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Macgie, Mr., storekeeper in Nova Scotia, 74, 77.

Mackey, Lt. Charles, of Georgia, petition of, 438.

Mackey, Robert, 411.

Mahon, Port, Minorca, 34, 87, 147, 186, 206, 209, 233, 257.

Main, Mr., attends Board, 274–6.

Maine, Main, province of, North America, grant of, 58, 411–2.

Mair, Rev. James, of North Carolina, 208.

Maitland, Mr., merchant, attends Board, 131–4, 139, 274–6.

Mallorty, Mr., attends Board, 274–6.

Manchionel, Jamaica, 189, 371.

Manning, Edward, of Jamaica, 49, 128.

-, -, proposed for Council, 459, 462.

Maria Theresa, the Empress, negotiations with, 280.

Marseilles, France, 134–5.

Martin, Josiah, Lt. Governor of Antigua, 53.

-, -, agent for Antigua, 312.

-, Lt. William, petition of, 404, 413, 417, 425.

-, -, attends Board, 417, 424–5.

-, Mr., counsel, attends Board, 4–11, 32–5, 143–6, 234–43, 330– 3, 336–8, 346–7.

-, Mr., of Boston, 74.

Martinique, French West Indies, 185.

-, illicit trade with, 129, 131.

-, governor. See Bompar, Caylus.

-, -, correspondence with, 35–6, 60–1, 76–7, 121, 121, 215, 263, 353.

-, -, demise of, 89.

Martyn, Benjamen, Secretary to Georgia Trustees, attends Board, 211–4, 334–5, 341–2, 377, 384, 393, 397–8, 437, 466.

-, -, attendance requested, 391.

-, -, letters from, 209, 218–9, 408.

-, -, letters to, 345, 381, 384.

-, -, appointed agent for Georgia, 378.

-, -, memorial of, 398.

Maryland:

Proprietor. See Calvert.

Lt. Governor. See Ogle, Sharpe.

Acting Governor. See Tasker.

Secretary. See Jennings.

agent. See Hammersley.

Acts in, 279, 365, 401, 404, 410, 415–6.

Assembly of, 220.

boundaries of, 226, 348, 358–9, 412, 420, 425–6, 438, 454, 464, 466.

Governor, appointment of, 278, 401.

-, bond required from, 298.

-, demise of, reported, 365.

-, instructions for, 289, 290, 308, 401, 404, 414, 429, 453.

iron forges in, 142.

naturalizations in, 54.

state of, 76.

Mascarene, Lt. Col., Lt. Governor of Nova Scotia, letter from, 227.

-, -, letter to, 466.

Mason, John, 365.

-, John Tuft on, of New Hamp shire, 309–10, 330.

Massachusetts, New England, 303, 308, 416.

Governor. See Shirley.

Lt. Governor. See Phips.

Secretary. See Willard.

agent. See Bollan.

Acts in, 54–5, 106, 127, 294–5, 298–9, 320, 323, 357, 391, 410, 417, 419.

Council, 410.

-, minutes of, 294, 391.

Assembly, minutes of, 294, 391, 410, 417–9.

House of Representatives in, 219, 466.

agent's memorial, 392.

boundaries of, 365, 412.

Canadian expedition, referred to, 38.

Courts in, 220.

dispute with neighbours, 362.

forts in, 363–4.

French in, 465–6.

German settlers in, 392.

Governor, instructions for, 349, 362, 453.

-, negligence of Lt. Governor, 187.

Indians in, 465–6.

iron mills in, 122.

land grants in, 310, 411.

map of, 290.

military stores in, 424–6, 429, 444.

paper currency in, 211, 215.

state of, 323, 465.

Mathias, Vincent, agent for Governor Popple, letter from, 114.

-, -, letter to, 70.

Matthew, General William, Governor of Leeward Islands, 54, 144, 282–3.

-, -, attends Board, 101–4, 165, 305–8.

-, -, attendance requested, 281.

-, -, instructions for, 164–5. 197–8, 406, 414.

-, -, letters from, 53, 76–7, 99–101, 118, 123–4, 168–9, 297, 304.

-, -, letters to, 98, 112, 145, 415.

-, -, his return home, 59.

-, -, appointments made by, 46.

-, -, demise of, reported, 363, 381–2, 390, 394.

Mauger, Joshua, agent storekeeper in Nova Scotia, 216.

-, -, attends Board, 2–4.

-, -, petition of, 249.

-, -, complaints of his conduct, 277.

May Day Hills, Jamaica, 372.

Maynard, Mr., attends Board, 4–11.

-, -, evidence of, 7–9, 19.

McCulloch, Alexander, Deputy Auditor of North Carolina, attends Board, 48, 55, 161–2, 170–4, 176–9, 194, 205–8, 215.

-, -, attendance requested, 44, 47, 52, 192, 202.

-, -, letter from, 109.

-, -, letter to, 108.

-, -, memorial of, 91, 159, 170, 208, 210.

McNaire, Captain Charles, of South Carolina, attends Board, 280– 2.

-, -, petition of, 277–8, 292–3, 295.

Meredith, Lt. David, 184.

Melvill, Thomas, chief agent of African Company, instructions for, 231.

-, -, letters from, 232, 269, 286, 316, 318, 321, 327, 368, 407–9, 420–1, 431, 440.

-, -, letters to, 269, 271, 320, 350, 355.

-, -, censure of, 270, 272, 319, 321–2, 326–9.

Merida, Mexico, 295.

Merlegash, Nova Scotia, 443.

Mexico, 295.

Meyer, Johan Peter, 183.

Michell, M., Secretary to King of Prussia, 396.

Mickmack, Micmac, Indians, Nova Scotia, 374, 399.

Middlesex County, England, 144.

Mildmay, William, appointed Commissary to French Court to Settle boundary questions, 55, 85–6, 88.

-, -, letters from, 93–5, 111, 136, 147, 297.

-, -, letter to, 136.

Millequet, Mr., 453.

Mills, Mr., attends Board, 60.

Milnes, Mr., letter from, 456–7.

Minas, Nova Scotia, 3–4, 74, 248.

Minorca, Baleares, trade at, 87– 90, 100, 147, 209, 232, 253, 257.

-, Governor. See Blakeney.

Mirepoix, Marquis de, 165.

Miscellanies:

Board of Trade Commissioners. See Dunk, Fane, Grenville, Hay, Oswald, Pitt, Stone, Townshend.

Secretary. See Hill, Pownall.

Deputy Secretary. See Gellibrand.

Solicitor. See Pownall, Sedgewick.

new Commission, appointment of, 1, 262.

clerks, demise of, 370, 459.

Joint Secretary, appointment of, 430–1.

incidental expenses, 40, 78–9, 153, 183, 203, 232, 322, 343, 354, 377, 405, 431, 452–3.

general instructions concerning appointments of governors and councillors, 286–9.

Missisagee Indians, 75.

Mississippi River, North America, 130–1, 135, 289.

Mitchell, Andrew, Commissary to Empress, 280.

-, John, of New Hampshire, 186.

-, Thomas, of New Hampshire, 186.

Mobile river, North America, 131.

Mohawk Castle, New York, 122.

-, Indians [Iroquois], deputation of, 453.

Mole, the, French West Indies, 135.

Mons, Lord of, 58.

Montgomery, Earl of, grant to, 66.

Montgomery, Mr., ex-Governor of New York, 385.

Montour, Andrew, of Virginia, 451.

Montpelier Plantation, Jamaica, 372.

Montserrat, Leeward Islands:

Lt. Governor. See Fleming.

agent. See Wilmot.

Acts in, 53, 71, 101, 193–4, 196, 210, 233, 241–3, 278–9, 291, 386, 439.

Council, 59, 104–5, 108, 129, 160, 416.

-, minutes of, 101.

-, members. See Chambers, Frye, Lee, Luther, Musgrave, Pope, Schaw, Walker.

Assembly, 233–6, 242–3, 279, 291.

-, minutes of, 101, 140, 187, 242.

agents in, 102, 193.

molasses and rum in, 133.

Roman catholics in, 235–6, 243.

slave trade, 14–5, 35, 193.

settlement of, 193.

Moore, Daniel, attends Board, 131, 133.

-, Henry, proposed for Jamaica Council, 84, 107.

-, John, of Jamaica, estate of, 89, 107.

-, Mr., Deputy Secretary of Jamaica, letters from, 225–6, 294.

Moravians, wool designs of, 460.

Morcomb, Mr., 424.

Morgan, Mr., 77.

Morin, Mr., French protestant minister, attendance requested, 47.

-, -, attends Board, 48.

Morris, Charles, 261.

-, Lewis, ex-Governor of New Jersey, salary due to, 52–3.

-, -, junior, 384–5.

-, Robert Hunter, Chief Justice of New Jersey, 70.

-, -, attends Board, 42, 44, 78, 153, 174, 266, 385–6.

-, -, attendance requested, 69, 72, 152.

-, -, complaints of his conduct, 78.

-, -, memorials of, 53, 286, 291.

-, -, letter from, 265.

-, William, proposed for New Jersey Council, 152–4, 226, 265–7, 366.

-, Mr., Proprietor of New Jersey, attends Board, 447.

-, Mr., slave trader, 8, 10, 25.

Mosquito Shore and Point, Central America, 295–6, 445.

-, civil government for, 83.

-, fortifications at, 361, 363, 396, 458.

-, settlers at, 444.

Mumford, Richard, 49, 128.

Mureau, Mr., 77.

Murphy, William, reprieve of, 419, 430.

Murray, James, Duke of Atholl, attends Board, 286–9.

Musgrave, William, proposed for Montserrat Council, 104, 160.

Musquedaboit, Nova Scotia, 374.

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Naples, Italy, ships of, 206.

Needham, Hampson, Jamaica Councillor, demise of, reported, 363, 459, 462.

-, Henry, proposed for Jamaica Council, 94, 107.

Nelson, Mr., attends Board, 57–8.

Nesbitt, William, 216.

Neuchâtel, Neufchatel, Newchatel, Switzerland, 42, 157–8, 183, 194–5.

Nevill, Samuel, Judge in New Jersey, 366, 383.

Nevis, Leeward Islands, 134.

Lt. Governor. See Fleming.

Deputy Secretary. See Calder.

Acts in, 99, 102–3, 126–7, 140, 143–6, 188, 193–4, 196, 209, 221, 223, 227, 233, 237–42, 278, 292, 342–3, 366–7, 370, 447, 450.

Council, 46, 99–100, 102, 106, 127, 184, 197, 221, 223, 237, 292, 360, 362, 369, 416, 426, 429, 436.

-, minutes of, 98, 140, 145, 209, 227, 238, 439.

-, members. See Brown, Burt, Herbert, Payne, Phipps, Smith and Wilson.

Assembly, 99–100, 102, 127, 146, 237, 242, 367, 369.

-, minutes of, 101, 140, 439.

affairs of, 76.

disorders in, 410, 415, 439.

officers in, 188.

Roman catholics in, 209, 221, 223, 237–41, 292, 343, 367, 370, 447, 450.

rum and molasses in, 133.

slave trade to, 14–5, 35.

sugar trade, 360.

New Britain. See Labrador.

New England, 74, 116, 124.

emigrants from, to Nova Scotia, 3–4.

fisheries in, 3.

French, claims to, 58.

-, illicit trade with, 131, 133, 135.

military stores in, 424–5.

rum bought at, 74.

settlements in, 411–2.

See also Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

Newfoundland:

Governor. See Bonfoy, Drake, Rodney.

courts in, 48, 50, 55, 188, 195, 295.

debts in, 298.

fishery in, 36–7, 154, 295, 419.

garrison at, 37, 154, 295, 419.

government, civil, proposed for, 367, 374.

Governor, appointment of, 278, 424–5.

-, instructions for, 36, 40, 55, 188, 195–6, 198, 278.

Indians in, 392, 394–5, 406–7.

Irish catholics in, 195.

merchants' petition, 386, 392, 394.

murder trial in, 419, 430.

ordnance stores in, 37, 395.

Governor for Avalon Peninsula appointed, 454.

New Hampshire, New England, 389.

Governor. See Cranfield, Wentworth.

agent. See Tomlinson.

Acts in, 107, 309, 364.

Council, 352, 358.

-, minutes of, 309.

-, members. See Jaffry, Warner.

Assembly, 186–7, 309–10, 330, 339, 365, 369.

accounts in, 309.

boundaries of, 308, 365, 369–70, 373–4, 388.

Canadian expedition, referred to, 38.

courts in, 186.

disputes with neighbours in, 362.

Governor, instructions for, 444, 453.

iron forges in, 186.

paper currency in, 211, 215, 379.

propriety of lands in, 388, 391.

state of, 309–10, 326, 345.

vessels cleared in, 309.

waste lands in, 339, 365.

New Jersey, 70–1, 120, 286, 291, 341, 385–7.

Governor. See Belcher, Hunter.

Chief Justice. See Morris.

solicitor. See Paris.

agent. See Partridge.

Acts in, 44, 78, 154, 221, 226, 264–6, 284–5, 309, 325, 370, 393–4, 428, 430, 432–3, 443, 447–8, 450, 457.

Council, 44, 78, 97, 108, 110, 112, 152–4, 173–5, 197, 226, 264–7, 285, 384, 432, 457.

-, minutes of, 52, 75, 97, 221, 226, 325, 340, 365–6, 439, 457.

-, members. See Alexander, Ashfield, Coxe, Morris, Ogden, Smith.

Assembly, 52–3, 68–9, 72, 76, 78–9, 153–4, 221, 226, 264–7, 269, 285, 309, 325, 432, 439, 457.

accounts in, 365.

boundaries of, 69, 370, 393–4, 428, 430, 432–6, 443, 447–8, 450.

charter of, surrender to Crown, 248.

Governor, instructions for, 223, 227, 453.

-, disrespect shown to, 366, 384.

-, censure of, 174, 384.

iron mills in, 154.

judges in, 265.

leakage of papers in, 268–9.

map of, 169.

missionaries in, 440–1.

naturalizations in, 154.

Proprietors of, 434, 447.

riots in, 42, 44, 52–3, 153, 174, 223–4, 227, 267, 340, 349–52, 367, 369.

state of, 80, 223, 264–5, 345, 457.

vessels cleared in, 75, 182, 221, 285, 365.

New Kent County, Virginia, 199.

New London, Connecticut, 450.

New Orleans, Louisiana, 64.

New Scotland, 84; and see Nova Scotia.

New York, 74, 79, 93, 121, 158, 169, 176, 181, 217, 252.

Governor. See Clinton, Hunter, Osborne.

Deputy Governor and Chief Justice. See Delancy.

Attorney General. See Bradley.

Secretary. See Catherwood.

Surveyor. See Colden.

agent. See Charles.

Acts in, 45, 109, 150, 180, 418, 433–6, 444.

Council, 41, 45, 57, 90, 106–7, 118, 257–8, 279, 382, 385–7, 390, 404, 435, 449–50, 467–8.

-, minutes of, 45, 90, 167, 284–5, 383, 418, 467.

-, members. See Alexander, Bayard, Chambers, Holland, Johnson, Livingston, Smith, Van Courtland, Warren.

Assembly, 45, 97, 118, 156, 167, 180, 220, 284–5, 382–3, 410, 433, 449, 453, 468.

-, minutes of, 418, 467.

Attorney General of, 150.

boundaries of, 59, 86, 97, 118, 122, 156, 258, 369–70, 373–4, 393–4, 428, 430, 433–6, 443, 447–8, 450.

census of, 45, 75.

Chief Justice in, 441, 455, 468.

disaffection in, 45.

Dutch churches in, 468.

exports to, 383.

French, dangers apprehended from, 45, 167, 258, 262, 449–51.

Governor, appointment of, 428– 30, 436.

-, demise of, reported, 466–7.

-, disrespect shown to, 382.

-, instructions for, 224, 442, 445, 455–6.

-, officers irregularly appointed by, 344, 346, 351, 355, 411.

-, -, suspended by, 325.

-, retirement of, 355.

Indians in, 46, 59, 75, 86, 97, 118, 122, 139, 150, 156, 167, 180, 220, 257–8, 262, 284–5, 442, 449–51, 453, 467–8; and see Six Nations.

iron forges in, 156.

map of, 169.

missionaries in, 440, 451.

mutinies in, 381–2, 392, 405–6, 410.

naturalizations in, 45, 180, 418.

ordnance stores, 453.

state of, 42, 106, 109, 140, 176, 180, 224.

vessels cleared in, 367.

New York city, 468.

Newbern, Newburn, North Carolina, 173, 177–8.

Newcastle, Duke of. See Pelham.

Newcastle, England, 135, 389.

-, Virginia, 200.

Newchatel. See Neuchâtel.

Newland, Mr., solicitor for Royal African Company, evidence of, 21, 25–6.

Newport, Rhode Island, 120, 136, 169, 182.

Newport parish, Virginia, 200.

Niagara, New York, 45, 156.

Nice, Savoy, 47–9, 51.

Nichols, Mr., of Rhode Island, 49, 128.

Nimuegen, Nimeguen, Holland, 167.

Normandy, France, 47.

Norman's Valley, Jamaica, 189, 371.

North Carolina, 92, 174, 460.

Governor. See Dobbs, Johnston.

Secretary. See Rice.

Deputy Secretary. See Cooper.

Attorney General. See Child.

auditor. See McCulloch.

agent. See Abercromby.

Acts in, 44, 47, 52, 55, 68, 140, 159, 163, 168, 170–2, 177–9, 208, 455, 457.

Council, 91, 172, 177, 297, 304, 308, 316–7, 356, 380, 457.

-, minutes of, 91, 297, 368.

-, members. See Corbet, Craven, Dawson, Hassell, Innes, Rice, Riusset, Rosset, Rowan, Rutherford, Swan.

Assembly, 44, 47, 52, 55, 162–3, 170–3, 176–9, 457.

-, minutes of, 172.

House of Burgesses, Journal of, 368.

boundaries of, 221.

devolution of government in, 418.

Governor, appointment of, 381–2, 390, 403.

-, demise of, reported, 380.

-, complaints against, 108–9, 192, 194, 202, 205–6, 208, 215.

Indians in, 281.

indigo in, 91.

land patents in, 208.

Northern Counties, petition of, 68, 161–3, 169.

officers, absence of, 362, 385.

Palatine courts in, 91, 179.

quit rents in, 70, 415.

Spaniards, loot from, 168.

state of, 192, 323, 455.

storm off, 128, 150.

Northampton County, North Carolina, 177–8.

Northam, St. James' parish, Virginia, 200.

Northern Neck, Virginia, 201.

Nottoway Indians, Virginia, 201.

Nova Scotia, New Scotland, Accadie, Acadia, Lacadie, 106, 132, 139, 169–70, 223, 285, 298, 308, 310, 406, 445.

Governor. See Cornwallis, Hopson, Phillips.

Lt. Governor. See Mascarene.

Secretary. See Davidson.

Treasurer. See Gunter.

Judge of Admiralty, Naval Officer and Secretary to Council. See Green.

agent. See Kilby.

contractors. See Baker, Saul, Townshend.

Acts in, 305.

Council, 155, 219, 315.

-, minutes of, 64, 93, 228, 374, 399, 422, 442, 461.

accounts of, 111–2, 115, 117, 121, 125, 142, 154–6, 161–2, 207, 216–7, 219–20, 224, 248–9, 276–7, 282, 293, 295, 303–4, 314, 317, 352–3, 374–6, 378–9, 387, 391, 394–5, 404, 413, 415, 417–8, 425–6, 437, 455, 461, 463, 466.

boundaries of, 56, 118–9, 123, 391.

British claims to, 55–8, 62, 84–6, 88, 95, 118, 123, 128, 147, 151, 244, 303, 412.

census of, 423.

courts in, 399, 408, 442.

customs house duties, 386, 464.

defence of, 38, 116–7, 127, 150, 166, 168.

exports to, 396.

fisheries in, 115–6, 375.

freights to, 86.

French claims to, and proceedings in, 2, 4, 68, 80, 117, 128, 154, 227, 249–50, 302–3, 374, 399, 412, 443, 461–2.

deserters, exchanged with, 442.

Government, devolution of, 463.

Governor, appointment of, 291, 356, 463.

-, arrival of, 374.

-, instructions for, 291, 300.

Indians in, 4, 65, 80, 117, 399, 422, 426, 443, 461.

Jesuit priest in, 466.

land grants in, 68, 302, 411–2, 422.

lawsuits in, 278.

liquors in, 116.

medicines sent to, 43.

missionaries sent to, 43.

office, petition for, 446.

officials, complaints against, 142– 3, 218; and see Davidson.

-, reduction of number, 442.

-, salaries of, 92.

ordnance for, 250, 424, 444.

plurality of officers in, 315, 432.

protestant settlers in, 2–4, 42–3, 46–7, 50–1, 57–60, 62–5, 70–4, 76–82, 87–8, 96, 99–103, 113–7, 121, 124–6, 151, 157–8, 163–4, 167, 173–5, 183–6, 194–5, 202, 209–10, 217, 221, 245, 247–8, 250, 261–2, 280, 320–1, 324–5, 340, 374, 384, 392.

provisions and stores for settlers and troops, 93, 95, 107, 126, 141, 149, 151, 153, 157–61, 173, 184, 187, 207, 210, 224, 228–9, 245, 249–57, 260–5, 267, 279, 296, 301, 315, 323, 344, 353, 374–5, 423, 454, 461, 463–5.

Roman catholics in, 302.

rum and molasses, 314.

ships, desertions from, 453.

-, seized in, 154–5, 378, 380, 461.

soldiers, cost of, 397–8, 400, 404, 411, 413, 429–30.

-, petition of, 399.

specie for, 333.

state of, 152, 219, 222, 323, 352, 399, 448, 461.

surveys in, 374.

trade, contraband in, 249–50, 302, 423–4.

transports to, 183.

vessels cleared in, 442, 461.

works, public, in, 300.

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Ogden, David, proposed for New Jersey Council, 78, 197.

Ogle, Captain Samuel, Lt. Governor of Maryland, re-appointed, 278.

-, -, bond given by, 298.

-, -, letters from, 76, 142, 226.

-, -, demise of, reported, 365, 401.

Ohio Company, 97.

-, Indians, 140.

-, river, 156, 167, 207, 401–2, 405–6, 449–52, 456.

Oliver, Rowland, proposed for Antigua Council, 456, 459, 462.

Oniagara, New York, 86.

Onondaga Indians (Iroquois), 75, 86, 122.

-, Lake, New York, 285.

-, conference at, 467–8.

Onslow, Rt. Hon. Arthur, 278, 348, 354.

-, -, attends Board, 358–9.

Orange County, Virginia, 199.

Ord, Mr., evidence of, 11–3.

Osborn, Sir Danvers, attends Board, 142–3, 451.

-, -, appointed Governor of New York, 428, 430.

-, -, instructions for, 436, 440, 442, 444–5, 456, 467.

-, -, letter to, 453.

-, -, memorial of, 442.

-, -, demise of, reported, 466–7.

Ostend, Belgium, 244.

Oswald, James, appointed Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, 262.

-, -, attends Board, 262 et passim.

-, Richard, letters from, 43, 50, 60, 344.

-, -, attends Board, 335–6.

Oswego, New York, 46, 86, 139, 220, 258, 284–5.

-, mutiny at, 381, 392, 405–6, 410, 449.

Ottley, Mr., of St. Kitts, evidence of, 20, 28, 33.

Ouidah, Whydah, Whidah, Whidaw, West Africa, 6–10, 12, 20–1, 23–5, 27–9, 31, 33–4, 155.

Owendact Indians, Virginia, 140.

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Pagett's Tribe, Bermuda, 294.

Paine, Captain Laurence, master of Endeavour, 135.

Palmer, John, proposed for Jamaica Council, 54.

Pamunkey Indians, Virginia, 201.

Panjare, West Africa, 427.

Paris, France, 56, 94–5, 123, 125, 128, 136, 147, 244, 295–7, 391.

Paris, Ferdinand, solicitor for New Jersey, Pennsylvania, etc., attends Board on divers questions, 51, 54–5, 59, 78, 85, 119, 126, 143–4, 181–2, 230, 233, 237–40, 310–3, 325–6, 330–3, 336–8, 348, 393–4, 411–2, 420, 426, 428, 443, 447–8, 466.

-, -, attendance requested, 82, 304.

-, -, memorial of, 48, 71.

-, -, letters from, 221, 223, 342–3, 370.

Partridge, Richard, agent for Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Rhode Island, attends Board, 78, 264–5, 268–9.

-, -, attendance requested, 72, 267.

-, -, letter from, 68.

-, -, memorial of, 152–3, 174, 226, 248.

Pasquier, M. du, attends Board, 122, 151, 157–8.

-, -, commission to, 162, 187, 194, 202, 204.

-, -, letter from, 183.

-, -, memorial of, 117, 122, 205.

Paterson, Mr., evidence of, 22.

Paul, Dr., H.M. Advocate General, letter from, 89.

Pavey, Lt., 90.

Payne, Charles, appointed Councillor in Nevis, 46, 106.

-, -, 'Governor' in Nevis, 209.

Peacock, John, appointed clerk to Board, 370.

Peers, Mr., of Nova Scotia, 73.

Peete, William, of Jamaica, 189.

Peirse, Josiah, 277.

Pelham, Thomas, Duke of Newcastle, attends Board, 286–9.

-, -, letters from, 418, 421.

Peloquin, Dr., alderman of Bristol, 437.

Pemaquid, Nova Scotia, 128, 147.

Pembroke Tribe, Bermuda, 294.

Peninsular Blockhouse, Nova Scotia, 413.

Penn, Messrs., Proprietors of Pennsylvania, memorial of, 354–5, 358–9, 411–2, 420, 425–6, 438, 464.

-, Richard, 348.

-, Thomas, 348.

-, William, attends Board, 358, 411.

Pennsylvania, 85, 119, 217.

Proprietor of. See Penn.

Deputy Governor. See Hamilton.

Secretary. See Peters.

agent and solicitor. See Paris.

Acts in, 44, 82, 89, 106–7, 150, 181–3, 198, 283–4, 383, 396–7, 400–1, 429, 465.

Assembly, 220, 465.

boundaries of, 89, 207, 258, 348, 358–9, 411–2, 420, 425–6, 438, 454, 464.

charter of, 283–4, 309.

customs house in, 131, 133, 396–7.

exports from, 465.

Governor, instructions for, 453.

Indians in, 140.

iron forges in, 150.

map of, 169, 207.

naturalizations in, 231, 294, 456.

Proprietors' petition, 348, 352–3, 358–9, 362–3, 438, 454, 466.

trade, illicit in, 135.

Penny, Mr., evidence of, 134.

Penobscot Indians, New England, 80, 466.

Pepper Plantation, Jamaica, 372.

Pepperell, Sir William, Bart., memorial of, 40, 42.

Perth Amboy, New Jersey, 52, 75, 226, 285, 325, 340, 365.

Peters, Mr., Secretary of Pennsylvania, letters from, 231, 294, 456.

Petersburg, Virginia, 199.

Peters Creek, North Carolina, 221.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 73, 90, 140, 220, 226, 228, 231, 252–5, 384, 393, 449, 451, 461.

Philips, Abraham, 75.

-, Col., ex-Governor of Nova Scotia, his regiment, 4.

Philpot, Captain, master of Woolwich, 135.

Phips, Spencer, Lt. Governor of Massachusetts, letters from, 65, 80, 90, 122, 151, 219–20, 294, 349, 362–4, 410, 412, 416, 418.

-, -, letters to, 106, 219, 303.

-, -, complaint of his conduct, 187.

Phipps, Constantine, proposed for Nevis Council, 292.

Pickering, Mr., of Georgia, 334.

Piedmont, Italy, 49.

Pierpoint, James, 216.

Piet Indians, Virginia, 401.

Pignul river, Virginia, 199.

Pigot, John, collector of customs in Bermuda, 113, 293.

Pigott, Captain, 7.

Pilgrim, Barbados, 450.

Pimlico River (now Pamlico), North Carolina, 176.

Pinckney, William, Secretary of South Carolina, letters from, 292.

-, -, proposed for Chief Justice of South Carolina, 376.

Pinnock, Philip, proposed for Jamaica Council, 84, 107.

-, -, attends Board, 130.

Pinny, Mr., M.P., attends Board, 240–1.

Piper, John, proposed for Montserrat Council, 160.

Piscataqua, Piscataway, Nova Scotia, 134–5.

Pisequid. See Piziquid.

Pit, William, 296.

Pitt, John, Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, 1.

-, -, attends Board, 1 et passim.

-, -, re-appointed, 262.

-, -, recommendation by, 370.

-, -, instructions for, 398.

-, Rt. Hon. William, Paymaster General, attends Board, 38–42.

Piziquid mines, Pisequid, Nova Scotia, 65, 115, 248.

Placentia, Newfoundland, 37, 154, 295, 298, 419.

-, Lt. Governor. See Hamilton.

Plantations General:

Acts in, 68–9, 120, 127, 130, 138–9, 150, 163–4, 169–70, 211, 214–5, 272, 289–90.

circular letters and instructions to Governors, 89, 181, 273–4, 279, 289–91, 308, 321, 323, 447–8, 454–5, 459–60.

Commissioners sent to French Court, 55–6, 85–9, 93–6, 98, 123, 147, 182, 244, 295–8, 353, 391.

duties in, 127, 389.

expedition to Canada referred to, 38, 42.

exports, 120.

French, boundaries with, 107, 165– 7.

-, illicit trade with, 49, 103, 105, 109–11, 119–20, 122–5, 152, 155, 168, 227–9.

iron forges in, 68–9, 150, 169, 182, 186.

King, appeals to, in Council, 426.

laws of trade and manufactures, 41.

lists of House of Commons, 458.

map of, 89, 169.

naval stores in, 214–5.

Orders in Council, 54, 106–7, 160, 278–9, 324, 356–8, 386, 390–1, 403–4, 428–9, 436, 456, 462.

paper currency in, 158–9, 211, 215.

privateers' flags, 317–8.

protestant settlers in, 42; and see under Nova Scotia.

regulations re appointment of Governors and Councillors in, 287–9, 296–7.

royal family, prayers for, 197.

slave trade, 1, 5–11; and see under Africa, etc.

treaties of neutrality with foreign powers, 280, 414.

See also Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Connecticut, Georgia, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montserrat, Nevis, Newfoundland, New England, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, St. Christopher's, South Carolina, Virginia; and under Miscellanies and Trade.

Plimouth. See Plymouth.

Plunkett, Mr., Governor of Gambia, 21.

Plymouth, Plimouth, Devonshire, 87, 417.

-, ships of, 15, 22.

-, Montserrat, 193, 210, 236.

-, New England, Council of, 58, 128, 365.

Poincy, M. Lonvilliers de, 89.

Pole, Mr., 217.

Pontbriand, M. du Briel de, bishop of Quebec, 2.

Poole, Pool, Dorsetshire, 367.

Poole, Mr., attends Board, 270–1, 326–7.

Pooler, Samuel, of Barbados, 336.

Popple, William, Governor of Bermuda, letters from, 69–70, 113–5, 127, 253, 293–4, 319–20, 343, 452.

-, -, letters to, 121, 343.

-, -, complaints of his conduct, 114, 127.

-, -, leave of absence for, 319– 20, 324, 357.

Port Antonio, Jamaica, 192.

Port Louis (? Louisburg), 129.

Port Mahon. See Mahon.

Port Royal, Jamaica, 363, 458.

-, Nova Scotia, 58–9.

Portland parish, Jamaica, 189, 371.

Porto Rico, Spanish West Indies, Governor of, 196, 283, 286, 290.

Portsmouth, Hampshire, 91, 204–5.

-, New Hampshire, 186, 220.

Portugal:

money of, 132.

ships of, wrecked, 147–9.

sugar trade with, 268, 274–6.

trade in slaves with, 10–2, 14, 20, 25, 28.

Potrincourt, M., 58.

Powell, Mr., Mr. Townshend's contractor, 245, 256.

Pownall, John, Deputy Secretary to Board, 229.

-, -, appointed Joint Secretary, 430–1.

-, -, instructions for, 208.

-, -, letters from, 247, 251, 342–3, 391, 411, 414, 418, 430, 446.

-, -, letters to, 63, 118, 150, 204, 280, 310, 368–70, 381, 392, 396, 400, 406, 408, 413, 455.

-, Thomas, Secretary to Sir Danvers Osborn, letters from, 467.

Pratt, Mr., counsel, attends Board, 234–7, 242–3, 358–9, 420, 428.

Praying or Mohawk Indians (Iroquios), 86, 122.

Prego, D. José Vasg, President of Guatemala, 444.

Pretender. See James III.

Price, Charles, of Jamaica, proposal of, 163, 165, 185, 187–8, 278.

Prince George County, Virginia, 199.

Prince William County, Virginia, 199– 200.

Providence, New, island and town, Bahamas, 66, 83, 106, 343, 349, 365–6.

-, Rhode Island, 129.

Prussia, 396.

-, King of. See Frederick.

Pulteney, Daniel, 56, 85–6.

Purcell, James, Lt. Governor of Virgin Islands, letters from, 281–3, 297, 308, 417, 422.

Pye, Captain, commander of H.M.S. Humber, 140–1.

Q

Quebec, Canada, 90, 399.

-, bishop of, 2.

Quinn, William, of Newfoundland, 419, 430.

Quinsey, Edward, of Boston, 135.

-, Josias, of Boston, 135.

R

Raleigh Parish, Virginia, 199.

Raleigh, Sir Walter, 66.

Red Hills, Jamaica, 372.

Rhea, John, 216.

Rhode Island or Providence Plantation, New England:

Governor. See Greene.

agent and solicitor. See Paris.

Acts in, 169, 279.

Governor, instructions for, 289–90, 308, 444.

iron forges, 169, 182.

paper money in, 120, 151, 153, 159, 161, 183, 185–6, 211, 215.

ships of, 15, 23.

trade, clandestine of, 49, 119, 131–3, 135.

whale oil, 349–50.

Rice, Nathaniel, Secretary of North Carolina, 208.

-, -, President of North Carolina Council, letters from, 380, 413–4.

-, -, demise of, reported, 418.

Richmond County, Virginia, 141.

Ring, Captain, of Bahamas, memorial of, 258.

Rio Cobre, Jamaica, 189.

Riusset, John, proposed for North Carolina Council, 297.

Robert, M. John Peter, a Swiss, commission to, 158, 162, 183, 202.

-, -, letters from, 167, 174, 187, 194–5, 204–5.

-, -, expenses of, 204, 217.

Roberts, John, merchant in West Africa, 260, 326, 441.

-, -, attends Board, 427–8, 437–8.

-, -, letter from, 269–70.

Robinson, John, captain of Sally, 324.

-, J., Virginia Councillor, deceased, 106.

-, Sir Thomas, K.B., ex-Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, 1.

-, Mr., of Georgia, 334.

Roch, Mr., of Montserrat, 71.

Roche, Matthew, merchant in South Carolina, 281–2, 292.

Rodney, Capt., Governor of Newfoundland, letters from, 37, 48.

Rodon, Col., Jamaica Councillor, demise of, reported, 94, 107.

Rollinson, captain of Ellis and Robert, 16.

Roquefeuil, le Comte de, 185.

Rosencrantz, M., envoy to King of Denmark, memorial of, 218.

Rosset, Lewis de, proposed for North Carolina Council, 297.

Rotsio, New York, 86.

Rotterdam, Holland, 42, 57, 60, 63, 65, 70–1, 76, 81–2, 88, 93, 96, 112, 124, 157–8, 163–4, 167, 173, 183–4, 186, 194, 202, 204, 209–10, 221, 247, 261, 280, 310, 320, 324–5, 340, 381, 384.

Rous, Captain John, commander of Albany, 3, 154, 250, 461.

Routledge, Nicholas, of North Carolina, 173.

Rowan, Matthew, President of North Carolina Council, letters from, 418, 457.

-, -, letters to, 457, 460.

Royal African Company:

Sub-Governor. See Vaughan.

Deputy Governor. See Crammond.

solicitor. See Newland.

agent. See Melvill.

-, instructions for, 350.

-, complaints against. See Melvill.

-, letters to, 355, 407.

Committee of, attend Board, 259, 318.

-, attendance requested, 259.

new Company, proposed formation of, 96, 165–6.

-, appointment of, 160–1, 181, 217, 251, 361.

-, memorial of, 256.

-, accounts of, 367, 431.

-, thanks returned to Board by, 343.

Court of Assistants, 94.

officers, illicit trade of, 437–8, 441–2, 457.

natives, relations with, 259–60, 272; and see under Africa.

Rudyard, John, master of Charming Hannah, 423–4.

Rundle, Joseph, 277.

Rushout, Sir John, attends Board, 287–9.

Russel, John, attends Board, 232–3, 438.

Russell, John, Duke of Bedford, Secretary of State, letters from, 1, 38 et passim.

-, -, letters to, 36 et passim 364.

-, -, office of, 56, 87.

Russia, Senate of, 329.

-, paper trade with, 329–30, 368–9, 373, 375.

Rutgers, Hermanus, 122.

Rutherford, John, proposed for North Carolina Council, 297.

S

Sables, Isle of, Nova Scotia, 58, 111.

-, Cape, 58.

Sagadehock, Saggadehoc, Maine, 411–2.

St. Andrew's Parish, Jamaica, 189.

St. Anne's Parish, Virginia, 200.

St. Augustine, Florida, 64.

St. Catherine's Parish, Jamaica, 189.

St. Christopher's, St. Kitts, Leeward Islands, 97–9, 140, 226, 240, 292, 369, 410, 417.

Governor. See Matthew, Thomas.

Lt. Governor. See Fleming.

agent. See Douglass, Frye.

Acts in, 47–50, 101, 103, 106, 112, 144–6, 168, 242, 312–3, 360, 439.

Council, 81–2, 104, 168, 317, 319, 324, 328, 340, 357–8, 414, 439.

-, minutes of, 123–4, 209.

-, members. See Brouncker, Crooke, Fleming, Jessop.

Assembly, 104, 168, 209, 227, 242, 307, 439.

-, minutes of, 53, 101, 439.

accounts in, 231.

French, their part of island referred to, 101, 242.

-, depredations by, 118.

-, illicit trade with, 168.

imports to, 134.

lands in, 369.

rum and molasses in, 133.

slaves at, 8, 13–15, 20, 23, 28, 35, 168.

St. Croix River, Nova Scotia, 58, 128, 147, 411–2.

St. Croix, St. Cruz. See Santa Cruz.

St. Domingo, St. Domingue, West Indies, 49, 128. Cf. Hispaniola.

St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, 278, 372, 447.

St. George's, Bermuda, 69, 293–4.

St. Hospice, Savoy, 47–9, 51.

St. Iago de Cuba, 225, 290.

St. Iago de la Vega (now Spanish Town), Jamaica, 189, 372.

-, Savanna, Jamaica, 372.

St. James' Parish, Jamaica, 371.

St. John's, Newfoundland, 37, 154, 295, 419, 430.

St. John's Island, Nova Scotia, 117.

-, river, Nova Scotia, 462, 466.

St. John's Parish, Jamaica, 372.

St. Juan, Joseph Miguel de, memorial of, 450.

St. Lawrence river, Canada, 130, 135.

St. Martin's Island, West Indies, 165–6, 168–9.

St. Mary's Parish, Jamaica, 372.

St. Petersburg, Russia, 329.

St. Philip's Parish, Barbados, 111, 230.

-, Three Springs rivulet in, 325, 330–3, 336–8, 455.

St. Pierre, Martinique, 129.

St. Thomas' Island, West Indies, 140, 168.

St. Thomas in the East, Parish, Jamaica, 372.

St. Thomas in the Vale, Parish, Jamaica, 450, 456.

St. Vincent's, West Indies, British claim to, 56, 85, 88.

-, -, evacuation of, 60–1, 121, 184–5.

-, state of, 215.

Salem, New Jersey, 182, 221.

Salisbury, Mr., Register of Nova Scotia, 77, 375, 463.

Salley, John Peter, a Virginian German, 289.

Salmon, John, 216.

Salter, Malachi, of Nova Scotia, 249– 50, 399.

Salter, Richard, Barbados Councillor, 362, 368, 387, 390–1, 403.

Sandford, Mr., of Barbados, 337–8.

Sandwich Point, Nova Scotia, 117.

Santa Cruz, St. Cruz, St. Croix, West Indies, 168, 240, 268, 464.

Santa Lucia, West Indies, British claims to, 56, 85, 88, 167, 223.

-, French claims to, 182, 205, 218, 222, 295, 297.

-, cotton from, 271.

-, evacuation of, 60–1, 121, 184–5.

-, state of, 215.

Saratoga, Saraghtoga, New York, 86.

Sardinia, King of, duties imposed by, 47–9, 51, 59.

Saul, Thomas, Alderman Baker's agent, 252–6.

-, -, Commissary of provisions in Nova Scotia, 249, 261.

-, -, accounts of, 375, 423.

-, -, letter to, 257.

Saunders, Benjamen, Bahamas Councillor, deceased, 457, 459.

Savannah, Georgia, 212–4, 341, 381, 418, 445–6.

Saxby, George, proposed for South Carolina Council, 379, 383, 403.

Saxony, Germany, colonists from, 112.

Sayer, Elliot, of Barbados, 336.

Schaw, James, proposed for Montserrat Council, 104, 160.

Schyler, Brandt, proposed for New York Council, 257.

Scotland, 68, 135.

-, trade with Jamaica, 400.

-, alleged partiality shown to Scots, 143.

-, Society of Propagation of Christian Knowledge in, 440.

Scott, Charles, of Jamaica, 109.

-, Edward, of Rhode Island, 120.

-, James, proposed for Bahamas Council, 323, 339, 358.

-, -, President of Council, 350, 365.

-, -, letters from, 366, 369, 419.

-, Captain, 374.

-, Mr., 77.

-, Mr. (another), attends Board, 270–1.

Scotters, Joshua, 58.

Scrope, Mr., Secretary to Lords of Treasury, letters from, 38, 149– 50, 157, 160–1, 250, 276, 279, 296.

-, -, letter to, 293.

Seccondee Fort, West Africa, 420, 457.

Seckendorf, Count, report of, 407.

Sedgwick, Edward, clerk to Board, report of, 205.

-, -, instructions for, 204.

-, -, appointed solicitor and clerk of reports to Board, 431.

Selby, Mr., of Bermuda, 114.

Sergenson, Mr., 335–6.

Serse, Mr., French protestant minister, 46–8, 72.

Sessaracoa, William Ansah, son of John Corrantee, 318–9, 367.

Shameen, Mr., merchant, attends Board, 48–9, 57.

Sharpe, Horatio, appointed Deputy Governor of Maryland, 401, 404, 410, 415.

-, John, agent and solicitor for various plantations, security for Governor of Maryland, 404, 420.

-, -, letters from, 278, 286, 354, 406.

-, -, attendance requested, 191, 304, 340, 345, 387, 446.

-, -, appointed solicitor for Jamaica, 371.

-, -, attends Board re African trade, 5–9, 24, 27–31.

-, -, -, illegal trade to French islands, 119, 128–39, 228–9, 267–8, 273–4, 409–10.

-, -, -, Antigua, 153, 305–7, 346–7.

-, -, -, Barbados, 111, 230, 325–6, 330.

-, -, -, Jamaica, 47, 51, 55, 163, 165, 184, 192, 310–3, 389–90, 448–9.

-, -, -, Leeward Islands, 100, 102–3, 127–8, 143–4, 193, 233–41.

-, -, -, Maryland, 348, 358–9, 426.

-, -, -, North Carolina, 159, 161–3, 170–3, 176–9, 183.

-, -, - Rhode Island, 161.

-, -, -, South Carolina, 353.

-, Joshua, solicitor, attends Board for North Carolina, 161–3, 170–3, 176–9.

-, -, -, Jamaica, 389–90, 448–9.

-, -, attendance requested, 446.

-, William, 289, 404.

Sherborough, West Africa, 18.

Sherburn, Capt., 38.

Shillencook, Nova Scotia, 374.

Shippey, Mr., 424.

Ships named:

Abigal, 461.

Albany. 154–5, 250, 461.

Alderney, 62–3, 70–1, 79–80, 87, 96, 115.

Alexander, 12–3, 23.

Anne, 81–2, 88, 121.

Aquilon, 185.

Assurance, 335, 420.

Baltimore, 3, 81, 86, 195, 278.

Beaufort, 182.

Betty, 321, 381.

Boston, 295.

Catherine, 250.

Charming Hannah, 423–4, 445.

Cornwallis, 249–50.

Damsell, 461.

Dove, 413.

Elizabeth, 135.

Ellis and Robert, 16.

Endeavour, 135.

Gale, 204–5, 209, 325.

Glory, 420.

Hannah. See Charming Hannah.

Hind, 136.

Hound, 413, 418.

Humber, 140–1.

Jamaica Packet, 12.

Jason, 298, 453.

Jenny, 13, 16.

King William, 21.

London, 63, 96.

Mary, 136.

Mercury, 154.

Murdoch, 210.

Nancy, 79, 82, 87, 115, 344, 413.

Oswego, 156.

Pearl, 210, 340.

Penelope, 217.

Phoebe, 12, 16.

Phoebe and Polly, 461.

Prospect, 461.

Providence, 389.

Rainbow, 37, 292.

Rose, 128, 184, 215.

St. Francis, 154–5.

St. Joseph and St. Helen, 450.

St. Philip, 14.

Sally, 249, 324.

Shark, 215.

Speedwell, 24, 194, 205, 321.

Surprize, 91.

Tavistock, 184.

Torrington, 298.

Tryal, 227.

Tryton, 14.

Victory, 136.

Woolwich, 135.

Wren, 168.

York, 80.

Shipton, Samuel, 261.

Shirley, William, Governor of Massachusetts, attends Board, 38–9, 86, 418–9, 424–6.

-, -, appointed Commissary to French Court, 55, 85–6, 88, 93–5.

-, -, letters from, 111, 118–9, 123, 136, 147, 297, 465–6.

-, -, letters to, 97, 444, 466.

-, -, attendance requested, 417.

Shuckburg, Dr., of New York, 467.

Sierra Leone, West Africa, 15, 18, 23, 335–6, 344.

Sinclair, Robert, master of snow Providence, 389.

Sinneka (Seneca) Indians (Iroquois), 86, 122.

Six Nations, Iroquois Indians, otherwise Cayuga, Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Sinnekas and Tuscaroras, defection of, to French, reported, 148–9.

-, letter to, 451–2.

-, meetings with, 150, 156, 467–8.

-, See also Five Nations.

Skeete, Edward, of Barbados, 332, 338.

Skerret, Mr., 464.

Skinner, James, Governor of Gambia, 231–2, 367–8, 431, 440, 444.

Smith, Benjamin, of Barbados, 336.

-, Daniel, Nevis Councillor, 362.

-, Frederick, 231–2, 431.

-, Richard, evidence of, 23.

-, -, New Jersey Councillor, demise of, reported, 174–5, 197.

-, Samuel, member of New Jersey Assembly, 78.

-, -, proposed for New Jersey Council, 174, 265–7.

-, Thomas, ex-Governor of Carolina, 176, 179.

-, Wavell, Secretary of Leeward Islands, memorial of, 98–9, 102–3, 126–7, 143–6.

-, -, re-appointment of, 188.

-, -, letter from, 227.

-, William, proposed for New York Council, 382, 385–7, 390, 404.

-, Mr., H.M's. Consul at Venice, 173.

Smyth, Captain, evidence of, 21, 28.

South Carolina, 273, 284, 286, 409.

Governor. See Glen.

Chief Justice. See Graeme, Loigh.

Secretary. See Hammerton, Pinckney.

agent. See Crokatt.

deputy clerk. See Gordon.

Acts in, 64, 105, 108–10, 112, 222–3, 279, 323, 342, 344–5, 353, 361, 386, 407, 431, 460.

Council, 64, 121, 126–7, 136, 160, 218, 279, 351, 379, 383, 403.

-, minutes of, 105, 361.

-, members. See Blake, Colleton, Graeme, Hammerton, Holmes, Saxby, Wragg.

Assembly, 64, 105, 243–4, 278, 280, 282, 292, 341, 361, 407.

accounts in, 128, 342.

boundaries of, 221.

Chief Justice in, 392.

customs in, 150.

defences of, 407–8.

encroachments in, 221.

exports of, 64, 341–2.

Georgia, proposed annexation of, 213–4, 243–4.

Governor, complaints against, 280–2, 292–3, 295.

-, instructions for, 465.

hurricane in, 375–6, 408.

Indians in, 111, 118, 126, 181, 183, 220, 277, 280–2, 292–3, 334–5, 342, 361, 364, 366, 447– 8.

indigo in, 341.

officers, suspension of, 121–2.

-, appointment of, 356, 376, 382.

paper currency in, 64, 342, 431.

potashes in, 160, 169.

state of, 64.

valuation of, 341.

vessels cleared in, 64, 342.

South Carolina Society, 344, 353, 386.

South Sea Company, 11, 17.

Southam Parish, Virginia, 200.

Southwell, Mr., attends Board, 4–11.

Spain:

King of. See Ferdinand VI.

aggressions by, 226, 253, 311, 343, 369, 398.

currency of, 132, 168.

gold in their West Indian islands, 5.

Indians' relations with, 335.

indigo, trade of, 271.

negro slaves required by, 8, 20.

privateering against, 318, 439.

ships of, wrecked, 128, 147–50.

slaves runaway, protected by, 196, 225, 283, 286, 290.

West Indies, proceedings in, 439.

Sparkes, John, of Virginia, 291, 297.

Spatchers, William, senior, Bahamas Councillor, deceased, 323, 339, 358.

Spence, Mr., letter from, 94.

Spendelow, Lieutenant, attendance requested, 202.

-, -, attends Board, 203.

Spooner, Mr., attends Board, 4–11.

Spurrier, Captain, John, master of Anne, 82, 88, 121, 221.

Stanley, Mr., of Commissioners of Customs, attends Board, 125.

Staple, Samuel, 335, 344.

States General. See Holland.

Steep Rock Creek, North Carolina, 221.

Stephens, Stevens, Thomas, attends Board, 169.

-, -, memorial of, 160, 169.

-, -, letter from, 219.

Sterling. See Stirling.

Steuart. See Stewart.

Stevens. See Stephens.

Stevenson, Thomas, of Barbados, 332.

Stewart, Steuart, Charles, 74.

-, Robert, proposed for Bahamas Council, 457, 459, 462.

Stirling, Sterling, Lord Viscount, 62, 128.

-, Mr., attends Board, 299.

Stockwell, Richard, Governor of Cape Coast Castle, 141.

-, -, letter from, 269–70.

Stoddard, Captain, of New York, letters from, 90, 449.

Stoddart, Mr., a trader, 258.

Stokes, John, 438.

Stone, Andrew, appointed Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, 1.

-, -, attends Board, 2 et passim.

-, -, re-appointed, 262.

-, Captain, master of Nancy, 344.

Stork, Mr., attends Board, 50.

-, -, letter from, 62.

Strachan, Sir Alexander, of Thornton, 85.

Stratford, Daniel, 261.

Sturrup, Daniel, senior, of Bahamas, 365.

-, Daniel, junior, 365.

Suffolk parish, Virginia, 200.

Sugar Colonies, in West Indies, 6, 15, 49.

Sumner, Luke, of North Carolina, 178.

Surinam, Dutch Guiana, 273.

Swan, John, proposed for North Carolina Council, 297.

Switzerland, protestant settlers from, 115, 117, 151, 157–8, 162, 183, 187, 202, 204–5, 217, 247.

-, settlers in Nova Scotia, 423.

Swymmer, Captain, 20, 28.

Symonds, Mr., President of Nevis Assembly, letter from, 369.

T

Tabarka Island, off Tunis, Mediterranean, 186, 202–3, 206, 217.

Taggart, Taggert, John, 216, 399.

Tantumquerry fort, West Africa, 421.

Tappahanoch, Virginia, 201.

Tasker, Mr., acting Governor of Maryland, letter from, 365.

Tavistock in Carlisle Bay, Barbados, 76, 215.

Taylor, William, of Barbados, 336.

Teignmouth, Devonshire, 386.

Temple, Sir Thomas, Proprietor of Nova Scotia, 57–9.

Thames river, 62, 70, 79.

Thomas, George, appointed Governor of Leeward Islands, 381–2, 390, 403.

-, -, attends Board, 406, 415.

-, -, instructions for, 408, 412, 414–6, 429.

-, -, letters from, 455–6, 458, 464.

-, -, letters to, 456, 460, 465.

-, Thomas, 216, 261.

Thorne, Joseph, of Barbados, 337.

Thornton, Fife, 85.

Thrale, Mr., attends Board, 299.

Tinker, Jeremiah, proposed for Bahamas Council, 323, 339, 358.

-, John, Governor of Bahama Islands, attends Board, 339, 350.

-, -, attendance requested, 349.

-, -, complaint of his conduct, 258.

-, -, letters from, 76, 83, 106, 343, 431, 457.

-, -, letters to, 431, 437, 457, 460.

-, -, memorial of, 292.

Tobago, West Indies, evacuation of, 35–6, 60–1, 121, 184–5.

-, British claim to, 57, 60, 62, 67, 84, 86, 88, 128.

-, grant of, 66.

-, state of, 215, 353.

-, woodcutting at, 439.

Todd, Thomas, of Virginia, 246, 279.

Tomlinson, Mr. (or Captain), New England merchant and agent for New Hampshire, attends Board, 138–9, 299, 304–5, 310.

-, -, letters from, 63, 120, 124, 369–70.

Tortola, West Indies, 168, 281, 369.

Touchitt, Mr., merchant, attends Board, 270–1, 299, 304–5, 326– 7.

Toulon, France, 135.

Townshend, Charles, Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, 1.

-, -, attends Board, 1. et passim.

-, -, re-appointed, 262.

-, Chauncy, contractor for Nova Scotia settlers, attends Board, 142, 149, 159, 229, 245, 251–7, 463–5.

-, -, attendance requested, 157, 250, 256.

-, -, contract of, 3, 72–3, 112–3, 127, 224, 228–9, 399, 445.

-, -, dispute concerning contract, 262–5, 445.

-, -, letter from, 260–1.

-, -, instructions for, 39.

-, -, memorial of, 38, 141, 150–1, 157–8, 276, 355, 386, 464–5.

Trade:

Commissioners of Trade thanked for protection to, 343.

consulage, 162–4, 166, 179–81.

customs duties, 47–9, 59, 100, 173, 180, 230, 317.

East India trade, q.v.

plantation trade, proposals to regulate, 111.

imports and exports, 457.

instructions as to appointments of Governors etc., 286–9, 296–7.

opening of new districts for, 299– 300, 304–5, 316, 326.

quarantine, 244.

slave trade. See under Africa.

tonnage of trade, 392.

trade, clandestine, with French colonies, see under France and Plantations General.

-, separate commodities: coral, 147, 203–4, 209, 232–3, 253, 257.

cotton, 270–1.

furs, 299, 305.

indigo, 91, 212, 270–1, 341.

iron, 148, 150, 154, 156, 169, 225.

ivory, 441.

linen, 416.

molasses, 119, 124–5, 127–39.

osnabergs, 130, 132, 135.

plam wine, 427.

paper hangings, 329–30, 348–9, 368–9, 373, 375.

potash, 160, 169, 215, 369.

silk culture, 212–3, 334, 341–3, 377, 386.

sugar, 192, 267–8, 271, 273–6, 284, 286, 321, 409–10.

tobacco, 19, 428.

tunny fishery 209, 232–3, 253, 257.

whaling, 299.

wood cutting, 427–8.

woollens, 271, 273, 460.

And see Africa, France, Holland, Spain, Plantations General and under separate colonies and plantations.

Treber, Leonard Anton, clerk, memorial of, 413.

Trelawney, Edward, Governor of Jamaica, instructions for, 313.

-, -, letters from, 49–50, 66, 83–4, 94, 163, 165, 185, 192, 225, 295–6, 361–3.

-, -, letters to, 92, 193, 222–3, 444.

-, -, regiment of, 190–1, 373, 449.

Trent, Captain William, 449, 452.

Trenton, New Jersey, 226.

Trinidad, West Indies, 66.

Trinity, Newfoundland, 37.

Tripoli, North Africa, 90, 98.

Truro Parish, Virginia, 200.

Tucker, George, of Bermuda, 69.

-, Samuel, of New Jersey, 265.

Tunis, North Africa, 100, 186, 206– 7.

-, Bey of, 186, 202–4, 206, 217.

Turin, Piedmont, 49, 51.

Turkey, trade with, 17.

-, competition with, 271.

Turkey or Levant Company, 13.

Turks' Island, West Indies, 226, 253, 452.

Turner, Mr., of New Jersey, 53.

Tuscany, Italy, 49.

Tuttie, Rev. Mr., missionary in Nova Scotia, 43.

Twightwee Indians, Virginia, 140, 401–2, 405–6, 428, 452.

Tyrrel County, North Carolina, 176– 8.

Tyrrell, Captain, 129–30.

U

Urlsperger, Rev., of Georgia, 218.

Usher, Mr., 216–7, 277.

Utrecht, Treaty of, 86, 412.

V

Van Altenheim, John, 210.

Van Atzenheim, Mr., H.M. resident at Frankfort on Main, 173, 175.

Van Courtland, Philip, proposed for New York Council, 57.

-, -, demise of, reported, 106.

Van Seylingen, M., 310.

Vanbrugh, Capt., ex-Governor of Newfoundland, 55.

Van den Bergh, Maximilian, carpenter, 381.

Vanderdussen, Colonel, of South Carolina, letters to, 361, 364.

Van Stackenburg, M., 421.

Van Voorst, M., 420–1.

Vans, Hugh, 216.

Vassal, William, of Jamaica, 447.

Vaudreville, M., Governor of Louisiana, 64.

Vaughan, Mr., Sub-Governor of Royal African Company, attends Board, 1, 21.

Vaux, M. de la, 209.

Venice, Italy, trade with, 173, 180–1.

Vening, Samuel, of South Carolina, 292.

Verelst, Harmon, accountant to Georgia Trustees, attends Board, 165, 211–4.

-, -, attendance requested, 164.

-, -, letter to, 170.

Vernon, Admiral, 132.

Vernon, Mr. Secretary, 59.

Villefranche, Villa Francha, Savoy, 47–8, 49, 51, 57.

Villettes, M., letters from, 183, 202.

-, -, letter to, 195.

Villiers, William, Earl of Jersey, attends Board, 286–9.

Virgin Islands, West Indies, 422.

Lt. Governor. See Purcell.

account of, 281–3, 307–8.

Assembly proposed for, 283.

cotton exports from, 271.

piracies in, 439.

regiment for, 311.

slaves, desertions from, 283, 286, 290–1.

state of, 415, 417.

Virginia, North America, 363, 368, 385, 426, 430–1, 449.

Governor. See Albemarle.

Lt. Governor. See Dinwiddie, Gooch.

agent. See Leheup.

Acts in, 67, 140–2, 160, 175, 195–6, 198–202, 222–3, 230, 233, 245–6, 279, 298, 320, 323, 359, 412, 446, 448, 456.

Council, 35, 37–8, 67, 98–9, 106–8, 152, 196, 359–61, 379, 383, 388–9, 391, 394–5.

-, minutes of, 147, 298.

-, members of. See Beverley, Burwell, Corbin, Custis, Dawson, Lee, Ludwell, Robinson.

Assembly, 67, 175, 200, 202, 359.

Burgesses, House of, 359, 361, 388–9, 391, 394–5.

accounts in, 389.

boundaries of, 99, 221, 289, 298.

customs in, 201.

devolution of government in, 35, 174.

fines remitted in, 290–2, 297, 364.

forts in, 416–7, 401, 405–6, 456.

Governor, instructions for, 278, 453.

French, threats from, 451–2.

Indians in, 82, 92, 97, 148, 180, 201, 290, 383, 401–2, 406, 428, 451–2.

industries encouraged in, 199.

iron forges in, 148, 174–5.

judges' petition in, 359, 361, 367, 428.

land grants in, 383.

map of, 289.

naval officer's lists in, 67, 83.

ordnance stores for, 421.

public communications in, 199, 200.

quit rents and revenues of, 37, 83, 148, 289–90, 401, 452.

seal of, 110, 221–3, 349.

settlements in, 452.

settlers in, relief for, 290.

slaves in, 200–1.

state of, 110–1, 160, 289, 323.

stores of war in, 97.

travels in, 289.

tobacco in, 428.

trespasses in, 198–9.

vessels cleared in, 452.

wreck off, 147–9.

Virtue, Mr., letter to, 329.

Vodry, John, of Barbados, 332.

W

Walcott. See Wolcott.

Waldo, Edward, attends Board, 416.

-, Brigadier Samuel, of Massachusetts, attends Board, 426.

-, -, memorial of, 40, 42, 392, 411–2.

Walker, Benjamen, proposed for Montserrat Council, 104, 160.

-, George, proposed for Barbados Council, 54.

Walkerton town, Virginia, 201.

Walpole, Horace, Auditor of the Plantations, 208–9.

-, -, attends Board, 210, 415.

-, -, attendance requested, 388.

-, -, letter from, 416.

-, -, letters to, 129, 298.

Wansey, William, attends Board for Bristol merchants, 432, 437–8, 441.

-, -, memorial of, 442.

Warden, Captain Robert (or Warren), master of Betty, 321, 381.

Warner, Daniel, proposed for New Hampshire Council, 352, 358.

-, -, lawsuit of, 394–5, 403.

Warrell, Mr., Attorney General of New Jersey, 265, 366.

Warren, James, merchant, evidence of, 134–5.

-, Sir Peter, New York Councillor, deceased, 385–7, 390.

-, Captain. See Warden.

Warwick, Virginia, 200.

Warwick, Earl of, grant to, 66.

Waterhouse Savannah, Jamaica, 189.

Watson, George, memorial of, 111.

Watts, Mr., of Nova Scotia, 93, 121, 216–7, 423.

Weatherland, John, of Barbados, 336.

Webb, Christopher, of Barbados, 332.

-, Captain Roger, of Barbados, 332.

-, Mr., 295.

-, -, Attorney General, 416.

Wedderburn, James, clerk of Crown in South Carolina, demise of, reported, 356.

Weekes, Mr., President of Barbados Council, Commander in Chief, letters from, 450, 455.

-, -, letters to, 455, 459.

-, -, Nathaniel, his son, proposed for Barbados Council, 455.

Wendell, Colonel Abraham, 46, 284.

Wentworth, Benning, Governor of New Hampshire, letters from, 186–7, 220, 308–9, 364–5, 373, 379–80, 388.

-, -, letters to, 369, 389, 391.

-, -, complaints made by, 310.

-, -, proposal of, 373–4.

West, James, secretary to Lords of Treasury, 95.

-, -, letters from, 141, 149, 151, 161, 277, 282, 334, 391, 400, 442, 455.

-, -, letter to, 282.

-, William, 451.

Westgate, Thomas, 438.

Westminster, Middlesex, 409.

Whidaw, Whidah. See Ouidah.

Whipple, Joseph, owner of Victory, 136.

Whitaker, Benjamen, attends Board, 4–11, 133.

-, -, letter to, 281.

White, Leonard, of Bermuda, 294.

-, Mr., H.M. Consul at Tripoli, attends Board, 100.

-, -, attendance requested, 98.

Whydah. See Ouidah.

Whytell, Christopher, Secretary of Cape Coast Castle, 444, 450.

Willard, Mr., Secretary of Massachusetts Bay, letters from, 106, 294, 391.

Willes, Lord Chief Justice, attends Board, 287–9.

William III, King of England, grants by, 86, 122.

-, Acts of, 241.

William and Mary College, Virginia, 200.

Williams, Charles, of Mahon, merchant, petition of, 147, 209, 232–3, 253, 257.

-, Elisha, attorney, 39.

-, John, 216.

-, Richard, surveyor, of Barbados, 332–3.

-, Mr., Deputy Secretary of Jamaica, letter from, 106.

Williamsburg, Virginia, 35, 37, 82, 92, 97, 148, 201, 349, 359, 401, 451.

Wilmington, North Carolina, 171, 173, 177–8.

Wilmot, Mr., agent for Montserrat, 193, 405.

-, -, attends Board, 233–7, 395.

-, -, letter from, 102.

-, -, attendance requested, 394.

Wilse, Frances, of Barbados, 336.

Wilson, Joseph, master of Speedwell, 194, 321.

-, Richard, Nevis Councillor, 292.

-, Captain, 299.

Windaw Indians, Virginia, 401.

Windsor, Connecticut, 183, 220, 225.

Windward Coast, West Africa, negro slaves from, 6–7, 9–10, 13–6, 18–9, 21, 23–4, 27, 29–30, 34.

Winnebah fort, West Africa, 420.

Wolcott, Walcot, Mr., Governor of Connecticut, letters from, 220, 225, 365, 413.

Wood, George, of Barbados, 337.

-, Samson, of Barbados, 337.

-, Mr., Secretary to Commissioners of Customs, letters from, 125, 127, 226, 348–9, 367, 391–2, 396, 400, 457.

-, -, letters to, 124, 329–30.

Woodcock, Mr., of Jamaica, evidence of, 20–21, 28.

Woodford, Mr., contractor, 355.

Woolwich, Kent, 37.

Wragg, William, proposed for South Carolina Council, 379, 383, 403.

Wraxall, Peter, of New York, memorial of, 344, 346, 351, 355.

Wynd, John, of North Carolina, 208.

Wynns, John, of North Carolina, 178.

Y

Yorke, Joseph, Secretary to H.M. Embassy at Paris, 56.

-, -, H.M. Minister at the Hague, 418, 421.

Young, Ebenezer, Councillor at Cape Coast, 318, 326.

-, Lt. John, 87, 344.