against, 92, 130, 132–3, 138, 339–40, 347–8, 357, 361–2.
-, -, memorial of, 357, 360.
-, -, acquitted of blame, 374–5.
-, -, petitions of, 13–4, 162, 164, 250–1, 254, 293–4, 307, 323, 327, 409, 429, 438, 465.
Shorland, John, of Bahamas, 354.
Shuldham, Molyneux, afterwards Lord, ex-Governor of Newfoundland, 77–8.
Simeon, Mr., counsel for Bahamas complainants, attends Board, 353–4.
Simond, Messrs., petition of, 113.
Simpson, Messrs., petitions of, 172, 228, 275, 277, 304, 315, 328, 341–2, 416.
Sinclair, Robert, petitions of, 237–8, 334, 341.
Six Nations (Iroquois) Indians, land purchases from, 212.
Skegg, Joseph, petition of, 334.
Skinner, Mr., counsel for Governor Legge, 40.
Slater, Gill, petitions of, 38–9, 95, 98.
Sloane, Hans, appointed Commissioner of Trade and Plantations (1780), 337.
-, -, attends Board, 337, et passim.
-, -, reappointed, 343, 446.
Smith, Resolve, of St. Vincent's, 219.
-, Roger, of Grenada, 93.
-, Samuel, agent for St. John's Island, 104, 245, 248, 345.
- (another), contractor in Senegambia, 160.
- (another) and Co., petitions of, 3, 420, 434.
-, Thomas, of Bahamas, 355, 359.
-, William, London merchant, petition of, 438.
Smyrna, Turkey in Asia, 104, 200.
Smyth, Mr., of Dominica, 24.
Somers Island. See Bermudas.
Southampton, England, 204, 209.
South Carolina: Acts in, 429–32.
merchants' petition, 429–33.
military stores for, 323, 327–8, 331, 349, 421, 423, 428–9, 438.
rice imports from, 385.
Spain:
African trade with, 399.
barilla from, 321.
islands ceded to, 328.
military stores for, 75, 78, 86, 91, 110–1.
refugees from, 220.
sugar trade with, 402.
West Florida conquered by, 456, 458, 471.
Spatchers, William, of Bahamas, 354.
Spencer, Robert, Lord, Commissioner of Trade and Plantations: attends Boards, 6, et passim, to 446.
-, -, reappointed, 15, 101, 260, 280, 337, 343.
Spiers, John, petition of, 85.
Spratt, Messrs., petition of, 231.
Squire, Francis, memorial of, 362.
Stanley, Edward, Secretary to Commissioners of Customs: correspondence with, 15–6, 25, 28, 34–6, 107, 143, 210, 217, 318, 320, 348.
-, John, appointed agent for Nevis, 397, 405–6, 467.
Stanmore, Stanmer, Middlesex, 360.
Stanton, Lt. Gilbert, 115.
-, Mr., of Senegambia, 32.
Stapel, Messrs., petition of, 327.
Staples, John, 311.
Staunton, George Leonard, Grenada Councillor, 183.
Steele, John, of Barbados, 470.
Stephens, Mr., Secretary to Lords of Admiralty: correspondence with, 70, 163, 273, 346, 356–7, 364, 369–72, 392, 396–7, 415.
Sterling, Stirling, Major Robert, of Bahamas Militia, 255.
-, -, member of Bahamas Council, 329, 354.
-, -, proposed as Lt. Governor of Bahamas, 425.
Stevens, Richard, of New Jersey, 15.
Stevenson, William, of Senegambia, affidavits of, 195–6.
-, Captain, of Spy, 145, 155.
Stewart, Peter, Chief Justice of St. John's, 461.
-, William, 343.
Stirling. See Sterling.
Storer, Anthony, appointed Commissioner of Trade and Plantations (1782), 446.
-, -, attends Board, 446, et passim.
Stormont, Viscount. See Murray.
Strachan, Messrs., petitions of, 67–8, 70, 74, 107, 161, 235, 327.
Strachey, Henry, Secretary to Lords of Treasury: correspondence with, 467, 470.
Street, Messrs., petitions of, 14–5, 236, 271, 350, 356.
Strettell, Strettle, Messrs., petitions of, 15–6, 22, 35, 68, 74, 169, 230, 294, 390, 446.
Strudwick, Henry, of Jamaica, 93.
-, Edward, and Theodore, his mulatto children, 93.
Stuart, Andrew, appointed Commissioner of Trade and Plantations (1779), 260.
-, -, attends Board, 280, et passim.
-, -, reappointed, 280, 337, 343, 446.
-, -, communications by, 444, 461.
-, -, instructions for, 460.
-, John, Superintendent of Indian affairs, 72, 87–90.
-, Mr., provincial agent of St. John's Island, 369.
Stubbs, Robert, appointed Governor of Annamaboe, 276, 351.
-, -, instructions for, 284, 286.
-, -, letters from, 344, 439.
-, -, recall of, 349–50, 384.
Suckling, George, Chief Justice of Virgin Islands, memorial of, 210–1, 223.
Sunlay, Christopher, of St. Vincent's, 235.
Sutherland, Major, of Bahamas, 279.
Symes, Mr., Montserrat Councillor, deceased, 102.
Symmer, Andrew, attends Board, 380.
-, -, letters from, 325, 329–30, 352, 364.
-, -, member of Bahamas Council, 329.
T
Taggart, James, Bristol merchant, 357.
Talbot, John Chetwynd, appointed Commissioner of Trade and Plantations (1782), 446.
-, -, attends Board, 446, et passim.
Tantumquerry Fort, West Africa, 70, 92, 163, 273.
Tappenden, Messrs., petition of, 5, 9.
Taylor, James, Grenada Councillor, 183.
-, Robert, petition of, 192.
Teighe, Dr. Michael, of Senegambia, 116, 120.
Teisier, Charles Loubier and Co., petitions of, 86–7, 101.
Teissier, Lewis, petition of, 10.
Temple, William, of Dominica, 35.
Terry, Mr., of Mosquito Coast, 27, 30–1.
Thellusson, Peter, and Co., petitions of, 18, 22, 35, 51, 95, 101–2, 110, 200, 204.
Thomas, John Smith, proposed for Virgin Islands' Council, 308.
-, William, merchant of Poole, 78.
-, Mr., Deputy Superintendent of Indian affairs, 39.
Thompson, Robert, proposed for Nevis Council, 54, 56.
-, Mr., agent for Quebec, etc., correspondence with, 373, 377–8, 380, 406, 418, 420, 422, 430.
Thynne, Thomas, third Viscount Weymouth, Secretary of State, letters to, 199, 203.
Tobago, West Indies:
Governor. See MacArtney.
Lt. Governor. See Ferguson.
Acts in, 16, 22–3, 26, 60, 100, 106, 162, 176, 208, 221, 386, 392, 409, 414, 417–8, 471.
Council, 16, 102, 188, 376, 403, 407, 414, 419–21.
-, minutes of, 60, 208, 376.
-, members. See Campbell, Elder, Fairholme, Forbes, Francklyn, McKenzie, Ottley, and Petrie.
Assembly, 40, 208, 376, 379, 386.
-, minutes of, 60, 376.
clergymen in, 414.
fortifications of, 414.
Governor appointed in, 4-6.
-, instructions for, 344, 37980.
Lt. Governor, salary for, 379.
merchants' petition, 458.
military stores for, 151.
roads in, 414.
seal, great, in, 346, 376, 379, 387.
slaves, government of, in, 22–3.
state of, 376.
Treasurer in, 414.
Tobin, James, proposed for Nevis Council, 54, 56.
Todd, William, and Co., petitions of, 95, 150.
-, Captain Wyvill, of Meanwell, 55.
-, Mr. of G. P. O., correspondence with, 337, 339.
Tonge, William, of Nova Scotia, 8, 11.
Tonyn, Patrick, Governor of East Florida: instructions for, 63, 290, 292.
-, -, correspondence with, 66, 181, 289–90, 425, 454–5, 463.
-, -, officials suspended by, 30, 33–4, 47, 57, 69, 73, 75–6, 181–2, 185–8, 191.
Tortola, West Indies, 75, 105.
Council, minutes of, 168.
Assembly, 168.
Governor's visit to, 168.
inhabitants' petition, 107.
military stores for, 107, 114, 125, 440.
Touchet, James, letter to, 324–5.
Trade:
barilla, 321.
chemical discoveries, 306–7, 309–10.
consular reports, 78, 161, 227.
com trade, 324–5, 327.
cotton, 404.
custom house ledgers, 14–6, 36, 107, 210, 217, 438.
drugs, imports of, 391–2, 396–7.
dyeing discoveries, 82, 91–2, 94–5, 158, 178.
East India imports, 123–4; and see East Indies.
flax and linen trade, 322–5, 327, 404, 422, 444.
Germany, imports and exports to, 51, 64, 108, 208, 272–3.
hemp and flax industry, 420–3, 444, 459, 464–5.
illegal shipments of goods, 55–6.
imports and exports, general, 280, 344.
military stores, licences to export, 2, et passim, to 467.
rice imports, 385, 419.
salt duties, 321, 391, 396.
silk trade, 404.
sugar refiners' petitions, 317, 321–3, 398–9, 401–5, 408, 410–1.
treaties of trade and commerce, 298–300, 304.
turpentine, 280.
verdigrease manufacture, 300–1. 303.
woollen manufacturers' petitions, 300, 303, 404, 407–9.
And see Miscellanies, Plantations General, and under separate Colonies.
Traile, Robert, proposed for Bermuda Council, 319.
Traill, Robert, Comptroller of Customs at Piscataqua, memorial of, 186–7.
Trelawney, Sir William, late Governor of Jamaica, 246.
Trinder, Thomas, ex-Governor of Annamaboe, 339, 348.
Troup, Agnes Johannah, of Jamaica, 332.
Trower, James, suspended Jamaica Judge, 334, 346.
Truro, Nova Scotia, 381.
Tryon, William, ex-Governor of New York, 239.
Tucker, Henry, Bermuda agent, memorials of, 274-5, 431, 472.
Tunis, North Africa, 407.
Turkey, trade with, 104, 200.
Turks' Island, West Indies, trade to, 38.
-, -, plan for, 364.
-, -, salt ponds at, 38, 46–7, 54, 352, 380, 383.
Turnbull, Dr. Andrew, of East Florida, attends Board, 47.
-, -, memorials of, 57, 69, 73, 75–6.
-, -, William, suspended Virgin Islands' Councillor, 116–7, 119, 182, 196, 234.
Turner, John, merchant, petition of, 71.
-, Robert, of Senegal Island, affidavits of, 115, 153.
Tutet, Messrs., petition of, 3, 5–6.
U
Underwood, Thomas, appointed Councillor in Montserret, 292.
V
Vaughan, Samuel, merchant, attends Board, 365, 405, 408.
-, -, petitions of, 85, 248.
Veere, Campveer, Zealand, 22–3, 95.
Vidal, Messrs., petitions of, 3, 5–6.
Vincent, Marie Elizabeth, of St. Vincent's, 69, 100.
-, Rev., of Lunenburgh, 255.
Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands:
Chief Justice. See Suckling.
Agent. See Pownall.
Acts in, 34, 48, 50, 60, 68, 89, 93, 101, 124–5, 149, 210–1, 223, 367, 426–7, 466–7, 472.
Council, 50, 52, 56–7, 116–7, 119, 149, 182, 184, 196, 206, 234, 236, 238, 267.
-, members. See Dawson, Dyer, Fahie, Hodge, Hunter, Leonard, Martin, Nibbs, Turnbull, and Webb.
Assembly, 60, 117, 125, 192.
-, members of, 60, 234, 426.
agent for, 36, 93.
constitution of, 157–8.
courts in, 149, 210–1, 367–8, 426–7.
devolution of government in, 105.
division of islands, 125.
land titles in, 223.
militia in, 124.
powder duty in, 124.
state of, 105, 116–7, 334, 367–8.
Virginia:
Acts in, 429.
Council, minutes of, 58.
vessels cleared in, 58.
Vittet, Jean Baptiste, of St. Vincent's, 117.
Vriesland. See Friesland.
W
Wagg, William, of Jamaica, 314.
Walker, John & Co., of Birmingham, petitions of, 200, 209, 293, 296, 313, 421.
-, Thomas, of Senegambia, 20.
-, Mr., letter to, 324–5.
Wall, Captain Joseph, of H.M. African corps., 115, 194–5.
Wallace, Thomas, Deputy Chief Justice of Senegambia, 115–6, 155–6, 194–6, 225.
-, William, petitions of, 191, 209.
Wallis, Albany, solicitor, memorial of, 423.
-, -, correspondence with, 420, 440, 469–70, 472.
-, Mr., Clerk of Peace in Dorsetshire, 459.
Walpole, Honble. Robert, letters from, 299, 300.
Walsingham, Lord, Commissioner of Trade and Plantations. See de Grey.
Walthamstow, Essex, 471.
Warner, Ashton, of Barbados, 464.
Warwick Parish, Bermuda, 389, 472.
Watherstone, William, of Bahamas, 253, 266.
Watson, Brooke, London merchant, attends Board, 68, 285, 451.
-, -, memorials of, 283-4, 286, 290, 332, 382–3.
-, -, petitions of, 16–7, 21–2, 39, 67, 74, 77–8, 161, 231, 238, 466.
Watts, Martin, suspended West African Councillor, 269.
Weaves, Jerome Barnard, appointed Governor of Cape Coast Castle, 349–51.
-, -, appointment criticized, 350, 353, 359–60, 362.
-, -, letters from, 439, 466.
Webb, Harry, proposed for Virgin Islands' Council, 149.
Webbe, George, appointed Assistant Justice in Nevis, 413.
Weeks, Joshua Wingate, missionary at Halifax, 457, 461.
Wegg, Edward Rush, Attorney General of West Florida, 302, 417.
Welch, Richard, Jamaica Councillor, 270.
West, Mr., attends Board as agent for woollen manufacturers, 300.
-, -, attends Board as agent for Georgia, 457–8.
West Florida:
Governor. See Chester.
Secretary. See Macpherson.
Surveyor General. See Durnford.
Attorney General. See Wegg.
Receiver General. See Rainsford.
Agent. See Ellis, Nesham.
Council, 206, 220, 223.
-, minutes of, 58, 89–90, 173, 209, 234.
-, members. See Baird, Comyns and James.
Assembly, 234.
accounts of, 303.
agent's reprehensible conduct. 361.
bills drawn in, 12, 36, 305.
contingent expenses in, 63.
courts in, 229, 232, 234, 237–8, 302.
defences of, 63.
estimates of, 4, 7–8, 16, 62, 64, 67, 97, 159, 163, 165, 226, 228, 293, 295, 351, 364, 386, 456–7.
fees, exorbitant, in, 229, 232–3, 302, 305.
Governor: instructions for, 344.
-, complaints of his conduct, 267–8, 270, 302, 345, 416–7, 420, 423, 439–40, 447, 469–72.
-, complaints dismissed, 472.
-, house for, 8.
Indian trade in, 87–90, 303.
land grants in, 26, 46–7, 57, 90, 94, 96–7, 227, 248–9.
merchants' petition, 427–9.
military stores for, 2, 35, 37, 41–3, 45–6, 48–9, 72, 74, 83, 99, 101, 104, 109–10, 114, 172, 205, 208, 272, 275.
officers' petition, 262.
official salaries in, 176, 178, 386, 458, 460, 470–1.
surveyor general in, 176.
Spaniards, capture of province by, 456, 458, 471.
West Indies, Atlas of, 415.
-, cane rat in, 105.
-, merchants of, 398–9, 401, 405, 408.
-, military stores for, 334.
-, negroes exported to, 114, 144,
-, Nova Scotia, trade with, 381–2.
-, rum from, 332, 363, 451.
-, sugar trade, 322, 402.
Westgate, Thomas, Governor of Annmaboe, 348.
-, -, letters from, 160, 171, 351.
-, -, suspension of, 269.
Weymouth, Dorsetshire, 197.
Weymouth, Viscount. See Thynne.
Wharton, Thomas, proposed for St. Kitts Council, 413, 428.
White, John, petition of, 438.
-, Robert, agent for Mosquito Shore, 147, 245, 251, 258–9, 283–4, 291.
-, -, attends Board, 24, 27, 121, 187, 189–90, 233–4, 241–2, 251, 256, 287–8, 297–8.
-, -, attendance requested, 185, 239, 246–7, 253, 281, 285.
-, -, correspondence with, 294, 296, 309, 311, 314.
-, Mr., Deputy Lt. Governor of Montserrat, 182.
-, -, (another), woollen manufacturer, attends Board, 303.
-, Messrs., petition of, 6.
Whitmore, Messrs., petition of, 433.
Whydah, West Africa, 138, 140, 145.
-, Williams' Fort at, 70, 273.
Wilcox, James, master of Hope, 153.
Wildman, Henry, petition of, 79–80.
-, James, proposed for Jamaica Council, 61.
-, Thomas, memorial of, 196.
Wilkie, Patrick, of St. Vincent's, 69, 100.
Willet, John, London merchant, petition of, 113, 119.
William III, King, Acts of, 391.
Williams, Major Griffiths, R.A., memorial of, 334.
-, Richard, correspondence with, 380–1, 385, 392, 396–7, 404–5
-, Samuel, proposed for Grenada Council, 108, 121, 175.
-, -, attends Board, 122.
-, Mr., of Quebec, 214, 378.
Wilmot, Henry, agent for Pennsylvania Proprietors, 170–1.
-, -, letters from, 54, 212.
-, -, appointed agent for St. Kitts, 222–3.
Wills, earl of Hillsborough, 304, 324.
-, -, correspondence with, 298–9, 319, 323, 327.
Wilson, John Armstrong, of Bahamas, 355, 359.
-, Richard, of Dublin, 312.
-, Samuel, petitions of, 161, 200, 207, 254, 311, 340–1.
-, William, attends Board, 17, 19.
-, -, petitions of, 3, 6, 37, 68, 74, 89, 104.
-, Mr., proposed for Tobago Council, 414.
Wilton, William, petitions of, 3, 178, 188, 213, 222, 272, 293.
Winbolt, John Hill, Attorney for Mr. Callbeck, 345, 350.
Windsor, Nova Scotia, 381.
Windward Coast, West Africa, 144–5.
Winnebah, Fort, West Africa, 70, 163, 273.
Winstone, Charles, proposed for Antigua Council, 412.
Winwood, Messrs., petition of, 247.
Withers, Mr., letter to, 324–5.
Wolmer, John, of Jamaica, 5.
Wolrond, Main Swete, Antigua Judge, 366.
Wood, Mr., agent for export merchants, attends Board, 29.
Woodmass, Mr., Chariman of Oporto Company, 41.
Wooldridge, Mr. Alderman, Receiver General of quit rents in East Florida, 247–8, 250.
Woolrige, Thomas & Co., petition of, 177.
Woortman, General Peter, Governor of Elmina, 38.
Workman, Thomas, deputy Secretary of Barbados, 459–60.
Worral, Mr., 324–5.
Wright, Mrs. Ann, necessary woman to Board, retirement of, 2, 87.
-, Sir James, Governor of Georgia, 237.
-, -, correspondence with, 13, 423–4, 437.
-, Messrs., petition of, 111.
Wyndham, Charles, earl of Egremont, 93.
Y
Yorkshire, England, 404.
Young, Captain John, of Bahamas, 263, 266.
-, William, Lt. Governor of Grenada and Tobago, 175.
-, -, letters from, 34, 40.
-, -, officials suspended by, 69, 106, 183.
APPENDIX.
Ships named:
Achilles, 296.
Active, 113, 118, 197.
Adamant, 39, 238, 328.
Aeolus, 110.
Ajax, 101.
Alarm, 178.
Amelia, 340.
Ann, 292.
Anna Sophia, 45.
Atelope, 231.
Antigua Planter, 95.
Appalachiesla, 74.
Ariadne, 56.
Astianax, 86.
Aston Hall, 295.
Augustus Caesar, 382.
Aurora, 114, 121,271, 277, 440.
Basse Terre, 341-2.
Beaver, 294.
Beazley, 154.
Belfast Paket, 293, 296, 311.
Bellona,151,457.
Benjamin, 107.
Benjamin and Marry, 110.
Besborough,61,65.
Bess, 95, 99.
Best, 141.
Besty, 109, 228, 249, 282, 382, 390.
Besty and Nancy, 154, 294.
Besty and Jenny, 68.
Blackburne, 200.
Blenhein, 44.
Blizzard, 207, 341.
Bob, 107.
Bridge Town, 341.
Britannia, 102, 141, 205,222, 251.
British Lion, 386.
Brooks, 145.
Caeser, 68.
Caledonia, 24.
Calvert, 331.
Camberwell, 230.
Camden, 37.
Canada, 161, 235.
Canadian,21, 67, 74.
Canon, 201.
Carolina Packet, 423.
Catherine, 107, 153, 315.
ceres, 298.
Chambers, 274.
Champion, 42.
Charlotte, 30, 271, 341.
Christian, 75.
Christianted, 191.
Colebrook, 151.
Commerce, 200, 230, 419.
Concord,238.
Confidenza, 407.
Cornelia, 235.
Crown, 315.
CrownGally,263.
Cyrus,249.
Dalling, 157.
Dance, 380, 392, 396-7, 404.
David, 207.
Davis, 141.
Detroit, 157, 224, 294, 390.
Diana,46-7, 230, 295.
Dolphin, 224.
Dorset, 115.
Dublin Packet, 288.
Duchess of Kingston, 193.
Duff, 22.
Duke of York, 44.
Duncan, 141.
Dunkirk, 209, 322, 327.
Eagle, 317, 328.
Earl of Chesterfield, 415.
Earl of Denbigh, 91.
Earl of Effingham, 446.
Eden, 72, 74.
Edmund Burke, 177.
Edward, 224.
Elizabeth, 57, 83, 85, 164, 197, 294, 407.
Eweretta, 293, 386, 463.
Expedition, 327.
Fame, 385, 434.
Fancy, 101.
Fanny, 312.
Fisher and Hope, 42.
Fleetwood, 178.
Fort Louis, 153.
Friends, 429.
Friendship, 37, 113, 129, 153, 172.
Garland, 409.
Gascoyne, 276.
General Haldimand, 227.
General Morris, 219.
Generous Friend, 35.
George, 80, 382.
Glasgow, 67, 73, 80.
Godfrey, 308.
Goulton, 323.
Governor Campbell, 151.
Grace, 412.
Grafton, 210.
Guadalquivir, 164.
Hannah, 268.
Harriet, 112.
Hawk, 204, 272.
Hazard, 238, 242.
Hector, 12, 68, 71, 74, 141, 169.
Helen, 216, 296.
Helen, 110.
Hercules, 384.
Hero, 293.
Hibberts, 278.
Hope, 114, 153, 177, 233.
Indian Trader, 111, 278, 339, 420.
Industry, 64, 153.
Integrity, 386, 452.
Isabella, 38.
Jamaica, 112, 274.
Jamaica Planter, 127, 144.
James, 75.
Jane, 179–80.
Janet, 45.
Jeamie, 463.
Jersey, 201.
John, 301.
John and Mary, 249, 271, 334.
Jonge Claes Tempel, 112.
Juno, 72, 74, 83, 275.
Kent, 110.
King George, 141, 390.
King of Spain, 86, 91, 111, 254.
Kingston, 222, 304.
Kirby Hall, 174.
Kitty, 315.
Knight, 114.
Lady Harvey, 294.
Lady Juliana, 156, 164, 174, 213, 293.
Laing, 88.
Lamego, 433.
Latham, 9.
Linnen, 44.
Little Tartar, 231.
Live Oak, 110, 208.
Lively, 22, 122.
Lock, 342.
London, 207, 213, 231, 350, 390, 457.
London Merchant, 111.
London Packet, 112–3, 118, 193, 210, 290.
Lord Amherst, 49.
Lord Dartmouth, 20, 53, 153, 225.
Lord Germain, 199.
Lord Hyde, 446.
Lord North, 256.
Love, 61, 192.
Love and Unity, 51.
Lovely Lass, 49.
Lucy, 209.
Lusanna, 105.
Marian, 42, 101, 104, 205, 272.
Marie Anne, 101.
Marie Aufret, 113.
Marques de Braneas, 95.
Marquis of Rockingham, 12, 114, 227.
Mars, 204.
Martha, 67, 74, 151.
Mary, 83, 86, 105, 113, 151, 153, 271, 334, 338.
Mary Ann, 343.
Mayflower, 111.
Mazon, 456.
Meanwell, 55.
Mercury, 141.
Meredith, 283.
Merlin, 207.
Minerva, 300.
Molly, 269.
Montague, 192.
Montford, 355.
Montreal, 67, 74, 154, 227, 291, 390, 464.
Nancy, 145, 151, 247, 293–4, 357, 390.
Neptune, Nepthune, 68, 71, 74, 327.
New Adventure, 68, 74, 169, 174.
New London, 95, 178, 180, 200–1, 203.
Norton, 45, 47.
Norwich, 164.
Nostra Senhora de Conçeição e Sto. Antonio e Almas, 268.
-, de Madre de Dios, 282.
-, de Nieves e S. João Baptista, 271.
-, de Socorro Sto Antonio e Almas, 234.
Olympia, 23.
Orangefield, 114.
Otter, 162.
Pallas, 70, 163.
Peggy, 89, 138, 423.
Peggy Martin, 142.
Philippa Harbian, 131.
Phoebe, 43.
Pilgrim, 285, 307, 341.
Poline, la, 102.
Polly, 153, 390, 416.
Polly and Charlotte, 177.
Princess of Orange, 288.
Priscilla, 71.
Prosper, 247.
Quebec, 154, 230, 452.
Queen, 204, 209.
Racehorse, 24.
Randolf, 254.
Rebecca, 98, 205.
Renown, 111, 334, 421, 460.
Resolution, 203.
Revenge, 192, 249, 433.
Reward, 150.
Richard, 107.
Richmond, 246.
Robuste, 328.
Rochford, 61, 65.
Rodney, 254.
Rosamund, 71, 74.
Rowley, 210.
Royal Charlotte, 113, 118, 278.
Royal Henry, 122.
Royal Jane, 278.
Russell, 162.
Sally, 107, 191, 224.
Sally and Sophy, 88.
Sandwich, 228.
Savannah la Mar, 79.
Scanderoon Galley, 38.
Sharp, 287.
Sisters, 37.
Snow Straker, 342.
Sophia, 41.
Sophia Charlotte, 434.
Speke, 200, 204.
Spy, 145.
St. Andrew, 37, 42, 101, 205, 272.
St. Caetano, 193.
St. Francis de Sale, 102.
St. John Baptist, 310.
St. Lawrence, 68, 74, 78, 161, 342.
Success, 196, 268, 282, 342.
Sukey, 192.
Surprise, 189.
Susanna, 98, 169, 189, 456.
Swallow, 203.
Swift, 272.
Tagus, 212.
Tartar, 200, 323, 327.
Thetis, 384.
Thomas, 102, 221.
Three Brothers, 355.
Three Friends, 208.
Three Sisters, 270.
Trelawny, 249.
True Briton, 100.
Tryal, 41.
Tudway, 111.
Two Brothers, 248.
Tygris, 104.
Unity, 141.
Valiant, 306, 340.
Venus, 342.
Vicomtesse de Castellane, 95.
Vrow Maria, 298.
Wallace, 254.
Weazle, 273.
West Indian, 216, 278.
Westerhall, 209.
Westmoreland, 84.
William, 294, 439.
William and Elizabeth, 42, 399.
Withywood, 277, 279.
Woortmans, 142.
Wren, 197.