Journals of the Board of Trade and Plantations: Volume 8, January 1742 - December 1749. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1931.
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Mackinnen, William, Antigua Councillor, 32.
Madeira, Atlantic, grapes, cultivation of, 225.
Mahon, Port, Minorca, 398.
-, consuls at, 216–7.
Maine, North America, settlement of, 49.
Major, Captain, agent for Commissioners of Navy, attends Board, 402.
-, -, letter from, 409.
-, -, letters to, 401, 404.
Malta, Mediterranean, consul at, 253, 257–60.
Manadnuck, New England, 382.
Manley, Mr., Secretary to Commissioners of Customs, 17.
Manning, Edward, of Jamaica, 361.
Mantionel, Jamaica, 387.
March, Foster, of Jamaica, 360, 425.
-, -, Charles, John, William and Anne, his children, 360.
Maria Theresa, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, negotiations with, 48, 50, 53, 91–3, 96.
Marienborr, Bohemia, 152.
Markam, Benjamin, appointed Councillor in St. Kitts, 307, 310.
Marshall, Captain, letter from, 450.
-, David, 130.
Martin, G., 203.
-, Josiah, Quaker, attends Board, 14.
-, Leonard, solicitor, attends Board, 33.
-, Colonel Samuel, appointed agent for Montserrat, 40.
-, Mr., agent for Col. Matthews, and for Antigua, attendance requested, 77, 79, 107, 116, 136.
-, -, attends Board, 138–40.
-, Mr., (fn. 1) counsel, attends Board on Antigua, 12–3.
-, -, attends Board on Jessop petition, 302–23.
-, -, attends Board on St. Christopher salt pans, 325– 7.
Martinique, West Indies, 167, 398, 450.
Martyn Benjamin, Secretary to Georgia trustees, attends Board, 107–8, 118.
-, -, attendance requested, 17.
-, -, letters from, 76, 111.
-, -, caveat for, 94.
Mary, James, French protestant in Virginia, 84.
Maryland.
Governor. See Bladen, Ogle.
Secretary of. See Jennings.
Acts in, 11–2, 15, 211, 240.
Governor appointment of, 11, 211, 213.
claims for disbursement, in Canada expedition, 462–3, 468.
naturalizations in, 84, 131, 214, 425.
Mascarene, Major Paul, President of Council, Commander in Chief for Nova Scotia, instructions for, 290, 295–6.
-, -, letters from, 12, 18, 38, 63–6, 68, 98–9, 134, 144–5, 150, 177, 180, 196–8, 250–1, 294–5, 355, 365–6, 368–9, 427, 430–1, 435, 442, 444, 449.
-, letters to, 76–7, 123, 177, 201, 288, 363–4, 369.
Massachusetts Bay, New England, 33, 74–5, 92, 124, 150–1, 173.
Governor. See Shirley.
Lt. Governor. See Phips.
Advocate General. See Bolan.
Secretary. See Willard.
Treasurer. See Foye.
Agents. See Bolan, Kilby.
Acts in, 7, 9, 18–20, 22, 25–6, 39– 40, 42, 45, 49, 67–8, 70–3, 78–9, 81, 83, 85, 87–8, 94, 97, 100, 119, 129–30, 133–4, 136, 165–9, 183 –4, 187, 196–9, 203, 241–3, 257, 261, 268, 355, 369, 379, 390, 409, 412–4, 430, 455–6, 459, 461, 463.
Council of, 5–6, 138, 337, 369–70.
-, minutes of, 7, 39, 62, 81, 100, 183, 257, 379, 458.
Assembly, 5–6, 18, 28, 37, 45, 60, 138, 337, 369–70, 382–4, 423.
-, minutes of, 7, 39, 63, 81, 100, 183, 257, 379, 458.
-, Journal of, 281.
Admiralty courts in, 387.
boundaries of, 3, 17, 51, 203, 380, 382–4.
claim for disbursements in Canada expedition, 447–8, 457, 461–2, 464, 466–9.
defences of, 45, 51, 70, 130–4, 144–7, 160, 204–5, 250, 286, 369, 380–4, 387–9, 447–9.
fire in, 281.
French, apprehensions of, 105–6.
-, exchange of prisoners with, 133, 137–8, 435.
-, expedition against, 166–7, 175, 227–38, 240, 258, 428.
Governor, instructions for, 132–3.
-, salary for, 28, 37.
hemp in, 145.
Indians in, 38, 133, 355, 382.
Land Bank in, 38, 59, 62, 94, 100, 136.
naturalizations in, 87.
ordnance stores in, 79.
paper currency in, 6–9, 18, 51, 70–3, 79, 85, 99, 126, 158–60, 275–6, 426.
province, petition of, 298.
riots in, 283, 337.
settlements in, 114–5.
Spain, expedition against, 18.
towns, division of, 76, 109.
trade, illicit in, 64, 66–8, 86–7, 130, 132, 337–9.
woods, destruction of, 94.
Masters, Captain, 82.
Mathew, Daniel, proposed for Antigua Council, 62–3, 78.
-, -, resignation of, 207, 239.
Matthew, General, Governor of Leeward Islands, affidavit of, 302–3.
-, -, complaints against, 89– 90, 192, 290, 301–23, 331, 348, 350, 433–35, 442–3.
-, -, censure of, 443.
-, -, appointments made by, 367–8, 370, 377–8, 427.
-, -, letters from, 4, 24, 27, 32, 40–1, 47, 62, 70, 73, 77, 79, 84–5, 115, 118–9, 124, 145, 170, 172–3, 181–2, 187–8, 190–1, 200, 207, 210, 219, 226, 243, 245, 256, 270–1, 275, 281, 286, 289, 293, 297–9, 313–4, 347, 385, 442, 444–5, 456, 471.
-, -, letters to, 21, 29, 42–3, 121, 170, 199–200, 247, 333–4, 445–6, 448.
Mathias, Gabriel, clerk to Board, 269.
-, -, resignation of, 415.
-, Vincent, of London, petition of, 205, 225, 237, 261.
-, -, attendance requested, 216.
-, -, attends Board as agent to Governor Popple, 463.
Maxwell, James, of South Carolina, petition of, 116–8.
Maycock, John, Barbados Councillor, resignation of, 330, 339.
Maynard, William, proposed for Nevis Council, 367–8, 370, 425.
McCulloch, Henry, Surveyor General of North Carolina, attends Board, 283–4, 373–6, 430–1.
-, -, attendance requested, 372, 427, 429.
-, -, letters from, 9, 23, 27–8, 33, 71–2, 131, 149–50, 178.
-, -, letter to, 77.
-, -, proposal of, 24.
-, -, petition of, 279, 281, 285, 429.
McGregor, Captain, J.P. in North Carolina, 371–2.
Mecklenburgh, Germany, 397.
Mediterranean Duties, 53–4, 56–7.
Menis, Nova Scotia, 369, 423.
Mercy, William, apothecary, 408.
Merrill, John of Nevis, 99.
Merrimack River, New England, 17, 368.
Messina, Antonio, 130.
Micmac Indians, Nova Scotia, war with, 465.
Middlesex, county, 15.
Middleton, D., Surgeon General to Army, 401, 405.
-, -, attends Board, 397, 400, 403, 406, 408.
Mills, John, St. Kitts Councillor, resignation of, 46, 78.
-, Matthew, St. Kitts Councillor, 286–7, 335.
-, -, attends Board, 192, 302.
Minorca, Baleares, 216–7.
-, petition of Greek merchants in, 112–4, 117–8, 202.
Miscellanies.
Board of Trade Commissioners.
See Ashe, Bladen, Brudenell, Dupplin, Fane, Gilmour, Grenville, Herbert, Keene, Leveson Gower, Monson, Pelham, Philips, Pitt, and Plumer.
Secretary. See Hill.
Solicitor. See Popple, Pownall.
-, appointment of, 163.
New Commissions, appointment of, 95, 143, 166, 193, 214–5, 345, 365, 429, 432.
-, new member attends, 378.
clerks, appointment of, 269, 415, 471.
-, misconduct of, 164.
-, promotion of, 268–9.
-, rules for their behaviour, 296.
incidental charges, 5, 22, 28, 60, 76, 88, 104, 115, 121–2, 129, 147, 165, 177, 184, 199, 223, 226, 236, 242, 247, 254, 269–70, 341–2, 349, 389–90, 417, 448.
messengers, appointment of, 27.
postage, 208, 213.
rent of premises, 29, 115, 193–4.
Missisippi River, North America, French settlements on, 162, 164.
Mitchel, Mr., surveyor of masts, letter from, 49.
Mitford, Captain, attends Board, 79.
Mobile river, North America, French settlements on, 162, 164.
Mohegan Indians, Connecticut, petition of, 95, 120, 139.
Monday, John, 399.
-, Richard, 399.
Monson, John, Lord, Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, attends Board, 1 et passim.
-, -, re-appointed, 95, 143, 166, 193, 214.
-, -, instructions to, 110.
-, -, recommendation by, 163.
-, -, demise of, 345.
Montagu, Duke of, 98.
Montserrat, Leeward Islands, 290, 302, 309, 316, 330.
Agent. See Martin, Wilmot.
Acts in, 27, 73, 124, 145, 182, 213, 275, 330, 385, 426, 444–5, 456.
Council of, 291, 327–9, 355, 361–2, 367–8, 425.
-, minutes of, 24, 27, 40, 62, 70, 84, 115, 118, 124, 172, 188, 210, 256, 271, 297, 339–40, 385, 444.
-, members of. See Daniel, Dunbar, Frye, Wyke.
Assembly, minutes of, 24, 62, 70, 84, 115, 226, 243, 270, 275.
baptisms and burials in, 188.
indigo grown in, 385, 441.
poll tax on slaves in, 445.
Moore, Francis, of South Carolina, letter from, 67–8.
-, John, proposed for New York Council, 93–4, 134, 172, 180, 187.
-, Colonel, memorial of, 463.
Moravia, Moravie, Austria, 91.
Moravians, agent. See Cossart.
-, their complaints of persecution, 152, 164–5, 171, 209, 213–4, 253, 435–6.
Morgan, Mary, mulatto, of Jamaica, 190.
Morley, George, agent for Carolina petitioners, 223.
-, -, attends Board, 118.
-, -, attendance requested, 117.
-, -, letter from, 271.
-, -, Provost Marshal of South Carolina, 257.
Moore, Roger, North Carolina Councillor, 375–6.
Morris County, New Jersey, 253.
Morris, Corbyn, of North Carolina, attends Board, 371–6.
-, -, attendance requested, 370.
-, -, petition of, 378, 381.
-, -, agent for Newfoundland, 448.
-, Capt. Edward, 69.
-, Lewis, Governor of New Jersey, 211.
-, -, instructions for, 210.
-, -, dispute of, 81.
-, -, speech of, 124.
-, -, recommendation by, 346.
-, -, letters from, 14, 54, 83, 124, 167–8, 171, 188–9.
-, -, letters to, 15, 29–30, 74, 123, 171, 178, 201–3.
-, -, demise of, reported, 207.
-, -, estate of, 347–350.
-, Robert Hunter, New Jersey Councillor, letters from, 236, 252, 255.
-, -, letter to, 253.
-, -, Chief Justice of New Jersey, 253, 443.
-, Valentine, Antigua Councillor, demise of, reported, 46, 51, 78.
Morton, Charles Ducy, Judge in St. Kitts, 303, 306.
Moseley, Mr., Baron of Exchequer in North Carolina, 374.
Mosketo, or Mosquito Shore, Central America, proposed settlement of, 98, 101–5, 108, 110, 135, 160, 255, 358–9.
Mount Johnson, New York, 438.
Mount Pleasant, Jamaica, 360.
Murray, James, North Carolina Councillor, 289.
-, Joseph, proposed for New York Council, 93–4, 134, 172, 180.
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Nassau, Bahamas, 268.
Nelson, Thomas, Deputy Secretary of Virginia, letters from, 84, 108, 155, 206.
-, -, proposed for Virginia Council, 336, 346, 425.
-, William, proposed for Virginia Council, 149, 176.
Neutral (i.e. Dutch, and Danish) islands in West Indies, 50.
Nevis, Leeward Islands, 302, 308, 311–2, 315.
Governor of. See Matthew.
Acts in, 40, 145, 207, 210, 213, 256, 285, 314, 347, 426, 444–5, 456.
Council of, 323, 361–2, 367–8, 370–1, 377–8, 424–5, 427, 456.
-, minutes of, 24, 219, 385.
-, members of. See Emra, Herbert, Jones, Maynard, Richardson.
Assembly, 316, 319, 321, 323.
-, minutes of, 4, 24, 84, 145, 188, 219, 243, 270, 293, 444, 471.
baptisms and burials in, 180.
French invasion of, referred to, 99.
indigo exports, 385.
Newark, New Jersey, 236, 242, 253, 456.
Newburry, Nathan, merchant, attends Board, 273.
Newcastle, county, on Delaware river, 285.
Newcastle, Duke of, Secretary of State, 4.
-, -, letters from, 331, 454–5.
-, -, letters to passim.
-, -, attends Board, 434.
-, -, office of, 217.
New England, 376.
Governor of (before division). See Belcher.
Judge of Admiralty in. See Auchmuty.
boundaries of, 3, 382–4.
defence of, 126, 160, 250, 287; and see Fort Dummer.
French, illicit trade with, 89, 130, 132.
Indian war, 382.
naval stores, 77.
Nova Scotia, troops sent to, 462.
paper currency in, 426, 467.
waste lands in, 70–2, 165.
woods in, 49, 51.
-, See also Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
Newfoundland.
Governor. See Byng, Edwards, Hardy, Rodney, Smith and Watson.
Civil Government, want of, 271–2, 278, 280.
convoy of, 107.
defences of, 135, 160, 197–8, 279– 80.
fishery at, 5, 57, 82, 185–6, 193–4, 243, 279, 381, 427.
Governor, appointment of, 8, 10, 23, 145–9, 279, 292, 406.
-, instructions for, 55–6, 111–2, 135, 279–82, 286, 288, 408–9, 436.
Ordnance stores in, 5, 351, 384.
ships, Commander in Chief for, appointed, 1.
ships of war, complaint of their absence, 224, 279.
soldiers at, 5, 57, 224–5.
state of, 351.
trade of, 448.
vessels cleared at, 57.
New Granada, South America, 212.
New Hampshire, New England, 28–9, 48, 75–6, 124–5, 174, 246–7, 378, 469.
Governor of. See Wentworth.
Agent. See Tomlinson.
Acts in, 31–3, 41, 44–7, 74, 78, 109, 179, 187, 213–4, 252–3, 291, 364, 377, 452, 462, 464.
Council of, 34, 61, 159, 175, 179, 258.
-, minutes of, 252, 452.
-, members of. See Pierce, Sheaff, Solly, Watson.
Assembly, 208–9, 223, 252, 258, 273, 275–6, 282–3, 292, 295, 336, 368, 382–3, 452.
-, minutes of, 179.
-, Journal of, 74.
accounts in, 74, 179.
boundaries of, 3, 17, 51, 203, 382–4,
constitution of, 296.
defences of, 31, 61, 126, 160, 204– 7, 282–3, 368, 381–4, 387–9, 447–9.
French, encroachments of, 122.
-, expedition against, claims for disbursements, 227, 258, 260, 407, 421–2, 454, 470.
Governor, instructions for, 109.
-, salary for, 368.
hemp in, 145.
Indians in, 382.
ordnance stores for, 61, 160–1.
paper money, 252.
Powder in, 74, 368.
settlements in, 114–5.
state of, 107, 113–4.
timber for Royal Navy from, 77.
vessels cleared in, 79, 179, 368.
woods in, 51, 92–3.
New Hanover county, North Carolina, 16.
Newhaven, Connecticut, 146.
New Jersey, 29, 74, 123–4, 171, 189, 337, 351.
Governor. See Belcher, Morris.
Chief Justice. See Morris.
Agent. See Partridge.
Agent for Proprietors of Eastern division. See Paris.
Acts in, 14, 23, 25, 54, 60, 62, 124, 157–8, 164, 175, 177–8, 188, 201–4, 210, 213, 239, 241, 243, 252, 255, 257, 291, 343, 345, 347–8, 355, 385, 430, 432–3, 438–40, 442, 445–6, 448, 456. Council of, 14–5, 168–9, 174, 187, 211, 237, 245–6, 343, 346–7, 416–7, 422, 424, 434, 443.
-, minutes of, 54, 83, 124, 168, 188, 242, 252, 255, 366, 417, 422, 430, 451.
-, members of. See Alexander, Antill, Baynton, Coxe, Hamil– ton, Home, Hyde, Johnston, Kimboll, Leonard, Lyall, Morris, Read, Saltar, Schuyler, Van Horn and Wells.
Assembly, 14–5, 54, 83, 124, 167– 8, 188, 244, 266, 343, 347–8, 416–7.
-, minutes of, 83, 188, 242.
-, votes of, 422, 430, 451.
boundaries of, 367, 433.
census of, 188.
counterfeit coins in, 442, 445–6.
fees, regularization of, 439–40, 456.
French, claims for expedition against, 457, 461, 470.
government, devolution of, 268.
Governor, appointment of, 207.
-, instructions for, 152–3, 176, 208, 210–1, 214–5, 239.
-, arrival of, 266.
-, petition of, 246.
-, dispute of, 81.
-, salary for, 244–5.
Indians in, 23, 54, 60.
indigo, 355.
land disputes in, 129.
naturalizations in, 355.
indigo, 355.
paper currency in, 168, 343, 345, 347– 50, 433, 438, 440.
Proprietors of, 54, 414–6, 422, 442.
public papers transmitted, 366–7.
public petition in, 249–51.
riots in, 236, 242, 266, 414–7, 419, 421–2, 430, 432–4, 441, 443, 445–6, 451, 456.
state of, 430, 434.
New Market, New England, 3.
Newnham, Mr., attends Board, 96.
New Orleans, Louisiana, 181.
Newport, Isle of Wight, 311.
Newton, North Carolina, 17.
Newton, Mr., Collector of Customs, letter from, 89.
New York, 29, 66, 75, 95, 137, 200–1, 256.
Governor. See Clinton.
Lt. Governor. See Clarke.
Attorney General. See Bradley.
Chief Justice. See de Lancey.
Agent. See Catherwood, Charles, Guerin.
Acts in, 38, 65, 74, 80–1, 125, 154–5, 157–8, 161–4, 171, 184, 196, 238, 257, 267, 270, 290, 346, 377, 386.
Council of, 12, 93–4, 118, 125–6, 134, 159, 161, 172, 174–6, 180–1, 187, 225, 262–4, 267, 300, 367, 437, 450.
-, minutes of, 65, 81, 99–100, 118, 186, 209, 238, 263–4, 266–7, 378, 386, 437, 450.
-, members of. See Bayard, Clarke, Colden, Courtland, Hors– manden, Holland, Lane, Moore, Murray, Renslaer, Rutherford, Van Horn, and Warren.
Assembly, 38, 65, 74, 123, 146, 181, 184, 195, 225, 253, 255, 270, 282, 300, 346, 377.
-, minutes of, 65, 100, 125, 270.
-, Journal of, 65, 81.
-, printed votes of, 146, 158, 186, 267, 282, 294, 386.
accounts of, 81.
agents in, 148–9.
boundaries of, 367, 433–4, 440–1.
census in, 267.
Chief Justice, appointment of, 282.
fortifications of, 202.
French, apprehensions from, 180– 1, 294, 450.
-, disputed boundaries with, 366.
-, trade, illegal, with, 123.
-, negotiations with, 437–8, 443.
-, expedition against, claim for disbursements, 454.
gaol of, 165.
Governor, instructions for, 152–3, 176.
-, memorial of, 220.
-, suspension of Councillors by, 266–7, 276–7.
gunpowder in, 40.
Indians in, 38, 60, 65, 80, 93, 145– 6, 180–1, 186, 225, 253, 267, 294, 345–7, 427, 438, 454; and see Six Nations.
merchants of, 437.
Moravians in, 164–5, 171, 209, 253.
mutiny in, 253.
naturalizations in, 65, 99, 158, 209, 267, 386.
negro conspiracy in, 128.
petition of inhabitants, 267.
petitions for lands in, 54–5, 103, 105–6.
prizes in, 267.
quit rents in, 148, 163.
sedition in, 427, 437, 449–50, 456.
settlements in, 43–4.
state of, 79, 255, 271, 377–8, 438.
trade with New Jersey, 439.
vessels cleared in, 65, 100, 125, 427.
New York city, 128, 233, 267, 437.
Nicaragua Lake, Central America, 255.
Nicholson, John, merchant, attends Board, 273.
-, Colonel, ex–Governor of Nova Scotia, 203–4.
Noden, Mr., Bermuda merchant and agent for Bermuda, attends Board, 82, 218, 286–7.
-, -, attendance requested, 81, 217, 285.
Noel, Mr., counsel, attends Board, 192–3.
Nore, the, Thames Estuary, 413.
North Carolina, 9, 33, 121, 170, 444.
Governor. See Johnstone.
Secretary. See Rice.
President of Council. See Smith.
Surveyor General. See McCulloch.
Agent. See Abercromby.
Acts in, 15–8, 27, 36, 61, 225, 238, 246–7, 257, 261, 268, 278–9 281,283–5, 287, 299–300, 340 371–5, 440.
Council of, 289, 459.
-, minutes of, 10, 440.
-, members of. See Halton, Murray.
-, Journal of, 83.
Assembly, 10, 12, 15–6, 27, 248, 278–9, 281, 283–5, 287, 337, 340, 372, 374–5.
-, minutes of, 10, 284, 337.
-, agent for. See Wragg.
agent, appointment of, 365.
bills of credit in, 371–2, 374
courts in, 372, 374–6.
Governor, instructions for, 284.
-, complaints against, 370–6, 378, 381, 384, 429–31, 436, 441, 448.
-, his letters not received, 206.
-, salary for, 210.
land grants in, 149–50, 178, 199, 427–9.
Northern counties' petition, 426 –7.
Palatines' petition, 249, 251, 337, 340, 356–9.
Proprietors lands in, 40, 133–4, 261.
quit rents in, 71–2, 77, 199, 201.
state of, 220–1, 245.
Surveyor General in, 23–4, 26–7.
vessels cleared in, 118.
Northern Indians. See Six Nations.
Northern Neck, Virginia, map of, 254.
Northey, Sir Edward, Attorney General, 172.
Northfield, New England, 382.
Norton, John, of Virginia, 205–6.
Norway, consuls in, 212–3, 216–7.
Norwich, England, 293, 311.
Notingham, New Hampshire, 389.
Nova Scotia, 76–7, 123, 145, 201, 288, 362–3, 448, 457, 471.
Governor. See Cornwallis, Philips.
President of Council. See Mascarene.
Lt. Col. of Regiment. See Cosby.
Agent. See Gould, Kilby.
Council of, 18, 65, 96, 465.
-, minutes of, 38, 63, 144, 197, 369, 427.
-, members of. See Adams, Mascarene.
civil government to be established in, 63–6, 68, 390, 433.
courts in, 452, 455.
defences of, 105, 133–4, 160, 175, 177, 179–80, 197, 256, 449–50, 465.
fisheries at, 11, 46, 56, 89; and see Caneeau.
French inhabitants in, 49, 89–90, 144, 175, 355, 365, 369, 427.
-, illicit trade with, 89.
-, expedition against, 203–4; and seeCape Breton.
-, catholic missionaries, request for, 12, 38, 63, 65, 368–9, 427.
Governor, appointment of, 436.
-, instructions for, 152–3.
-, arrival of, 449.
Indians, apprehensions from, 98–9, 442, 444–5, 452, 465.
official salaries in, 18.
protestant settlers, arrangements for their voyage, 390–417, 419– 24, 433–4, 447, 450, 453, 472–3.
-, schoolmasters and ministers of religion for, 403, 406–7.
-, surgeons etc. for, 405, 408, 420, 460, 462.
-, accident to transport, 442.
quit rents in, 63.
regiment at, 63–4, 79, 135.
settlement of waste lands in, 70–2, 114–5, 150–4, 165, 414.
sloop for service in, 198.
state of, 79, 134–5, 144, 196–7, 250–1, 294, 365–6.
woods in, 92.
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Ogle, Admiral Sir Challoner, 102, 104.
-, Samuel, ex–Governor of Mary– land, 11.
-, -, letter from, 35.
-, -, letter to, 35.
-, -, re–appointed Deputy Governor of Maryland, 211, 213.
-, -, instructions for, 214, 240.
Oglethorpe, General, founder of Georgia, his instructions, 67, 69, 76.
-, -, letters from, 80, 214.
-, -, regiment of, 180.
-, -, bills drawn by, 469.
Ohio river, North America, 380.
Old Road, St. Kitts, 303.
Oliver, Andrew, of Massachusetts, 229, 232.
-, Richard, Antigua Councillor, 301, 335.
Onslow, Arthur, Speaker of House of Commons, 4.
Osten, M. vonder, Director of Elsinore Tull, 30.
Oswego, New York, 65.
Ottley, William, St. Kitts Councillor, 303–4.
-, -, protest of, 447.
Otto Creek, New England, 382.
Overton, Cheshire, 61, 86.
Oxenford, Mr., Assistant Inspector General of Customs, 148.
-, -, attends Board, 50, 52, 92, 95.
-, -, letters from, 15, 54, 58.
-, -, letters to, 14, 53, 95.
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Pacheco, Rodrigo, memorial of, 23.
-, -, attends Board, 25.
Packer, Thomas, 368.
Page, Mann, of Virginia, 163, 181, 202.
Palmer, Anthony, President of Pennsylvania Council, letter from, 255.
-, John, proposed for Jamaica Council, 454.
-, Mr., attends Board, 238, 240–1.
Panama, Central America, 212, 328.
Paris, Ferdinando, solicitor, 141–2.
-, -, attendance requested, 77, 106, 240, 432–3, 441.
-, -, letters from, 130, 417, 422, 456.
-, -, letter to, 443.
-, -, memorial of, 136, 149, 212.
-, -, caveat of, 331.
-, -, attends Board in Antigua suits, 21, 41–4, 79, 107, 114–6, 127–8, 138–40, 155–7, 190–3, 442–3.
-, -, -, Bermuda suit, 218.
-, -, -, Jamaica suits, 238, 241–2.
-, -, -, New Jersey suits, 158, 164–5, 177, 249–51, 347–8, 434, 438–41.
-, -, -, North Carolina suit, 225.
-, -, -, Pennsylvania suits, 13, 20, 24–5, 60, 129, 215–6, 285.
-, -, -, South Carolina, suit, 272–3.
-, -, -, for Society of Propagation of the Gospel, 403.
Parris, Capt, Alexander, deposition of, 69.
Parsons, Mr., Bermuda merchant, attends Board, 82.
Partridge, Richard, agent for New Jersey and Rhode Island, attends Board, 241, 438–40, 470.
-, -, attendance requested, 432–3.
-, -, letters from, 385, 446.
-, -, letters to, 168, 241.
Paterson, Mr., agent for creditors of Royal African Company, attendance requested, 359.
Pautucket Falls, New England, 17.
Payne, Sir Charles, St. Kitts Councillor, 303–4.
-, -, demise of, reported, 158, 175.
-, Peter, of North Carolina, 436.
-, Ralph, proposed for St. Kitts Council, 286–7, 335.
-, Mr., attends Board, 139.
Pelham, Henry, Chancellor of the Exchequer, attends Board, 434.
-, Thomas, Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, attends Board, 1 et passim.
-, -, demise of, 95.
Penn, John, Proprietor of Pennsylvania, attends Board, 13.
-, Richard, Proprietor of Pennsylvania, petition of, 226–7.
-, Thomas, Proprietor of Pennsylvania, attends Board, 13, 25.
-, -, petition of, 226–7.
Pennant, John, of Jamaica, attends Board, 1.
Pennsylvania, 156, 255, 419–20, 438.
Proprietor. See Penn.
Deputy Governor. See Hamilton, Thomas.
Secretary. See Baird, Peters.
President of Council. See Palmer.
Agent. See Paris.
Acts in, 209, 213–7, 226–7, 239, 240, 261, 285, 333–4, 343, 424, 456, 464–5, 468–9.
Assembly of, 25.
defences of, 13, 20, 25–7, 68, 78, 131.
emigrants from, 289.
French expedition, claim for disbursements, 463, 468.
Governor, appointment of, 285, 293.
-, instructions for, 69–70, 78, 126, 129, 131–2, 285, 340.
government, assumption of, 255.
Moravians in, 289.
naturalizations in, 28, 83–4, 187, 261, 343.
Quakers in, 10–1, 14, 20, 25.
trade with New Jersey, 439.
Penny Cook, New Hampshire, 389.
Penobscot Indians, New England, interview with, 38.
Pepper, Major Park, Deputy Major at Ruthern, attends Board, 224, 249.
-, -, attendance requested, 223.
-, -, memorial of, 249, 251.
Pepperell, William, attestation by, 229, 230, 232.
Percival, Mr., trustee for Georgia, attends Board, 37.
Periam, Benjamin, of Royal African Company, attends Board, 114, 141.
Perrin, William, of Jamaica, attends Board, 117, 171, 175–6, 178.
-, -, petition of, 49, 55, 88, 116, 167–8, 171, 175, 177–8, 185.
Perrot, Rev. Andrew, proposed for St. Kitts Council, 286–7, 335.
Perth Amboy (or Amboy), New Jersey, 14, 54, 81, 123, 188, 242, 367, 414, 416–7, 434.
Peru, South America, 212.
Peters, Richard, Secretary of Pennsylvania, letters from, 83–4, 187, 261, 343.
Peyn, James, of London, merchant, petition of, 263–6, 271.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 28, 35, 49, 83, 187, 261, 343.
Philip V, King of Spain, letter to, 212.
Philips, Daniel, Quaker, attends Board, 14.
-, Sir John, appointed Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, 143.
-, -, attends Board, 144 et passim.
-, -, resignation of, 166.
-, Major General, first governor of Nova Scotia, 5, 18, 57, 63, 369.
-, -, attends Board, 64, 79.
-, -, instructions for, 295–6.
-, -, his regiment, 151, 407.
Philp, Mathias, of Jamaica, petition of, 49, 55, 77, 88, 116, 167–8, 171, 175–8, 185.
-, Verney, Jamaica Councillor, deceased, 111, 135.
Phipps, Constantino, appointed Councillor in St. Kitts, 313.
-, Lt. David, 235.
-, Joseph, St. Kitts Councillor, demise of, reported, 166, 187.
Phips, Spencer, Lieut. Governor of Massachusetts, attestation by, 234.
Pierce, Joshua, New Hampshire councillor, demise of, reported, 159, 175.
Pilgrim House, Barbados, 128, 249.
Pinckney, Charles, South Carolina Councillor, charge against, 33.
Pinfold, Colonel, 114.
-, -, attends Board, 117–8.
Pinheiro, Jacob, 99.
Pinny, John Frederick, attends Board, 302.
-, -, evidence of, 312–5.
Pino, Juanes Meregildo, of Cadiz, 130.
Piscataqua or Piscataway, New Hampshire, 74, 79, 179.
Pitt, John, appointed Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, 143.
-, -, attends Board, 144 et passim.
-, -, re-appointed, 166, 193, 214, 345, 365, 429.
-, Rt. Hon. William, Paymaster General of the Forces, attendance requested, 386.
-, -, attends Board, 428–9, 461–4, 466–8, 471.
Placentia, Newfoundland, 5, 57, 197–8, 224, 271–2, 278–80, 286, 288, 384.
Plantations General.
Acts in, 152, 225–6, 296, 298, 337, 339, 449.
circular letters to Governors, 125, 294, 296, 298.
Councillors, absence from, 226, 250.
currencies in, 7, 11.
debts, payment of, in, 17.
French, expedition against, expenses for, 423–4, 428–30, 454–5, 457–8, 460–4, 466–71.
illegal trade, 337–9.
laws of, printed, 46.
liberty to export commodities from, 195.
Moravians in, 90.
Naval Officers in, 46.
negro trade, 132.
orders in Council, 22–3, 39–40, 61, 77–9, 109, 134–6, 159–61, 175– 6, 202–3, 238–40, 261–2, 335–6, 359–62, 424–5, 427–8.
ordnance stores and ammunitions in, 160, 441.
paper money in, 104–5, 139, 141–2, 149, 151–2, 370, 376, 378, 380, 429.
piracies in, 165.
Plantation boundaries settled, 275.
Protestants nationalized in, 296– 98.
Surveyor Generals of Customs in, 16–7.
waste lands, settlement of, 70–2, 249–51.
-, -, in central America, 98, 101, 110, 125, 135.
-, For list of Commissioners see under Miscellanies.
-, See also Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Connecticut, Georgia, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montserrat, Nevis, New England, Newfoundland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, St. Christophers, South Carolina, Virginia, and under Miscellanies and Trade.
Plumer, Richard, Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, attends Board, 1 et passim.
-, -, re-appointed, 95, 143, 166, 193, 214, 345.
-, -, instructions to, 150.
-, -, recommendation by, 269.
-, -, resignation of, 368.
Plymouth, Devonshire, 399, 403–4, 408–9, 412, 415.
-, Montserrat, 182, 445.
Pocock, Captain George, letters from, 244–5.
Polock, Pollock, Col. Thomas, 249, 337, 356, 358.
Popple, Alured, Governor of Bermuda, 287.
-, -, instructions for, 162.
-, -, letters from, 19, 31, 48, 65, 71, 73, 81, 101, 113, 119.
-, -, letters to, 32, 34–5, 67, 73.
-, -, demise of, reported, 155.
-, William, Solicitor and Clerk of Reports to Board, 163, 170.
-, -, appointed Governor of Bermuda, 155.
-, -, instructions for, 156, 162–3, 176, 301, 314, 320, 336, 380.
-, -, salary for, 355, 463.
-, -, letters from, 206, 255, 269, 274–5, 280, 294–5, 300, 332–3, 342, 355–6, 362, 366, 379, 417–8, 422–3, 442, 445–6, 459–60.
-, -, letters to, 280–2, 301–2, 333–4, 343–4, 363–4, 381, 384.
Port Antonio, Jamaica, 458.
Port Bath, North Carolina, 118.
Port Mahon. See Mahon.
Port Royal, Jamaica, 75, 104, 190, 324, 379, 458.
-, Nova Scotia. See Annapolis.
-, South Carolina, 49.
Porteen, Samuel, merchant, 258.
Porter, John, 48.
-, -, attends Board, 53, 93, 139.
-, -, letters from, 91–2, 96, 138.
-, -, letters to, 53, 96.
Porteus, James, of Virginia, 155.
Portland, Duke of, ex-Governor of Jamaica, 435.
Portsmouth, Now Hampshire, 17, 31, 51, 74, 107, 122, 145, 205, 452.
-, harbour, England, 384, 399, 403–4, 408–9, 412, 414, 433, 455.
Potomac, South, Virginia, 215, 254.
Potter, Mr., Secretary to Lords Justices, letter from, 334, 344.
-, Mr., of Leeward Islands, 310, 320.
Pownall, John, clerk to Board, 411.
-, -, appointed Solicitor and Clerk of Reports, 163, 170.
-, -, letters from, 403, 408, 413, 421.
-, -, letters to, 272, 323–4, 403, 406, 409, 413–5, 417, 419–420, 456.
-, -, payments to, 415.
Poynter, Priscilla, daughter of Peter Poynter, mulatto of Jamaica, 190, 203.
-, -, Charles, her son, 190.
-, -, Priscilla and Anne, her daughters, 190.
Price, John, of Barbados, petition of, 43, 127–8, 130, 190–3, 195–6, 291.
Pringle, Andrew, merchant, attends Board, 273.
Providence, New Bahamas, 4, 35, 42, 49, 69, 73, 84, 119, 145, 180, 212, 245, 297, 299, 426.
Providence Plantation, New England, 244; and see Rhode Island.
Pulleine, Captain Thomas, 299.
Purry, Mr., settlements of, 289.
Pye, Captain, commander of H.M.S. Norwich, 427.
Q
Quakers. See under Pennsylvania.
Quebec, Canada, 355, 431, 437.
-, bishop of, 63, 65, 369.
Quesnell, M. de, French Governor of Louisbourg and Cape Breton, 89.
Quincy, Mr., merchant of Boston, 467.
R
Randolph, Beverley, of Virginia, petition of, 258.
-, -, Elizabeth, his wife, 2.
-, Peter, Surveyor General of customs in America, proposed for Virginia Council, 408, 436.
-, Col. William, Virginia Councillor, demise of, reported, 45, 59, 61.
Rappahannock, Virginia, 215, 254.
Rattan (now Ruatan) island, off Honduras, settlement of, 98, 101, 104–7, 110, 125, 135, 191, 249, 255, 391.
Read, Mr., of New Jersey, proposed for New Jersey Council, 343.
Reading, John, New Jersey Councillor, letter from, 268.
Reeves, Thomas, apothecary, 408.
Renood, John, of Tobago, 354.
Renslaer, Renselaer, Joseph, proposed for New York Council, 118, 159, 175.
-, -, demise of, reported, 174, 176, 187.
Rhine, the river, Germany, 420.
Rhode Island or Providence Plantation, New England.
Agent. See Partridge.
Acts in, 7, 119–20.
boundaries of, 203.
defence of, 389.
French expedition against, assistance requested, 76.
-, claim for disbursements in, 227, 237, 241–2, 244, 428, 454, 457, 461, 470.
Governor, instructions for, 152–3.
illicit trade in, 86–7.
paper money in, 7, 73, 119–20.
Rice, Mr., Secretary of North Carolina, 15–6, 376.
Richardson, John, proposed for Nevis Council, 377–8, 427.
Ridley, John, commander of H.M.S. Eleanor, 354.
Riemensperger, Hans Jacob, petition of, 418, 421.
-, -, attends Board, 419–20.
Rigby, James, of Jamaica, 173, 187.
Ringland, near Norwich, 293, 297.
River Indians, New York, 345.
Robinson, John, Virginia Councillor, demise of, reported, 471.
-, Sir Thomas (of Rokeby), appointed Governor of Barbados, 2–3.
-, -, attends Board, 6.
-, -, instructions for, 23.
-, -, suspension of, 211–2.
-, -, letters from, 39, 48, 50–1, 64, 66, 71, 82–3, 91–2, 97, 123, 128–9, 138–9, 144, 166–7, 169, 171, 173, 178, 183, 195, 202, 208–9, 219, 226, 259–60.
-, -, letters to, 74–5, 124, 171–3.
-, -, (afterwards Lord Grantham), appointed Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, 365.
-, -, attends Board, 378 et passim.
-, -, re-appointed, 429.
Rochester, New Hampshire, 389.
Rodney, Captain George, appointed Governor of Newfoundland, 406.
-, -, instructions for, 408–9, 436.
Rogers, Elizabeth, 360, 425.
-, Mary Basnet, her daughter, 360.
-, Richard, clerk to Board, 269, 404.
Rose, Mary Johnston, mulatto, of Jamaica, 197, 215, 239.
Rouse, Captain, commander of H.M.S. Albany, 450.
Rotterdam, Holland, 421, 472.
Rowland, Richard, proposed for St. Kitts Council, 286–7, 335.
Russia, minister of. See Scherbatow.
Rutherford, Captain John, attends Board, 126.
-, -, proposed for New York Council, 126, 161.
Ryder, Sir Dudley, Attorney General, 172, 258.
Ryon, James, 455.
S
Sables, Isle of, Nova Scotia, 144, 150–2.
Sadler, Francis, Judge in Jamaica, suspension of, 207, 324.
-, -, petition of, 211–2, 216, 218, 244, 261, 268.
Sagedahoc river, New England, 115.
St. Andrew's Liquiania, parish, Jamaica, 49, 88, 116–7, 360.
St. Augustine, Florida, 2, 100, 111, 453.
St. Catherine's Parish, Jamaica, 197, 215, 257, 360.
St. Christophers or St. Kitts, Leeward Islands, 13–4, 187, 243, 256, 275, 297, 299, 310–3.
Governor. See Matthew.
Lt. Governor. See Fleming.
Chief Justice. See Burt, Gordon.
Agent. See Douglass.
Acts in, 4, 22, 27, 40, 145, 154–8, 172, 188, 195–6, 203, 213, 219, 256, 271, 281, 293, 301, 320, 324–8, 337, 347, 424, 426, 447–8, 456.
Council of, 10, 40, 46–7, 78, 158, 166, 175, 186–7, 189–90, 192, 286–7, 290–1, 293, 297, 301–10, 313, 319–26, 328–9, 331, 335.
-, minutes of, 24, 47, 62, 70, 115, 270.
-, members of. See Burt, Crooke, Cunningham, Douglas, Estridge, Fleming, Holmes, Jessop, Leigh, Mills, Payne, Perrot, Phipps, Rowland, Thomas, Verchild and White.
-, suspended Councillor's suit.
See Jessop.
Assembly, 10, 313, 323, 325–6.
-, minutes of, 24, 145, 210, 293, 444, 450, 471.
baptisms and burials in, 188.
Chief Justice's petition in, 89– 90.
Churchwardens at, 312–5, 318.
French inhabitants of, 327.
-, invasion, referred to, 99.
invasion, indemnity proposed for, 324–7.
public papers sent, 385.
salt pans in, 325–7.
St. Elizabeth's parish, Jamaica, 360–1.
St. Eustatia, West Indies, 297.
St. George's harbour, Bermuda, 48, 81, 109, 255, 269, 333.
St. George's parish, Jamaica, 88, 116–7.
St. Helen's (Isle of Wight), 243.
St. Iago de Cuba, 102, 297.
St. James' parish, Westminster, 15.
-, Wilmington, North Carolina, 16–7.
St. John, James, Surveyor General of lands and Deputy Surveyor and Auditor of revenues in South Carolina, demise of, reported, 73.
St. John's, Newfoundland, 5, 57, 351.
St. John's River, Nova Scotia, 442, 449.
-, and fort, 450, 452.
St. Lawrence River, Canada, 388.
St. Omer, Flanders, 302, 309–10, 316–7, 322–3.
St. Thomas in the East, parish in Jamaica, 387.
St. Vincent's, Windward Islands, West Indies, French claims to, 333, 354, 366, 368, 376, 398, 400.
Salt, Captain Sampson, commander of Speedwell, 426.
Saltar, Richard, proposed for New Jersey Council, 346–7, 424.
Salter, Richard, Barbados Councillor, 265.
-, -, letters from, 170, 264.
-, -, letter to, 169.
Saludy, South Carolina, 219.
Sanderson, Captain William, ordnance storekeeper at Placentia, 5, 384.
Sandwich, Earl of, 1st Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, 331.
-, -, attends Board, 434.
Santa Fe de Bogotà, Colombia, 212.
Santa Lucia, Windward Islands, West Indies, settlement of, 50, 128–9, 172–3, 178–9, 283, 333, 376, 398.
-, evacuation of, 331, 366–8, 400.
Saxby, George, Receiver General of South Carolina, 72, 248.
Saxe Gotha, South Carolina, 418.
Sayer, Captain, commander of H.M.S. Richmond, letters from, 373–6.
Scherbatow, Prince, Russian minister, 112–3, 117.
Schulin, M. de, Privy Councillor, letters to, 30–1.
Schuyler, Brandt, of New York, 437.
-, John, New Jersey Councillor, resignation of, 168–9, 187.
Scotland, 442.
-, imports into, 109.
Scrope, Mr., Secretary of the Treasury, letters from, 33–4, 92, 148, 461–2.
-, -, letters to, 15, 29, 178, 201, 211, 222, 261, 340.
Seconda Fort, West Africa, 137.
Sedgewick, Edward, clerk to the Board, 269.
Selby, William, of London, attends Board, 206, 218, 446.
-, -, attendance requested, 216, 442, 445.
-, -, petition of, 205, 225, 237, 261.
Senegal, West Africa, 245.
Serjeant, Peter, of Jamaica, 361.
Serle, Edward, appointed messenger to Board, 471.
Sharpe, John, solicitor, 46.
-, -, attends Board as agent for Jamaica, 55, 117, 128, 168–9, 171, 175–6, 190, 197, 241–2, 250, 257, 334, 435.
-, -, -, as agent for Antigua, 21, 41–4, 79, 107, 116, 128, 139–40, 154, 189, 330.
-, -, -, as agent for Barbados, 39, 127, 191–3, 391, 453–4.
-, -, - as agent for Governor Matthew, 90, 290, 301–23, 435, 442–3.
-, -, attends in St. Kitts' indemnity suit, 324–7.
-, -, -, in North Carolina suit, 16–8, 36.
-, -, -, in South Carolina suit, 272–3.
-, -, -, in New York suit, 55, 103, 105.
-, -, -, Pennsylvania suit, 13, 20, 25.
-, -, attendance requested, 15, 34, 54, 106, 114, 144, 167, 177, 333, 349, 433, 440.
-, -, letters from, 130, 194, 265, 350, 360, 400.
-, -, letters to, 289, 293.
-, Joshua, 281.
-, -, attends Board in Gordon petition, 90.
-, -, -, in Jessop petition, 301–323.
-, -, -, for South Carolina Jews, 264–5.
-, -, -, in North Carolina suit, 283–4.
-, -, attendance requested, 271, 279.
-, -, memorial of, 268, 346.
-, William, letter from, 104.
-, -, application by, 268.
-, Mr., of Council office, attends Board, 185.
-, -, application by, 188.
Sheaff, Sampson, proposed for New Hampshire Council, 159, 175.
Sherburn, Captain Joseph, memorial of, 407.
-, -, attends Board, 421–2, 470–1.
Sherman, John, surgeon, 405.
Ships named:
Albany, 451.
Alexander, 398, 402, 409.
Baltimore, 398, 402, 408, 415.
Beaufort, 398, 402, 410, 450.
Britannia, 126.
Brotherhood, 398, 402, 408, 412.
Caning frigate, 398, 402, 410.
Charlton, 398, 402, 409.
Chesterfield, 458.
Comet, 122.
Dover, 11, 46.
Eleanor, 354.
Everlagh, 398, 402, 410.
Fair Lady, 402, 407.
Fougeux, 384.
Greyhound, 122, 136–7.
Jersey, 111.
Kinsale, 56, 89, 107.
London, 126, 398, 402, 410, 460.
Loo, 111.
Loyalty, 88.
Mary Galley, 264.
Merry Jack, 398, 402, 409, 455.
Molyneux, frigate, 235–6.
Norwich, 122, 427.
Pool, 344.
Prince Frederick, 398.
Princess Mary, 55, 146, 185.
Province Snow, 130, 132.
Richmond, 43, 373, 376.
Rippon, 344.
Roehampton, 408.
Ruby, 122.
Rye, 69.
Saint Stephen, 245.
Sarah, 413, 433, 442.
Scorpion, 441.
Speedwell, 426.
Sutherland, 245.
Swallow, 208.
Vigilant, 235, 243.
Wilmington, 398, 402.
Winchelsea, 398, 402, 409.
Woolwich, 127.
Shirley, William, Governor of Massachusetts, instructions for, 70–1, 76, 79, 109, 126, 158–9, 165–6.
-, -, salary for, 28, 37.
-, -, petition of, 193.
-, -, attends Board, 462, 467– 70.
-, -, certificates issued by, 227–8, 233, 235–6, 382–83.
-, -, speech of, 369–370.
-, -, proclamation of, 337, 446.
-, -, refusal of, to surrender fort to New Hampshire, 383.
-, -, letters from, 5, 18, 28, 37–8, 45, 51, 59–61, 64, 66–7, 72–3, 85, 94, 99, 114–5, 126, 129, 133–4, 137, 144–7, 150, 166, 173, 179, 183, 189, 267, 283, 286, 336–7, 345–6, 355, 380, 390, 423, 430–1, 435, 438, 441–2, 444, 449, 461.
-, -, letters to, 33, 38–9, 72, 74–5, 124, 138, 147, 151–2, 173, 197–8, 250, 298, 300, 438.
-, -, Commander in Chief of expedition against French in New England, accounts sent to, 471.
-, -, bills drawn by, 441, 454–5, 458, 469.
-, -, objections raised by, 457, 461, 470.
-, -, troops sent by, 389.
-, -, (another), officer of South Carolina, arrest of, 69.
Shirreff, Mr., of Nova Scotia, letter to, 63.
Shubrick, Richard, merchant, attends Board, 273.
Sierra Leone, West Africa, 137.
Silesia, Silèsie, Austria, 91.
Simpson, Samuel, chamber keeper to Board, demise of, 27.
Six Nations or Iroquois Indians, Cayugas, Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Senecas and Tuscaroras, agreements with, 38, 156, 225. 345–6.
-, presents for, 60.
-, interpreters sent to, 80.
-, Sachems of, conference with, 145–6, 186.
- called Northern Indians, raids by, 35, 66.
Skinner, James, of Massachusetts, 229, 232.
Smallwood, Cheshire, 61.
Smith, Alexander, of London, wine merchant, attends Board, 206, 218.
-, -, attendance requested, 216.
-, -, petition of, 205, 225, 237, 240, 261.
-, Captain George, of Bermuda, 418.
-, John, attendance requested, 216.
-, -, attends Board, 217.
-, John, of Virginia, estate of, 394, 436.
-, Captain Thomas, Governor of Newfoundland, 55–6, 107.
-, -, letter from, 5.
-, Thomas, Deputy Auditor of Plantations, 199.
-, Wavel, ex-Secretary of Leeward Islands, attends Board, 139, 302, 311–2, 314.
-, -, memorial of, 445.
-, William, President of North Carolina Council, letters from, 10, 12.
Snelling, Captain Jonathan, master of Molyneux frigate, 235–6.
-, -, attends Board, 236.
Snow, Mr., Secretary of Bahamas, attends Board, 173–4, 180.
Söhlenthal, M., ambassador of King of Denmark, memorial of, 126, 216.
Solly, Samuel, proposed for New Hampshire Council, 34, 61.
South Carolina, 50–1, 54, 75, 112–3, 170, 177, 245–6, 348, 362, 459, 464.
Governor of. See Glen.
Lt. Governor. See Bull.
Secretary. See Hammerton.
Chief Justice. See Graeme, Whittaker.
Surveyor General. See Hunter, McCulloch.
Deputy Surveyor General. See Cramahe.
Agent. See Crockat, Fury.
Acts in, 9, 22, 72, 109, 130, 135, 213, 224–5, 252–3, 256–7, 260–1, 271–4, 280, 298, 329–30, 336, 340, 351, 353, 355–6, 373, 376, 426, 428.
Council of, 69, 101, 108–9, 130–1, 180, 189–90, 200–1, 203, 219– 23, 225–6, 257, 261–2, 289– 91, 343–4, 424, 453.
-, minutes of, 9, 69, 130, 135, 223, 428.
-, members of. See Beaufin, Bull, Collecton, Fenwick, Hammerton, Hill, Pinckney, Vanderdussen, Wragg.
Assembly, 23, 108–9, 130–1, 189, 225, 289, 331, 334, 336, 344, 351, 453.
-, Journal of, 9, 135, 223, 428.
agent appointed in, 462–3.
bills of credit in, 272–4, 280.
Court of Admiralty in, 351.
defenceless condition of, 49, 134.
deserters from, 453.
duties in, 100, 276–7.
fire in, 31.
French, apprehensions from, 31, 68–9, 162, 164, 180, 188.
Independent companies in, 31.
Indians in, 69, 158, 199, 219, 248, 250–2, 288, 292, 295, 329–30, 336, 342–3, 351, 353, 453, 458; and see Catabaws, Cherokees, Chickasaws and Choctaws.
inhabitants' petition, 72.
Jews' petitions in, 363–6, 324, 328, 333.
Land grants and settlements in, 1– 2, 4–5, 39, 101, 116–7, 127, 131, 149–50, 199, 217, 236–7, 248, 262–6, 271–2, 278–9, 281–2, 289, 323–4, 328–9, 333, 357–9, 418– 22, 429, 455.
mines in, 94.
naturalizations in, 360.
newspapers in, 374.
officers' salaries, 340, 472.
ordnance stores, 61.
paper currency in, 72, 289, 329– 31, 344, 353, 355–6.
pirates' trials in, 29–30, 35, 41–2.
proprietary lands in, 40, 133–4.
quarrel with Georgia, 69, 76.
quit rents in, 71–3, 77, 101, 127, 199, 340.
rice, cultivation in, 178, 184, 190, 194–5, 204, 218.
salt in, 460–1.
ships in, 276.
South Kings Town, Rhode Island, 119.
Southwell, Edward, attends Board, 144.
Spain.
King of. See Philip V.
apprehensions entertained from, 42–3.
Carolina, designs on, 68–9, 111.
Georgia, invasion of, by, 35, 49.
Indians, intrigues with, 354.
indigo, duties on, 276–7.
losses sustained from, 41.
Mosquito coast, threatened by, 255.
piracies against, 212.
prisoners of, 356.
-, to be exchanged, 2.
strength in South America, 212.
trade, illegal with, 100.
vessels taken by, 4.
-, from, 35.
war with, 132, 168, 316.
West Indies, expedition against in, 18.
Spanish town, Jamaica, 105, 270.
Sparke, Mr., accountant to Royal African Company, attends Board, 141.
Sparrowhawk, Mr., merchant of Massachusetts, 231.
Spence, Mr., Secretary of Royal African Company, attends Board, 114, 344–5, 349.
-, -, attendance requested, 348.
-, -, letters from, 121, 141, 143, 150, 455.
Spencer, George, New York, merchant, 437.
Spithead, Portsmouth, 107, 122, 185, 351, 405, 408.
Stanly, Mr., 141.
States General. See Holland.
Steele, John, surgeon, 405, 408.
Stephan, Peter, a German, 108.
Stewart, John, Jamaica Councillor, demise of, reported, 454.
Stirling, William, of South Carolina, arrest of, 76.
Stockholm, Sweden, 108.
Stoddard, Captain, 437.
Stockwell, Richard, 352–3, 359.
-, -, attends Board, 362–3.
Stone, William, merchant, attends Board, 273.
-, Mr., Secretary of Barbados, 454.
-, Mr. (another), letter to, 216–7.
Stork, Samuel, attends Board, 469.
Story, Mark, surgeon, 405.
Strange, Sir John, Solicitor General, 172.
Sugar Islands, West Indies, 195.
Summer Islands. See Bermuda.
Surinam, West Indies, 297.
Sussex county on Delaware river, 285.
Sutton, Mr., inventor of air pipes, 393, 395–9, 401–2.
Swan, Samuel, of North Carolina, 337.
Swanton, Captain, commander of H.M.S. Mary Galley, 264.
Sweden, Suède.
resident at. See Dickens.
trade with, 108, 120–3.
iron works, 108.
ship of, seized, 349.
Switzerland, Swiss, settlements of protestants from, 165, 418–9.
T
Tantum, West Africa, 122.
Tappahannock, Virginia, 184.
Tatem, Samuel, merchant, attends Board, 258.
Tayloe, John, Virginia Councillor, demise of, reported, 263, 292.
Thames, river, 399, 404.
Theobalds, Peter, attendance requested, 216.
-, -, attends Board, 217.
Thomas, Col. George, Deputy Governor of Pennsylvania, instructions for, 69–70, 78.
-, -, letters from, 35, 126, 129, 468.
-, -, letter to, 463.
-, -, absence of, 255.
-, -, Councillor of Antigua, 290.
-, Rev. Walter, St. Kitts Councillor, 303–4.
-, -, demise of, reported, 286– 7, 335.
Thomlinson, John, proposed for Antigua Council, 200, 207–8, 239.
Thomson, Captain William, letter from, 348–9.
Tinker, Mr., Governor of Bahamas, letters from, 4, 35–6, 42, 49, 69, 73, 75, 84, 119, 145, 173–4, 180, 212, 223, 245, 247, 249, 268, 283, 291, 297–8, 426, 441.
-, -, letters to, 28, 43, 75, 123, 174, 246–7, 298, 330, 432, 445, 447.
Titley, Mr., H.M. Envoy in Denmark, letters from, 30–3, 127.
Tobago, West Indies, French designs on, 354–5, 366–8, 373, 376, 391, 398, 400, 426, 429, 472.
-, state of, 450–1.
Toggenburgh, Zurich, Switzerland, 418.
Tombecbay Fort, South Carolina, 288.
Tomlinson, Captain, agent for New Hampshire, and London merchant, attends Board, 6–8, 11, 17, 33, 41, 114, 174, 205, 258, 376, 378, 380, 382–4, 387–9, 470.
-, -, attendance requested, 44, 113, 174, 370, 380–1, 386, 462.
-, -, letters from, 205, 454.
-, -, memorial of, 462.
Tomson, Capt. Ormond, commander of H.M.S. Pool, 344.
Tonnereau, Mr., attends Board, 6–8, 11.
Townshend, Charles, appointed Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, 429.
-, -, attends Board, 432 et passim.
-, Chauncey, London merchant, attends Board on Nova Scotia settlement proposal, 391–2, 399– 400.
-, -, agreement with, 394– 5.
-, -, memorial of, 398, 401, 423–4, 447.
-, -, attendance requested, 444–5.
-, Mr., attends Board, 104, 373 –6.
-, Admiral, 183, 243.
Trade.
Consuls, appointment of, 127, 132, 212–3, 216–8, 253, 257, 260.
Customs house accounts, 52, 121, 271.
duties and tariffs, 52, 54, 56, 91–3, 96, 105–6.
East India Company exports, 47, 86, 153, 186, 217, 264, 357, 359– 60, 362, 469.
husbandry, 15.
leidgers of imports and exports, 30, 76, 106, 158–9, 256, 332, 436.
Merchants Adventurers, 447–8.
naturalizations, 112–4, 117–8.
Sound dues, 30–3.
Spain, losses from, 46.
treaties of commerce with foreign powers, 48–54, 56–8, 91–7, 126– 7, 138–40, 146–8.
Various commodities:
borax, 109–110.
cambrics, 20, 105–6.
camphor, 109–110.
coals, 149.
copper, 57–8.
flax, 103.
glass, 96.
indigo, 276–7, 294, 296, 298, 334, 385.
iron, 108.
linen, 86, 103, 106, 109, 396, 425–6.
logwood, 105.
pepper, 57.
rice, 57, 184, 190, 220.
salt, 61–2, 180, 194, 325–7, 460– 1.
sugar, 273–4, 349, 356.
wines, 52, 205–6, 216–7, 225, 237, 240.
wool, 1, 4–5, 7–8, 14–6, 22, 148–9, 153, 198, 289.
- See also under Africa, Denmark, France, Holland, Miscellanies, Plantations General, Spain, and under separate Plantations (a list of which appears under Plantations General).
Trelawney, Edward, Governor of Jamaica, instructions for, 105, 185, 314, 320, 335.
-, -, salary for, 67.
-, -, complaints against, 212, 218, 268.
-, -, letters from, 16, 26, 45, 49, 60, 75, 77, 82–3, 90, 98, 101–2, 104, 119, 139, 167, 182, 191–2, 202, 207, 209–10, 216, 219, 222, 248, 255–7, 268, 270, 277, 282, 297, 324, 328, 333, 358–9, 379, 436, 449, 451–2, 457–8.
-, -, letters to, 28, 105, 117, 120–1, 170–1, 200, 247, 251, 298, 329, 331, 358, 364, 377, 457–8.
Trenton, New Jersey, 14, 54.
Trieste, Austria, 91, 96.
Trinity Harbour, Newfoundland, 186.
Trott, Nicholas, L.L.D., of South Carolina, 19.
Truman, Thomas, attends Board, 99.
Tucker, George, Provost Marshal of Bermuda, 48, 418.
Turkey, trade with, 110.
Turner, Edward, surgeon, 405.
Turvill Park, Bucks, 292.
Tutte, John, clerk to Board, 269.
Tyng, Captain Edward, 235.
Tyrrel County, North Carolina, 284.
U
Utrecht, treaty of, 442.
V
Vanderdussen, Col. Alexander, proposed for South Carolina Council, 200–1, 203.
-, -, attends Board, 288–9.
-, -, attendance requested, 286.
Van Horn, Abraham, New York Councillor, demise of, reported, 94, 134.
-, Cornelius, New Jersey Councillor, resignation of, 168–9, 187.
Vaughan, George, of Nova Scotia, petition of, 203.
Verchild, James, proposed for St. Kitts Council, 286–7, 307, 310, 335.
Vere parish, Jamaica, 360.
Verelst, Harmon, accountant for Georgia Trustees, attends Board, 27, 118.
-, -, letter to, 393.
Vernon, John, Antigua Councillor, resignation of, 62–3, 78.
-, Admiral, letter from, 49.
Vienna, Austria, 48–54, 56–8, 91–6, 138, 140.
Virginia, 29, 75, 123, 170, 201, 225.
Lieut. Governor. See Gooch.
Agent. See Leheup.
Acts in, 2–3, 19, 21–3, 59, 101, 156–7, 163–4, 176, 181–3, 185, 189, 194, 202–3, 205–6, 214–5, 237, 239, 254, 258, 268, 282, 338, 346, 348, 394, 424, 426, 436.
Council of, 2, 8–9, 16–9, 35–6, 45, 59, 61, 76–7, 108–9, 128, 149, 156, 161–2, 176, 197, 254, 263, 292, 336, 347, 367, 377–8, 408, 425, 428, 436, 471.
-, minutes of, 59, 66, 156, 215.
-, members of. See Blair, Burwell, Byrd, Carter, Corbyn, Dandridge, Dawson, Diggs, Dinwiddie, Fairfax, Grymes, Lewis, Lightfoot, Nelson, Randolph, Robinson and Taylor.
Assembly, 42, 156, 197, 234, 367.
House of Burgesses, Journal of, 59, 156, 215, 254.
boundaries of, 176, 254.
Capitol, burning of, 246, 258.
emigrants from, 289.
French expedition, claims for disbursements in, 457, 460–1, 470.
Indians in, 35, 66–7, 80, 156.
land grants in, 265, 278, 341–2, 356–8, 361, 380, 382, 386–7, 428.
map of, 254.
naturalizations in, 84, 155.
quit rents in, 58, 85, 147, 183, 193, 222, 336, 377.
rebellion in, referred to, 441.
revenues of, 8, 58–9, 85, 98, 147, 183, 193, 222, 243, 265, 336, 367, 446.
seat of government changed, 253.
state of, 85.
vessels cleared in, 59, 215, 254.
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Wade, Marshal, 98.
Wainwright, John, of Massachusetts, deceased, 196, 203.
-, Christian, his widow, 196.
Waldegrave, Lord, 322.
Waldo, Thomas, of Massachusetts, commissary of musters, 234.
-, -, attends Board, 466–7.
-, -, memorial of, 468.
Walker, George, proposed for Barbados Council, 453–4.
-, Morris, attends Board for Palatines, 249.
-, Sergeant William, 368.
Wallace, Alexander, H.M. consul in Norway, 212–3, 216.
Waller, Benjamin, clerk of Court in Virginia, 254.
Walpole, Horatio, Auditor of the Plantations, 4, 148, 154, 220.
-, Sir Robert, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 4.
Walton, Shadrach, New Hampshire Councillor, demise of, reported, 34, 61.
Ward, Captain, 158.
Ware, Captain, of New Jersey, 439.
Warner, Simeon, attends Board, 14.
Warren, Commodore, 167, 193.
-, Peter, proposed for New York Council, 93–4, 134, 172, 180.
-, Admiral Sir Peter, attends Board, 230–3, 392–3.
-, -, attendance requested, 229.
-, -, bills drawn by, 441.
-, Mr., of Barbados, 43–4, 127, 192.
Watkins, Thomas, Antigua Councillor, demise of, reported, 200, 205, 238.
Watson, Commodore (afterwards Admiral) Charles, appointed Governor of Newfoundland, 278–9, 292.
-, -, instructions for, 280–2.
-, -, letters from, 351, 384.
-, -, letter to, 384.
Webster, John, 130.
Wedderburn, James, Clerk of Court of Common Pleas in South Carolina, petition of, 257.
Wells, John, New Jersey Councillor, resignation of 168–9, 187.
Wendell, Jacob, of Massachusetts, 229, 232.
Wentworth, Benning, Governor of New Hampshire, 383.
-, -, instructions for, 292, 295–6, 336.
-, -, complaints of, 471.
-, -, letters from, 17, 31, 33–4, 51, 74, 107, 113–4, 122, 145, 173, 179, 204–9, 252–3, 273, 282–3, 298, 368, 380–1, 447, 452, 469.
-, -, letters to, 28, 49, 51, 75–6, 124–5, 174, 246–7, 364, 377–8, 464.
-, -, Surveyor General of woods in North America, 92–3.
-, General, letter from, 49.
West, Mr., Secretary to Lords of the Treasury, letters from, 350, 386–7, 391, 395, 424, 428, 454, 457, 468.
-, -, letter to, 454.
Western Indians, 382.
Westminster, 15, 88.
-, Hall, 317.
-, Bridge at, 29, 115, 193.
Weston, Mr., of Pennsylvania, attends Board, 13.
-, -, letters from, 49, 79.
-, -, letter to, 127.
West River, New England, 382.
Wheelwright, J., Commissary General, attestation by, 233.
Whitaker, Benjamin, Chief Justice of South Carolina, letters from, 33, 131.
-, -, petition of, 72.
-, -, resignation of, 453.
White, John, proposed for St. Kitts Council, 166, 186.
-, -, suspension of, 290.
Whithorn, Mr., attends Board, 244.
Whydale, West Africa, 122, 137.
Wight, Isle of, 310, 312.
Wightwick, Francis, Judge in Jamaica, petition against his suspension, 211–2, 216, 218, 268, 324.
-, Thomas, of Jamaica, 257, 262.
Willard, Josiah, Secretary of Massachusetts, letters from, 39, 62–3, 81, 87, 100, 134, 182, 224, 257, 379, 458–9.
-, -, attestation of, 234–5, 383, 387–8.
William and Mary College, Virginia, 156.
William III., Act in reign of, 165.
-, (and Mary II), commission from, 179.
Williams, Samuel, Deputy Secretary of Jamaica, letters from, 36–7, 86, 139, 182, 218, 266.
-, William, proposed for Jamaica Council, 182, 202.
-, -, demise of, reported, 454.
Williamsburg, South Carolina, 72.
-, Virginia, 215, 222, 246, 263, 268, 336, 367, 377, 446.
Willis, Robert, appointed chamber keeper to Board, 164.
Wilmington, North Carolina, 9, 16–7, 72, 284, 337.
Wilmington, Earl, Lord President of the Council, 4.
Wilmot, Dr. E., Physician General, 400–1, 403, 405–6.
-, -, letter to, 397.
-, Henry, appointed agent to Montserrat, 456.
Wilson, John, messenger to Board, demise of, 471.
-, Thomas, surgeon, 405.
Winchelsea, Earl of, 98.
Wirtemburg, Germany, Duchy of, emigrants from, 419–20, 422.
Wolcott, Mr., Deputy Governor of New York, 146.
Wood, Samuel, master of vessel, 17.
-, Mr., Secretary to Commissioners of Customs, letters from, 30, 46–7, 57, 76, 93–4, 103, 106, 110, 121, 133, 139, 153, 158–9, 182, 200, 204, 218, 220, 256, 273–4, 277, 332, 425–6, 436.
-, -, letters to, 30, 54, 56, 87, 94, 103, 105, 109, 115, 122, 138, 146, 195, 218, 271, 396.
Wood Creek, New England, 384.
Woodside, Rev. James, memorial of, 144, 147, 286–7.
-, -, attends Board, 145.
-, -, letter from, 250.
Woodstock, Barnart Andries, of Jamaica, 361.
Woodward, Leonard, of St. Kitts, 99.
Woohead, Mr., West African trader, 137.
Wragg, Joseph, South Carolina Councillor, resignation of, 200, 203.
-, Samuel, merchant, agent for North Carolina Assembly, attends Board, 15–6.
-, -, indisposition of, reported, 17.
Wyke, George, proposed for Montserrat Council, 367–8, 425.
-, William, of Montserrat, 313.
-, -, deposition of, 290, 299, 302, 307–10, 316–7, 320, 322.
Wynter, Thomas, of Jamaica, 197, 215, 239.
Y
Yeamans, John, agent for Antigua, 41–2.
-, -, attends Board, 6–9, 12–3, 21, 151.
-, -, proposed for reinstatement in Antigua Council, 78.
-, -, letters from, 32, 62.
-, -, petition of, 46–51, 64–5.
York River, Virginia, 254.
Yorke, Mr., 366.
Yorkshire, 48, 206.
Young, Captain, Commander of H.M.S. Kinsale, sent to Canceau, 56.
-, -, sent to Newfoundland, 107.
-, -, letter from, 89.
Young, Sir William, Secretary at War, 135.
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Zinzerdorf, Count, bishop of Moravians, 152.
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