Journal, March 1725
March 2. Present:—Earl of Westmorland, Mr. Chetwynd,
Mr. Docminique, Mr. Pelham, Mr. Bladen, Mr. Plummer,
Sir John Hobart.
North Carolina.
Letter from Mr. Shelton, Sir Richard Everard, Deputy Governor.
Letter to Duke of Newcastle thereupon.
Letter from Mr. Shelton, Secretary to the Lords Proprietors of
Carolina, dated the 27th of the last month, inclosing a representation from the Lords Proprietors of Carolina, recommending Sir
Richard Everard to be Deputy Governor of North Carolina [folio
67], in the room of Mr. Burrington, was read, and a letter, for
inclosing the same to the Duke of Newcastle was agreed and
signed.
Trade.
Letter from Mr. Barnes, about his return to England.
Letter to Duke of Newcastle.
Letter from Mr. Barnes [folio 164], dated at Berlin the 20th
instant, in answer to a letter writ him the 23rd November last,
desiring him to return to England, was read, and a letter for
inclosing a copy thereof to the Duke of Newcastle, was agreed
and signed.
Bermuda.
Draught of representation.
Doctor Berkeley.
College.
The draught of a representation upon Doctor Berkeley's petition
[folio 52], referred to the Board by the Duke of Newcastle and
mentioned in the Minutes of the 26th of the last month, which
was ordered to be prepared the same day, was agreed and signed.
South Carolina.
Act about estate of Mr. Beresford. sent to Mr. West.
Ordered that the Act, passed in Carolina in 1723, entituled,
An Act for settling the Estate of Thomas Beresford, Esquire, deceased,
be sent to Mr. West, for his opinion thereupon in point of law.
Leeward Islands.
Consideration of Mr. Smith's petition adjourned.
Persons to attend.
Resolved that the consideration of Mr. Smith's petition [folios
52, 56], mentioned in the Minutes of the 26th of the last month, be
deferred to Friday next, and ordered that Mr. Smith and Mr. Beake,
agent for St. Christophers, be desired to attend at the same time.
March 5. Present:—Earl of Westmorland, Mr. Docminique,
Mr. Pelham, Mr. Bladen, Mr. Plummer.
Leeward Islands.
Mr. Smith.
Mr. Sharpe.
Mr. Spooner.
Mr. Barker.
Petition of Mr. Smith and Mr. Cust.
Act touching Secretary's fees.
Mr. Smith, joint secretary to the Leeward Islands, attending
[folios 55, 58], as he had been desired, as also Mr. Sharpe, in behalf
of the agent of St. Christophers, with Mr. Spooner and Mr. Barker,
their Lordships took into consideration the reference from the Duke
of Newcastle, of the 19th of the last month, upon the petition of
Wavel Smith and Savill Cust, Esquires, Secretarys of the Leeward
Islands, complaining of Colonel Hart, the Governor there, for
obstructing them in the execution of the several branches of
their office granted them by their Letters Patent; and Mr. Sharpe
acquainted their Lordships, that he conceived the several facts contained in Mr. Smith's said petition were not stated in a true light,
and therefore desired their Lordships would please to send a copy of
the said petition to Colonel Hart, Governor of the Leeward Islands,
for his particular answer thereto, before they should make any
report upon this matter.
Copy of the petition to be sent to Colonel Hart.
These gentlemen being withdrawn, ordered that a copy of the
said petition be sent to Colonel Hart, and that he be desired to send
his answer thereto, as soon as possibly may be.
Bermuda.
Letter from Mr. Rosst about settlement of two islands.
Mr. Noden summoned.
A letter from Mr. Rosst, containing some proposals for settling
the two small islands in Bermuda [folios 47, 59], desired by his
petition, mentioned in the Minutes of the 18th of last month, was
read, and ordered that Mr. Noden, agent for Bermuda, be
acquainted that the Board desire to speak with him thereupon on
Wednesday morning next.
March 9. Present:—Earl of Westmorland, Mr. Chetwynd,
Mr. Docminique, Mr. Pelham, Mr. Bladen, Sir John Hobart.
Leeward Islands.
Letter to Colonel Hart on Mr. Smith's petition.
The draught of a letter to Colonel Hart, directed to be prepared
the 5th instant, for inclosing a copy of Mr. Smith's petition [folios
56, 279], was agreed and ordered to be sent.
March 10. Present:—Earl of Westmorland, Mr. Docminique,
Mr. Pelham, Mr. Bladen, Mr. Plummer, Sir John Hobart.
Bermuda.
Mr. Noden, about Mr. Rosst's petition for two small islands.
Mr. Noden, agent for Bermuda, attending, as he had been
desired, their Lordships had some discourse with him in relation
to Mr. Rosst's petition for two of the small Bermuda Islands
[folios 57, 63], mentioned in the Minutes of the 5th instant, and
desired he would attend again next Friday morning, and let their
Lordships then have what he has to offer thereupon, which he
promised to do accordingly.
New York.
Letter from Mr. Leheup, about two Acts, and Mr. Livingston being a Councillor.
A letter from Mr. Leheup, agent for New York, dated yesterday,
desiring the Board's determination of two Acts passed at New
York, and desiring Mr. Livingston may be made a Councillor
[folio 79], was read, and their Lordships resolved to consider
further thereon at another opportunity.
Jamaica.
Letter from Mr. Westcomb, South Sea Company, against Act laying a duty on negroes.
Answer.
A letter from Mr. Wescomb, secretary to the South Sea Company
[folios 45, 61], dated the 3rd instant, relating to an Act passed at
Jamaica, laying duties on negroes, was read, whereupon ordered
that an answer be made thereto, and that he be acquainted that
the copy of the Minutes of the Board, desired by his said letter,
can be of no use to the South Sea Company, their Lordships being
come to no resolution concerning the duties complained of, not
having yet received what the said Company have further to offer
upon this subject, as they promised, when they attended the Board
the 23rd of last month.
March 11. Present:—Earl of Westmorland, Mr. Chetwynd,
Mr. Bladen, Mr. Plummer.
Jamaica.
Memorial of merchants, etc., upon South Sea Company's petition.
Duty on negroes and flour.
A memorial from the merchants and planters in Jamaica [folios
60, 62, 63], upon the South Sea Company's petition, complaining
of a duty laid upon negroes and flour in that Island, was read,
and their Lordships resolved to consider further thereof to-morrow
morning.
March 12. Present:—Earl of Westmorland, Mr. Chetwynd,
Mr. Docminique, Mr. Pelham, Mr. Bladen, Mr. Plummer, Sir
John Hobart.
Jamaica.
Memorial of merchants and South Sea Company's petition and Orders in Council, about duties on negroes and flour.
Letter to Duke of Newcastle, instruction to Duke of Portland about duties on negroes.
Their Lordships taking again into consideration the memorial
from the Jamaica merchants, mentioned in yesterday's Minutes,
as also the two Orders in Council upon the petitions of the South
Sea Company, and of several Jamaica merchants, (mentioned in
the Minutes of the 23rd of the last month), in relation to duties
laid in Jamaica upon negroes and flour, and the secretary
acquainting the Board that the Duke of Portland was not
instructed not to give his consent to any Bill, where duties were
laid upon negroes landed only for refreshment, as Sir Nicholas
Lawes had been, upon a former complaint of the South Sea Company
in the year 1717, the said instruction not having been communicated to this Board, their Lordships agreed and signed a letter to
His Grace the Duke of Newcastle to desire the same instruction
may be sent to the Duke of Portland, and that for the future this
Board may be apprized of whatever passes through the secretary's
office, in relation to the Plantations [folios 61, 70].
Plantations General.
Bermuda.
Mr. Noden about Mr. Rosst's petition for two islands.
Mr. Noden, agent for Bermuda, attending, as he had been
desired, acquainted the Board that he had consulted Mr. Bennet,
late Governor of Bermuda, in relation to the two small islands in
Bermuda [folios 59, 64], called Tucker's and Deurel's Islands,
petitioned for by Mr. Rosst, as mentioned in the Minutes of the
10th instant, and that he did not find that they were included
in any of the shares of the King's land, already appropriated to
any use, or that they did belong to any private person.
Draught of representation on Mr. Rosst's petition.
Mr. Noden being withdrawn, ordered that the draught of a
representation be prepared upon Mr. Rosst's said petition.
March 16. Present:—Earl of Westmorland, Mr. Chetwynd,
Mr. Docminique, Mr. Pelham, Mr. Bladen, Mr. Ashe, Mr.
Plummer.
Considered and agreed.
Their Lordships took into their consideration the draught of a
representation, directed to be prepared the 12th instant, upon
Mr. Rosst's petition for two of the small Bermuda Islands, which
was agreed and ordered to be transcribed.
March 18. Present:—Mr. Docminique, Mr. Bladen, Mr.
Plummer, Sir John Hobart.
New York.
Mr. Leheup, Mr. Sharpe, and Act concerning the Indian trade.
Further consideration of the Act deferred.
Mr. Le Heup, agent for New York, attending, as he had been
desired, as also Mr. Sharpe, in behalf of the several merchants, who
petition against the renewing an Act passed at New York in 1720,
entituled, An Act for encouragement of the Indian trade, and
rendring of it more beneficial to the inhabitants of this province,
and for prohibiting the selling of Indian goods to the French, as
mentioned in the Minutes of the 7th July, 1724, and of the 10th
instant. Mr. Sharpe desired their Lordships would please to
defer the consideration of the said Act, till the merchants have
put into writing what they have to offer against the said Act,
which he promised should be done as soon as possibly may be.
These gentlemen being withdrawn,
Letter to Inspector General for account of imports and exports at New York.
Ordered that a letter be writ to Mr. Balam, Inspector General,
for an account of the imports and exports to and from New
York, from Christmas, 1720, to Christmas, 1724.
March 19. Present:—Mr. Chetwynd, Mr. Docminique, Mr.
Bladen, Sir John Hobart.
Bermuda.
Representation on Mr. Rosst's petition.
Letter with it to the Duke of Newcastle.
A representation upon Mr. Rosst's petition for two [folio 64]
small Bermuda Islands, agreed the 16th instant, was signed, as also
A letter for inclosing the same to His Grace the Duke of
Newcastle.