Journal, October 1741: Volume 49

Journal, October 1741

Thursday, October 1. Present:—Colonel Bladen, Mr. Plummer.

South Carolina.

Mr. Glen, Governor of South Carolina, attending, with Mr. Livingston, upon the subject of the petition of the said Livingston and others (referred to this Board by the Lords of the Committee of Council), for a tract of land in South Carolina (mentioned in the minutes of the 11th of August last); the Board, after some discourse with them, desired they would put in writing, in what part of that province they proposed to have the said grant, and the conditions on which they engage to settle the same, which they promised to do.

Tuesday, October 6. Present:—Colonel Bladen, Mr. Plummer.

Bahamas.

South Carolina.

Read a letter from Mr. Tinker, Governor of the Bahama Islands, to the Board, dated at New Providence, the 17th of July, 1741, inclosing one from Colonel Bull, President of the Council and Commander in Chief of South Carolina, giving some account of the designs of the Spaniards against Providence, and ordered that copies of both the said letters should be sent to the Duke of Newcastle; and directions were given for preparing the draught of a letter to his Grace, for inclosing the same.

Trade.

Africa.

Read also two letters from Mr. Corbett, Secretary to the Lords of the Admiralty, dated the 18th and 23rd of December, inclosing extracts of two others from Captain Strange, of his Majesty's ship the Chatham, giving an account of the state of the fortifications and trade of the Royal African Company on the Coast of Guinea; and ordered that a letter be writ to the Secretary of that company, signifying the desire of this Board to have some discourse on Wednesday morning, the 14th inst., with any gentlemen of the Court of Assistants of the said company, upon the subject of the said letters. [Wednesday, October 14th.]

Wednesday, October 7. Present:—Colonel Bladen, Mr. Plummer.

Trade.

Wool.

The Board had again under consideration some proposals to prevent the exportation of wool, and the following papers upon that subject were read, viz:
No. 33. Letter from one that subscribes himself, a merchant.
No. 34. Mr. Pinkerton's proposal.
No. 35. Mr. Webb's proposals.
No. 36. Letter from Mr. Peacock.
No. 37. Letter from Mr. Daniel Webb, with several printed papers.

Then directions were given that such persons, as had sent in proposals to the Board, for preventing the exportation of wool, should be desired to attend their lordships, when there is a full Board, in order to have some discourse with them upon the subject of their respective proposals.

Bahamas.

The draught of a letter to the Duke of Newcastle (for inclosing copy of a letter from Mr. Tinker, Governor of the Bahama Islands, read yesterday), was agreed to, and ordered to be transcribed.

Antigua.

Directions were given for preparing the draught of a representation, recommending James Gordon, Esq., to supply a vacancy in the Council of Antigua, occasioned by the death of John Gunthorpe, Esq.

Thursday, October 8. Present:—Colonel Bladen, Mr. Brudenell, Mr. Plummer.

Bahamas.

A letter to the Duke of Newcastle, for inclosing copy of one from Mr. Tinker, Governor of the Bahama Islands (read the 6th inst.), ordered yesterday to be transcribed, was signed.

Wednesday, October 14. Present:—Mr. Plummer, Mr. Keene.

Trade.

Africa.

Charles Hayes, Esq., Deputy Governor of the African Company, attending, together with Mr. Benjamin Periam and Mr. Francis Boteler, directors of the same, the two letters from Mr. Corbett, together with the extracts from Captain Strange's letters (mentioned in the minutes of the 6th inst.); the Board had some discourse with them on the subject of the said letters, and then the gentlemen desired they might have copies of the said extracts, in order for their consideration, which was accordingly granted.

Trade.

Wool.

John Cooper attending, was called in and laid before the Board a paper entituled:
No. 38. A scheme to prevent the exporting of wool, which was read.

Jamaica.

Read a letter from Mr. Williams, Deputy Secretary of Jamaica, dated June 12th, 1741, inclosing a list of all such persons in that island, as have entituled themselves to the benefit of the late Act of Parliament, for naturalizing such foreign Protestants as are settled or shall settle in any of His Majesty's colonies in America, from the 1st of June, 1740, to the 1st of June, 1741.

Trade.

Russia.

Plantations General.

Read a letter from Mr. Thomas Lowndes to the Secretary, dated September 2nd, 1741, proposing to encourage the importation of potashes from the plantations by taking off the duty.

Thursday, October 29. Present:—Colonel Bladen, Mr. Brudenell, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Keene.

Miscellanies.

The Secretary laid before the Board an account of the incidental charges of this Office, from Christmas, 1740, to Lady day, 1741, amounting to the sum of £279 7s. 6d., and a letter to the Lords of the Treasury, desiring payment thereof, and of the salaries due to the Secretary and under officers for the same time, was agreed to, and signed.

Antigua.

A representation to his Majesty having been prepared, as ordered by the minutes of the 7th instant, recommending James Gordon, Esq., to supply the vacancy in the Council of Antigua, made by the death of John Gunthorpe, Esq., was agreed to, and signed.

South Carolina.

Read a letter to the Secretary of this Board from Mr. Alexander Callender, praying him to move their lordships to report in favour of the petition of William Livingston, Esq., and others (mentioned in the minutes of the 11th of August last). Ordered that Mr. Callender be informed that the Board expect the proposals of the petitioners, as promised the 1st of this month.