Journal, December 1772: Volume 79

Journal, December 1772

Thursday, December 3. Present:—Mr. Jenyns, Lord Greville, Mr. Gascoyne, Lord Garlies.

The Earl of Dartmouth, one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, attends.

New York.

fo. 181.

The draught of a report to the Lords of the Committee of Council relative to grants and possessions of lands within the district lying between Hudson and Connecticut Rivers, and the disputes, disorders and confusions arising therefrom, having been transcribed pursuant to order, was signed.

Monday, December 7. Present:—Mr. Jenyns, Lord Greville, Mr. Gascoyne, Lord Garlies.

The Earl of Dartmouth, one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, attends.

Plantations General.

fo. 182.

Their lordships took into further consideration the reference of the petition of the Earl of Eglintoune and William Taylor and Montfort Browne, Esquires, to his Majesty, relative to the expediency of making a settlement on the Mississippi.

Thursday, December 10. Present:—Mr. Jenyns, Lord Greville, Mr. Gascoyne, Lord Garlies.

The Earl of Dartmouth, one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, attends.

Plantations General.

fo. 183.

Their lordships made a further progress in the consideration of the petition of the Earl of Eglintoune, and William Taylor and Montfort Browne, Esquires, relative to the expediency of making a settlement on the Mississippi, and it was ordered, that the draught of a report to the Lords of the Committee of Council for Plantation Affairs thereupon should be prepared.

New York.

Read an Order of the Lords of the Committee of Council for Plantation Affairs, dated May 5th, 1772, referring to this Board, for their consideration and report, a petition of Henry Remsen and his associates, stating an irregular purchase made by them from the Indians of two tracts of land on the Mohawk River, which they now disclaim; and praying, for the reasons set forth in the said petition, that they may have a grant of the unappropriated part of the said tracts on some easy acknowledgment.

Ordered, that the above mentioned order of reference be taken into consideration after the holidays, and that the agent for the petitioners be desired to attend.

fo. 184.

Massachusetts.

Read a letter from Thomas Hutchinson, Esquire, Governor of Massachusets Bay, to the Board, dated August 10th, 1772, transmitting,
Twenty six Acts passed in July, 1772.
Governor's remarks on said Acts.

Ordered, that the Acts be delivered to the Clerk of the Council in waiting.

Read a letter from Governor Hutchinson to the Board, dated October 10th, 1772, in answer to one from their lordships of the 29th of July last, relative to the draught of a clause proposed to be inserted in the Commissions to Governors of the Plantations, respecting the custody of idiots and lunaticks.

New Jersey.

fo. 185.

Read a letter from William Franklin, Esquire, Governor of New Jersey, to the Board, dated October 12th, 1772, in answer to one from their lordships of the 29th of July last, respecting a clause proposed to be inserted in the Commissions for Governors in the colonies with regard to the custody of idiots and lunaticks.

Proprieties, Pennsylvania.

Read a letter from Joseph Shippen, junior, Esquire, Secretary to the province of Pennsylvania, to the Secretary to this Board, dated October 15th, 1772, transmitting,
Lists of all foreigners naturalized in the province of Pennsylvania from June 1st, 1768, to June 1st, 1772.

Trade, Russia.

Read a letter from Samuel Swallow, Esquire, Consul in Russia, to the Board, dated 27 September/8 October, 1772, transmitting,
List of exports by the English ships from St. Peterburg in the year 1771.
List of exports by the foreign ships from St. Peterburg in 1771.

fo. 186.

West Florida.

Read a letter from John Robinson, Esquire, Secretary to the Lords of the Treasury to the Secretary to this Board, dated November 5th, 1772, acquainting him, that their lordships have directed a part of Lieutenant Governor Browne's demands, vizt. five hundred, eighty six pounds, three shillings and seven pence, to be paid out of the monies granted by Parliament for the civil establishment of West Florida; and therefore desire him to represent the same to the Lords of trade, and move them to make provision for that sum in the next estimate to be presented to Parliament for the civil establishment of that province.

Plantations General.

fo. 187.

Duplicates of letters and papers received by the Earl of Dartmouth from the Governors and other officers in his Majesty's colonies and plantations in America, relative to publick proceedings in the said colonies for some time passed, were communicated to the Board, and the said letters and papers were read and ordered to be bound up under the several heads to which they belong.

The Secretary laid before the Board publick Acts and proceedings of the Legislatures of several of the colonies in America, the titles of which are as follow, vizt.
Quebec.
Copy of the minutes of Council for the province of Quebec from April 1st to June 30th, 1772.
Copy of an ordinance "for altering the first day of Michaelmas Term, etc.," passed August 24th, 1772.
Nova Scotia.
List of his Majesty's Council in the province of Nova Scotia. Minutes of Council from July the 6th to December 19th, 1771.
Ditto: from January 4th to June 30th, 1772.
Journal of Council in Assembly from June 9th to July 8th, 1772.
Printed journal of Assembly for the same time.
Nine Acts passed in June and July, 1772.
fo. 188.
Proprieties, Maryland.
Printed votes and proceedings of the Lower House of Assembly of the province of Maryland from October 2nd, 1771, to November 29th following.
Printed laws of Maryland passed at a Session of Assembly, begun October 2nd, 1771.
Virginia.
Printed copy of a bill for the administration of justice in the colony of Virginia.
West Florida.
Minutes of Council of the province of West Florida from January 13th to May 14th, 1772.
Leeward Islands, St. Christopher's.
Minutes of the Assembly of St. Christopher's commencing the 16th of April, 1771, and ending the 9th of March, 1772.
One Act passed in St. Christopher's in April, 1772.
Montserrat.
Minutes of Council in the island of Montserrat from January 15th to May 30th, 1772.
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Minutes of Council in the island of Montserrat from January 12th to December 11th, 1771.
One Act passed in Montserrat in 1772.
Antigua.
Seven Acts passed in the island of Antigua in April and June, 1772.
Nevis.
Journal of Assembly of the island of Nevis from December 4th, 1770, to May 28th, 1771.
Ditto: from August 22nd to December 3rd, 1771.
Ditto: from December 7th, 1771, to 4th June, 1772.
One Act passed in the island of Nevis in 1772.
Dominica.
St. Vincent's.
fo. 190.
One Act passed in the island of Dominica in June, 1772.
Journal of Assembly of the island of St. Vincent from December 17th, 1770, to May 11th, 1772, in two parts.
Seven Acts passed in St. Vincent's in October 1770, September, 1771, and March, April, June and July, 1772.
Tobago.
Journal of the Assembly of Tobago from July 12th, 1769, to March 12th, 1771.
Ditto: from July 16th, 1771, to March 17th, 1772.
St. John's.
Two ordinances passed in the island of St. John, January 28th, 1772.
One ordinance passed, July 9th, 1772.
Barbados.
Two Acts passed in the island of Barbados in January and June, 1772.
Minutes of Council of the island of Barbados from August 23rd, 1771, to August 31st, 1772.
Minutes of Assembly from July 16th, 1771, to July 2nd, 1772.
Six Acts passed in Barbados in December, 1771, and January, June and September, 1772.

fo. 191.

Wednesday, December 16. Present:—Mr. Jenyns, Mr. Jolliffe, Lord Garlies.

The Earl of Dartmouth, one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, attends.

Africa.

Read a letter from the Earl of Suffolk, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, to the Board, dated December 14th, 1772, transmitting several papers relative to a composition offered for the injustice done by the Dutch Governor of Elmina to the owners of a British ship called the John; and desiring their lordships to communicate the said papers to the Committee of the African Company, and to inform him, whether the composition offered is such as they think sufficient.

fo. 192.

The Secretary was ordered to communicate the said papers to the Committee of the Company of Merchants trading to Africa, and to desire them to inform their lordships whether the composition offered is, in their opinion, sufficient.

Monday, December 21. Present:—Mr. Jenyns, Mr. Jolliffe, Lord Garlies.

The Earl of Dartmouth, one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, attends.

Africa.

Read a letter from the Committee of the Company of Merchants trading to Africa, dated December 18th, 1772, in answer to one from the Deputy Secretary of the 16th instant, transmitting several papers received from the Earl of Suffolk, relative to the composition offered by the Dutch Governor of Elmina to the owners of the ship John.

fo. 193.

The draught of a letter to the Earl of Suffolk, transmitting the opinion of the African Committee contained in the aforementioned letter, was prepared, agreed to and signed.

Plantations General.

The Secretaries laid before the Board copies of two hundred and seven Orders in Council respecting transactions in his Majesty's colonies and plantations in America from 1768 to 1772 inclusive, and it was ordered, that they should be bound up under the several heads to which they belong.

Miscellanies

Their lordships were pleased, at the humble request of the Secretary, to direct, that Mr. George Pownall be admitted to the seat in the clerk's room, now held by John Lillingston Pownall, Esquire, who desires leave to resign the same.