Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 28, 1714-1715. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1928.
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B
Baber, John, Secretary, Jam., patent of, 171.
-, -, -, -, revoked, 90, 116.
Bahama Islands, The, 715.
-, condition of, 459, 463 i., 710.
-, Government of, to be resumed to the Crown, urged, 710.
-, Governor of, appointment of, urged, 459.
-, -, -, by Crown, urged, 710.
-, -, -, by Lords Proprietors, 594 i.
-, -, -, approval of by Crown, requested, 594 i.
-, -, -, -, referred, 594; and see Graves, John; Mostyn, Roger.
-, Harbour Island, 459 i.
-, -, importance of, 710.
-, Islathera, pirates at, 276, 276 i.
-, Lords Proprietors of, 276, 499 i.
-, -, negligence of, 524, 710.
-, -, petition of, 594 i., 710.
-, -, -, referred, 594.
-, -, -, report upon, 710.
-, -, petition to, 276 i.
-, New Providence, 276 i., 459 i., 710.
-, -, fortifications of, estimate of ordnance for, 706, 707.
-, -, garrison for, urged, 459.
-, -, -, requirements of, 502.
-, -, stores of war requested for, 459, 706, 707.
-, pirates at, 710.
-, -, arrested by Capt. Walker, 276, 276 i., iii., v., 499 i.
-, -, escape of, 459 i.
-, -, sent for trial to Jamaica, 276, 276 ii., 459 i.
-, -, receipt for, 276 iv.
-, -, outrages on Spaniards by, 276, 276 i.–v., 459.
-, -, -, reprisals threatened and averted, 276, 276 i., iii., v., 459 i.
-, resumption of by the Crown, proceedings for, 459, 459 ii.
-, trade, with S. Carolina, 459 i.
-, -, with Spain, 710.
Baillie, G., a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, document signed by, 646 i.
Baird, —, N.J., Act for naturalisation of, 35.
Baker, John, Mayor of Barnstaple, letter from, 26, 54, 713.
-, -, letter to, 44, 702.
Ball, Guy, Councillor, Barbados, appointment of, 111, 231.
-, Samuel, proposal by, 212.
-, William, document signed by, 529. i.
Ballenden, Robert, Major, document signed by, 194 vii.
Baltimore, Lord. See Calvert, Charles.
Baltimore, ship, seized by Spaniards, 271 i.
Bambridge, John, recommended for Council, N.J., 569.
Bankes, John, document signed by, 83 i.
Bannister, Thomas, Essay on Trade of New England, by, 508.
-, -, proposal by, for Land Bank, etc., 508, 521.
Barbados, 271 i.
-, Act to dock the intail of John Blackman's estate, etc., referred, 222.
-, -, report upon, 641, 711.
-, -, request for, 619.
-, Act, Militia, enforcerment of, directed, 534.
-, Act for payment of public debts, 654.
-, Act for repair of fortifications, 654.
-, Act to settle public accounts, 654.
-, Assembly of, 715.
-, -, dissolution of, 654.
-, -, election of, 97 viii.
-, -, inspection of accounts by, instruction concerning, 534, 548.
-, -, -, proposed, 533.
-, -, Speaker of. See Carter, William.
-, -, Treasurer appointed by, 513.
-, -, -, ill effect of, 533.
-, Attorney General of. See Carter, Richard; Floyer, John.
-, audit of accounts, Act regulating, 654.
-, cattle disease in, 434.
-, cereals in, scarcity of, 434.
-, clerk of the markets in. See Burnet, A.
-, Commissions of the Peace, alterations in, 654, 715.
-, Council of, 715.
-, -, Clerk of. See Micklethwait, J.
-, -, inspection of accounts, instruction concerning, 534, 548.
-, -, -, proposed, 533.
-, -, Minutes of, 97, 97 ii., 654.
-, -, President of. See Sharpe, W.
-, -, Secretary of. See Belgrave, H.
-, -, and Assembly of, Addresses by, referred, 75.
-, Councillors of, 231.
-, -, appointment of, 78, 111; and see Colleton, John.
-, -, dismissed, 111, 654.
-, -, proposed, 153, 715.
-, -, suspended by President Sharpe, 654; and see Frere, John.
-, Customs Officers, opposition to, 31.
-, defence of, 548, 654.
-, divisions of, 654.
-, drought in, 434.
-, excise, appropriated, 533.
-, -, embezzlement of, alleged, 533.
-, -, -, order for remedying, 534.
-, factions in, 97.
-, -, cause of, 533.
-, -, quieted, 654.
-, fortifications at, French permitted to view, 654.
-,-, money appropriated to, 533, 534.
-, -, -, misapplication of, alleged, 533, 654.
-, -, -, -, order for remedying, 534.
-, -, repair of, 654, 715.
-, -, -, Act for, 654.
-, -, -, new Commissioners for, 654, 654 iv.
-, French in, insolence of, 654.
-, -, permitted to view fortifications at, 654.
-, -, privateers command, 271.
-, -, trade, plans to capture, 715.
-, George I., proclamation of, orders for, 5–8 i., 14, 15, 17, 20.
-, Governor of. See Lowther, Robert; Sharpe. William.
-, -, Secretary of. See Micklethwait, J.
-, Governors of, Secretaries of, petition concerning appointment of, 130 i.
-, guardships, 244, 244 i.
-, -, complaint concerning. 1 v.
-, inhabitants of, census of, ordered, 534, 548, 654.
-, -, decrease of, 534.
-, -, -, cause of, 534.
-, -, increase of, measures for, report upon, required, 548.
-, Jacobites in, 715.
-, Martinique, visitors from, entertained, 654.
-, matrosses, etc., provision for, Act concerning, 654.
-, -, wrongs of. 533.
-, -, -, order for remedying, 534.
-, merchants, memorial by, 533.
-, militia of, 654.
-, -, officers dismissed by Sharpe, 97, 654.
-, -, Act, enforcement of, ordered, 534.
-, -, decrease of, cause of, 534.
-, -, report upon, required, 548.
-, Naval Officer of. See Woollaston, R.; Cornelius, J.; Cox, Samuel.
-, negroes, imported. 654.
-, -, list of, 654 vi.
-, Pilgrim, 654 iv.
-, powder duty, 654.
-, proclamation for continuance of Government, 105.
-, Provost Marshal of. See Forbes, William.
-, Registrar etc. See Cracherode, A.
-, report upon, required, 534.
-, revenue of, 533.
-, -, order concerning, 534.
-, -, accounts of, required, 548.
-, -, -, inspection of, by Council and Assembly, recommended, 533, 534, 548.
-, -, -, to be laid before Council of Trade, 533, 534.
-, Roman Catholics in, 715.
-, Secretary of, patent of, 149, 160, 168; and see Micklethwait, Joseph; Skene, A.
-, servants, quota of, not kept, 654.
-, settlement of, report upon, required, 548.
-, sloop captured by Spaniards, 271 i.
-, Solicitor General of. See Savage, W.
-, stores of war, account of, 654, 654 v.
-, -, required, 534, 548.
-, -, disposal of, ordered, 279.
-, -, regulation providing, 654.
-, trade by N.E. with Surinam, objection to, 508.
-, trade, illegal, instruction concerning, 31.
-, -, -, with French and Martinique, complaint concerning, 31, 654 iii.
-, -, report upon, required, 534.
-, -, with Martinique, prohibition of, 654 iii.
-, -, enquiry concerning, 654.
-, -, N.E., 508, 708 i.
-, -, Newfd., 64 i.
-, -, Spaniards, 715.
-, -, -, prevented by French, 654.
-, -, -, proposals for, 715, 715 i.
-, Treasurer of, 654; and see Maycock, Col.
-, Treasurer, appointment of, by Assembly, the cause of faction, 533.
-, -, -, by Crown, urged, 533.
-, -, dismissed by Sharpe, 654.
-, -, and storekeeper, office of, enquiry as to disposal of, 513.
Barberie, John, member of Council N.Y., 673.
-,-, document signed by, 67 i., 435 i.
Barbur, William, document signed by, 529 i.
Barker, Capt., Car., 642 i.
Barnstaple, Mayor of. See Baker, John.
-, memorial from, 26, 404, 713.
Barnwell, Col., (S. Car.), 384.
Barzey, William, Councillor, Montserrat, appointed, 590, 616.
Basse, Jeremiah, Secretary, N.J., 337.
-, -, -, -, appointment of, revoked, 250.
-, -, -, -, dismissal of, from Council, demanded, 436.
Bayard, Chamberlain, document signed by, 67 ii.
-, Jacobus, document signed by, 67 ii., 83 i.
-, Samuel, document signed by, 476 i.
Beake, Thomas, Secretary, Ma., appointment of, 79.
Beamer, John, Car., 642 iii.
Beaufort, Duke of. See Somerset, Henry.
Beckford, Peter, Iate member of Council and Speaker, Jam., 302 iii.
-, -, complaint against, 362.
-, -, Deputy Secretary, 362.
-, -, deputy of. See Page.
-, -, document signed by, 109.
-, Thomas, document signed by, 109.
Beekman, Gerrardus, member of Council N.Y., 673.
-, -, document signed by, 435 i.
-, Henr., document signed by, 476 i.
Belcher, Andrew, 568 xi. (c).
-, -, correspondence with, 568 xi. (c).
-, -, document signed by, 248, 248 i.
Belgrave, Hall, Depty. Secretary of Council, Barbados, 97.
-, -, deposition by, 97 iv.
Bellefontaine, Sieur de, oath of allegiance refused by, 142 iv.
Bellomont, Earl of. See Coote, Richard.
Bennett, Benjamin, Lt. Governor of Bermuda, appointment of, 235.
-, -, commission of, 235, 253 i., 631.
-, -, instructions of, 235, 253 i., 492, 492 i., 494, 549.
-, -, letter from, 631.
-, -, letter to, 549.
-, -, money due to, petition concerning, 480.
-, -, case of, determination of, petition for, 480.
-, -, -, opinion on, 480 i.
-, -, recommended for Governorship, 386.
-, George, document signed by, 109.
Beresford, Richard, Agent of Assembly, S. Car., letter to, 642, 642 i., iii.
-, Samuel, Rev., Councillor, Barbados, dismissal of, 111, 231.
Berkeley, Edmund, Councillor, Va., precedence of, question concerning, 96, 96 i., ii., 107.
-, William, Baron Berkeley of Stratton, First Commissioner for Trade and Plantations, 170, 219.
Bermuda, Act to vest certain lands in Smith's tribe, etc., referred, 417, 618.
-, Assembly, inspection of accounts by, instruction concerning, 549.
-, Council of, 480, 480 i.
-, -, inspection of accounts by, instruction concerning, 549.
-, Councillors of, 386, 492, 492 i., 494.
-, Court of Chancery, cases in, opinion on, 480, 480 i.
-, defence of, 549.
-, epidemic in, 386.
-, George i., proclamation of, orders for, 5–8 i., 14, 15, 17, 20.
-, Governor of, and hearing of causes, 480, 480 i.
-, inhabitants, increase of, measures for, enquiry concerning, 549.
-, -, return of, required, 549.
-, Lt. Governor of. See Bennett, Benjamin; Pulleyne, Henry.
-, Militia, report upon, required, 549.
-, President and Council of, letters from, 386.
-, Provost Marshal of. See Tucker, G.
-, revenue, accounts of, required, 549.
-, Secretary of. See Tucker, G.
-, settlement of, report upon, required, 549.
-, ships, entries and clearances, 724.
-, stores of war in, account of, required, 549.
-, sloop seized by Spaniards, 271 i.
Bertie, James, a Lord Proprietor of Carolina, document signed by, 304, 345, 347, 511, 594 i.
Bethun, David, Rev., petition of, 1 iii.
Beverly, Peter, Speaker, Va., document signed by, 529 i.
Bideford, H.M.S., 62.
Bideford, Collector of Customs at, letter from, 53.
-, -, letter to, 44.
-, Mayor of See Chope, Henry.
-, Mayor and merchants of, memorial by, on Newfoundland Fishery, 26, 193, 251, 255, 404, 708, 708 i., 713.
-, -, letter from, 255.
-, -, letter to, 251, 702.
Birchfield, —, 658.
Blackman, John Lucie, Councillor, Barbados, appointment of, 153, 231; and see Barbados, Act to dock intail of, etc.
Blackmore, Nathan, Capt., letter from, 176 i.
-, -, recomendation of, 176.
Bladen, Martin, Commissary for settling Treaty of Commerce, warrant appointing, 721.
-, W., Clerk of Council, Ma., 541.
-, -, document signed by, 541.
Blair, James, Councillor, Va., document signed by, 96 ii., 529 i.
-, John, Col., Councillor, Jam., dismissal of, urged, 302 iii., 358 i.
Blake, Lady, plantation of, Car., 642 i.
Bla(c)kiston, Col., N., 379, 420.
Blankershire, Ralph, pirate, 276 i.
Blathwayt, William, Auditor General of the Plantations, 640.
-, -, report etc., by, 290 i., 564, 600, 645 iii.
-, -, Clerk of Privy Council, document signed by. 321, 322, 661.
Boelen, Abraham, document signed by, 629 vii.
-, Jacob, document signed by, 629 vii.
Bolingbroke, Lord. See St. John, Henry.
Bolling, John, document signed by, 547.
Bonaventure, M., French officer, mission of, 568 iii.
Boneria, 271 i.
Bonnemere, Paul de, plantation of, St. Kitts, restored, 375, 431.
Boone, Jos., Agent for Assembly, Car. S., letter to, 642, 642 i., iii.
-, -, petition of, 523.
-, -, plantation of (Car.), destroyed, 642 i.
-, -, ship of, burned, 642 i.
Borland, John, Agent victualler for garrison, N.S., bills of, unpaid, 122 i., ii., 173, 221, 397.
-, -, petition of, for payment, 221.
-, -, -, report upon, 491, 506.
Boston. See Massachusetts.
Boudinot, —, N.Y., grant of lands to, 435 iv.
Bough, M., document signed by, 529 i.
Bourbon, Louis de, document signed by, 69 iii.
Bourne, James, pirate, 276 i.
Bowden, Elizabeth, grant of land to, St. Kitts, 349.
-, Mary, petition for confirmation of grant in St. Kitts, 237 ii.
Bradford, William, Clerk of Assembly, N.J., document signed by, 436.
-, -, printer, 436.
Bramble, John, Councillor, Montserrat, appointed, 590, 616.
Bramley, John, 500 i.
Bray, —, Indian trader (S. Car.), 384.
Brayne, Richard, 96.
Bridger, J., Surveyor General of H.M. Woods in America, affidavit of, 544.
-, -, assistance of Governors to, ordered, 597.
-, -, commission of, 561, 597, 598.
-, -, renewal of, petition for, 451 i., ii.
-, -, -, caveat concerning, 457.
-, -, -, referred, 451.
-, -, -, recommended, 546.
-, -, complaints against, 460, 470, 474, 475, 481 i., 645, 674.
-, -, -, reply to, 503, 503 i., 544.
-, -, -, -, request for, 481.
-, -, -, report upon, 546, 551.
-, -, -, dismissed, 336 i.
-, -, instructions of, 561, 597, 598, 637, 647.
-, -, letter from, 503, 503 i., 528, 583, 596, 647.
-, -, letter to, 448, 450, 481.
-, -, power to seize masts cut without licence requested, 596.
-, -, proposal by, concerning Naval Stores, 584.
-, -, sails for N.E., 647.
-, -, services of, 546.
-, -, testimonials to, 503 i.–v., 546.
-, W., (Va.), document signed by, 529 i.
Bridges, William, Commissioner of Ordnance, document signed by, 707.
-, —, N.Y., grants to, 435 iv.
-, Mrs., grant to, 435 iv.
Bridgwater, Charles, Councillor, Nevis, 500 i.
-, -, appointed, 590, 616.
Bristol, 312, 673, 691, 691 i.
-, Mayor of, letter to, 44, 702.
-, merchants of, memorial by, concerning Newfoundland, 146.
-, packet boats for N.Y., proposed, 165 v., vi., x.
-, ship seized for logwood cutting, 271 i.
Broderick, William, Attorney General, Jam., appointment of, 242, 269, 369.
-, -, opinion of, 496 i.
-,-, recommended for Councillor, 714.
-, -, retirement of, 690.
-, -, successor of, 690.
Bromfield, Edward, document signed by, 248, 248 i.
Bromley, W., Secretary of State, letter from, 241, 241 iv., 267.
Brooke, Thomas, document signed by, 386.
Broughton, Col., 642 i.
Brouillan, M. St. Ovide de, late Lt. Governor of Placentia, Lt. Governor of Cape Breton, 85 i., 439 iii.
-, -, letter from, 214 (d).
-, -, letter to, 214 (e).
Brown, Charles, passport of, 226.
Brough, Peter van, N. Y., Act concerning, 530.
Brunt, Cornelis van, document signed by, 476 i.
Buckner, Wm., document signed by, 529 i.
Bulkley, John, receipt by, 568 viii. (e).
Burage, Capt. (S. Car.), wounded by Indians, 384.
Burchett, Josiah, Secretary of the Admiralty. letter from, 64, 203, 341, 343, 354, 361, 391, 686, 687, 698, 701.
-, -, letter to, 15, 259, 338, 341 i., 360, 390, 396, 646 ii., 692, 693,
Burges, Elizeus, Governor of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire, 365, 501, 582.
-, -, appointment of, 162, 163.
-, -, arrival of, delay in. 542.
-, -, charges by, against Mr. Bridger, not proved, 546.
-, -, Commission of, 162, 163, 206 i.
-, -, Councillors proposed by, 607.
-, -, instructions of, 162, 163, 543, 549, 610, 610 i., 621.
-, -, letter from, 457, 470, 550, 550 i., 607.
-, -, letter to, 536, 549.
-, John, Capt., document signed by, 568 xiii.
Burke, Richard, document signed by, 67 iii.
Burke, William, proposal by, 212.
Burnet, Alexander, Clerk of the Markets, Barbados, re-appointed, 154.
Burridge, John, document signed by, 296 i.
Burrill, John, Speaker of Assembly, Mass., document signed by, 55.
Burrough, Capt., Car., 642.
Burrows, M., President, Bermuda, document signed by, 386.
Burt, Mr., 65.
Burton, Robert, Councillor, Bermuda, 492, 492 i.
Butler, James, 507.
-, deposition of, 507.
Butler, Thomas, 500 i.
Button (Botton), —, mission of, in Nova Scotia, 142, 142 ii.–x.
Butts, —, Va., case of, 652.
Byam, Edward, Lt. Governor, Antigua, 368 i.
-, -, commission of, 189.
Byerley, Thomas, Councillor, N.Y., 673.
-, -, document signed by, 34 ii., 67 i., 435 i., 476 ii.
-, -, Collector, N.Y., petition of, 681 i.
-, -, -, report upon, 709.
-, -, salary of, 435 iv.
-, -, suspended, 435 iv.
Byfield, J., document signed by, 458 ii.
-, Nathaniel, Col., 61.
-, -, document signed by, 488.
-, -, -, reference to, 175 i.
Byng, G., a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, document signed by, 315 i.
Byrd, W., document signed by, 96 ii., 529 i.
-, -, father of, 565.
-, -, letter from, 540, 562, 567.
-, -, letter to, 540.
-, -, objections by, to scheme for collecting quit-rents, 188, 188 i.
-, -, -, -, reply to, 188 ii.
-, -, returns to England, 188.
-, -, petition of, 564.
-, -, -, report upon, 565.