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Abercrombie, Major General, 260, 398.
-, -, expedition of, 424.
Abercromby, James, agent for North Carolina and Virginia, 90.
-, -, attends Board, 13, 90, 151–2, 161, 200, 286, 390, 436–7.
-, -, attendance requested, 159–60, 285.
-, -, letter from, 400.
-, -, letters to, 159–60, 400.
-, -, petition of, 26, 130, 187, 284.
Abingdon parish, Virginia, 171.
Acadia. See Nova Scotia.
Acadians, French inhabitants of Nova Scotia, dispersal of, 189–90, 206, 226–7, 241, 243, 285, 347, 382.
Accoda, West Africa, 336.
Accomack port, Virginia, 127.
Adair, Mr., Secretary of Virginia, letter from, 359.
-, -, -, to, 350–1.
Africa, West, Committee, Secretary. See Hollier; Poirier.
-, -, accounts of, 182, 336.
-, -, attend Board, 364–5, 397–8.
-, -, correspondence with, 53, 80–1, 107, 115, 123, 138, 177, 182–3, 211–2, 246–7, 252, 276, 322–3, 332–3, 336, 362, 378, 406, 415, 437.
-, -, election of, 75, 165, 252.
-, -, expenses incurred by, 12, 15, 19, 22, 73, 88.
-, -, grants to, 355.
-, -, information given by, 240.
direction of affairs in Africa, not to be put under Board of Trade, 397–8.
foreign powers, disputes with, 8–11, 20, 28, 160, 162, 336, 415.
forts on coast, necessity for, 16–17, 19, 22, 73, 88, 148, 174–5, 216, 218, 257–8, 311, 335.
French, relations with, in, 81, 257, 314, 328, 336, 362.
gold mines in, 354–5, 360, 364.
merchants to, petition of, 111–2, 115.
natives, relations with, 336, 364–5.
negroes exported from, 132.
Portuguese expelled from, 156.
Ainsley, Mr., 227.
Aix la Chappelle, Germany, treaty of, referred to, 198, 216.
Alatamaha. See Altamaha.
Albany, New York, 15, 70, 74–5, 97, 176, 191, 202–3, 220, 224, 277–8, 302, 349.
Albemarle, Earl of, Governor of Virginia. See Keppel.
Aldridge, Captain, officer in Colonel Hopson's regiment, 30, 44–5, 124, 206.
Alexander, Gerard, of Virginia, 210.
-, James, Councillor in New York and New Jersey, letters from, 51, 69.
-, -, protest of, 116–7.
-, -, demise of, reported, 249, 261, 300.
-, -, William, his son, recommended to succeed him, 261.
-, Mr., Proprietor of East New Jersey, attends Board, 280.
Alexandria, New York, 298.
Allegany mountains, North America, 191.
Allen, Mr., Receiver General of North Carolina, 7.
Altamaha, Alatamaha, river, Georgia, 378–80, 399.
Amherst, General, 424.
Amsterdam, Holland, 8–9.
Amyand, Claudius, Secretary to Lords Justices, letters from, 151, 157, 174.
-, George, merchant, attends Board, 237–8.
-, -, letter from, 239.
Anamaboe, Annamaboe, West Africa, Governor of. See Whytell.
-, 53, 73, 88, 148, 156, 160, 216, 218, 257, 311, 336.
Annapolis, Maryland, 72, 178, 363, 393.
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, 55, 109, 243, 366–7.
Anson County, North Carolina, 105.
Antigua, Leeward Islands, 41, 55, 230, 314, 336, 338.
Governor. See Thomas.
Lieutenant Governor. See Fleming.
agent. See Sharpe, Wilmot.
Acts in, 18, 23, 33, 40, 48–9, 75, 339, 350.
Council, 8, 28–9, 35, 42, 75, 155–6, 159–60, 169, 229, 270.
-, minutes of, 339.
-, members. See Bayer, Byam, Dunbar, Gunthorpe, Jarvis, Oliver, Tomlinson.
Assembly, 60, 270, 339.
agent appointed for, 323.
barracks in, 270.
courts in, 377.
defense of, 123, 125–6, 128, 141, 149, 152.
flour exported from, 315.
Governor, support for, 23, 40.
hospital arrangements in, 270.
ordnance stores for, 229.
privateers of, 346.
regiment at, 259, 266, 270, 275, 308.
state of, 60.
Apalachian mountains, North America, 46.
Apperley, John, chief engineer at Annamaboe, 53, 73, 80, 138, 233, 257–8.
-, -, demise of, reported, 311.
Apthorp, Messrs., of Boston, 243, 291.
Archbould, Henry, Jamaica Councillor, deceased, 289, 392.
Armistead, John, of Virginia, 356, 359, 422.
Armstrong, Joseph, of Jamaica, 165.
Arsonac, M., Governor of Goree (French), 80.
Asturias province, Spain, 83.
Atchuah, Atchuma, West Africa, 8, 10, 160, 162.
Athawes, Mr., attends Board, 44, 356.
Atkin[s], Edmund, Councillor in South Carolina, appointed agent for Indian affairs, 235, 245–6.
-, -, attends Board, 242–3.
-, -, letters from, 47, 302, 317.
Atkins, Captain, 94.
Augusta, Georgia, 242, 247–8, 381, 384, 391.
Aussebaw. See Ossabaw.
Avalon, Newfoundland, 37–8.
Aynsley, William, appointed Chief Justice of New Jersey, 297, 301, 420.
-, -, demise of, reported, 432.
Ayscough, John, of Jamaica, 94.
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Bahama Islands, West Indies, 90.
Governor. See Tinker, Shirley.
President of Council and Commander in Chief. See Gambier.
Acts in, 36.
Council, 8, 179, 340, 351, 354, 360, 395, 411–2, 421.
-, minutes of, 36, 395.
-, members. See Barnet, Brown, Duncombe, Saunders, Stewart.
Assembly, 340, 360, 411–2.
-, minutes of, 36.
accounts in, 179, 395.
defense of, 327, 329–30, 340, 360–1, 411–2, 414.
French, threats from, 37–8.
Governor, appointment of, 416, 423.
-, instructions for, 423.
-, sickness of, 71–2.
ordnance stores for, 36, 41–2, 169, 206, 262.
state of, 7, 206, 208–9.
storekeeper in, 169.
vessels cleared in, 179, 206, 395.
vital statistics, 37.
Baker, Alderman, land purchaser in Georgia, 152.
-, William, contractor in Nova Scotia, payments to, 56, 239, 334.
Balaguier, John Anthony, Secretary of Jamaica, petition of, 397–9.
Baltimore, Lord. See Calvert.
Barbados, Windward Islands, West Indies, 329, 340, 396, 402–4, 415.
Governor. See Grenville, Pinfold.
Provost marshal. See Reynolds. agent. See Sharpe.
Acts in, 4–5, 8, 28, 31–3, 43, 72, 108, 110, 146, 172, 262, 294, 339, 350–1, 420, 422.
Council, 8, 31, 38, 45, 72, 76, 95, 146, 172, 262, 289–90, 296, 339, 420.
-, minutes of, 31, 72, 172, 188–9, 244, 246, 262, 289.
-, members. See Barwick, Carter, Comberbatch, Dottin, Gollop, Jordan, Salter, Thornhill, Weekes.
Assembly, minutes of, 31, 72, 172, 262, 339.
Councillors absent in, 47, 314, 316.
Courts in, 188–9, 205, 246, 351–2.
Customs, collectors of, 125.
estates, sale of, 294, 420.
Exchequer, barons of, in, 193.
foreigners not to land in, 43.
forts to be built in, 104, 106.
French, relations with, 36, 38, 47–8, 188.
Government, administration of, 327.
-, expenses of, 351, 422.
Governor, appointment of, 204, 209, 215–6, 263, 289.
-, instructions for, 220–1, 295.
-, support for, 146.
judges suspended in, 246, 251.
naval force in, 289.
negroes in, 72, 172, 262, 339.
officials' fees in, 12–4.
-, support for, 146.
ordnance stores for, 104–5, 120–1, 263–4.
postal packets to, 375–6, 380.
powder in, 72, 172, 262, 339.
revenue for, 422.
springs in, 8.
state of, 394–5.
vital statistics, 72, 172, 262, 339.
Barbarie, John, collector at Perth Amboy, 248.
Barbuda, Leeward Islands, title to, 254–5.
Barclay, David, 52.
-, John, 52.
Barnard, Edward, 384.
-, Rev. Thomas, Rector of St. Michael's, Barbados, leave of absence for, 314, 316, 402–4.
Barnet, Thomas, Bahamas Councillor, deceased, 8.
Barnstaple, Devonshire, 423.
Barton, James, 337.
Barwick, William, Barbados Councillor, deceased, 289.
Bath, Somerset, 266.
Bay Verte, Newfoundland, 74.
Bayer, Edward Otto, Antigua Councillor, memorial of, 28–9.
-, -, restored to his seat, 35, 75.
Bayonne, France, 324.
Beach, Thomas, Attorney General of Jamaica, 37, 67–8, 78, 301.
Beal, Othniel, proposed for South Carolina Council, 160, 162, 173, 178.
Beaubassin, Nova Scotia, 226.
- Cf. Chignecto.
Beaufin, Mr., South Carolina Councillor, deceased, 262.
Beaufort, Port Royal, South Carolina, 44.
Beausejour, Nova Scotia, 74, 170, 353.
Beckford, Ballard, proposed for Jamaica Council, 16, 23, 29, 40.
-, -, letters to, 65, 104.
-, Richard, of Jamaica, attends Board, 125, 153–4, 296–7, 374–5.
-, -, attendance requested, 295, 335.
-, -, memorial of, 293.
-, -, letter from, 347.
-, -, letters to, 303, 338.
Bedford, Duke of. See Russell.
Belcher, Jonathan, senior, Governor of New Jersey, instructions for, 27, 29.
-, -, -, letters from, 30–1, 57, 78, 96, 106, 121–2, 140–1, 165, 178–9 192, 208–9, 224, 248, 261, 276, 292, 300, 317, 332, 345–6.
-, -, -, - to, 28, 57, 69, 150, 234, 323.
-, -, -, demise of, reported, 344, 348, 365.
-, -, junior, Chief Justice of Nova Scotia, 48, 50–1, 64, 95.
-, -, -, letters from, 203, 226, 312.
-, -, -, Councillor in Nova Scotia, 63, 96, 417–8.
-, William, counsel at law, 93, 203.
Bell, Charles, Governor of Cape Coast Castle, letters from, 252, 257, 322, 336, 362, 378, 415.
-, -, -, to, 276, 311.
Belle Riviere, la (Pennsylvania?), 51, 54.
Bennet, Mary, formerly wife of Benjamin Charnock of Barbados, 294.
Berkeley, Lord, of Stratton, 353, 358.
Bermuda or Somer Islands, North Atlantic, 90, 205, 262.
Governor. See Popple.
President of Council. See Jones.
collector of Customs. See Piggot.
agent. See Noden, Mathias.
Acts in, 40, 203, 253, 325–6, 377, 408.
Council, 55, 63–4, 105, 186, 202–3, 208, 210–1, 252–3, 317, 347.
-, minutes of, 139, 160, 253, 325–6, 378.
-, members. See Dunbar, Hunt, Riddell, Trott.
Assembly, 6, 9–11, 23, 139, 160, 252–3, 317, 347, 408.
-, minutes of, 253, 317, 325.
appeals in, 203.
Crown lands sold in, 253, 317, 321, 328, 406–7.
forts and harbours in, 326, 347, 408–12.
Governor, instructions for, 110–1, 139, 141–2, 168–9, 202–3, 406–7.
-, dispute with Assembly, 6, 9–11.
-, salary for, 377.
liquors in, 408.
militia in, 325–6.
ordnance stores, 253.
ports of entry and clearance in, 409–10.
postal packets from, 435.
revenue of, 325.
taxing of bills in, 23, 40.
towns to be established in, 408.
trade and navigation in, 76–7.
vessels cleared in, 111, 202.
vital statistics, 253.
Bernard, Francis, appointed Governor of New Jersey, 365, 370, 422.
-, -, letters from, 432–3.
Berners, Henry, 236.
-, William, 236.
Berry, Charles, appointed Chief Justice of North Carolina, 416, 423.
Beverley, Beverly, William, Virginia Councillor, petition of. 23, 29, 109–10, 167, 239.
-, -, demise of, reported, 246, 250, 264.
Bideford, Devonshire, 423.
Birch, William, 306.
Blair, Mr., President of Virginia Council and Commander in Chief, letter from, 435.
Blanc, Joseph la, 226.
Blyth, Joseph, 306.
Boddington, Mr., officer of Board of Ordnance, letter from, 245.
Bogdani, Mr., Secretary to Board of Ordnance, letters from, 7, 120, 136–7, 204, 207, 220, 232.
Bollan, Mr., agent for Massachusetts, attends Board, 84, 156–7, 200, 310–1.
-, -, attendance requested, 149.
-, -, inability to attend, 90, 302.
-, -, letters from, 56, 139, 141, 154, 193, 195, 199, 305, 308, 322.
-, -, -, to, 320–1, 353.
-, -, petition of, 267, 328, 347, 349.
Bompar, M. de, Governor of Martinique, letters from, 36, 38, 188.
-, -, to, 47–8, 188.
Bonfoy, Captain, Governor of Newfoundland, letters from, 30, 124.
-, -, -, to, 44–5, 124.
Bontein, Archibald, 35.
Borlick, Captain, attends Board, 365.
Boscawen, Admiral, 410.
Bosomworth, Rev. Abraham, of South Carolina, attends Board, 81, 103–4.
-, -, memorial of, 78–80, 82–3, 85, 7, 110, 139.
-, -, charges made against, 281, 381.
-, -, claims of, 391–2, 426–9.
-, -, wife of. See Coosaponakees.
-, Rev. Thomas, 392.
Bostock, Captain, 322.
Boston, Massachusetts, 30, 38, 71, 94, 109–10, 124, 141, 149, 154, 156, 160, 166, 187–8, 243, 248, 271, 335, 344, 401, 405, 424.
Boutin, John, 336.
Bower, Mr., of Nova Scotia, attends Board, 366.
Bradbury, Silas, clerk to Board, 396.
Braddock, General, 158, 166, 200, 298.
-, -, his defeat and death referred to, 185.
Bradstreet, Captain, 179, 224.
Braham, William de, surveyor in Georgia, 67.
Brewse, Mr., engineer in Nova Scotia, attends Board, 4, 27.
-, -, letter to, 22.
Brice, Worthington, petition of, 238, 240–1.
Bridlington. See Burlington.
Briscoe, Wastell, of Jamaica, 165.
-, Mr., attends Board, 19.
Bristol, England, 155, 283.
-, mayor of, 423.
-, merchants of, 49, 73, 93, 111, 241, 333, 410–2, 414.
Bromfield, Charles, officer of revenue in Jamaica, 67.
-, -, attends Board, 232–4.
-, -, petition of, 283.
Brown, John, proposed for Bahamas Council, 351, 354, 421.
-, Mr., of Jamaica, 16.
Bryan, Jonathan, Georgia Councillor, 245.
Bulkley, Lieutenant Richard, Overseer and Disposer of Contracts in Nova Scotia, 368.
Bull, William, South Carolina Councillor, deceased, 150, 159, 168.
Burlington, Bridlington, New Jersey, 30, 140, 248, 346, 433.
Burt, William Matthew, St. Kitts' Councillor, 172–4.
Burton, Colonel, 224.
Burwell, Lewis, President of Virginia Council, complaint of his conduct, 245.
-, -, demise of, reported, 261–2, 309.
Busha, West Africa, 8, 10.
Byam, Mr., Antigua Councillor, 42.
Byndloss, Henry, Attorney General of Jamaica, demise of, reported, 181.
Byrd, William, proposed for Virginia Council, 25, 29, 35–6, 75.
-, -, memorial of, 413.
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Caines, Thomas, appointed to Montserrat Council, 192, 195, 207.
Calanne, M., 341.
Calvert, Cecil, agent and Secretary for Maryland, attends Board, 200, 436.
-, -, letter from, 208.
-, Charles, Lord Baltimore, Proprietor of Maryland, 436.
-, -, petition of, 37–8, 41.
Campbell, Mrs. Agatha, 259.
-, Dougal, Clerk of Crown in South Carolina, 48–9, 52.
-, Hume, counsel, attends Board for Pennsylvania Proprietors, 143.
-, -, -, for Kingston petition, 98–9, 144, 153.
-, John, Earl of Loudoun, appointed Governor of Virginia, 211, 214–6, 263, 298.
-, -, army commanded by, 332, 378–9.
-, -, letters from, 271, 405.
-, -, -, to, 267, 271, 348.
-, -, meetings with, 260, 338.
-, Marten, 384.
Canada, Governor of, letters from, 31, 127.
-, -, -, to, 82.
-, forts in, captured, 56.
Cape Coast Castle, West Africa, Governor of. See Bell, Melvil.
-, -, 53, 73, 80, 115, 156, 160, 177, 211, 223, 252, 257, 276, 311, 322, 336, 362, 378, 415, 437.
Cape Cod, New England, 31.
Cape Corantes, 315.
Cape Fear River, North Carolina, 7, 13, 71, 83, 137–9, 264.
Cape Henry, Virginia, 350–1, 426.
Cape Lookout, North Carolina, 167, 172, 183, 267, 271, 274.
Carbonier, Newfoundland, 124, 362–3.
Carolina.
gunpowder exported to, 226.
See also North Carolina, South Carolina.
Carpoon. See Quirpon.
Carr, Mark, 378.
Carruthers, Joseph, affidavit of, 403.
Carter, James, Barbados Councillor, deceased, 8.
-, Robert, proposed for Virginia Council, 385, 392.
Casco Bay (Maine), 74, 97.
Casinka county, West Africa, 362, 365.
Castle William, Boston, 328, 401, 413.
Catawba, Catawbaw Indians, Carolina, 135, 169, 262, 345.
Caulton, Robert, surveyor of James Fort, Gambia, 233, 378, 406, 415.
Chamberlain, Chamberlayne, Thomas, of Virginia, 90, 113, 147.
Charles I, King of England, 21, 32.
Charles II, King of England, 233.
Charles XI, King of Sweden, treaty with, referred to, 233.
Charles, Alexander, attends Board, 128.
-, Robert, agent for New York, 311.
-, -, -, attends Board, 3, 89–91, 93, 120, 131, 192–3, 200, 269, 280, 286–7, 356.
-, -, -, illness of, 128.
-, -, agent for Pennsylvania Assembly, attends Board, 266–74, 363.
-, -, -, letters from, 314, 346, 353, 361–2.
-, -, -, - to, 358–9.
-, -, -, reprimand to, 357–8.
Charlestown, South Carolina, 43, 84, 143, 145–6, 168, 280, 306, 341, 354, 379, 426.
Charnock, Benjamin, of Barbados, 294, 420.
Chebucto, Nova Scotia, 283.
Cheristones Creek, Virginia, 159.
Cherokee, Cherrokee Indians, South Carolina, complaints made by, 210–1.
-, forts to be built among, 34, 46, 48–50, 54, 74, 210–3, 275, 281.
-, French intrigues with, 341.
-, meetings with, 254, 347.
-, treaty with, 345, 413.
Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, 436.
Chester, Maryland, 17.
Chew, Robert, of Virginia, 147.
Chibenaccadie river, Nova Scotia, 71.
Chickasaw Indians, Georgia, 384.
Chignecto, Nova Scotia, 189–90, 243, 291, 341. Cf. Beaubassin.
Child, Mr., agent for Lord Granville, 159–60, 187.
-, -, attends Board, 161.
-, -, letter from, 150.
Cholmondeley, Rev. Mr., H. M. Surveyor and Auditor General, attends Board, 312.
-, -, letter to, 350.
Christchurch Parish, Bahamas, 37.
Chuconunta, Cherokee Indian, 254.
Churchill, Armistead, of Virginia, 389, 394.
Clarendon Parish, Jamaica, 65, 334.
Clarevoix, Father, 46.
Clark, James, letter from, 319.
-, Col. John, of North Carolina, 105.
Clarke, Major, of Jamaica, 65.
Clevland, Mr., Secretary to Lords of the Admiralty, letters from, 145, 152, 174, 238, 250–1, 271, 274–5, 301, 305, 335.
-, -, -, to, 145, 151, 296, 336, 338.
Clifton, William, appointed Attorney General of Georgia, 61–2, 64, 74.
-, -, attends Board, 426–7.
Clinch, Rebecca, of Virginia, 146.
Clinton, George, Governor of New York, letter to, 2.
-, -, - from, 2.
Cockburne, Captain, commander of Glory, 56.
Codrington, Christopher, 254.
-, Sir William, memorial of, 254–5, 291.
Coffin, Stephen, 46.
Collier, John, Nova Scotia Councillor, 417.
Colvi, Anthony, 349.
Comberbatch, Abraham, proposed for Barbados Council, 289, 296, 420.
Combes, Richard, solicitor, 389, 394.
Connecticut, New England, 39, 90, 200.
Governor. See Fitch, Walcott.
agent. See Partridge.
Acts in, 193, 261, 337.
boundaries of, 311, 320–1.
defense of, concerted with Massachusetts, 402.
embargo on provisions in, 337.
iron in, 393.
money grants in, 192–3, 351–2, 355.
ordnance stores in, 249.
printed newspaper of, 187.
state of, 164.
troops raised in, 192–3, 249, 261, 332, 347, 351–2, 355.
trial of pirates in, 394.
vessel belonging to, 261.
Connecticut river, New England, distressed settlement on banks of, 141, 162, 171, 305–6, 310–2, 421.
Conner, James, 300.
Conojohary, New York, 222.
Coosaponakees, Mrs. Bosomworth, a princess of Creek Indians, 381.
-, -, attends Board, 81.
-, -, petition of, 79–80, 82–3, 85–7, 103–4, 139, 184, 391, 426–9, 431–4.
Corbett, Mr., memorial of, 352.
Cornwall County, Jamaica, 153.
-, inhabitants' petition, 87, 89–92, 98–9.
Cornwall, Mr., letter from, 256–7.
Cornwallis, Colonel (afterwards General), ex-Governor of Nova Scotia, 199.
-, -, attends Board, 6, 17.
-, -, memorial of, 12, 16.
-, -, letter to, 434.
Cortlandt, Philip van, of New York, estate of, 258, 266, 269, 294, 420.
Corunna, Spain, 83.
Cotes, Commodore, 35, 104.
Cotterell, William, Secretary and Overseer of Works in Nova Scotia, attends Board, 340–1, 372.
-, -, complaints of his conduct, 368.
-, -, letter from, 8.
Cox, Richard, Nevis Councillor, letter from, 155–6.
-, -, leave of absence for, 156–7.
Cowes, Isle of Wight, 324.
Craiston, Mr., Jamaica engineer, attends Board, 375.
Cranwell, Richard, clerk to Board, 396.
Craven, James, North Carolina Councillor, deceased, 205, 210.
Crawford Town, Jamaica, 53.
Creek Indians, Carolina, princess of. See Coosaponakees.
-, treaty with, 34.
-, presents for, 78, 260, 267, 269, 419.
-, disputes with, 79, 85, 184, 388, 431, 433.
-, apprehensions of their attitude, 279–81.
Croft, Childermas, Clerk of South Carolina Assembly, 352.
Croghan, George, 345, 347.
Crokatt, Mr., agent for South Carolina, 48.
-, -, attends Board, 53, 90.
-, -, memorial of, 141.
Crown Point, New York, 192–3, 195, 198–9, 233, 249, 261, 400.
Crump, Colonel, of Antigua, 255.
Crymble, Murray, of North Carolina, 219.
Cumberland, Mr., agent for Nova Scotia, memorial of, 396.
Cumberland, Nova Scotia, 366–7.
Cumberland Island, Georgia, 426.
Cunningham, John, 243.
Curaçoa, Dutch West Indies, 315.
Customs House. See Trade.
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Dancer, Francis, clerk in office, resignation of, 376.
Daniel, Edward, Montserrat Councillor, petition of, 60.
-, Nicholas, Montserrat Councillor, petition of, 61.
Darcy, Robert, Earl of Holdernesse, Secretary of State, letters from, 2, 31, 233, 315–6, 320.
-, -, -, to, 2, 29, 247, 251, 257, 317, 324 et passim.
Dartmouth, Devonshire, 423.
-, Nova Scotia, 366.
Dasent, John, Chief Justice of Nevis, deceased, 48.
Dawes, James, of Jamaica Assembly, suspension of, 138–9, 142, 161, 313.
Deare, John, Naval Officer at Perth Amboy, 248.
Decker, Peter, 28.
Dedel, M., letter from, 8–9.
Dekey, Thomas, 28.
Delancy, De Lancey, James, Lt. Govr. of New York, letters from, 1, 5, 14–5, 33, 46, 51–2, 56–7, 69–70, 81–3, 118, 127–8, 144, 155, 175–6, 185, 331, 337, 349, 393–5, 398, 401, 413–4, 425.
-, -, -, to, 11, 57, 109, 187, 398, 436.
-, -, Chief Justice of New York, 137, 148, 168, 221–4.
-, Oliver, letter to, 298–9.
-, -, -, from, 299.
-, -, appointed to New York Council, 425, 429, 434.
Delap, Francis, Provost Marshal of Jamaica, imprisonment of, 133.
-, -, memorial of, 158, 313.
Delaware, Indians, 251, 260.
Delaware river, Pennsylvania, Three Counties in, 52, 268, 271–4.
-, -, islands in, 214, 222, 225, 227–9, 265.
Demiri, Captain Raymond, 306.
Denmark, treaty with, 239.
Denny, William, appointed Lt. Gov. of Pennsylvania, 236, 244, 271.
-, -, instructions for, 264, 273, 363.
-, -, letter from, 408.
-, -, meeting with, 432.
Devaynes, W., chief engineer at Whydah, 415.
Dick, Mr., merchant of Rotterdam, memorial of, 17.
-, -, letter to, 17.
Dicker, Samuel, Jamaica merchant, 295–7, 335.
-, -, letter from, 347.
-, -, -, to, 338.
Dinwiddie, Robert, Lt. Gov. of Virginia, commission to, 32.
-, -, attends Board, 386, 412, 436.
-, -, attendance requested, 410.
-, -, letters from, 22, 24–5, 29, 32, 37, 55–6, 80–1, 96–7, 100, 127, 131, 155, 170, 181–4, 206, 230, 235, 239, 245–6, 261–2, 291–2, 305–6, 326–7, 332, 345.
-, -, -, to, 56–7, 101, 136, 169, 184, 435.
-, -, resignation of, 326, 365.
Dixcove, West Africa, 16, 336.
Dobbs, Arthur, Governor of North Carolina, instructions for, 27, 41–2, 45, 48, 75, 133–4, 136, 152–3.
-, -, attends Board, 10–13, 44, 57–8.
-, -, attendance requested, 7.
-, -, Councillors suspended by, 389, 403–5.
-, -, letters from, 128–31, 133, 135, 137–8, 151, 160, 162–3, 167, 172, 182–4, 205, 234, 252, 262, 267, 271, 281–2, 285, 305, 318–9, 332, 338, 345, 354, 400, 403–4.
-, -, - to, 151, 162–3, 274, 338, 342.
-, -, memorial of, 139, 163.
-, -, salary for, 7, 17, 40.
-, Edward Brice, proposed for North Carolina Council, 205, 210.
Dominica, Windward Islands, 395.
Dorrill, Capt. Richard, commander of Penzance, appointed Governor of Newfoundland, 151–2.
-, -, instructions for, 154, 169.
-, -, letter from, 206.
Dottin, Mr. Abel, Barbados Councillor, 36, 47, 76, 78–9, 146.
Douglass, David, 384.
Dover, Kent, 227.
Draper, Mr., 361.
Drayton, Henry, proposed for South Carolina Council, 262, 265, 309.
Drucour, M. le Chevalier de, Governor of Louisburg, 170.
Dublin, Ireland, 319.
Du Bois, M., Secretary to Polish ambassador, 17.
Dunbar, Charles, Bermuda (ref. 1) Councillor, 8, 55, 63–4.
-, -, attends Board, 126.
Duncombe, Nehemiah, proposed for Bahamas Council, 8.
Dunk, George, Earl of Halifax, Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, attends Board, 1 et passim.
-, -, re-appointed, 197, 230, 278.
-, -, communications made by, 11, 17, 24, 79, 193–4, 245, 322, 361, 429–30.
-, -, instructions for, 216.
-, -, letters to, 137, 193–4, 245, 300.
-, -, his return to Board, 346.
Dupplin, Viscount. See Hay.
Duroure, Colonel, officer commanding regiment in Leeward Islands, 123, 270.
Dyson, J., clerk of House of Commons, 387.
E
East India Company, Secretary. See James.
-, exports of, 82, 195, 219, 225, 227, 279, 346, 428.
-, opinion of, requested, 240, 242, 247.
Easton, Pennsylvania, treaty at with Indians, 347, 353, 357–8.
Ebenezer, Georgia, 252.
Edgcumbe, Hon. Richard, appointed Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, 34.
-, -, attends Board, 41 et passim.
Edinburgh, Scotland, 159, 167.
Edwards, Captain, commander of H.M.S. Gosport, 174.
-, Captain Richard, appointed Governor of Newfoundland, 307–8, 421.
-, -, instructions for, 421.
-, -, letter from, 362–3.
Elizabeth parish, Jamaica. See St. Elizabeth.
Elizabeth Town, New Jersey, 57, 106, 165, 192, 226, 292, 300.
Elletson, Thomas Hope, of Jamaica, 18, 40.
Ellis, Henry, appointed Lt. Gov. of Georgia, 256.
-, -, appointed Governor of Georgia, 397, 404.
-, -, instructions for, 411.
-, -, attends Board, 259–60, 269.
-, -, letters from, 324, 342–3, 379, 388, 391–4, 396, 425–7.
-, -, - to, 388, 397, 434.
-, -, payments to, 271, 275.
-, -, petition of, 259, 430, 434.
Elmina, West Africa, 156.
English Camp, South Carolina, 306.
Evans, Dr. Cadwallader, petition of, 222, 225, 227–9, 265.
-, Mr., attends Board as counsel for Cornwall county, Jamaica, 98–100, 153, 211.
Exeter, Devonshire, 423.
Eyre, Littleton, of Virginia, 159, 178.
-, Mr., solicitor, petition of, 48.
-, Captain, 187.
F
Fairchild, Judge, of Barbados, 244, 246, 251.
-, -, demise of, reported, 289.
Fairfax, William, Virginia Councillor, 22, 385, 392.
Falmouth, in Casco Bay (now Maine), 74, 97.
Fane, Francis, Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, attends Board, 1 et passim.
-, -, re-appointed, 197.
-, -, recommendation by, 197.
Farquar, Mr., letter from, 257–8.
Farrell, Dominick, Irish merchant, 414.
Fauquier, Francis, appointed Lt. Gov. of Virginia, 365, 370, 422.
-, -, attends Board, 387.
-, -, attendance requested, 386.
-, -, letters from, 435–6.
Fawkener, Sir Everard, Postmaster General, attends Board, 376.
Fearon, Thomas, of Jamaica, 94.
Fenwicke, Edward, South Carolina Councillor, 47.
Ferdinand VI, King of Spain, his subjects not to be molested, 309.
-, advice boat plundered, 327, 346.
Ferryland, Newfoundland, 124, 362–3.
Field, Mr., counsel, attends Board, 9, 370.
Fitch, Thomas, Governor of Connecticut, letters from, 249, 261, 332, 337, 393.
Finisterre, Cape, France, 305.
Five Nations. See Iroquois.
Fleming, Gilbert, Lt. General of Leeward Islands, 167.
-, -, attends Board, 24.
-, -, letter from, 337.
-, -, illness of, 351.
-, -, leave of absence for, 421.
-, -, his wife, her petition, 351.
Florida, North America, Governor of, 393.
Forbes, General, 432.
Ford, Mr., appointed Attorney General of Jamaica, 175.
Fordham, manor, Now York, 88.
Fornichon, M., of Jamaica, 66, 106.
Forrester, Mr., counsel for St. Iago, 98–100, 148, 153–4, 211.
-, -, - for Lt. Gov. of Pennsylvania, 143, 217.
-, -, - in Massachusetts excise suit, 156–7.
-, -, - in New Jersey boundary suit, 287, 370.
-, -, - for Nova Scotia freeholders, 366–9.
Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, 413.
Fort Dummer, New Hampshire, 141.
Fort Duquesne [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, 435.
Fort George, New York, 185, 221, 223–4, 251.
-, Newfoundland, 30.
Fort Johnson, New York, 221, 251, 255, 260, 277, 302.
-, North Carolina, 138, 264.
Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia, 291.
Fort Lyman, New York, 187.
Fort Paget, Bermuda, 253.
Fort St. George, New York, 395. (ref. 2)
Fort William, Newfoundland, 30.
Fort William Henry, New York, 254, 337, 344.
Foster, Ingham, petition of, 220.
-, -, attends Board, 221.
Fox, Rt. Hon. Henry, Secretary at War, 136.
-, -, Secretary of State, letters from, 190, 192, 197–8, 204, 215–6, 226, 236, 241, 244, 246, 257–8, 267.
-, -, - to, 188–9, 191–2, 194–5, 208–9, 215, 227–8, 235, 241, 244, 251, 256–7, 259, 265.
France, 66.
King of. See Louis XV.
Colonial Governors captured by, 176, 324.
encroachments of, 1, 51, 70, 74, 162, 194, 198, 216, 279, 315.
Indians, relations with, 54, 81–3, 122, 127.
inhabitants in British colonies, 8, 23, 66, 68, 71, 106, 367; and see Acadians.
naval engagements with, 260, 321.
Newfoundland, settlement in, 363.
prisoners, escape of, 279.
-, exchange of, 316–7.
ships of, attacked and seized, 36, 341.
-, not to be molested in neutral ports, 420.
slaves and indigo exchanged with, 335, 371.
trade, illicit, with, 131, 134–5, 237–8, 256, 319, 332, 336, 371, 414–5, 435.
Turkey, trade with, 429–31.
war with, referred to, 51–2, 54–7, 71, 80–1, 155, 170, 177, 185, 187, 192–3, 198–9, 264, 309, 337, 344, 413, 424.
West Africa, menaces in, 175, 257, 324, 336, 362.
West Indies, squadron in, 250, 328.
Frankland, Admiral, 289, 316, 336.
Franklin, Richard, agent for Pennsylvania, attends Board, 356.
-, -, letter from, 194.
Frederica, Georgia, 306, 426.
Frederick II, King of Prussia, treaty with, 233, 235, 237–42, 246–7, 251.
Frye, George, President of Montserrat Council, suspension of, 41, 60–1.
-, -, attends Board, 76.
Fuller, Rose, Chief Justice of Jamaica, suspension of, 39, 53, 58–9, 65–6, 92–4, 98–100, 104–5, 114, 153–4, 310.
-, -, letters from, 94, 104, 303.
-, his brother, attends Board, 59, 296–7, 374–5.
-, -, letters from, 293, 347.
-, -, - to, 293, 295, 335, 338.
Fundy, Bay of, Nova Scotia, 71, 413.
G
Gambia River, West Africa, Governor of. See Lisle.
-, 73, 80–1, 107, 115, 123, 174–5, 177, 211, 223, 233, 252, 257, 276, 293, 311, 314, 322–3, 333, 336, 362, 364–5, 378, 406.
Gambier, John, President of Bahamas Council and Commander in Chief, letters from, 71–2, 179.
Ganton, Mary, of Jamaica, 190–1.
Gardner, Richard, 28.
Gellibrand, Mr., Deputy Secretary, demise of, reported, 396.
George Town, Wingaw, South Carolina, 44, 53.
Georgia, 325, 394.
Governor. See Reynolds, Ellis.
Secretary. See Habersham, Little.
Attorney General. See Clifton.
Chief Justice. See Grover.
Provost Marshall. See Kellet, Knox.
Naval officer. See Russell.
Surveyors of land. See Braham, Yonge.
Register and Receiver of quit rents. See Houston.
agent. See Martyn, Partridge.
Acts in, 145–6, 178, 343, 390, 396, 406, 426–8.
Council, 30, 81–2, 88, 105, 145–6, 157, 160, 178, 184–6, 228, 241, 245, 269, 281, 381–4, 426.
-, minutes of, 122, 145, 230, 242, 252, 343, 382–4, 406, 425.
-, members. See Bryan, Martin.
Assembly, 145–6, 157, 160, 172, 178, 184–6, 228, 247–8, 382–4 388, 396, 426.
-, minutes of, 145, 172, 185, 406.
abandonment of colony feared, 253.
bills of credit in, 260, 390.
boundaries of, 146, 151, 163.
cargoes imported into, 229.
charter of, 152.
civil government for, 23.
courts of, 85–6, 104, 426–8.
defense of, inadequate, 426.
estimates for support of, 4, 6, 42, 101–3, 144, 152, 197–8, 231, 237, 247–8, 266, 283, 307, 376–7, 379, 410.
forts in, 230, 426.
French refugees land in, 382.
Governor, appointment of, 44–5, 61–2, 256, 397, 404.
-, instructions for, 50, 62, 178, 184–6, 192, 267, 269, 404–5, 411.
-, captured by French, 324, 326, 335.
-, complaints of his conduct, 252, 254–6, 380–8, 397.
-, leave of absence for, 430.
-, recall of, 256, 330, 332, 335.
-, salary for, 64, 112.
-, suspension of, 397.
Independent Company for, 122.
Indians in, 34, 49, 53–4, 78, 83, 85–7, 103, 107, 110, 119, 122, 139, 184, 242–3, 245–6, 259, 266–7, 269, 280–1, 295, 301, 343, 377, 379, 381–4, 388, 391, 419, 426–7, 431, 433, 437.
iron in, 392.
jurors in, 427–8.
land claims in, 391.
-, cultivation in, 157, 192.
- grants and settlements, 85, 151–2, 157–8, 160, 171, 178, 228–9, 232–3, 281, 342–3, 378–9, 383–4, 391–2, 399, 406, 429, 431–4.
map of, 230, 343.
naval office lists in, 172.
officials appointed in, 59, 61–2, 64, 67, 416–7, 423, 429–30.
-, complaints of their conduct, 242, 382–4.
-, salaries and fees for, 64, 184, 230, 247–8.
privateers in, 324.
produce of, exported, 30.
quit rents in, 67.
sailing boat for, 432.
seal for, 24, 42, 44, 50, 63–4, 95.
silk cultivation in, 9–10, 123, 126, 128, 132, 231, 247–8, 252, 266, 269, 271, 388, 428, 437.
Spaniards in, 379, 393.
spies in, 144–5.
state of, 230, 242, 245, 249, 251–6, 259–60, 343, 350, 386, 388, 396–7.
troops required for, 122, 377, 379, 426–7.
vessels cleared in, 30, 145, 229, 242, 281, 393, 426.
-, required for convoy, 295–6, 301.
-, - for defense of coast, 260, 343.
Gibraltar, Spain, 123.
Gildart, Francis, of Liverpool, 333.
Gill, Michael, magistrate in Newfoundland, 124.
Glen, James, Governor of South Carolina, instructions for, 27.
-, -, complaints of his conduct, 33.
-, -, French refugees, his dealings with, 226–8.
-, -, letters from, 34, 74, 162–3, 169, 254.
-, -, - to, 74, 162–3.
-, -, supersession of, 106–7.
Gloucester, Massachusetts, 156, 166.
Gloucester county, Virginia, 171.
Gold Coast, West Africa, 252, 336.
Gollop, John, Barbados Councillor, deceased, 36, 38, 45, 95.
Goree, West Africa, 80–1, 362.
Goudier, Bernard, 226.
Gould, Mr., agent to regiment in Nova Scotia, 17.
-, -, attendance requested, 12.
Graham, John, 384.
-, Thomas, Receiver General of Jamaica, attends Board, 233–4.
-, -, attendance requested, 232.
-, -, letter to, 293.
Grant, John, surgeon at Halifax, memorial of, 106–7, 171, 182.
-, Ludowick, Indian trader, 254.
-, Robert, appointed to Nova Scotia Council, 192, 195, 207, 417, 432.
-, -, attends Board, 433–4.
Granville, Lord, 13, 129, 150–2, 159–61, 186–7.
Gray, Edmund, 378, 399.
-, John, of Antigua, 18, 75.
-, William, 306.
Great Lakes, Canada, 56.
Greathead, Craister, proposed for St. Kitts' Council, 294, 296, 420.
Green, Benjamin, Treasurer of Nova Scotia, 77, 368, 418.
-, Robert, clerk to Board, 396.
Greenland, imports from, 102.
Greenwich, Connecticut, 320–1.
Gregory, Captain Edward, 336.
-, Mr., Jamaica Councillor, 41, 45, 56.
Grenville, Henry, Governor of Barbados, attends Board, 13–14, 104, 121, 205.
-, -, attendance requested, 188–9.
-, -, letter from, 193.
-, -, memorial of, 104–5, 120–1.
-, -, resignation of, 204.
-, James, Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, attends Board, 2 et passim.
-, -, directions to, 6.
Griffin, Giles, doorkeeper to Board, demise of, 258.
Grover, William, appointed Chief Justice of Georgia, 416, 423, 429–30.
-, -, attends Board, 427–8.
-, -, attendance requested, 426.
-, -, letter from, 430.
Guay, M. de, 176.
Guerard, John, proposed for South Carolina Council, 380, 392.
Guinea, Guinée, coast of, West Africa, 8, 39, 355, 360, 364.
Gunthorpe, John, Antigua Councillor, deceased, 155–6, 159.
H
Habersham, Mr., appointed Secretary of Georgia, 61–2, 64, 95.
-, -, letter from, 49.
Haddon, Richard, commander of Peggy, 315.
Hague, the, La Haye, Holland, 8–9, 17.
Haldane, George, appointed Governor of Jamaica, 365, 370, 422.
-, -, letter from, 402.
Half King (Indian chieftain), 51, 54–5.
Halifax, Earl of. See Dunk.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, 21–2, 27, 29, 55, 70–1, 87, 106–7, 109–10, 119, 121–2, 137, 140, 162, 170–1, 177, 182, 189, 203, 226, 243–4, 280, 285, 312, 323, 331, 337, 344, 353, 363, 365–6, 399–400, 413, 417, 424.
Hamersley, Mr., solicitor, 21, 436.
Hamilton, James, Deputy Governor of Pennsylvania, 51, 54, 273.
-, William Gerard, appointed Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, 230.
-, -, re-appointed, 278.
-, -, attends Board, 232 et passim.
-, Captain, 206.
Hammerton, John, Secretary of South Carolina, petition of, 32–3.
Hammond, Mr., solicitor for Jamaica merchants, attends Board, 58–9, 62, 98–100, 112, 115, 125, 130–1, 135, 211.
-, -, memorial of, 109.
-, -, letters to, 166, 209.
Hanbury, John, attends Board, 14, 44.
-, -, proposal of, 4, 19–20.
Hancock, Mr., contractor, 291.
Hanover parish, Jamaica, 65–8.
Harding, Mr., Secretary to the Treasury, letters from, 12, 15–7, 67–8, 78, 88, 158, 194, 212, 267, 269, 283, 297, 319.
-, -, - to, 78, 276, 306.
Hardman, Mr., M.P. for Liverpool, attends Board, 89.
Hardy, Sir Charles, appointed Governor of New York, 108–10, 188.
-, -, instructions for, 113, 115, 136, 147, 168, 178.
-, -, letters from, 185, 187, 194, 202, 204, 221, 223–4, 251, 256, 258, 276–8, 297, 299–300, 314–5, 336–7.
-, -, -, to, 203, 219, 222, 225, 227, 337.
-, -, resignation of, 303, 331, 420.
Harrison, Benjamin, of Virginia, 18, 40.
Hartford, Connecticut, 405.
Hauser, Joseph, of New York, petition of, 150.
Hay, Dr., H.M. late Advocate General, 235, 239.
-, -, letter from, 238.
-, Thomas, Viscount Dupplin, Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, attends Board, 1 et passim.
-, -, resignation of, 34.
-, -, directions to, 6.
Hendrick, Sachem of the Mohawks, 188.
Henley, Peter, appointed Chief Justice of North Carolina, 137, 148, 168, 262.
-, -, demise of, reported, 416.
-, Mr., counsel for Kingston in Jamaica petition, 98–100, 144, 148, 153, 211.
-, -, - for Pennsylvania Assembly, 143, 217.
Henshaw, Mr., letter from, 324.
Herbert, John Richardson, proposed for Nevis Council, 351, 354, 421.
-, Joseph, appointed Chief Justice of Nevis, 48, 51, 94.
Heron, Henry, appointed clerk to Board, 197, 396.
-, Colonel, 78.
Herring, John, 28.
-, Thomas, gunner at Winebah, 437.
Hill, Thomas, Secretary to the Board, demise of, reported, 416.
-, -, letter from, 142.
-, -, letters to, 71, 116–7, 248–9.
Hinsdale, Connecticut, 305–6, 310–2, 421.
Hippisley, John, 437.
Hispaniola, West Indies (now St. Domingo), 321, 328.
Hodgson, Mr., 389.
Hog Island, Bahamas, 329.
Hogg, —, of Jamaica, 37, 65.
Holdernesse, Earl of. See Darcy.
Holbourne, Admiral, 331, 345, 405.
-, -, letter from, 359.
-, -, letters to, 344, 353.
-, Captain, his brother, 359.
Holland.
West African possessions, disputes about, 8–11, 20, 28, 162, 336.
embargo on trade with, 285.
illicit trade with, 337, 414–5.
former possessions of, in North America. See New Netherlands.
Holland, Edward, New York Councillor, 300.
-, Lieutenant, 2, 127–8.
Hollier, Mr., Secretary to African Merchants Committee, letter from, 28.
Hoosick, Hoseck, New York, 97.
Hope river and plantation, Jamaica, 18.
Hopkins, Stephen, Governor of Rhode Island, letter from, 225–6.
Hopson, Colonel, Governor of Nova Scotia, attends Board, 5–6, 17.
-, -, accounts of, 70.
-, -, instructions for, 96.
-, -, letters from, 7–8, 24.
-, -, - to, 8, 22, 27.
-, -, memorial of, 12, 16, 77.
-, -, regiment, augmentation of, 30, 44, 124, 166, 206, 235.
-, -, -, victualling of, 20–1, 122, 171, 189, 243.
Horsmanden, Daniel, New York Councillor, 137.
Hoseck. See Hoosick.
Houston, Sir Patrick, Register and Receiver of quit rents in Georgia, 67.
How, Mary Magdalen, widow of Capt.
How, petition of, 432–3.
Howard, Lord, 25.
Hudson River, New York, 311, 320–1.
Huey, James, of North Carolina, 219.
Hughes, Captain, 322.
Hume, Benjamin, Deputy Receiver General of Jamaica, 23, 54.
-, -, suspended Jamaica Councillor, 15–16, 40.
Humphries, Jane, of Nova Scotia, 189.
Hungars parish, Virginia, 159.
Hunt, Thomas, proposed for Bermuda Council, 202–3, 208, 210.
Husbands, William, 138.
Huske, Mr., naval officer of New Hampshire, 72.
Hutchinson, Thomas, appointed Lt. Gov. of Massachusetts, 365, 370, 422.
Hyde, Edmund, suspended Jamaica Councillor, 1, 16, 19, 21, 66–8, 183.
-, -, restoration of, 184–5, 190, 207, 217.
I
Indians.
agents appointed to deal with, 218, 235, 302, 307, 317.
- See Atkin, Johnson.
alliances with, 118, 188, 190–1.
appeasment of, 135.
arms and ammunition for, 245.
British interests with, 222.
collective management of Indian affairs, 166, 220–1.
expenses of dealing with, 302.
forts built among, 34, 46–50, 54.
French intrigues with, 122, 127.
lands purchased from, resentment at, 277–8, 346–7, 357, 391, 426–7.
meetings with, 14–15, 22, 46, 70–1, 74–5, 78–9, 194, 203, 251, 254–5, 277, 347, 381–2, 388, 391, 433.
murders committed by, 432.
presents for, 3, 7, 14–15, 22, 27, 34, 53–4, 97, 103–4, 107, 110, 119, 139, 242–3, 280–1, 295, 301, 343, 377, 381, 384, 411, 419, 437.
raids made by, 81–3, 97, 162, 298, 432.
threats from, 379.
treaties made with, 34, 49, 97, 224, 297, 331, 347, 353, 413; and see Bosomworth.
-, named:
Catawbas.
Cherokees.
Chickasaws.
Creeks.
Delawares.
Iroquois.
Minisinks.
Mohawks.
Norridgewalks.
Onondagas.
Oswegatchies.
River.
Shawenese.
Ireland.
illicit trade with, 256–7, 319, 322, 414.
imports to, 305, 322.
linen manufactures, 361.
Iroquois Indians called also Five Nations or Six Nations (Cayugas, Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Senecas and Tuscaroras), alliance with, 118.
-, complaints made by, 277–8.
-, deputation of, 254.
-, French intrigues with, 127.
-, meetings with, 14–15, 22, 70, 75, 176, 221, 251, 298, 302, 344–5.
-, Sachems of, letter to, 169.
-, treaty with, 46, 190–1.
-, agent for. See Johnson.
J
Jamaica, West Indies, 111, 182, 216, 329.
Governor. See Haldane, Knowles, Lynch.
Lieut. Governor. See Moore.
Attorney General. See Beach, Byndloss, Ford.
Chief Justice. See Fuller, Pinnock.
Naval officer. See Pownall, Shelly.
Provost Marshall. See Delap.
Receiver General. See Graham, Hume, Sterling.
Secretary. See Balaguier.
agent. See Sharpe, Stanhope.
Acts in, 6, 13, 18, 20, 33, 39–40, 113, 117, 126–7, 132, 164–6, 177, 179–81, 190–1, 199, 207, 211–2, 217–8, 232, 279, 316, 318, 320, 323, 350, 354–5, 395, 412, 422.
Council, 1–2, 5, 8, 15–16, 18, 21, 23, 28–9, 39–41, 66, 68, 105, 127, 133, 157, 161, 179–80, 183–5, 190, 207, 212, 217, 219, 282, 288–90, 293–6, 299, 303–4, 313, 318, 320–4, 361, 385, 392, 397.
-, minutes of, 15–16, 21, 35, 39, 65, 104, 127, 138, 158, 179, 231, 315–6, 321.
-, members. See Archbould, Beckford, Gregory, Hume, Hyde, Manning, Monroe, Nedham, Palmer, Scott, Witter.
Assembly, 1, 5, 16, 39, 65, 67–8, 99, 105, 127, 130, 132–3, 138–9, 142, 157, 161, 179–80, 201–2, 210–2, 219–22, 231, 263, 279, 282, 288, 290, 293, 295–6, 299, 302–3, 313, 318, 321, 323–4, 361.
-, minutes of, 217, 222, 302, 315–6, 321, 395.
Attorney General in, 175, 181, 301.
Capital, removal of, 35, 58–9, 62, 81–5, 87–93, 97–9, 109, 112–5, 125, 130–1, 135, 144 148–9, 153–4, 156, 158, 161–2, 164–6, 179–81, 199, 201, 209, 211–2, 279, 282, 295–7, 299, 303, 320, 323–4, 328.
barracks in, 375, 395.
Councillors absent in, 41, 45, 56, 127.
-, suspended in, 313, 317, 322, 385, 392; and see Hyde.
Counties, division of Island into three, 334–5, 338, 411–2.
Courts in, 16, 37, 49, 65, 67, 78, 99, 164–5, 179–80, 295–6, 300–1, 303, 312, 322, 328, 335, 347, 351, 412.
embezzlement in, 54.
fines remitted in, 66–7, 74, 106.
fortifications in, 132–3, 199, 402.
French prisoners, attempted escape, 279.
government, expenses of, 39.
Governor, appointment of, 211, 214, 263, 265, 370, 422.
-, instructions for, 219, 263, 392.
-, resignation of, 181, 207–8, 221, 250, 301.
invasion, fear of, 287, 293, 328.
judges suspended in, 39, 53, 66, 92–4, 98–100, 104–5, 114, 144, 153–4, 288, 290, 293, 310, 385.
land patents in, 132.
lawsuits in, 37–8.
martial law in, 289–90, 294, 327–8, 340.
mulattoes' rights in, 190–1, 354–5, 422.
naval office lists, 395.
negroes imported into, 39, 132.
-, insurrection, referred to, 53.
officials suspended in, 19, 21, 66–8, 133, 182–5, 190, 313, 317.
ordnance stores in, 133, 200.
pirates, trials in, 39, 41.
ports of entry in, 133, 181, 210, 295–6, 312, 334, 347, 351.
postal packets in, 380.
privateers, threats from, 290, 340.
quit rents in, 165.
Receiver General in, 231–4.
revenue of, 39, 66, 133.
seal affixed to public documents, 62, 104.
Secretary's petition, 397–9.
settlers in, 132, 177, 210.
state of, 65–6, 132, 218, 361.
sugar cane mills in, 18, 40.
taxation, assessment in, 181.
trade, illicit, in, 39.
troops required for, 374–6, 422.
unhealthiness of climate, 151–3.
vessels cleared in, 1, 39, 65, 67, 106, 132–3, 174, 208, 250, 321.
James, Duke of York, afterwards King James II, 310, 353, 358.
James, Patrick, master of Minerva, 229.
-, Robert, Secretary to East India Company, letters from, 242, 247.
James City, Virginia, 90, 113.
- Fort, Gambia, West Africa, 53, 73, 80–1, 107, 115, 123, 156, 174, 177, 211, 223, 233, 252, 257, 276, 293, 311, 322–3, 333, 336, 362, 364, 378, 406–15.
- -, captured by French, 314.
- River, Virginia, 32, 416.
Jarvis, Thomas, proposed for Antigua Council, 155–6, 159, 169.
Jeffray, William, commissary of ordnance stores in Nova Scotia, memorial of, 159, 167.
Jennings, Mr., Secretary of Maryland, letter from, 72.
Jenyns, Soame, appointed Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, 197.
-, -, attends Board, 197 et passim.
-, -, re-appointed, 230, 278.
-, -, recommendation by, 437.
Johnson, Col. (later Major General) Sir William, of New York, appointed agent for Indian affairs, 218, 221.
-, -, expedition against French, 175–6, 185, 187, 192, 202.
-, -, complaints made by, 346–7.
-, -, letters from, 188, 190–2, 203, 221–2, 254–5, 260, 277–8, 297, 302, 344–5, 347, 349, 357–8.
-, -, - to, 218, 298, 307.
-, -, meetings with Indians, 70, 176, 194, 203, 251, 254–5, 277, 302.
Johnston, Andrew, Treasurer for East New Jersey, 140.
-, Mrs., widow of Gabriel Johnston, Governor of North Carolina, 7.
Jones, Francis, President of Bermuda Council, letters from, 139, 160, 186.
-, William, Nevis Councillor, deceased, 60–1, 63–4.
Jordan, Edward, proposed for Barbados Council, 8.
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Kayadosseras, Kiyodirosseras, New York, 70, 222.
Keen, Mr., J.P. in Newfoundland, complaint of his conduct, 44–5.
-, -, murder of, 206, 208.
Keith, Mr., 52.
Kellet, Alexander, appointed Provost Marshall of Georgia, 61–2, 64.
-, -, attends Board, 245, 249, 251.
-, -, memorial of, 249, 251, 381, 387.
-, -, suspension of, 383, 416–7.
Kempe, William, Attorney General of New York, memorial of, 395–6.
Kennebeck River, New England, 38, 41, 45, 55, 74, 94, 124.
-, purchase of land at, 124.
-, Propriety, 124.
Kennedy, Terence Williamson, of Jamaica, 37–8, 65, 74.
-, Captain, 275.
-, Mr., New York Councillor, 280.
Kensie, Captain, 71.
Kent County, on Delaware river, 52, 236, 268, 271–3.
Keppel, William van, Earl of Albemarle, Governor of Virginia, demise of, 211.
Kerlerec, M. de, letters from, 341.
Kilby, Christopher, contractor in Nova Scotia, attends Board, 3, 17, 68–9, 110, 154, 156–7, 166, 191.
-, -, attendance requested, 12, 109, 149, 189.
-, -, bills drawn on, 96, 171, 243, 417.
-, -, instructions for, 21, 119, 135, 170, 175.
-, -, memorials of, 11, 52–3, 56, 59, 79–80, 89, 103, 111, 139–40, 149, 157–8, 161, 166, 170, 186, 221, 227, 231, 235, 239, 244, 251–2, 255, 277, 312, 320, 330, 333–4, 353, 387–8.
-, -, agent. See Parker.
Kingston, Jamaica, 217, 385.
-, proposed removal of capital to, 35, 38, 58–9, 62, 82–5, 87, 92–3, 98, 109, 112, 114–5, 125, 130–1, 135, 144, 148–9, 153–4, 161–2, 164–6, 179–81, 199, 201, 209, 211–2, 279, 297, 320, 322.
-, parish of, 335.
-, port, 334.
-, shipping at, 106.
-, unhealthiness of, alleged, 151, 153, 321.
Kinloch, James, South Carolina Councillor, deceased, 380, 392.
Kirke, Robert, 199.
Kiyodirosseras. See Kayadosseras.
Knowles, Admiral Charles, Governor of Jamaica, instructions for, 13, 20, 28, 37, 175, 190.
-, -, letters from, 1, 5–6, 15–16, 19, 35, 37–9, 41, 49, 53–4, 56, 58, 65–8, 94, 100, 104–6, 126–7, 132–3, 138–9, 151, 153, 157, 161, 174, 179, 181–3, 199, 208, 217–8, 221, 231, 250, 300–1, 303–4, 310.
-, -, - to, 3, 6, 67–8, 94, 106, 184, 199–200.
-, -, Assembly dissolved by, 130, 302.
-, -, officials complained of by, 231–4.
-, -, - suspended by, 21, 58–9, 62, 66–8, 78, 93, 98–100, 114, 127, 133, 142, 153, 183–5, 301.
-, - resignation of, 181, 207–8, 221, 250, 301, 365.
Knox, William, appointed Provost Marshall of Georgia, 416.
Königsberg, East Prussia, 257.
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Labrador, Terra de, North America, 94.
Lake George, New York, 187–8, 194, 203, 424.
Lamb, Caleb, Indian trader, 332.
-, Matthew (afterwards Sir), Councillor at Law to Board, attends Board, 97.
-, -, attendance requested, 96.
-, -, Acts sent to, 15 et passim.
-, -, reports of, 18, 33, 88, 90, 107–8, 113, 143, 159, 161, 165, 171, 187, 190–1, 210, 218, 223–4, 266, 276, 294, 301, 308, 310, 350–1, 354, 356, 389, 396, 400, 425.
-, -, letter to, 425.
Lancaster, England, 83–4, 333.
-, Pennsylvania, 46.
Lancey, de. See Delancy.
Lane, Mr., Solicitor for Cornwall County, Jamaica, attends Board, 92.
La Rochelle, France, 341.
Lascelles, Mr., Auditor of African Company, 19.
Lawrence, Col. Charles, President of Nova Scotia Council and Commander in Chief, appointed Governor of Nova Scotia, 48, 63–4, 95, 187, 190, 196, 207.
-, -, bills drawn by, 158, 235, 244, 252.
-, -, complaints of his conduct, 366–9, 372–3.
-, -, deportations by, 227.
-, -, estimates transmitted by, 194–5, 291.
-, -, instructions for, 216, 263.
-, -, letters from, 20–1, 70–1, 74–6, 84, 87, 96, 117–8, 121–2, 140–1, 162, 170–1, 176–7, 189–90, 203, 209, 243, 260, 271, 280, 285, 294, 353, 359, 363, 365, 373, 379, 386, 405, 410, 413, 424.
-, -, - to, 23, 27, 29, 71, 73–4, 77, 143–4, 180, 245, 251, 265, 341, 344, 363.
Lawrence Town, Nova Scotia, 70, 141, 366–7.
Lawrie, Robert, letter from, 183.
Lee, Philip Ludwell, proposed for Virginia Council, 246, 249–50.
Leeward Islands, West Indies, 68, 87, 109, 111, 117, 128, 155, 173, 232, 301, 329, 335, 340, 347.
Governor. See Thomas.
Lt. Gov. See Fleming.
Attorney General. See Walker, Warner, Webb.
agents. See Sharpe, Wilmot.
Acts in, 18, 40, 193, 339.
Councils in, 8, 35, 155, 229, 338, 395, 420–1.
-, minutes of, 193.
accounts of, 167.
agents in, 323.
artificers kidnapped from, 83.
barracks in, 60–1.
customs officers in, 24, 125.
embargo on provisions, 339.
French successes in, 193, 250.
Governor, instructions for, 295.
-, salary for, 23, 40, 147.
-, sickness of, 351, 421.
-, visits paid by, 41.
hurricane in, 289.
islands in, alienation of, 254–5, 291.
naval force in, 290, 316.
negroes' desertions from, 36, 381.
officials appointed in, 48, 51, 75, 416, 420, 423.
-, suspended in, 60–1, 76.
ordnance stores in, 229.
pirates, trial of, 327, 377.
postal packets in, 375–6, 380.
prisoners exchanged in, 316–7.
privateers in, 289, 327, 336.
regiment in, 123, 125–6, 141, 149, 152.
settlement of, 89, 101–2.
Spaniards plundered in, 346.
state of, 41, 175–6, 220, 316.
trade of, 102, 114.
-, with neutral powers, 414–5.
vital statistics in, 229.
See also Antigua, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Christopher's, and the Virgin Islands.
Leslie, Captain, commander of Juno, 295.
Leonard, Thomas, New Jersey Councillor, 434–6.
Levant Company, trade of, 430–1. Cf. Turkey.
Levi, Isaac, 392.
Lewis, John, Virginia Councillor, deceased, 25, 29, 36, 75.
-, Major, of South Carolina, letter from, 281.
Lidderdale, Messrs., Bristol merchants, 241.
Lisle, Tobias, Governor of Gambia, letters from, 233, 252, 257, 276, 311, 322–3, 333, 336, 362, 378, 406, 415.
Little, William, Secretary to Governor of Georgia, attends Board, 384, 388.
-, -, complaints of his conduct, 242, 249, 381–3, 391.
-, -, appointed agent of Assembly, 384.
-, -, letters from, 343, 396.
-, -, Speaker of Assembly, 388.
Liverpool, England, merchants of, 26, 49–50, 73, 82, 84, 89, 111, 333.
Livingston, Mr., of New York, 393.
Lloyd, Mr., Georgia merchant, attends Board, 253–4.
-, -, attendance requested, 252.
Lockman, Dr. Charles, of Nova Scotia, 231.
-, -, Finalia, his wife, memorial of, 231.
London, 115, 132, 283.
merchants of, 4, 26, 73, 207, 333, 410–2, 414.
port of, 229.
-, exports from, 82, 279.
-, imports to, 221.
Pewterers' petition, 163.
soap boilers of, 5.
-, places:
Austin Friars, 322.
Broad Street, 392.
Golden Square, 26.
Grosvenor Street, 402.
Rolls Chapel, 236.
Sackville Street, 236.
Savoy, German church in, 4.
Surrey St., Strand, 116–7, 165, 214, 417–8.
Whitehall, 233.
Losack, James, proposed for St. Kitts' Council, 60–1, 63–4, 75.
Lost, Stephen, of Jamaica, 354–5.
-, -, John, Stephen, Elizabeth, Richard and Robert, his children, 354–5, 422.
Loudoun, Earl of, Governor of Virginia. See Campbell.
Louis XV, King of France, 420.
Louisbourg, Port Louis, Cape Breton, 131, 134, 170, 199, 260.
Louisiana, North America, Governor of, 341.
Ludig, Philip, of New York, petition of, 150.
Ludwell, Philip, Virginia Councillor, 21, 264.
-, -, petition of, 109, 239.
Lunenburgh, Nova Scotia, 21, 189, 243–4, 291, 366–7, 413.
Lynch, Sir Thomas, Ex-Governor of Jamaica, 315, 318.
Lyttelton, William Henry, appointed Governor of South Carolina, 106–7.
-, -, attends Board, 152, 176–7, 213.
-, -, attendance requested, 212.
-, -, captured by French, 176.
-, -, instructions for, 113–4, 131, 147, 168, 178, 182–3, 207.
-, -, letters from, 262, 274–5, 280–1, 292, 306, 341–2, 354, 363, 378–9.
-, -, -, to, 151, 275, 281, 297–8, 342.