Journal, August 1733: Journal Book K.K

Journal, August 1733

August 2. Present:—Mr. Bladen.

Bahamas.

Building a Fort.

The report upon Mr. Fitzwilliams' memorial touching the building a Fort at the Bahamas, ordered to be prepared the 26th of last month, was agreed.

Plantations General.

Surveyors General, to be of the Council.

The report with circular instructions to all the Governors in America, for admitting the Surveyors General of the Customs there, to be of the several Councils within their respective districts, ordered to be prepared the 24th of last month, was agreed.

Trade.

Africa.

Gum Coast.

The report upon the memorial of the African Company, relating to their right to the Gum Coast, ordered to be prepared at the last meeting, was agreed.

Trade.

Russia.

The representation relating to the Russian trade, ordered to be prepared the 19th of the last month, was agreed.

August 8. Present:—Mr. Bladen.

Virginia.

Four Acts to be confirmed.

Mr. Fane's report upon four private Acts of Virginia was read, and they having remained in this office about three years, without any objection being offered against them, a representation, proposing the confirmation of them, was agreed and signed.

Plantations General.

Letter from Mr. Carkesse, Surveyors General, to be of the Council.

A letter from Mr. Carkesse, with the names of the Surveyors General in the Customs in America, was read.

The report with the circular instructions to all the Governors in America, for admitting the Surveyors General of the Customs there, to be of the several Councils within their respective districts, agreed at the last meeting, as also

Bahamas.

Building a Fort.

The report upon Mr. Fitzwilliams's memorial concerning the building a Fort at the Bahamas.

Trade.

Russia.

The representation, relating to the trade to Russia, agreed at the last meeting, was signed, as also a letter, inclosing the same to the Lord Harrington.

Gum Coast.

The representation, relating to the African Company's right to the Gum Coast, agreed at the last meeting, was signed, as also a letter, for inclosing the same to the Duke of Newcastle.

St. Christophers.

Audain's Act, sent to Mr. Fane.

Ordered that an Act, passed at St. Christophers in 1722, to enable Andrew Audain and Peter Audain, etc., to sell a plantation, be sent to Mr. Fane, for his opinion thereupon in point of law.

Barbadoes.

Letter from the Governor, with this deposition.

August 15. Present:—Mr. Bladen.

A letter from the Lord Howe, Governor of Barbadoes, dated the 1st July, 1733, was read, and the paper, therein referred to, laid before the Board:—
Copy of the deposition of Richard Crawden, the 30th of June, 1733, relating to the seizure of two sloops at the Island of Tobago by a Spanish sloop, and carried to the Island of Margarita.

Sent to the Duke of Newcastle.

And a letter, for inclosing the same to the Duke of Newcastle, was signed.

August 28. Present:—Mr. Docminique, Mr. Bladen.

Nova Scotia.

Mrs. Campbell alias la Tour.

An Order of the Committee of Council, dated the 15th inst., referring to the Board the petition of Agatha Campbell, window, setting forth her right to certain quit rents in Nova Scotia, was read, and directions were given for preparing the draught of a representation thereupon.

Barbadoes.

Mr. Fane's report, Act, support of government.

Mr. Fane's report upon an Act, passed in Barbadoes in 1733, for the better support of his Excellency and the dignity of the government of this island, was read, and directions were given for preparing the draught of a representation for confirming the same.

August 29. Present:—Mr. Docminique, Mr. Bladen.

Act, support of government.

The representation for confirming an Act, passed in Barbadoes in 1733, for the better support of his Excellency, and the dignity of the government of this island, ordered yesterday to be prepared, was agreed and signed.

August 30. Present:—Mr. Bladen.

Massachusetts.

Letter and papers from the Governor.

The following letters from Mr. Belcher, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire, were read, and the papers, therein respectively referred to, were laid before the Board:—
Laws, manufactures and trade.
A letter from him, dated the 20th of October, 1732, relating to laws, manufactures and trade.

A letter from him, dated the 21st of November, 1732.

A letter from him, dated the 23rd of December, 1732.
Copy of a letter from one in Boston to his friend in the country.
Journal of the House of Representatives, from the 14th of November, 1732, to the 16th of December following.

A letter from him, dated the 5th of January, 1732–3.
Copy of a memorial of the officers and soldiers of Castle William to Mr. Belcher, the Governor.
The petition of the officers and soldiers at His Majesty's Fort Mary.
Copy of the memorial of Captain Larrabee, praying for an allowance for victualling the soldiers in Castle William.
Copy of the petition of the officers and soldiers of Fort George to the Governor.
Copy of the petition of the officers and soldiers of Fort George, at Brunswick to the Governor.
An anonimous paper, relating to the disposing of public money.
Journal of the House of Representatives, from the 7th to the 11th of November, 1733, and from the 18th to the 23rd of December, 1733.

A letter from him, dated the 8th of January, 1732–3.

A letter from him, dated the 9th of January, 1732–3.

A letter from him, dated the 12th of January, 1732–3.
Copy of a Bill, passed by the Council and Representatives the 5th of July, 1732, entituled, An Act for the making and emitting the sum of £50,000 in bills of credit, to which the Governor has suspended his assent.
Copy of His Majesty's 15th instruction to Governor Belcher, relating to the passing of laws.

A letter from him, dated 13th of January, 1732–3.

A letter from him, dated the 19th of May, 1733.

A letter from him, dated the 28th of June, 1733.
Journal of the House of Representatives, in May sessions, 1733.
Copy of a Bill for granting the sum of £3000 for the support of His Majesty's Governor.

New Hampshire.

A letter from him, dated the 5th of February, 1732–3.
Papers relating to the publishing His Majesty's warrants for three new Councillors.

Massachusetts.

A letter from him, dated the 21st of May, 1733.
Copy of the Governor's speech, and of all the messages, which passed between the Governor, Council and House of Representatives in 1732–3.
New Hampshire.
Copy of all the votes and orders made in the Assembly of New Hampshire in 1732–3.
Minute of Council on Mr. Wentworth and Mr. Atkinson's presenting their mandamus's, appointing them Councillors in New Hampshire.

Answer ordered.

Ordered that the draught of an answer be prepared thereto.

Massachusetts.

Letter from Mr. Willard, with papers.

A letter from Mr. Willard, Secretary to the province of the Massachusetts Bay, was read, and the papers, therein referred to, were laid before the Board, viz:—
Proclamation relating to the settlement of the lands near Pemaquid.
Minutes of Council, from the 5th of September, 1732, to the 16th of February, 1732–3.
Votes of the House of Representatives, from the 4th to the 26th of April, 1733.
Twelve Acts, passed in 1732–3 and 1733.
Minutes of Council in Assembly, from the 1st of November, 1732, to the 26th April, 1733.

Letter from the Judge of the Admiralty.

A letter from Mr. Byfield, Judge of the Admiralty, complaining of his being interrupted in his office by the people of the Massachusetts, dated the 3rd of August, 1732, was read.

Paper currency.

A copy of an Order in Council, dated the 10th of May, 1733, upon the Assembly's desiring certain instructions to the Governor of New England, relating to paper currency, and to the supplying the Treasury, may be abolished, was read; and ordered that a copy thereof be sent to Mr. Belcher.