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Nov. 2.
New London. |
496. Lt. Governor Saltonstall to [? Lord Bolingbroke]. Upon
the publishing of H.M. Proclamation of Peace with France, the
Generall Assembly of Connecticut have unanimously endeavoured
to express their duty and gratitude to H.M., for so great a
blessing by an Address, etc. Prays that it may be presented
by Mr. Dummer, their Agent. Signed, Gurdon Saltonstall.
1 p. [C.O. 5, 536. No. 5.] |
Nov. 4.
Treary. Chambers. |
497. Mr. Harley to the Council of Trade and Plantations.
Encloses following. If the facts be found to be true my Lord
Treasurer desires that you will report to H.M. in Councill your
opinion thereupon and the methods which you shall think fit
to be taken for remedying the mischiefs complained off. Signed,
T. Harley. Endorsed, Recd. Nov. 5th, 1713, Read Jan. 28,
1713/14. Addressed. 1 p. Enclosed, |
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497. i. William Heysham to the Lord High Treasurer. Duplicate of Oct. 6th. [C.O. 28, 14. Nos. 11, 11 i.; and 29,
13. pp. 86–88.] |
| [Nov. 4.] |
498. Petition of Johanna Kupius etc. (v. Oct. 1st) to the
Council of Trade and Plantations, praying to be heard by Counsel,
etc. Endorsed, Recd. Read Nov. 4, 1713. ¾ p. [C.O. 137, 10.
No. 29.] |
| [Nov. 6.] |
499. John Thurston to the Council of Trade and Plantations.
Prays that the hearing of the matters relating to escheats in
Jamaica may be deferred. Endorsed, Recd. Read Nov. 6,
1713. 1 p. [C.O. 137, 10. No. 30.] |
Nov. 9.
Windsor. |
500. Order of Queen in Council. Confirming Act of Barbados
to enable the executors of Johanna Parris to sell certain lands, etc.
Signed, Ja. Vernon. Endorsed, Recd. Read June 24th, 1715.
1¼ pp. [C.O. 28, 14. No. 39; and 29, 13. pp. 305–307.] |
Nov. 16.
Virginia. |
501. Lt. Governor Spotswood to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. Since it hath not been judged proper to restore
Col. Bassett to his former rank in the Council, whereby all hopes
of obtaining his service at that Board is cutt off, I recommend
Nathaniel Harrison to fill the vacancy made by the death of his
father, etc. I don't know one man, except himself, on all that
side of the River fitt to be appointed of the Council, and entrusted,
(as the Council are throughout the Colony) with the command of
the Militia, etc. Signed, A. Spotswood. Endorsed, Recd. Read
Jan. 5, 1713/14. 1 p. [C.O. 5, 1316. No. 96; and 5, 1364. pp.
1, 2.] |
Nov. 16.
Virginia. |
502. Lt. Governor Spotswood to the Council of Trade and
Plantations. In my last I had the honour to acquaint your
Lordps. of an expedition I intended, for securing the frontier
inhabitants of this Colony, from the constant alarms they were
kept under by the Tuscaruro Indians. I then little imagined to
meet with a disappointment, where I had reason to expect the
greatest readiness: For tho the people in those frontier countys,
upon every alarm, would generally clamour for some course to
be taken to cut off the Indians. Yet after I had made the
necessary preparations of tents and provisions, and gone myself
into those parts to review the Militia, in order to list voluntiers
for this service, their warmth was so much abated that I could
not engage near the number I proposed (which was only 200)
to follow me out. I found it then high time to endeavour to
accomplish that by a Peace, which the disposition of the people
would not enable me to do by a war. To this purpose I sent out
a detachment of fifty of our Tributary Indians, under the command of two of the traders with orders to find out the Tuscaruros
in their retirements, and to sound their inclinations towards
Peace: this detachment after ten days march found them dispersed
in small partys upon the head of Roanoak, and about the
mountains in a very miserable condition; without any habitation
or provision of corne for their subsistance; but living like wild
beasts on what the woods afforded: in dispair whether to return
to their own settlements in North Carolina, and run the risque
of being knockt in the head by the English, and South Carolina
Indians, or to submitt themselves to the Senecas, who had made
them large offers of assistance to revenge themselves on the
English, upon condition of incorporating with them: their wants
and necessitys made the offer of Peace very acceptable. So that
after a short consultation with about 160 of their men that could
be got together on the sudden, they agreed to send in two of the
chiefs of their Nation to know upon what terms they might
again obtain a Peace. These Deputys being examined here in
Council seemed willing to submitt to any terms, and desired
leave for all their Great men to come in and treat with me, which
I have accordingly granted, and am now in daily expectation of
their arrival here at Williamsburgh; having just received an
account of upwards of 1,500 of them (men, women and children)
being already come down nearer to our frontier inhabitants, both
for the sake of subsistance and to be readier at hand to agree to a
Peace. Their number is such that, considering our people's
disposition to warlike undertakings, they cannot be accounted
a despicable enemy, nor will it be any way advisable to drive them
to dispair by too hard terms. Our Assembly being now sitting,
I shall have the opportunity of taking along with me the
concurrence of the Representatives of the people (as I have hitherto
had that of the Council) in whatever shall be concluded on. This
session of Assembly has begun with the best disposition to business
that I have yet observed: The first step they made was to prepare
an Address to H.M. on the Peace, which I have by this conveyance
sent to our Agent, with directions to receive your Lorps. advice
as to the manner of presenting it; and I also here inclose a copy
thereof for your perusal. As to what concerns myself therein I
can with truth assure your Lordps. that it proceeded from their
own meer motion, without any party arts, or so much as my
knowledge before it had passed both the Council and Burgesses,
and I hope your Lordps. will look on it no otherwise than as it is
a testimony of the union and agreement between me and the
people, which I shall endeavour to improve for H.M. service.
Besides the securing the frontiers with settlements of the Tributary
Indians, which I have recommended to this Assembly, they have
also under consideration the amendment of their tobacco trade,
which owes its ruine in a great measure to the pernicious (tho
ancient) practice of discharging all publick debts by tobacco
payments. This has been the occasion of making all that trash
which hath clogg'd the market and brought this country tobacco
in discredit abroad, and given opportunity to innumerable frauds
and unjust dealings among the planters themselves, to the destruction of all commerce, as well as the publick credit: so that it
was high time to apply a remedy, which I hope will now be brought
about to the service of H.M. and the good of this Colony. I shall
in a short time be able to give your Lordps. an account of the
success of the Indian Treaty and of the events of this session, etc.
Signed, A. Spotswood. Endorsed, Recd. 4th Jan. 17 13/14, Read
10th May, 1716. 2¾ pp. [C.O. 5, 1317. No. 23; and 5, 1364.
pp. 298–303.] |
| [Nov. 20.] |
503. Address of President. Council and Assembly of Maryland
to the Council of Trade and Plantations. The inhabitants from
the first settling apply'd themselves to the makeing of tobacco,
for many years with very good success, etc. It is with the greatest
concerne imaginable and urged by meer necessity we are now
forced to lay before your Lordships that wee most sensibly find
the tobacco trade has for some years past laboured under very
great difficultys and hardships which are now grown so heavy and
insupportable to us that nothing less appears in view than the
totall loss of the same to Great Brittain and the ruin of this poor
Province, occasioned cheifly by the great quantitys of the same
comodity that for some time past have been made in Europe
some parts of which in former times were supplyed cheifly from
Maryland. Not subject to the great expence of freight, custome
and other charges this province lyes lyable to, renders them
capable of affording it at a farr cheaper rate then by any possibility
we cann. Therefore of late years a great many of our inhabitants
have withdrawn themselves into other American colonys, where
the fruits of their labour are of little or no service to the Crowne,
and most of those who remain have for some time and still are
obliged in a great measure to fall upon makeing of many of those
necessaries, as heretofore wee have been supplyed with from Great
Brittain in exchange for our tobacco. The present circumstances
of the said trade have had their ill effects on several merchants
of Great Brittain, which has also proved very much to the prejudice of this province. Pray their Lordships to represent to
H.M. and the Parliament the circumstances of this poor Province
and the trade thereof so as to procure some redress and relief,
for want whereof we must in a little time inevitably fall under such
pressures as will render us unable to support ourselves and poor
families. Signed, Edwd. Lloyd, Presidt., Wm. Holland, Thos.
Ennalls, Sam. Young, Tho. Greenfield, Jno. Hall, Wm. Whittington, Tho. Heldsion, Phile. Lloyd. R. Tilghman (Council). R.
Ungle. Speaker, Phill. Hoskins, Roger Woollford, Henry
Ennalls, Gouertt Loockerman, D. Mariarte, St. Codd. Robt.
Tyler, Sam. Worthington, Jno. Mackall, Solomon Wright, Amos
Garrett, Tho. Docwra, Thos. Hammond, James Mackall, Jno.
Whittington, Henry Trippe, Richd. Colegate, Thos. Purnell,
Pere. Frisby, Kenelm Cheseldyne, Wm. Whittington, junr., Henry
Per. Jowles, Edw. Steevenson, Edwd. Scott, Wm. Watts, James
Lloyd, D. Pearce, Edward Bray, James Smallwood, Walter Story,
Jno. Brome, Jon. Rendall, Jn. Purnell, James Frisby, M. Vanderheyden, Tho. Sprigg, Char. Hammond, Tho. Brook, jr., Cha.
Wright. Endorsed, Recd. 13th Jan., Read 16th April, 1714.
1 large p. [C.O. 5, 717. No. 57.] |
Nov. 21.
London. |
504. Jeremy Dummer to Lord Bolingbroke. Encloses
Addresses from New England, one a congratulation upon the
Peace, the other relating to Tertudas. "The liberty of fetching
salt from this place is of the last importance to every Plantation
H.M. has in America, from Jamaica to Annapolis Royall; the
island is of no use to anyone else," etc. Signed, Jer. Dummer.
2 pp. Enclosed, |
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504. i. Address of the Governor, Council and Assembly of the
Massachusetts Bay to the Queen, Boston, Aug. 28,
1713, relating to Tertudas, v. No. 513 ii. [C.O. 5, 751.
Nos. 85, 85 i.] |
Nov. 24.
St. James's. |
505. R. Shelton to Lt. Govr. Spotswood. The Proprietors
considering the condition of their Province of North Carolina,
as well in regard to the late insurrections and tumults that have
been there, as to the present Indian war, have thought nothing
could more encourage the inhabitants to return to their duty,
nor sooner settle peace and tranquility between them and the
Indians than to send a Governor there who might enquire into
the aforesaid disorders and administer justice accordingly; they
therefore have upon the death of Mr. Hyde appointed Mr. Eden,
the bearer hereof, to be Governor of that Province; a person
we hope duly qualified for that service; and I recommend him
to your friendship for your advice and assistance, that he may be
the better able in his administration of the Government to put an
end to that war, and their own intestin jars, in giving which you
oblige, Sr., your humble servant. Signed, R. Shelton. [C.O. 5,
290. p. 73.] |
| [Nov. 25.] |
506. Nathaniel Blakiston to the Council of Trade and Plantations. Prays leave for Governor Spotswood to exchange,
on behalf of himself and succeeding Governors, 50 acres of the
land near James Town set apart for the use of Governors, for
some land belonging to Col. Philip Ludwell near Williamsburgh,
the seat of Government having been removed thither, etc. Endorsed, Recd. Nov. 25, Read Jan. 5, 1713/14. 1 p. [C.O. 5, 1316.
No. 97; and 5, 1364. pp. 2–4.] |
| Nov. 27. |
507. Sir E. Northey to the Council of Trade and Plantations
Your Lordships having appointed to hear the matter relating to
the Lord Archibald Hamilton on Tuesday next, and there being a
Council at Windsor on Monday, Mr. Sollicitor General and myself
shall not be able to attend then etc. Proposes Friday. Signed,
Edw. Northey. Endorsed, Recd. Read Nov. 27, 1713. ¾ p.
[C.O. 137, 10. No. 31; and 138, 14. p. 49.] |
Nov. —.
Boston in New England. |
508. Governor Dudley to the Council of Trade and Plantations. Recommends Col. John Redknap, H.M. Engenier, for his
loyalty and services the last nine years in raising and amending
the forts and defences of these Provinces. Continues:— The
happy Peace Her Majesty's wise Council has happily brought to
pass gives him leave to wait on your Lordships etc. Here are
some alterations in the frontiers necessary in respect to the
fortifications, and places for trade with the Indians who are
lately reduced to H.M. obedience in which Col. Redknap will be
very serviceable etc. Signed, J. Dudley. Endorsed, Recd. 25th
Jan. 1713/14, Recd 25th June, 1718. 1½ pp. [C.O. 5, 866. No.
152; and 5, 915. pp. 128, 129.] |
