Journal, December 1776: Volume 83

Journal, December 1776

Tuesday, December 3rd. Present:—Mr. Jenyns, Mr. Gascoyne, Lord Robert Spencer, Mr. Eden.

Lord George Germain, one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, attends.

Trade.

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Mr. Hambrough, mentioned in the minutes of last meeting, attended according to desire, and having submitted to their lordships such papers as he had to produce in justification of himself touching the charges transmitted to the Board by Mr. Cottrell, the said papers not appearing satisfactory, promised to procure and exhibit to the Board a full and proper certificate of the gunpowder shipped by him to Havre de Grace having been faithfully applied to the purposes of its exportation.

Africa.

Read a copy of a petition presented to Parliament by the Committee of the Company of Merchants trading to Africa, dated the 2nd of December, 1776, communicated to the Board by the said Committee, praying a grant of such sum for the necessary support and maintenance of the forts and settlements on the coast of Africa; and also for repaying their officers and servants there the money advanced by them, stated in the minutes of the 8th of last month, as to the House shall seem meet.

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Account of the Committee of the Company of Merchants trading to Africa, distinguishing every article of expence under its proper title for the year 1775.

Leeward Islands, Nevis.

Draughts of representations to his Majesty, recommending that James Tobin and Robert Thompson, esquires, may be appointed of the Council of Nevis, were approved, transcribed and signed.

Barbados.

Read a letter from the Honourable Edward Hay, Governor of Barbados, to the Board, dated August 31st, 1776, transmitting,
Minutes of Council from the 19th of July, 1775, to the 9th of July, 1776.
Minutes of the General Assembly from the 19th of July, 1775, to 9th of July, 1776.
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A list of the members of the Council.
An abstract of christenings and burials from the 1st of January, 1775, to the 31st of December following.
Storekeeper's certificate of money collected in lieu of powder, from August 23rd, 1775, to August 22nd, 1776.
Treasurer's return of negroes imported from the 11th of August, 1775, to 11th of August, 1776.
Eight Acts passed in October 1775, and February, March and May, 1776.

Ordered, that the Acts abovementioned be sent to Mr. Jackson, for his opinion thereupon in point of law.

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West Florida.

Read a memorial of Captain Hugh Lord, late Commandant at Kaskeskias, to the Board, stating the distress of his Majesty's subjects settled on the Mississippi between New Orleans and the Natches, in being so far removed from Pensacola; and submitting to their lordships, whether it may not be expedient to institute at some convenient place, within the limits abovementioned, a subordinate government dependant upon that of West Florida, in like manner as those of Detroit and Michilimackinac.

Monday, December 9th. Present:—Mr. Jenyns, Mr. Keene, Mr. Eden.

Lord George Germain, one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, attends.

Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands.

A representation to his Majesty, proposing a list of gentlemen to be appointed councillors for the Virgin Islands, was agreed to and signed.

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Tuesday, December 10th. Present:—Mr. Jenyns, Mr. Gascoyne, Mr. Keene, Mr. Eden.

Lord George Germain, one of his Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, attends.

East Florida.

Read a memorial of Dr. Andrew Turnbull to the Board, dated December 6th. 1776, preferring several complaints against Patrick Tonyn, esquire, Governor of East Florida.

Ordered, that the draught of a letter to Governor Tonyn be prepared, transmitting a copy of the memorial abovementioned, and directing him to lose no time in preparing such proofs and depositions as he may think necessary for his own defence, and to give full licence for the same purpose to all persons on behalf of the memorialist.

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Trade.

Read an Order of the Lords of the Privy Council, dated December 6th, 1776, referring to this Board the petition of John Motteux and Company, for leave to export to L'Orient, on board such ship or ships as may offer, the number of guns and swivels therein mentioned, to be sent to the East Indies by the ship Elizabeth, Captain Crozat.

Their lordships, upon consideration of the abovementioned petition, were of opinion, that it would not be expedient to allow the exportation prayed for.

Leeward Islands.

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Grenada.

The Secretary laid before the Board draughts of general instructions and of those for the observance of the laws of trade and navigation, prepared pursuant to order for Matthew Burt, esquire, appointed Governor of the Leeward Islands; and the said draughts having been approved, a representation to his Majesty thereupon was signed; as was also a representation to his Majesty, proposing that James Fotheringham, esquire, may be appointed of the Council in the Island of Grenada.

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 follows, vizt.,
Nova Scotia.
Minutes of Council in the Province of Nova Scotia from August 2nd to December 15th. 1775.
Journal of Assembly from June 12th to July 20th. 1775.
Twelve Acts passed in November. 1775.
List of the said Acts.
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Copies of four bills, for emitting the sum of twenty thousand pounds. etc.: for regulating the elections of members of Assembly: for examining publick accounts, and for granting to his Majesty a tax upon real and personal estates. etc.
Minutes of Council from January 8th to April 30th. 1776.
Ditto: from May 13th to June 29th. 1776.
Journal of Council in Assembly from June 15th to the 29th. 1776.
Journal of Assembly for the same time.
Nine Acts passed in June. 1776.
New York.
Minutes of Council in the State Department in the province of New York, commencing July 11th. 1775. and ending October 31st following.
Ditto: in the Department of Lands from July 11th. 1775, to September 29th following.
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New Jersey.
Eight Acts passed in the province of New Jersey in December 1775.
Virginia.
Minutes of Council in the colony of Virginia from April 20th to June 17th. 1774.
Naval Office lists of ships and vessels entered and cleared in the following ports. vizt.,
Upper James River from October 10th. 1774, to April 5th. 1775.
Hampton for the same time.
Potomack: ditto.
Accomack: ditto.
Rappahannock, from September 29th, 1774, to March 25th. 1775.
East Florida.
Lists of vessels that have entered and cleared in the port of St. Augustine in East Florida, from June 24th, 1773, to June 24th. 1774.
Minutes of Council from August 2nd. 1773. to July 19th, 1774.
Ditto: from October 3rd. 1774. to July 10th, 1775.
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West Florida.
Minutes of Council in West Florida, from February 11th to March 28th. 1774.
Ditto: from April 20th to June 13th. 1774.
St. John's.
Eleven Acts passed in the Island of St. John's in October. 1774.
Bahamas.
Minutes of Council in the Bahama Islands from March 20th, 1775. to 4th of March. 1776.
Journal of the Council in Assembly from December 4th, 1775, to March 29th. 1776.
Journal of Assembly from December 4th to the 23rd. 1775.
Ditto: from March 26th to the 29th, 1776.
Eight Acts passed in December, 1775, and March, 1776.
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Jamaica.
Naval Office lists in the different ports of the Island of Jamaica from June 29th, 1772 to June 29th, 1775.
Minutes of Council from August 30th to December 23rd. 1775.
Journal of the Council in Assembly from October 31st to December 22nd, 1775.
Journal of Assembly from October 31st to December 22nd, 1775.
Thirty Acts passed in November and December, 1775.
Naval Office lists of ships and vessels entered and cleared in the different ports of the Island of Jamaica, from June 29th, 1775, to December 29th following.
Leeward Islands, Antigua.
Minutes of Council from April 1st to October 1st, 1775.
Journal of the Assembly from May 4th to September 14th, 1775.
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One Act passed in December, 1775.
Powder Officer's account from 1st of April to the 8th of December, 1775.
One Act passed in November, 1775.
Minutes of Council from October the 1st, 1775, to April 1st, 1776.
Journal of the Assembly for the same time.
Six Acts passed in December, 1775, and March and April, 1776.
St. Christopher's.
Minutes of Council from May 4th to September 13th, 1775.
Journal of Assembly from May 4th to October 11th, 1775.
One Act passed, October 21st, 1775.
One Act passed in February, 1776.
Minutes of Council from October 5th, 1775, to March 22nd, 1776.
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Journal of the Assembly from November 23rd, 1775, to March 22nd, 1776.
Two Acts passed in May, 1776.
Naval Office lists of ships and vessels that have entered and cleared from April 1st to October 1st, 1775.
Nevis.
Minutes of Council from April 10th to September 20th, 1775.
One Act passed in July, 1775.
Journal of Assembly for the same time.
Powder Officer's account from April 1st to October 1st, 1775.
One Act passed in December, 1775.
Minutes of Council from October 1st, 1775, to April 1st, 1776.
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Naval Office lists of ships and vessels that have entered and cleared from April 1st to October 1st, 1775.
Two Acts passed in April, 1776.
Montserrat.
Minutes of Council from April 8th to September 28th, 1775.
Montserrat.
Journal of Assembly from April 1st to October 1st, 1775.
Minutes of Council from October 7th. 1775. to April 1st, 1776.
One Act passed in December, 1775.
Leeward Islands.
Accounts of baptisms and burials in the several parishes in the Leeward Islands in the year 1775.
Virgin Islands.
Minutes of the Council from April 23rd. 1773, to January 26th. 1776.
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Minutes of Council from January 30th, 1776. to March 20th following.
Journal of Assembly from February 24th. 1775, to 7th of August following.
One Act passed.
Minutes of Assembly from October 11th, 1775, to April 12th, 1776.
Dominica.
Three Acts passed in Dominica in September and October, 1775.
Two Acts passed in December, 1775.
Journal of Council from September 4th to December 23rd. 1775.
Grenada.
Two Acts passed in November, 1775.
One Act passed in March, 1776.
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Journal of Assembly from October 30th, 1775. to February 1st, 1776.
Two Acts passed. 18th of July, 1776.
Two Acts passed, 26th of July, 1776.
Tobago.
Three Acts passed in May, September and November, 1775.
Minutes of Council in Assembly from October 5th, 1775. to the 13th of the same month.
Minutes of Council from October 6th to the 9th, 1775.
Ditto: from the 24th of June. 1775. to the 1st of August following.
Ditto: in Assembly from the 6th of July to the 12th of August, 1775.
Eight Acts passed in January, February and March, 1776.
Minutes of Assembly from October 5th, 1775, to April 2nd, 1776.
Ditto: from the 4th to the 13th of April, 1776.
Ditto: from the 4th of July to the 12th of August. 1776.
fo. 212.
St. Vincent's.
Journal of the Assembly of St. Vincent's from April 27th, 1774, to April 17th, 1775.
One Act passed, November 22nd. 1775.
Minutes of Council from the 6th of February to the 22nd of December, 1775.
Journal of Assembly from May 18th. 1775, to March 1st, 1776.