Document Listing (Volumes 185-266)

Great Britain. Colonial Office. Original Correspondence: America and West Indies: Selections: 1702-1794 (HIL-MICL FC LMR .G7C6A4C6S4)

Note: The selected documents were transcribed by Library and Archives Canada from material in The National Archives in England that were of interest to Canada. Volume 185, Miscellaneous Letters, 1781-1793 (selections)

Volumes UNB Date Page Location Notes 185-6, Reel 189-90, 192, 194- 207, 210- 216, 220, 223-26, 228, 234- 36, 240-64 185 3 19 November 1781 Passy [Paris] Benjamin Franklin (United States Minister to France, 1778-1782) to Mr. William Hodgson 185 3 16 September Circular. Earl of Shelburne (Prime 1782 Minister of Great Britain, 1782-1783) to Governors of Jamaica [Archibald Campbell], Barbados [James Cunningham], Leeward Islands [Sir Thomas Shirley], Bermuda [William Browne], and Nova Scotia [John Parr] 185 3 2 October 1782 Circular. Earl of Shelburne (Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1782-1783) to Governors of Barbados [James Cunningham], Leeward Islands [Sir Thomas Shirley], Jamaica [Archibald Campbell] , East Florida [Patrick Tonyn], and Nova Scotia [John Parr] 185 3 23 July 1786 London Joseph Gravois to [Sidney] (Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres; Lieut. Governor of Cape Breton, 1784-1787) 185 3 24 October 1792 Sundry Accounts respecting the amount of duties upon the produce of the British Colonies and Islands in North America 185 3 30 October 1792 Office of An Account of expenses incurred by the Ordnance Office of Ordnance in North America and West Indies 185 3 1792 Account of money paid out of extra- ordinaries of the Army to defray Bills of Exchange in West Indies and North America from 23 May 1783 to 28 February 1792 185 3 1793 Stations of His Majesty’s Regiments in the West Indies and America

Volume 186, Naval Despatches, 1782-1783 (selections)

186 2 14 August 1782 17-24 Whitehall Earl [Shelburne] to Rear-Admiral Robert Digby (most secret); Sir Guy Carleton is instructed to concert measures with you for retaking the Island of Providence; repeats directions given to Carleton for collecting forces at Charlestown and Savannah at New York and evacuate posts, proceed to West Indies with part of Forces sending remainder to Halifax; part of squadron in West Indies under command of Admiral Pigot to be detached to New York to help Carleton; when evacuation completed, you will furnish a convoy to troops destined for West Indies; after collecting remainder of ships under your command at New York, proceed to Halifax

186 2 14 August 1782 25-32 Whitehall Earl [Shelburne] to Admiral Pigott (most secret); Ordered to New York to assist General Carleton after leaving sufficient security at Barbados and the Leeward Islands, to take on board as many troops as can to take to Barbados; King intends West Indies to be seat of War during the next campaign and expects cooperation with Carleton in preservation of those Islands to Britain

186 2 6 August 1782 41-46 Warwick, Sandy Rear-Admiral Robert Digby to Earl Hook Shelburne; Account of his proceedings: loss of ship “Blonde” in Boston Bay after capturing a mast ship; depredations committed by American privateers at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (Sir Andrew Hammond to give account in enclosed); arrival on coast of part of French fleet under Command of Monsieur Vaudreuil, off Chesapeake nearly captured ‘Centurion” and worried may have taken sloop “Polecat”, engagement of “Margarita” with the “Amazon” frigate, Capt. Salter obliged to quit her and imagine taken to Boston by Americans; precautions taken with small force I have to retard French getting within Sandy Hook; many ships there; remarks on gallant actions off Halifax by Lt. Crymess in armed brig. “Observer” who took an American privateer of superior force after a very severe action

186 2 10 July 1782 47-50 Halifax A. S. Hamond [Lt. Gov. of Nova Scotia 1781-1782] to Rear-Admiral Robert Digby; Account of privateers at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, depredations to and efforts to assist, rebels plundered town of merchandise, burnt blockhouses, and dwelling houses of Col. of Militia whom they carried off a prisoner and after ransoming town for £1000 made off with booty; concerned and requests two armed brigs in addition to “Observer” to protect coast from these plunderers (enclosure of 6 August 1782)

186 2 13 September 71-78 “Prince George”, Rear-Admiral Robert Digby to Earl 1782 off New York Shelburne; Movements of vessels: French fleet here with Admiral Pigot; two convoys from Europe with “Renown” and “Emerald” at Halifax; French Fleet at Boston; “Magnifique” totally lost going into Boston; Sir Guy Carleton’s intention to move from Charlestown to Halifax immediately, convoys wanted from Charlestown for West Indies, St. Augustine and “Europe”; “Prudent” detained in West Indies; Lord Rodney taken “Canada” to England; “Rotterdam” and “Orpheus” sent to Europe; important to have superior force on coast in spring, if my line of battle ships go to West Indies, defense here will depend upon Admiral Pigot

186 2 27 October 1782 83-88 Whitehall Earl [Shelburne] to Admiral Pigot; Importance emphasized to give all possible protection to loyalists now evacuating, those evacuating from Charles Town and Savannah are most concerned about their property; remarks - I have fullest confidence that officers under your direction will “instead of molesting them, afford them protection and assistance”

186 2 25 October 1782 125- “Prince George”, Rear-Admiral Robert Digby to Earl 132 off New York Shelburne; Sir Guy Carleton- will give every assistance to, Carleton thinks it too late to retake Island of Providence and he is not able to spare anything for Bermuda; squadron is reduced due to number of convoys needed for the evacuation of the Southern Posts; concerned about lateness in year of the evacuation out of Charles Town to Halifax; indicates would have to depend on Admiral Pigot for protection in case enemy should send ships of the line along the Coast; Admiral Pigot ordered every line of battle ships of this squadron that he found in West Indies to return then with him or Lord Hood; considering great want of transports here, cannot expect many to return to Europe in the fall; three transports or victuallers sent home as cartels with prisoners to France and Spain (no means of keeping them here); many American prisoners sent from England taken in privateers, debt of prisoners in our favor is growing; two transports captured at Boston and expect they will use on some expeditions.

186 2 11 April 1783 289- “Lion”, off New Rear-Admiral Robert Digby to 292 York Townshend; Due to notice of the ratification of peace, recalled cruisers upon the coast, transports and the “Lion” halted by Sir Guy Carleton from proceeding to West Indies; necessity of shipping and since difficult to attain from England, will write to Admiral Pigot to propose sending 14 or 15 sail of his fleet, of which Carleton approves; mentions inhabitants of St. Augustine who will want to move and inability to depend on ships from West Indies, which never return, gives examples

186 2 15 June 1783 293- Whitehall [Townshend] to Rear-Admiral Robert 300 Digby; Instructions concerning the evacuation of New York: to send to England all foreign troops, expect will need most of the transports for this, remaining to be used for troops, public stores with provisions, and Loyalists and their property, amenable to Sir Guy Carleton’s wishes; to procure whatever shipping can: trading vessels at New York, any prizes taken by squadrons; to employ vessels in the most useful way due to scarcity of shipping in England; transports are on their way, cannot depend on vessels from West Indies: two divisions of squadrons have arrived in England and Lord Hook is on his way from Jamaica, and few remaining expected to follow

186 2 23 May 1783 301- “Lion”, off New Rear-Admiral Robert Digby to 304 York Townshend; Necessity of more shipping, expresses “distressing” situation: requires shipping from the Army prisoners taken at York Town and elsewhere, part of which are to go to Jamaica and part to Quebec; has not received orders since Declaration of Peace; praises work of Sir Guy Carleton

186 2 25 November 1783 323- “Amphion”, off Rear-Admiral Robert Digby to Lord North; 326 Staten Island Six shipping requirements for remainder of British troops; in lieu of orders to leave and direction from Sir Charles Douglas, appointed to the Command, will return to England as soon as Sir Guy Carleton and Troops leave this place; concerned about Loyalists for want of covering at the various ports and ordered commanding officer to detain transports for their “preservation”, and any other transports available to go to St. Augustine in case needed for evacuation Volume 189, Commissions and Instructions, 1719 (selections)

189 3 14 July 1719 Whitehall Orders and Instructions for Trade and Navigation for Richard Philips as governor of Placentia and Nova Scotia Volume 190, Commissions and Instructions, warrants, licenses, grants, letters, 1714-1716 (selections) 190 3 30 November 1714 14 Whitehall Charles Townshend (Secretary of State [London] for the Northern Department, 1714- 1716) to John Moody, Lieut. Governor of Placentia 190 3 30 November 1714 15 Whitehall Charles Townshend (Secretary of State [London] for the Northern Department, 1714- 1716) to Francis Nicholson, Governor of Nova Scotia (1712-1715) 190 3 3 February 39 St James Commission appointing John Moody 1714/1715 Lieut. Governor of Placentia

190 3 2 February 39 St James Commission appointing Mr. Wright 1714/1715 Commissary of Musters at Annapolis Royal 190 3 20 January 45 St James Commission appointing Samuel Vetch 1714/1715 Governor of Nova Scotia and Annapolis Royal 190 3 13 May 1715 262- St James Instructions to John Moody, Governor of 263 Placentia

190 3 13 May 1715 264 Whitehall James Stanhope (secretary of state for [London] the Southern Department, 1714-1716) to John Moody (Lieut. Governor of Placentia, 1714-1717) 190 3 13 May 1715 266 Whitehall James Stanhope (secretary of State for [London] the Southern Department, 1714-1716) to Captain William Taverner [1680-1768], Engineer at Placentia 190 3 13 May 1715 267 Whitehall James Stanhope (secretary of State for [London] the Southern Department, 1714-1716) to Engineer at Placentia 190 3 16 July 1715 290- St James Commission appointing William Shirreff 291 Commissary of Stores at Annapolis Royal

190 3 1 October 1716 208- St James Commission appointing Thomas Caulfield 209 (1685-1716/1717) Lieut. Governor of Annapolis Royal 190 3 6 October 1716 604- St James Instructions to John Bridger, surveyor of 612 woods in North America (including Nova Scotia) 190 3 16 May 1716 338- Whitehall James Stanhope (secretary of State for 339 [London] the Southern Department, 1714-1716) to John Moody (Lieut. Governor of Placentia, 1714-1717) Volume 192, Commissions and Instructions, 1729-1731 (Selection)

192 3 6 March 469- St James Additional Instructions to Richard Philips 1729/1730 472 Governor of Nova Scotia (Concerning the whole fishery) 192 3 20 April 1730 473- St James Order in Council approving additional 476 instructions to Richard Philips Governor of Nova Scotia and to David Dunbar Surveyor General of Woods in North America 192 3 11 May 1731 541 St James Order in Council approving draft of Commission to George Clinton to be Governor of Newfoundland and Placentia 192 3 11 May 1731 555 St James Order in Council approving draft instructions for George Clinton as Governor of Newfoundland 192 3 20 May 1731 559- Richmond Instructions to George Clinton as 590 Governor of Newfoundland

Volume 194, Commissions and Instructions, 1726-1729 (Selection)

194 3 25 July 1728 420 Hampton Court order in Council approving Commission for Richard Phillips as Governor of Placentia and Nova Scotia and ordering a warrant 194 3 25 July 1726 433 Hampton Court Order in Council approving instructions for Richard Phillips as Governor of Placentia and Nova Scotia 194 3 22 May 1729 454 Kensington Order in Council approving Instruction (Trade etc.) for Richard Phillips as Governor of Nova Scotia 194 3 1 July 1729 455- Kensington Orders and Instructions regarding Trade 489 for Richard Phillips as Governor of Nova Scotia, with form attached 194 3 3 June 1729 614- Kensington Instructions (General) to Henry Osborn as 620 Governor of Newfoundland and Placentia

194 3 3 June 1729 622- Kensington Instructions to Lord Vere Beauclerk, 642 Commander in Chief of the Convoy appointed for the Preservation of the fishery of Newfoundland 194 3 643- Scheme of the Fisheries for 1729 644 Newfoundland

194 3 645- State of the Planters and Inhabitants of 646 Newfoundland in 1729

194 3 647- 13th and 14th articles of Treaty of Utrecht 648 1713 relating to Newfoundland

Volume 195, Commissions and Instructions, 1731-1733, 1782 (Selection)

195 3 23 November 1731 1-12 Kensington Instructions to Henry Osborne Governor of Newfoundland

195 3 5 May 1782 255- Whitehall Lords of Trade to Duke of Newcastle 258 [Henry Pelham-Clinton]

195 3 18 May 1782 259 St James Order in Council re Commission for Edward Falkingham as Governor of Newfoundland 195 3 18 May 1732 271 St James Order in Council re instructions to Edward Falkingham as Governor of Newfoundland 195 3 20 May 1732 275- St James Instructions to Edward Falkingham 318 Governor of Newfoundland

195 3 5 April 1733 701- Whitehall Lords of Trade to Duke of Newcastle 711 [Thomas Pelham-Holles] 195 3 5 April 1733 705- Whitehall Representatives of Board of Trade on 708 Commission for Lord Muskery as Governor of Newfoundland (Robert MacCarty, Viscount Muskerry) 195 3 10 May 1733 709- St James Order in council re Lord Muskery’s 710 commission

195 3 19 April 1733 721 Whitehall Lords of Trade to Duke of Newcastle [ Thomas Pelham-Holles]

195 3 19 April 1733 725 Whitehall Representation of Board of Trade

195 3 10 May 1733 729- St James Instructions to Lord Muskery as Governor 768 of Newfoundland

Volume 196, Commissions and Instructions, 1734-1736 (selections)

196 3 [1734] 100 Instructions for collecting six pence per mouth out of seamen’s wages from English vessels in American ports for Greenwich hospital 196 3 16 May 1735 142 St James Order in council approving draft of commission to Fitz Roy Henry Lee as Governor of Newfoundland 196 3 16 May 1735 149 St James Order in council approving draft of instructions to Fitz Roy Henry Lee as Governor of Newfoundland 196 3 16 May 1735 150- St James Instructions to Fitz Roy Henry Lee as 177 governor of Newfoundland

196 3 28 May 1736 181- Kensington Order in Council approving a form of 184 prayer to be used in plantations in America Volume 197, Commissions and Instructions, 1738 (selections)

197 3 25 May 1738 115- Kensington Order in council approving commission 118 on instructions to Philip Vanbrugh as governor of newfoundland 197 3 26 May 1738 139- Kensington Instructions to Philip Vanbrugh as 164 Governor of Newfoundland

Volume 198, Commissions and Instructions, 1739-1741 (selections) 198 3 11 April 1739 17 Whitehall Lords of trade to Duke of Newcastle [ Thomas Pelham-Holles]

198 3 12 June 1739 21 Kensington Order in Council approving commission to Henry Medley as Governor of Newfoundland 198 3 12 June 1739 85 Kensington Order in council approving instructions to Henry Medley as Governor of Newfoundland 198 3 15 June 1739 37-72 St James Instructions to Henry Medley as Governor of Newfoundland

198 3 23 April 1741 477- St James Instructions to Thomas Smith as governor 506 of Newfoundland

Volume 199, Commissions and Instructions, 1741-1742 (selections)

199 3 2 March 1741/42 403 Whitehall Lords of Trade to Duke of Newcastle [ Thomas Pelham-Holles]

199 3 10 March 407- St James Order in Council approving Commission 1741/1742 410 and instructions of John Byng as Governor of Newfoundland 199 3 10 March 419- St James Instructions to John Byng as Governor of 1741/1742 446 Newfoundland

Volume 200, Commissions and Instructions, 1744-1750 (selections)

200 3 24 May 1744 1 Whitehall Lords of Trade to Duke of Newcastle [ Thomas Pelham-Holles]

200 3 1744 5-12 Commission to Charles Hardy as Governor of Newfoundland

200 3 29 May 1744 13 Whitehall Lords of trade to Duke of Newcastle [ Thomas Pelham-Holles]

200 3 5 June 1744 17-48 Kensington Instructions to Charles Hardy as Governor of Newfoundland

200 3 7 February 53-60 St James Instructions to Richards Edwards as 1744/45 Governor of Newfoundland 200 3 21 April 1748 453- Whitehall Lords of Trade to Duke of Bedford [John 456 Russell, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1757- 1761] 200 3 27 April 1748 469- Whitehall Lords of Trade to Duke of Bedford [John 472 Russell, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1757- 1761] 200 3 5 May 1748 473- St James Instructions to Charles Watson as 503 Governor of Newfoundland

200 3 2 May 1749 568- St James Instructions to George Bridges Rodney as 604 Governor of Newfoundland

200 3 11 April 1750 635- St James Instruction to Francis William Drake as 682 Governor of Newfoundland

Volumes 201-203, 1764-1769, Instructions (selections)

201 3 16 March 1764 237- St James Instructions to Montagu Wilmot, as 300 governor of Nova Scotia

201 3 10 September 529- St James Order in council approving instructions to 1766 550 Lord William Campbell as Governor of Nova Scotia 201 3 13 September 553- St James Instructions to Lord William Campbell as 1766 620 Governor of Nova Scotia

202 3 24 April 1767 1-36 St James Orders and Instructions to Lord William Campbell as Governor of Nova Scotia, re Trade and Navigation 203 3 10 May 1769 1-58 St James Instructions to John Byron as Governor of Newfoundland

Volume 204, Commissions, Instructions, Patents, 1770-1779 (selections)

204 3 28 June 1770 1-2 St James Commission appointing Walter Patterson Receiver General and Collector of revenues in the Island of St John 204 3 1 May 1775 19-21 St James Commission appointing Samuel Holland Surveyor General of Quebec

204 3 30 March 1776 22-23 St James Commission appointing Johnathan Clarke assistant commissary of the army of Canada 204 3 30 March 1776 23-24 St James Commission appointing Isaac Winslow Clarke assistant commissary of the army of Canada 204 3 14 July 1779 34-41 Westminster Commission appointing Sir Henry Clinton Commander in Chief in N. America

Volume 205, Instructions, 1772-1773 (selections)

205 3 28 March 1772 41-88 St. James Instruction to Molineux [Molyneux] Shuldham [Naval Officer; Governor of Newfoundland, 1772-1775] 205 3 3 August 1773 385- St. James Instruction to Francis Legge [Governor of 426 Nova Scotia, 1772-1776]

Volumes 206-207, Instructions, 1775-1782 (selections)

206 3 21 April 1775 5 St. James Instructions to Robert Duff [Governor of Newfoundland, 1775]

206 3 8 March 1776 8 St. James Instructions to John Montague [Governor of Newfoundland, 1776-1778]

206 3 15 April 1778 12 St. James Instructions to Frederick Haldimand [Governor of Quebec/Governor General of British North America, 1778-1786] 207 3 6 May 1779 St. James’s Instructions to Richard Edwards as Governor and Commander in Chief of Newfoundland [1779-1781] 207 3 10 May 1782 St. James’s Instructions to John Campbell as Governor and Commander in Chief of Newfoundland [1782-1785] 207 3 23 August 1782 St. James’s Instructions to John Parr as Governor of Nova Scotia

Volumes 210-211, Despatches to Governors and others, 1707-1708, 1753-1755 (selections) 210 3 24 January 81-82 Court at Warrant to Thomas Lloyd [Commander of 1707/1708 Kensington the garrison at St, John’s] regarding the soldiers at Newfoundland to work on Fortifications there 210 3 1 June 1708 97-98 Court at Commissions to John Mitchell to Kensington command the forts at Newfoundland during his stay there 211 3 10 May 1753 2-10 Whitehall Report of the Board of Trade on a Report [London] of the Ordnance

211 3 10 August 1753 11-14 The Court, Order in Council for cannon for forts to Kensington be erected on the Ohio

211 3 28 August 1753 21-32 Whitehall Earl of Holderness [Robert Darcy, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1751-1754] to Robert Dinwiddie [Lieut.-Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758] 211 3 28 August 1753 33-42 The Court, Instructions to Robert Dinwiddie [Lieut.- Kensington Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758] regarding forts on the Ohio 211 3 28 August 1753 43-46 Whitehall Earl of Holderness [Robert Darcy, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1751-1754] to Robert Dinwiddie [Lieut.-Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758] (separate) 211 3 18 January 1754 47-52 Whitehall Earl of Holderness [Robert Darcy, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1751-1754] to Robert Dinwiddie [Lieut.-Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758] 211 3 18 January 1754 53-56 Whitehall Earl of Holderness [Robert Darcy, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1751-1754] to James De Lancey [Lieut.-Governor of New York, 1753-1755], Arthur Dobbs [Governor of North Carolina, 1754-1765], and Robert Dinwiddie [Lieut.-Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758] (enclosure of 18 January 1754) 211 3 18 January 1754 57-60 Whitehall Earl of Holderness [Robert Darcy, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1751-1754] to James De Lancey [Lieut.-Governor of New York, 1753-1755] 211 3 18 January 1754 61-64 Whitehall Earl of Holderness [Robert Darcy, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1751-1754] to Robert Dinwiddie [Lieut.-Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758], James De Lancey [Lieut.- Governor of New York, 1753-1755], and Arthur Dobbs [Governor of North Carolina, 1754-1765] (circular) (enclosed in pgs. 47-52) 211 3 6 May 1754 65-68 Proposal delivered by Misters Smyth and The Viscount Townshend [Charles Townshend, 1700-1764] regarding Indians. 211 3 7 May 1754 69-72 Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Robert Dinwiddie [Lieut.- Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758] 211 3 21 June 1754 73-76 Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Sir Thomas Shirley 211 3 3 July 1754 77-80 The Palace, The King’s Warrant. Robert Dinwiddie Kensington [Lieut.-Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758] to replace £20,000. 211 3 5 July 1754 81-86 Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Sir Thomas Shirley 211 3 5 July 1754 87-90 Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Charles Lawrence [Governor of Nova Scotia, 1756-1760] (enclosure of 5 July 1754) 211 3 5 July 1754 91-96 Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Robert Dinwiddie [Lieut.- Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758] 211 3 5 July 1754 97- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 104 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Robert Dinwiddie [Lieut.- Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758] (separate) 211 3 5 July 1754 105- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 108 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Horatio Sharpe [Deputy Governor of Maryland, 1753-1768) (enclosure of 5 July 1754) 211 3 5 July 1754 115- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 116 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Governor of South Carolina 211 3 5 July 1754 117- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 120 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to President of the Council of North Carolina 211 3 5 July 1754 121- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 124 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Governor of New Jersey 211 3 5 July 1754 125- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 128 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Lieutenant- Governor of Pennsylvania 211 3 5 July 1754 129- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 132 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Governor of New Hampshire and Rhode Island 211 3 5 July 1754 133- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 136 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Governor and Co. of Connecticut 211 3 25 August 1754 137- Henry Fox [Secretary at War, 1746-1755] 140 to Captain Demeré

211 3 30 August 1754 141- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 144 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Robert Dinwiddie [Lieut.- Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758] (enclosure of 25 August 1754) 211 3 27 September 1754 145- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 147 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Robert Dinwiddie [Lieut.- Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758] 211 3 30 September 1754 149- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 152 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Viscount William Barrington [Secretary at War, 1765-1778] 211 3 30 September 1754 153- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 156 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Lords of Admiralty 211 3 30 September 1754 157- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 160 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Duke of Dorset 211 3 10 October 1754 161- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 164 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Board of Ordnance 211 3 14 October 1754 165- Whitehall [John Robinson] [Speaker and Treasurer 168 [London] in the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Duke of Dorset 211 3 14 October 1754 169- Whitehall [John Robinson] [Speaker and Treasurer 172 [London] in the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Lords of Admiralty 211 3 20 October 1754 173- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 176 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Board of Ordnance 211 3 20 October 1754 177- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 180 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Lords of Admiralty. 211 3 25 October 1754 181- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 184 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Gov. of America (circular) 211 3 26 October 1754 185- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 196 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Gov. in America (circular) 211 3 197- Memoranda of variations (enclosure of 200 26 October 1754)

211 3 26 October 1754 201- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 206 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Sir Thomas Shirley (enclosure of 26 October 1754) (enclosing pp185-200) 211 3 31 October 1754 207- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 210 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Lords of Admiralty 211 3 31 October 1754 211- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 212 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Viscount William Barrington [Secretary at War, 1765-1778] 211 3 31 October 1754 215- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 218 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Board of Ordnance 211 3 4 November 1754 219- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 222 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Gov. in North America (circular) 211 3 4 November 1754 223- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 226 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Robert Dinwiddie [Lieut.- Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758] 211 3 9 November 1754 227- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 230 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Lords of Admiralty 211 3 12 November 1754 [231- The Court, Orders for settling the rank of officers in 234] St. James’s North America

211 3 26 November 1754 279- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 282 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Sir Thomas Shirley 211 3 26 November 1754 287- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 290 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to General Edward Braddock 211 3 26 & 27 November 291- Whitehall List of papers delivered to General 1754 294 [London] Edward Braddock

211 3 31 December 1754 295- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 298 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Gov. in North America (circular) [enclosing] 211 3 [1754] 299- Clause in Mutiny Bill [enclosure of 31 302 December 1754]

211 3 20 January 1755 303- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 306 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Lords of Admiralty 211 3 23 January 1755 311- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 314 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to General Edward Braddock and Gov. in North America (circular) 211 3 24 January 1755 321- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 324 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Governor Thomas Shirley 211 3 25 January 1755 325- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 328 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Board of Ordnance 211 3 4 February 1755 329- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 332 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Board of Ordnance 211 3 8 February 1755 333- John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 336 the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Board of Ordnance 211 3 10 February 1755 337- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 340 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to General Edward Braddock [enclosing] 211 3 10 February 1755 341- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 344 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Sir Thomas Shirley[enclosure of 10 February 1755] 211 3 6 March 1755 345- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 348 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to General Edward Braddock 211 3 6 March 1755 349- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 352 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Governor of Georgia 211 3 10 March 1755 352- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 356 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Charles Lawrence [Governor of Nova Scotia, 1756-1760] 211 3 17 March 1755 357- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 360 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to James Delancey [Governor of the Province of New York, 1753-1755] 211 3 17 March 1755 365- Whitehall [Speaker and Treasurer in the House of 368 [London] Burgesses, Virginia, 1738-1766] to Board of Ordnance 211 3 12 April 1755 369- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 372 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Lords of Admiralty 211 3 16 April 1755 381- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 384 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Vice Admiral Edward Boscawen [enclosing] 211 3 16 April 1755 385- Secret instructions to Vice Admiral 402 Edward Boscawen [enclosure of 16 April 1755] 211 3 17 April 1755 403- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 406 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Lords of Admiralty 211 3 21 April 1755 407- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 410 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Lords of Admiralty 211 3 22 April 1755 411- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 414 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Lords of Admiralty 211 3 5 May 1755 415- Whitehall G. Amyand to Board of Ordnance 418 [London]

211 3 5 May 1755 419- Whitehall G. Amyand to Lords of Admiralty 422 [London]

211 3 8 May 1755 423- Admiralty Office Heads of Secret Instructions for Rear 426 Admiral Francis Holburne [1704-1771]

211 3 8 May 1755 427- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 430 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Lords of Admiralty 211 3 9 May 1755 431- Secret Instructions for Rear Admiral 438 Francis Holburne [1704-1771]

211 3 9 May 1755 439- Most secret Instructions for Rear Admiral 442 Francis Holburne [1704-1771] [enclosure of 9 May 1755]

211 3 9 May 1755 443- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 446 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Rear Admiral Francis Holburne [1704-1771] [enclosure of 9 May 1755] [enclosing pp 431-442]

211 3 19 June 1755 447- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 450 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Gov. in North America (circular) 211 3 19 June 1755 451- Whitehall [Robinson] to General Edward Braddock 454 [London] [enclosure of 19 June 1755] [enclosing pp 447-450] 211 3 27 June 1755 455- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 458 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to General Edward Braddock (cancelled) sent to Sir Thomas Shirley after General Edward Braddock’s death. 211 3 9 July 1755 459- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 464 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Robert Dinwiddie [Lieut.- Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758] 211 3 30 July 1755 465- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 468 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to General Edward Braddock [enclosing] 211 3 30 July 1755 469- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 472 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Charles Lawrence [Governor of Nova Scotia, 1756-1760] [enclosure of 30 July 1755] 211 3 31 July 1755 473- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 476 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Sir Thomas Shirley 211 3 13 August 1755 477- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 480 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to General Edward Braddock [enclosing pp 489-494] 211 3 13 August 1755 481- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 488 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Charles Lawrence [Governor of Nova Scotia, 1756-1760] 211 3 13 August 1755 489- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 494 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Charles Lawrence [Governor of Nova Scotia, 1756-1760] 211 3 28 August 1755 495- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 500 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to David Dunbar [Surveyor of the King’s Woods] 211 3 28 August 1755 501- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 506 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Sir Thomas Shirley [enclosure of 28 August 1755][enclosing pp 513-516] 211 3 28 August 1755 507- List of papers sent to General Shirley 512

211 3 28 August 1755 513- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 516 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Gov. in North America (circular) P.S. to Robert Dinwiddie [Lieut.- Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758]; P.S. to Charles Lawrence [Governor of Nova Scotia, 1756-1760] 211 3 28 August 1755 517- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 520 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Reynolds 211 3 29 August 1755 521- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 524 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Governor William Henry Lyttelton [1724-1808] (apart) 211 3 [29 August 1755] 525- Memorandum relating to Proposals 528 concerning Cherokee Indians [enclosure of 29 August 1755] 211 3 29 August 1755 529- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 532 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Robert Dinwiddie [Lieut.- Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758] (Apart)[enclosure of 29 august 1755] [enclosing pp 521-528] 211 3 29 August 1755 533- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 536 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Governor and Council of R. Island (Apart) 211 3 8 October 1755 537- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 540 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Lords of Admiralty 211 3 8 October 1755 541- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 544 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Board of Ordnance 211 3 23 October 1755 545- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 548 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Lords of Admiralty 211 3 23 October 1755 549- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 552 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Board of Ordnance 211 3 27 October 1755 553- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 556 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Board of Ordnance 211 3 9 November 1755 565- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 568 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Vice Admiral Edward Boscawen 211 3 11 November 1755 575- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 578 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Sir Thomas Shirley [enclosing pp 585-592] 211 3 11 November 1755 579- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 584 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Governors of New England, New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut and Rhode Island 211 3 11 November 1755 585- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 588 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Mr. Fitch 211 3 11 November 1755 589- Whitehall John Robinson [Speaker and Treasurer in 592 [London] the House of Burgesses, Virginia, 1738- 1766] to Robert Dinwiddie [Lieut.- Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758] [enclosed in pp.575-578]

Volumes 212-214, Despatches to Governors and Others, 1756-1763 (selections)

212 3 13 March 1756 5-12 Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department] to General William Shirley [Commander in Chief, North America, 1755-1756] [enclosed in pp35-38] 212 3 31 March 1756 13-16 Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to Governor William Shirley [Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, 1741- 1749, 1753-1756] 212 3 15 March 1756 23-34 The Court, Instructions for Colonel Daniel Webb St. James’s [Colonel of the 48th Regiment of Foot, 1755-1766] [enclosed in p35] 212 3 15 March 1756 35-38 Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to Colonel Daniel Webb [Colonel of the 48th Regiment of Foot, 1755-1766] 212 3 13 March 1756 39-42 Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to Colonel Daniel Webb [Colonel of the 48th Regiment of Foot, 1755-1766] (Separate) 212 3 27 March 1756 43-46 Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to Colonel Daniel Webb [Colonel of the 48th Regiment of Foot, 1755-1766] 212 3 31 March 1756 47-50 Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to Colonel Daniel Webb [Colonel of the 48th Regiment of Foot, 1755-1766] 212 3 31 March 1756 51-54 Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to General James Abercrombie [1706-1781] 212 3 1 April 1756 55-58 Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to General James Abercrombie [1706-1781] 212 3 1 April 1756 59-62 Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to General James Abercrombie [1706-1781] (Separate) 212 3 15 April 1756 67-70 Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to John Campbell, Earl of Loudoun [Commander in Chief, North America, 1756-1757] 212 3 29 September 1757 71-72 Memo: re John Campbell, Earl of Loudoun’s [Commander in Chief, North America, 1756-1757] and General Jeffery Amherst’s [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] Instructions 212 3 19 February 1757 73-80 The Court at Instructions to Maj. General Peregrine St. James’s Thomas Hopson [Colonel of the 40th Regiment of Foot 1752–1759] [enclosed in p85]

212 3 19 February 1757 81-84 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to Maj. General Peregrine Thomas Hopson [Colonel of the 40th Regiment of Foot 1752–1759] [enclosed in p85] [enclosure of 19 February 1757] 212 3 1 March 1757 85-88 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to Lord Charles Hay [enclosure of 19 February 1757]

212 3 16 March 1757 89-92 Whitehall [No Name Given] to Maj. General [London] Peregrine Thomas Hopson [Colonel of the 40th Regiment of Foot 1752–1759] 212 3 31 March 1757 93-96 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to Colonel Montgomery [enclosed in p101] 212 3 31 March 1757 97- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 100 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to Colonel Fraser [enclosed in p101] [enclosure of 31 March 1757] 212 3 31 March 1757 101- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 104 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to John Campbell, Earl of Loudoun [Commander in Chief, North America, 1756-1757] 212 3 8 April 1757 105- Whitehall Earl of Holderness [Robert Darcy, 110 [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1751-1754] to John Campbell, Earl of Loudoun [Commander in Chief, North America, 1756-1757] [enclosing] 212 3 1 April 1757 111- Whitehall Order in Council 112 [London] Council Chamber 212 3 30 March 1757 113- Whitehall Report of the Lords Com. for Trade and 114 [London] Plantations

212 3 27 May 1756 115- New Hampshire Number Four Petition of the Inhabitants 118

212 3 27 May 1756 119- Hinsdale Petition of the Inhabitants 122 New Hampshire

212 3 2 May 1757 125- Whitehall Earl of Holderness [Robert Darcy, 128 [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1751-1754] to John Campbell, Earl of Loudoun [Commander in Chief, North America, 1756-1757] 212 3 20 May 1757 129- Whitehall Earl of Holderness [Robert Darcy, 132 [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1751-1754] to John Campbell, Earl of Loudoun [Commander in Chief, North America, 1756-1757] [enclosing] 212 3 12 May 1757 133- War Office Viscount William Barrington [Secretary at 136 War, 1765-1778] to Earl of Holderness [Robert Darcy, Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1751-1754] 212 3 20 May 1757 137- Whitehall Earl of Holderness [Robert Darcy, 140 [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1751-1754] to John Campbell, Earl of Loudoun [Commander in Chief, North America, 1756-1757] 212 3 20 May 1757 141- Whitehall [No Name Given] to John Campbell, Earl 144 [London] of Loudoun [Commander in Chief, North America, 1756-1757] 212 3 18 July 1757 145- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 150 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to John Campbell, Earl of Loudoun [Commander in Chief, North America, 1756-1757] 212 3 30 December 1757 151- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 154 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to John Campbell, Earl of Loudoun [Commander in Chief, North America, 1756-1757] 212 3 19 February 1757 155- The Court at Instructions to Rear Admiral Francis 170 St. James’s Holburne [1704-1771]

212 3 19 February 1757 171- The Court at Additional Instructions to Rear Admiral 178 St. James’s Francis Holburne [1704-1771]

212 3 20 May 1757 179- Whitehall Earl of Holderness [Robert Darcy, 184 [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1751-1754] to Rear Admiral Francis Holburne [1704-1771]

212 3 7 July 1757 185- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 190 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to John Campbell, Earl of Loudoun [Commander in Chief, North America, 1756-1757] 212 3 18 July 1757 191- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 196 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to John Campbell, Earl of Loudoun [Commander in Chief, North America, 1756-1757] 212 3 21 Sept 1757 197- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 202 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to John Campbell, Earl of Loudoun [Commander in Chief, North America, 1756-1757]

212 3 10 March 1756 203- Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the 206 [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to Governor William Henry Lyttelton [1724- 1808] 212 3 14 January 1756 207- South Carolina Certificate signed by Governor James 208 Glen [Governor of South Carolina, 1743- 1756] [enclosure of 10 March 1756] 212 3 13 March 1756 209- Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the 214 [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to the Governors of Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, South Carolina, Newfoundland, Maryland, North Carolina, and Georgia (Circular letter) (no.1.) 212 3 13 March 1756 223- Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the 230 [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to the Governors of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia (Circular letter) (no.2)[enclosed in pp 35-38] 212 3 13 March 1756 231- Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the 234 [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to William Shirley [Governor of Massachusetts Bay, 1753-1756] (Separate) 212 3 13 March 1756 235- Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the 238 [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to Sir Charles Hardy [Governor of the Province of New York, 1755–1758] (Separate) 212 3 14 August 1756 243- Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the 248 [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to Charles Lawrence [Governor of Nova Scotia, 1756-1760] 212 3 14 August 1756 249- Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the 252 [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to Sir Charles Hardy [Governor of the Province of New York, 1755-1758] 212 3 `14 August 1756 253- Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the 260 [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to Robert Dinwiddie [Lieut.-Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758] 212 3 22 December 1756 261- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 264 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to Charles Lawrence [Governor of Nova Scotia, 1756-1760] 212 3 4 February 1757 271- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 276 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Governors of the Southern Provinces in America (Circular letter) 212 3 4 February 1757 277- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 282 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to Charles Lawrence [Governor of Nova Scotia, 1756-1760] 212 3 19 February 1757 283- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 288 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to Governors in North America (circular letter) 212 3 31 March 1757 289- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 294 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to Governor William Henry Lyttelton [1724- 1808] 212 3 2 May 1757 295- Whitehall Earl of Holderness [Robert Darcy, 298 [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1751-1754] to Governors in North America (circular letter) 212 3 20 May 1757 299- Whitehall Earl of Holderness [Robert Darcy, 306 [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1751-1754] to the Governors of New York and Nova Scotia 212 3 24 January 1756 317- Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the 324 [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to William Cavendish [Duke of Devonshire, 1755-1764] 212 3 31 March 1756 325- Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the 328 [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to the Lords of Admiralty 212 3 31 March 1756 329- Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the 332 [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to the Lords of Admiralty 212 3 5 May 1756 333- Whitehall [No Name Given] to the Lords of 336 [London] Admiralty

212 3 29 July 1757 337- Whitehall Henry Fox [Secretary of State for the 340 [London] Southern Department, 1755-1756] to the Lords of Admiralty 212 3 4 August 1756 341- Whitehall [No Name Given] to William Cavendish 344 [London] [Duke of Devonshire, 1755-1764] 212 3 9 September 1756 345- Whitehall [No Name Given] to William Cavendish 350 [London] [Duke of Devonshire, 1755-1764]

212 3 15 September 1756 351- [No Name Given] to the Lords of 354 Admiralty

212 3 2 October 1756 355- [No Name Given] to the Lords of 358 Admiralty

212 3 28 January 1757 359- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 362 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Duke of Bedford [John Russell, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1757-1761] 212 3 28 January 1757 367- William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 370 Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Duke of Marlborough 212 3 31 January 1757 371- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 374 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Lords of Admiralty 212 3 1 February 1757 375- Whitehall [No Name Given] to the Duke of Bedford 378 [London] [John Russell, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1757-1761] 212 3 1 February 1757 379- [No Name Given] to the Lords of 382 Admiralty

212 3 3 February 1757 383- [No Name Given] to the Lords of 386 Admiralty

212 3 4 February 1757 387- William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 390 Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Lords of Admiralty 212 3 6 February 1757 391- William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 394 Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Lords of Admiralty 212 3 6 February 1757 395- Memoranda from the Lords of Admiralty 398

212 3 7 February 1757 399- William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 402 Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Lords of Admiralty 212 3 10 February 1757 403- William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 406 Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Duke of Marlborough [Charles Spencer, 1706-1758] 212 3 22 February 1757 415- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 418 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Lords of Admiralty 212 3 28 February 1757 419- [No Name Given] to the Lords of 422 Admiralty

212 3 10 March 1757 423- Whitehall [No Name Given] to the Lords of 426 [London] Admiralty

212 3 17 March 1757 427- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 430 Southern Department, 1756-1761] to Viscount William Barrington [Secretary at War, 1765-1778] 212 3 17 March 1757 431- William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 434 Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Duke of Bedford [John Russell, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1757-1761] 212 3 27 March 1757 435- [No Name Given] to George Viscount 438 Townshend [Master General of Ordnance, 1772-1782, 1783-1784] 212 3 30 April 1757 439- Whitehall Earl of Holderness [Robert Darcy, 442 [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1751-1754] to the Lords of Admiralty 212 3 7 July 1757 443 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Lords of Admiralty 212 3 7 July 1757 443- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 446 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Lords of Admiralty (cancelled) 212 3 21 September 1757 447- William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 448 Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Lords of Admiralty 212 3 21 September 1757 448- William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 450 Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Lords of Admiralty 212 3 29 December 1757 451- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 454 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Duke of Bedford [John Russell, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1757-1761] 212 3 30 December 1757 455- List of Dispatches for America from 458 Secretary William Pitt’s [Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1756-1761] office, receipted by Captain Loring 212 3 30 December 1757 459- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 462 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to General James Abercrombie [Commander in Chief, North America, 1757-1758] [enclosing p 481] 212 3 30 December 1757 463- The Court, Instructions to General James 480 St. James’s Abercrombie [Commander in Chief, North America, 1757-1758] (9 articles) 212 3 30 December 1757 481- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 486 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Governors in North America (circular) 212 3 30 December 1757 487- Warrant settling the rank of Provincial 494 Officers in North America

212 3 30 December 1757 495- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 526 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to General James Abercrombie [Commander in Chief, North America, 1757-1758] [enclosing] 212 3 30 December 1757 527- Disposition of Troops in America 534 [enclosed in p.495]

212 3 30 December 1757 535- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 538 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to Charles Lawrence [Governor of Nova Scotia, 1756-1760] 212 3 30 December 1757 539- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 548 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to Lieut. Governor of New York (Separate) 213 4 3 January 1758 1-4 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Lords of Admiralty 213 4 5 January 1758 5-8 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Lords of Admiralty 213 4 5 January 1758 9-14 St. James’s Instructions for Admiral Edward Boscawen

213 4 6 January 1758 39-42 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Lords of Admiralty 213 4 6 January 1758 43-46 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Lords of Admiralty 213 4 6 January 1758 47-54 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to Admiral Edward Boscawen 213 4 7 January 1758 56-58 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to John Russell, Duke of Bedford [Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1757-1761] 213 4 7 January 1758 59-62 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to Admiral Edward Boscawen 213 4 7 January 1758 63-66 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to Admiral Edward Boscawen 213 4 7 January 1758 67-70 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to Charles Lawrence [Governor of Nova Scotia, 1756-1760] 213 4 9 January 1758 71-74 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to the Lords of Admiralty 213 4 9 January 1758 75-76 Whitehall James Rivers to Durell [London]

213 4 9 January 1758 77-78 List of William Pitt’s [Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1757- 1761] despatches for North America (enclosure of 9 January 1758) 213 4 9 January 1758 79 List of Pacquets received from the Ordnance (enclosure of 9 January 1758)

213 4 9 January 1758 81-88 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to General James Abercrombie [Commander in Chief, North America, 1757-1758] 213 4 11 January 1758 93-96 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to John Russell, Duke of Bedford [John Russell, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1757- 1761] 213 4 11 January 1758 97- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 100 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to General James Abercrombie [Commander in Chief, North America, 1757-1758] 213 4 21 January 1758 109- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 112 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Admiral Edward Boscawen 213 4 23 January 1758 113- War Office William Barrington [Secretary at War, 116 1755-1761] to William Pitt [Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1757-1761] 213 4 24 January 1758 121- General James Abercrombie [Commander 124 in Chief, North America, 1757-1758] to Mr. James Rivers 213 4 25 January 1758 125- William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 128 Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Admiral Edward Boscawen 213 4 27 January 1758 129- St. James’s Additional instructions to Admiral Edward 144 Boscawen

213 4 27 January 1758 145- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 152 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to General James Abercrombie [Commander in Chief, North America, 1757-1758] 213 4 27 January 1758 153- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 156 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Charles Lawrence [Governor of Nova Scotia, 1756-1760] 213 4 27 January 1758 157- St. James’s Instructions for General Edward 166 Whitmore [1691-1761] [enclosure of 27 January 1758] 213 4 27 January 1758 167- St. James’s Instructions for General Charles Lawrence 174 [Governor of Nova Scotia, 1756-1760]

213 4 27 January 1758 175- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 178 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to General James Abercrombie [Commander in Chief, North America, 1757-1758] or James De Lancey [Lieut.-Governor of New York, 1753-1755] (Secret) [enclosing document] 213 4 27 January 1758 179- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 182 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to General John Forbes [Colonel of 17th Regiment of Foot, 1757-1759] (Secret) [enclosure of 27 January 1758] 213 4 27 January 1758 183- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 188 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Governor Lyttelton (Secret) [enclosure of 27 January 1758] 213 4 27 January 1758 189- Memorandum regarding Direction of 192 Dispatches for America

213 4 28 January 1758 193- List of Packets delivered to Admiral 196 Edward Boscawen

213 4 2 February 1758 197- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 200 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Admiral Edward Boscawen 213 4 3 February 1758 201- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 204 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to

213 4 22 February 1758 205- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 208 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Lords of Admiralty 213 4 3 March 1758 209- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 212 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Charles Lawrence [Governor of Nova Scotia, 1756-1760] 213 4 3 March 1758 213- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 216 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to General James Abercrombie [Commander in Chief, North America, 1757-1758] [enclosing pp 209-212] [enclosure of 3 March 1758] 213 4 3 March 1758 217- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 220 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to General James Abercrombie [Commander in Chief, North America, 1757-1758] 213 4 3 March 1758 221- St. James’s Instructions for General Jeffery Amherst 240 [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] [enclosure of 3 March 1758] 213 4 5 June 1765 251- Whitehall Memorandum re Captain Loring’s 252 [London] Commission

213 4 8 July 1758 275- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 282 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to General James Abercrombie [Commander in Chief, North America, 1757-1758] 213 4 8 July 1758 283- Whitehall J. Rivers to Captain Loring 286 [London]

213 4 24 July 1758 287- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 290 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Lords of Admiralty 213 4 28 July 1758 290- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 294 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Admiral Edward Boscawen 213 4 9 September 1758 301- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 304 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to General Edward Whitmore [1691-1761] (enclosing) 213 4 8 September 1758 305- Kensington Commission to General Edward 308 Whitmore [1691-1761] [enclosure of 9 September 1758]

213 4 [1758] 337- Proposals for the Expedition to Quebec 340 sent to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] 213 4 [1758] 341- Clause in contract re fresh provisions for 344 troops in North America

213 4 [1758] 345- List of Engineers on the Expedition to 348 Quebec List of Officers in HM. Hospital in North America 213 4 1758 & 1759 353- List of Officers in H.M Hospital in North 356 America

213 4 9 December 1758 391- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 396 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768-1776] (separate) 213 4 29 December 1758 397- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 402 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Lieut. Governor of New York (separate) 213 4 29 December 1758 409- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 416 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Ducell 213 4 29 December 1758 417- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 460 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] 213 4 29 December 1758 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Governors in North America 214 10 February 1759 1-4 List of papers for Admiral Saunders

214 9 January 1759 5-8 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to the Lords Of the Admiralty 214 9 January 1759 9-12 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Admiral Saunders 214 8 January 1759 13-16 St. James’s Instructions for Admiral Saunders

214 10 January 1759 17-20 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Lords of Admiralty 214 10 January 1759 21-24 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Board of Ordnance 214 10 January 1759 25-28 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Board of Ordnance 214 11 January 1759 29-32 William Pitt [Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Lords of Admiralty 214 12 January 1759 33-40 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Admiral Saunders 214 12 January 1759 41-46 St. James’s Commission to General Wolfe

214 20 January 1759 61-64 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Admiral Saunders 214 16 January 1759 65-68 Ordnance Office List of Arms, tents, etc. to be taken out of Ordnance Transports

214 23 January 1759 79-82 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Admiral Saunders 214 83-86 Whitehall James Rivers to William Pitt [Secretary of 23 January 1759 [London] State for the Southern Department, 1757-1761] 214 23 January 1759 105- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 112 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to General John Forbes [Colonel of 17th Regiment of Foot, 1757-1759] 214 26 January 1759 119- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 122 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Lords of Admiralty 214 5 February 1759 123- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 126 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to the Governors in North America 214 5 February 1759 127- The Court, Secret Instructions for Admiral Saunders 144 St. James’s

214 [10 February 1759] 145- William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 148 Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Lords of Admiralty 214 10 February 1759 149- Whitehall James Rivers to Admiral Saunders ? 152 [London] 214 15 March 1759 211- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 214 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to General John Forbes [Colonel of 17th Regiment of Foot, 1757-1759] 214 9 February 1760 293- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 296 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Governor Edward Whitmore [1691-1761] [enclosing documents] 214 8 February 1760 297- St. James’s Orders to General Edward Whitmore 300 [1691-1761] [enclosure of 9 February 1760] 214 13 February 1760 301- North Audley Viscount Ligonier [John Ligonier] to [No 304 Street Name Given]

214 13 February 1760 305- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 308 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Viscount Ligonier [John Ligonier] 214 14 June 1760 309- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 314 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] 214 20 June 1760 315- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 318 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Governor Lawrence 214 23 July 1760 337- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 342 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Governor Murray 214 17 December 1760 355- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 364 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] [enclosing] 214 17 December 1760 365- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 372 [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to the Northern Governors of North America [enclosure of 17 December 1760] 214 12 December 1761 453- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 460 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] [enclosing pp 493-502, 509- 518] 214 12 December 1761 461- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 468 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] (Separate) 214 12 December 1761 469- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 474 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] (Secret) 214 12 December 1761 475- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 480 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] (most secret) 214 12 December 1761 481- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 492 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] (Apart) 214 12 December 1761 493- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 502 [London] 1750-1763] to the Governors of Massachusetts Bay and like letters to the Governors of New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, and New Jersey [enclosed in pp.453-460] 214 12 December 1761 503- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 508 [London] 1750-1763] to the Governors of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and South Carolina 214 12 December 1761 509- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 518 [London] 1750-1763] to the Governors of Pennsylvania and like letters to the Governors of Indies?.,Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina [enclosed in pp 453-460] 214 12 January 1762 519- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 522 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] 214 17 April 1762 541- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 546 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] 214 10 July 1762 551- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 558 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] 214 2 August 1762 567- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 574 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] 214 14 August 1762 579- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 582 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] 214 11 September 1762 583- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 586 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] 214 9 October 1762 591- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 594 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] 214 27 November 1762 595- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 598 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] (Separate) [Enclosing] 214 27 November 1762 599- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 602 [London] 1750-1763] to Lieut. Colonel General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] [enclosure of 27 November 1762] 214 27 November 1762 603- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 608 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] 214 2 December 1762 609- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 612 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] 214 27 January 1763 613- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 616 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] 214 12 March 1763 617- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 626 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] 214 21 May 1763 635- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 646 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] 214 18 June 1763 647- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 652 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] 214 9 July 1763 653- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 660 [London] 1750-1763] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] 214 11 October 1763 687- St James’s Halifax to General Jeffery Amherst 694 [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] 214 22 October 1763 713- Whitehall Halifax to General Jeffery Amherst 716 [London] [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] 214 11 November 1763 717- St James’s Halifax to General Jeffery Amherst 720 [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] (Separate) 214 12 November 1763 721- St James’s Halifax to General Jeffery Amherst 724 [Commander in Chief, North America, 1758-1763] Volume 215, Drafts, 1757-1761 (selections)

215 20 May 1757 5-12 Whitehall Earl of Holderness [Robert Darcy, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1757; Secretary of State for the Northern Department, 1754-1761] to Lieut. Governor of Jamaica [George Haldane] 215 20 May 1757 13-20 Whitehall Earl of Holderness [Robert Darcy, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1757; Secretary of State for the Northern Department, 1754-1761] to Admiral Thomas Cotes [Commander in Chief, Jamaica Station, 1757-1760] 215 9 October 1761 337- Whitehall Charles Wyndham [Earl of Egremont, 340 [London] 1750-1763] to General Robert Monckton (Separate and Secret) Volume 216, Instructions, Reports of Board of Trade, etc., 1764-1769 (selections)

216 1 December 1764 11 St. James’s Dunk Halifax to General Thomas Gage [Commander in Chief, North America, 1763-1775], James Murray [Governor of the Province of Quebec, 1764-1768] and others 216 28 November 1764 11-13 Whitehall Treasury Minute. Re. Governors incurring [London] unauthorized expenses. [enclosure of 1 December 1764] 216 [1696-1766] 14-18 Abstracts of Commissions and Orders of Council relative to the Board of Trade

216 14 August 1765 18 Hanover Square Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill, First Lord of Trade, 1763-1765] to Earl of Shelburne [William Petty, 1737-1805] 216 26 August 1766 19 Whitehall Earl of Shelburne [William Petty, 1737- [London] 1805] to Lords of Trade and Plantations

216 3 December 1766 32-33 The Court, Orders in Council regarding Trade and St. James’s Plantations Acts

216 [14 April 1766] 47-60 Report of the [All?] And Solicitor General on the Civil Government of Quebec

216 [1766] 60-61 State of the King’s rights and revenues at Detroit-etc. [enclosing]

216 [1766] 62-63 Extract of a letter on American Affairs [enclosure of [1766]]

216 [1766] 63-64 Expenses of America for one year. Army, Ordinance, Civil Establishments etc.

216 67 Note relative to American Agents

216 [] November1760 67 Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the [London] Southern Department, 1757-1761] to Philip Carteret Webb [1702-1770] 216 24 February 1769 116 Whitehall Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1772] to Viscount William Barrington [Secretary at War, 1765-1778] 216 [13 September 116- Copy of the 95th Article of Instructions to 1766] 117 the Government of Nova Scotia [Lord William Campbell] 216 [1698] 117- Minute of the King’s Declaration of 1698 119 [enclosure of 24 February 1769]

216 [1766] 121- Annual expense of the Civil Establishment 122 of America: Canada 1765 with a Memo to the Exchequer Volume 220, Despatches to Commander-in-Chief, 1768 (selections) 220 4 5 January 1768 28-29 Whitehall Earl of Shelburne [William Petty, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1766-1768] to Major General Thomas Gage [Commander in Chief, North America, 1763-1775] Volume 223, Letters to Board of Trade, 1766-1767 (selections)

223 4 26 August 1766 3-4 Whitehall Earl of Shelburne [William Petty, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1766-1768] to the Lords of Trade 223 4 8 August 1766 4-6 Order in Council revoking the Order in Council of March 11, 1752 (enclosure of 26 August 1766) 223 4 27 March 1767 13 Whitehall Earl of Shelburne [William Petty, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1766-1768] to the Lords of Trade 223 4 9 April 1767 16 Whitehall Earl of Shelburne [William Petty, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1766-1768] to the Lords of Trade 223 4 28 April 1767 19 Whitehall Earl of Shelburne [William Petty, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1766-1768] to the Lords of Trade 224 4 29 January 1767 6 List of Papers laid before the House of Commons

Volume 224, Letters from Secretary of State, 1767 (selections)

224 4 20 March 1767 7 Whitehall M. Morgan to Clerk of Council [London]

224 4 28 April 1767 13-14 Whitehall Earl of Shelburne [William Petty, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1766-1768] to the Lords of Admiralty 224 4 21 May 1767 18 Whitehall Earl of Shelburne [William Petty, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1766-1768] to the Lord President 224 4 20 May 1767 18-19 Order of the House of Lords, regarding copies of papers relative to Quebec (enclosure of 21 May 1767) 224 4 27 May 1767 20-24 List of papers laid before the House of Lords (numbered one to nineteen)

224 4 22 June 1767 27 Whitehall L. Macleane to Canada Committee [London]

224 4 21 August 1767 29 Whitehall L. Macleane to Grey Cooper [1726-1801; [London] Member of Parliament]

224 4 12 October 1767 30 Whitehall L. Macleane to Philip Stephens [First [London] Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795]

224 4 [1767] 31 List of Attorneys General in West Indies and America

Volume 225, Letters from Secretary of State (Indian Affairs), 1766-1768 (selections)

225 4 13 September 1766 2-3 Whitehall Earl of Shelburne [William Petty, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1766-1768] to Sir William Johnson [1715-1774] 225 4 11 October 1766 5-7 Whitehall Earl of Shelburne [William Petty, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1766-1768] to Sir William Johnson [1715-1774] (Number 1) 225 4 11 December 1766 7-13 Whitehall Earl of Shelburne [William Petty, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1766-1768] to Sir William Johnson [1715-1774] (Number 2) 225 4 19 February 1767 19-20 Whitehall Earl of Shelburne [William Petty, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1766-1768] to Sir William Johnson [1715-1774] (Number 3) 225 4 11 April 1767 23 Whitehall L. Macleane to Samuel Holland [1728- [London] 1801; Surveyor General of British North America] 225 4 20 June 1767 24-27 Whitehall Earl of Shelburne [William Petty, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1766-1768] to Sir William Johnson [1715-1774] (Number 4) 225 4 19 December 1767 27-28 Whitehall Earl of Shelburne [William Petty, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1766-1768] to Sir William Johnson [1715-1774] (Number 5) 225 4 5 January 1768 29-30 Whitehall Earl of Shelburne [William Petty, [London] Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1766-1768] to Sir William Johnson [1715-1774] (Number 6) Volumes 226, 228, Letters to Secretary of State, 1763-1774 (selections)

226 4 20 June 1767 25-26 Earl of Shelburne [William Petty, Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1766-1768] to Sir William Johnson [1715-1774] (Number 4) (Abstract) 226 4 19 December 1767 48 Earl of Shelburne [William Petty, Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1766-1768] to Sir William Johnson [1715-1774] (Number 5) (Abstract) 226 4 7 March 1768 102- Whitehall Lords of Trade to Viscount Hillsborough 103 [London] [Wills Hill, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768-1772] 226 4 7 March 1768 103- Whitehall Representation to the King on Indian 148 [London] Affairs (enclosure of 7 March 1768)

226 4 26 March 1765 149- Treaty with the Chickasaws and Choctaws 157 at a Congress held at Mobile in West Florida (enclosure of 7 March 1768) (Extract) 226 4 15 November 1765 152- Treaty and Cession by the Chiefs of the 153 Pepper and Lowes Creek Nations at a Congress held at Picolata in East Florida (enclosure of 7 March 1768) (Extract) 226 4 10 November 1763 153- Proceedings of a Congress at Augusta 155 with the Chickasaws, Creek, etc. (enclosure of 7 March 1768) 226 4 19 October 1765 155- Fort Prince George Cession of Lands by the Cherokees to the 156 [South Carolina] Province of South Carolina (enclosure of 7 March 1768) (Extract) 226 4 10 May 1766 156- Fort Prince George Alex Cameron to John Stuart 158 [South Carolina] [Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southern District of America, 1761-1779] (enclosure of 7 March 1768) (Extract) 226 4 15 July 1767 158- Governor William Tryon [Governor of the 159 Province of North Carolina, 1765-1771] to the Lords Commissioners of Trade (enclosure of 7 March 1768) (Extract) 226 4 1 February 1766 159- Charles Town John Stuart [Superintendent of Indian 160 [Charleston, South Affairs for the Southern District of Carolina] America, 1761-1779] to Headman of the Cherokees (enclosure of 7 March 1768) (Extract) 226 4 2-6 May 1765 160- Johnson Hall Conference with the Six Nations and 176 Delaware (enclosure of 7 March 1768) (Extract) 228 4 [September 1772] 178- Memorial of Captain John Campbell to 179 Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772- 1775] 228 4 16 November 1772 199- Portsmouth [New Thomas Wright to [Earl of Dartmouth] 201 Hampshire] [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] 228 4 3 September 1774 364- Scotland Captain Patt. Sinclair to John Pownall 366 [Under- Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768-1776] Volumes 234-236, 240, Military Despatches, 1770-1782 (selections)

234 4 9 December 1770 131- War Office William Barrington [Secretary at War, 132 1765-1778] to Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768-1772] 235 4 7 June 1773 102- New York Major General Frederick Haldimand 104 [Temporary Commander in Chief, North America, 1773-1774] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (Number 1) 235 4 2 June 1773 104- New York Certificate of Major General Frederick 105 Haldimand [Temporary Commander in Chief, North America, 1773-1774] taking the Oath (enclosure of 7 June 1773) 235 4 2 June 1773 106- New York Lieut. General Thomas Gage to Earl of 108 Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (Number 11) 235 4 7 July 1773 109- New York Major General Frederick Haldimand 110 [Temporary Commander in Chief, North America, 1773-1774] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (Number 2) 235 4 7 July 1773 111 New York Major General Frederick Haldimand [Temporary Commander in Chief, North America, 1773-1774] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (Number 3) 235 4 4 August 1773 112- New York Major General Frederick Haldimand 116 [Temporary Commander in Chief, North America, 1773-1774] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (Number 4) 235 4 31 August 1773 117- New York Major General Frederick Haldimand 120 [Temporary Commander in Chief, North America, 1773-1774] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (Number 5) 235 4 1 September 1773 120- New York Major General Frederick Haldimand 121 [Temporary Commander in Chief, North America, 1773-1774] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (Number 6) 235 4 6 October 1773 122- New York Major General Frederick Haldimand 125 [Temporary Commander in Chief, North America, 1773-1774] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (Number 7) 235 4 3 November 1773 126- New York Major General Frederick Haldimand 128 [Temporary Commander in Chief, North America, 1773-1774] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (Number 8) 235 4 30 November 1773 129- New York Major General Frederick Haldimand 131 [Temporary Commander in Chief, North America, 1773-1774] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (Number 9) 235 4 28 December 1773 133- New York Major General Frederick Haldimand 134 [Temporary Commander in Chief, North America, 1773-1774] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (Number 10)

235 4 5 January 1774 135- New York Major General Frederick Haldimand 136 [Temporary Commander in Chief, North America, 1773-1774] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (Number 11) 235 4 15 May 1774 156- New York Major General Frederick Haldimand 160 [Temporary Commander in Chief, North America, 1773-1774] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (Number 18) 235 4 1 June 1774 160- New York Major General Frederick Haldimand 163 [Temporary Commander in Chief, North America, 1773-1774] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (Number 19) 235 4 7 September 1774 167- New York Major General Frederick Haldimand 168 [Temporary Commander in Chief, North America, 1773-1774] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] 235 4 9 October 1775 170- Boston Major General William Howe 176 [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (Separate) 235 4 26 November 1775 176- Boston Major General William Howe 188 [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (Number 2) 235 4 27 November 1775 188- Boston Major General William Howe 196 [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (Number 3) 235 4 3 December 1775 198- Boston Major General William Howe 202 [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] 235 4 13 December 1775 202- Boston Major General William Howe 205 [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (Number 5) 235 4 19 December 1775 209- Boston Major General William Howe 212 [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (Private) 235 4 16 January 1776 216- Boston Major General William Howe 226 [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Lord Privy Seal, 1775-1782] (Number 7) 235 4 22 January 1776 226- Boston Major General William Howe 229 [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Lord Privy Seal, 1775-1782] (Number 8) 235 4 23 January 1776 229- Boston Major General William Howe 232 [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Lord Privy Seal, 1775-1782] (Number 9) 235 4 21 March 1776 248- H.M.S Chatham General William Howe [Commander in 257 Nantasket Road Chief, North America, 1775-1778] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, Lord Privy Seal, 1775-1782] 235 4 25 April 1776 265- Halifax, N.S. General William Howe [Commander in 273 Chief, North America, 1775-1778] to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775-1782] 235 4 7 May 1776 274- Halifax, N.S. General William Howe [Commander in 285 Chief, North America, 1775-1778] to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775-1782] 235 4 4 June 1776 292 Halifax, N.S. General William Howe [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775-1782] (Number 16) 235 4 7 June 1776 293- Halifax, N.S. General William Howe [Commander in 298 Chief, North America, 1775-1778] to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775-1782] (Number 17) 235 4 6 August 1776 324- Head Quarters, General William Howe [Commander in 328 Staten Island Chief, North America, 1775-1778] to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775-1782] (Number 20) 236 4 12 August 1778 249- New York Sir Henry Clinton [Commander in Chief, 251 North America] to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775- 1782] 236 4 15 September 1778 253- New York Sir Henry Clinton [Commander in Chief, 255 North America] to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775- 1782] (Number 15) 236 4 21 September 1778 256- New York Sir Henry Clinton [Commander in Chief, 257 North America] to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775- 1782] (Number 17) 236 4 18 December 1778 287- New York Sir Henry Clinton [Commander in Chief, 288 North America] to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775- 1782] (Number 32) 240 4 10 March 1782 40-42 Barbados Major General Gabriel Christie [1722- 1799] to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775-1782] Volumes 241-242, Despatches to Governors, 1768-1790 (selections)

241 4 17 February 1768 6-7 Whitehall Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1772] to Lords of Trade 241 4 20 February 1768 7 Whitehall Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1772] to Lords of Trade 241 4 27 March 1766 9 House of Resolution concerning Accounts of Commons Manufacturers in North America

241 4 8 March 1768 17-18 Whitehall Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1772] to Samuel Holland [Surveyor General of British North America] (Number 2) 241 4 1768 19 Estimate for Surveys in North America (enclosure of 8 March 1768)

241 4 6 April 1768 53 Whitehall Phelps to all the Governors in America [London] and the West Indies 241 4 [1768] 54-55 A list of the several Acts of Parliament transmitted with above letters (enclosure of 6 April 1768) 241 4 21 April 1768 57 Whitehall W. Pollock to Anthony Todd [Foreign [London] Secretary of the Post Office]

241 4 21 April 1768 58 Whitehall List of packets for the New York Mail [London] (enclosure of 21 April 1768)

241 4 14 May 1768 62-64 Whitehall Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1772] to Major General Thomas Gage [Commander in Chief, North America, 1763-1775] (Number 6) 241 4 4 May 1768 64-69 Court at St. Order in Council regarding Lt. George James’s Macdouglas’ Petition (enclosure of 14 May 1768) 241 4 30 June 1768 81 Whitehall John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Richard Cumberland 241 4 4 July 1768 81-82 Whitehall Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1772] to all the Governors in America (Circular) 241 4 11 July 1768 85-86 Whitehall Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1772] to all the Governors on the continent of America except Massachusetts Bay (Circular) 241 4 12 July 1768 87 Whitehall John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Anthony Todd [Foreign Secretary of the Post Office] 241 4 12 July 1768 [87] Whitehall List of packets for the New York Mail [London] (enclosure of 12 July 1768)

241 4 25 February 1769 161 Whitehall Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1772] to the Lords of the Treasury 241 4 [1769] 162- Petition of John Metcalf [late Salt Master 167 in Fort Pitt] (enclosure of 25 February 1769) 241 4 [1769] 168- Account of John Metcalf’s [late Salt 169 Master in Fort Pitt]loses and damages (enclosure of 25 February 1769) 241 4 1 March 1769 171- Whitehall Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill, 172 [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1772] to John Stuart [Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southern District of America, 1761-1779] (Number 8) 241 4 1 March 1769 172- Whitehall Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill, 174 [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1772] to Samuel Holland [Surveyor General of British North America] (Number 3) 241 4 [1769] 175 Estimate of expenses for surveys in North America for 1769 (enclosure of 1 March 1769) 241 4 30 June 1769 206- The Court at St. Additional instructions to Lord William 207 James’s Campbell [Governor of Nova Scotia, 1766-1773] (enclosed in 14 July 1769) 241 4 14 July 1769 209 Whitehall Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1772] to all the Governors in America, with certain exceptions (Circular) 241 4 21 December 1769 240 Whitehall John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Thomas Bradshaw 241 4 10 February 1770 249 Whitehall Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1772] to the Lieut. General [Henry Seymour Conway] and Officers of the Ordnance 241 4 7 March 1770 261 Whitehall John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Samuel Holland [Surveyor General of British North America] 241 4 1770 262 Estimate of expenses for surveys in North America for 1770 (enclosure of 7 March 1770) 241 4 14 April 1770 276- Whitehall Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill, 278 [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1772] to John Stuart [Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southern District of America, 1761-1779] (Number 16) 241 4 16 March 1770 279- Lords of Trade to [Lord Botetourt] [ 281 Norborne Berkeley; Colonial Governor of Virginia, 1768-1770] (enclosure of 14 April 1770) 241 4 12 February 1771 372 Whitehall John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Samuel Holland [Surveyor General of British North America]

241 4 1771 373 Estimate of expenses for surveys in North America for 1771 (enclosure of 12 February 1771) 241 4 3 April 1771 375 Whitehall John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to the President of Quebec, Lord William Campbell [Governor of Nova Scotia, 1766-1773], and others. (Circular) 241 4 5 June 1771 381 Whitehall Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1772] to the Governors of Quebec (Circular) 241 4 11 February 1772 408 Whitehall John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to all the Governors in North America and Lieut. General Thomas Gage [Commander in Chief, North America, 1763-1775] (Circular) 241 4 18 February 1772 409 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to all the Governors in America (Circular) 241 4 17 February 1772 409- Court at St. Additional instructions to Guy Carleton 411 James’s [Governor of the Province of Quebec, 1768-1778] and to the Governors of NFLD, Nova Scotia, St. John, etc. (enclosure of 18 February 1772) 241 4 4 March 1772 416 Whitehall John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Samuel Holland [Surveyor General of British North America] 241 4 3 March 1773 464 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Samuel Holland [Surveyor General of British North America] 241 4 [1773] 465 Estimate for surveys in North America for 1773 (enclosure of 3 March 1773)

242 4 30 April 1774 2 Whitehall John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Samuel Holland [Surveyor General of British North America] 242 4 1774 3-4 Estimate for General Surveys in North America for 1774 (enclosure of 30 April 1774) 242 4 [May 1775] 84 [Whitehall] John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Samuel Holland [Surveyor General of British North America] and John William Gerard De Brahm [Cartographer; 1718-1799] 242 4 1775 85-86 Estimate of expenses of Surveys in North America in 1775 (enclosure of [May 1775]

242 4 24 May 1776 116 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Samuel Holland [Surveyor General of British North America] and John William Gerard De Brahm [Cartographer; 1718-1799] 242 4 11 October 1777 172- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 174 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to John Stuart [Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southern District of America, 1761-1779] (Number 5) 242 4 1 July 1778 237- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 240 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to John Stuart [Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southern District of America, 1761-1779] (Number 9) 242 4 7 July 1781 371- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 376 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Rear Admiral Robert Digby [Commander in Chief, North America, 1781-1783] 242 4 April 1782 427- Whitehall Earl of Shelburne (Prime Minister of 428 [London] Great Britain, 1782-1783) to Admiral Robert Digby [Commander in Chief, North America, 1781-1783] 242 4 11 September 1782 434- The Court, St. Additional instructions to Frederick 435 James’s Haldimand [Governor of the Province of Quebec/British North America, 1778- 1786] 242 4 16 September 1782 437- Whitehall Thomas Townshend [Home Secretary, 438 [London] 1782-1783] to Governors of Jamaica, Nova Scotia, etc. (Circular) 242 4 2 October 1782 439 Whitehall Thomas Townshend [Home Secretary, [London] 1782-1783] to the Governors of Barbados, Nova Scotia, etc. (Circular) 242 4 2 October 1782 440- The Court, St. Additional instructions for John Parr 442 James’s [Governor of Nova Scotia, 1782-1783] (enclosure of 2 October 1782) 242 4 22 June 1784 463 Whitehall Sydney to the Governors of Quebec, [London] Nova Scotia, etc. (Circular) 242 4 5 April 1785 468 Whitehall J.T. Townshend to the Governors of [London] Quebec, NFLD, etc. (Circular)

242 4 10 March 1786 473- Whitehall Sydney to the Governors of Barbados, 474 [London] Bermuda, etc. (Circular)

242 4 3 December 1789 474- St. James’s Additional instructions to Sir Thomas 476 Shirley [Governor of St. Christopher/Leeward Islands, 1781-1788] 242 4 21 December 1789 478- St. James’s Alike instructions to Lord Dorchester [Sir 479 Guy Carleton] as Governor of New Brunswick [Thomas Carleton, 1786-1817] (Preamble only) 242 4 21 December 1789 479 St. James’s Alike instructions to Lord Dorchester [Sir Guy Carleton] as Governor of Nova Scotia [John Parr, 1786-1791], St. John’s, Cape Breton [William Macarmick, 1787-1815], etc. (Preamble only) 242 4 6 March 1790 481- The Court at St. Additional instructions to Lord 483 James’s Dorchester as Governor of Quebec [Sir Guy Carleton, 1786-1796]

242 4 6 March 1790 484 The Court at St. Alike instructions to Lord Dorchester [Sir James’s Guy Carleton] as Governor of Nova Scotia [John Parr, 1786-1791], Island of St. John’s and Cape Breton [William Macarmick, 1787-1815], etc. (Preamble only) 242 4 6 March 1790 484 The Court at St. Alike instructions to Lord Dorchester [Sir James’s Guy Carleton] as Governor of New Brunswick [Thomas Carleton, 1786-1817] (Preamble only) Volumes 243-245, Despatches to Commanding Officers, 1771-1782 (selections)

243 4 4 May 1771 9-11 Whitehall John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 243 4 11 January 1772 28-30 Whitehall Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1772] to Thomas Gage [Commander in Chief, North America, 1763-1775] (Number 50) 243 4 22 October 1775 83-91 Whitehall Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772- 1775] to William Howe [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778]

243 4 8 November 1775 94-95 Whitehall Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772- 1775] to William Howe [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] 243 4 18 November 1775 95-96 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to William Howe [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] 243 4 28 November 1775 97 Whitehall John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Thomas Gage [Commander in Chief, North America, 1763-1775] 243 4 6 December 1775 97- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 104 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Henry Clinton [Colonel of the 12th Regiment of Foot, 1766-1779] 243 4 6 December 1775 104- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 106 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Charles Cornwallis [1738-1805] 243 4 1 February 1776 113- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 116 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to William Howe [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] 243 4 7 February 1776 117- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 118 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to William Howe [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] 243 4 3 May 1776 139- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 143 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to William Howe [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] 243 4 11 June 1776 145- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 148 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to William Howe [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] 243 4 21 June 1776 149- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 152 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to William Howe [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] 243 4 22 August 1776 157 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to William Howe [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] 243 4 22 August 1776 159- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 160 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to William Howe [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] 243 4 18 October 1776 170 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to General Massey 243 4 14 January 1777 184- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 185 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to General Massey 243 4 14 January 1777 198- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 199 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to William Howe [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] 243 4 1 July 1778 261- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 265 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Sir Henry Clinton [Commander in Chief, North America, 1778-1782] (Number 9) 243 4 3 March 1779 302- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 306 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Sir Henry Clinton [Commander in Chief, North America, 1778-1782] (Number 25) 244 4 25 June 1779 3-5 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Sir Henry Clinton [Commander in Chief, North America, 1778-1782] (Separate) 244 4 2 August 1779 12-13 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Sir Henry Clinton [Commander in Chief, North America, 1778-1782] (Number 43) 244 4 16 September 1779 27 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Sir Henry Clinton [Commander in Chief, North America, 1778-1782] (Separate) 244 4 4 November 1779 40-42 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Sir Henry Clinton [Commander in Chief, North America, 1778-1782] (Number 51) 244 4 4 November 1779 49 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Lt. Col. Bruce

244 4 12 November 1779 50 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Sir Henry Clinton [Commander in Chief, North America, 1778-1782] (Seperate) 244 4 6 September 1780 163 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Brig. General Mclean 244 4 4 April 1781 281- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 284 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Sir Henry Clinton [Commander in Chief, North America, 1778-1782] (Number 84) 244 4 7 July 1781 331- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 335 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Sir Henry Clinton [Commander in Chief, North America, 1778-1782] (Number 87) 244 4 6 October 1781 358- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 359 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Lt. Col. Hope 245 4 19 April 1782 58-59 Whitehall Earl of Shelburne (William Petty; Prime [London] Minister of Great Britain, 1782-1783) to Maj. Gen. William Fawcett [Adjutant- General to the Forces, 1781-1799] Volume 246, Private Letters, 1771-1773 (selections)

246 4 22 January 1771 2-7 Boston Governor Thomas Hutchinson [Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, 1769-1774] to [Viscount Hillsborough] [Wills Hill; Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768-1772] (Private) 246 4 18 March 1771 10-11 [St. Germain] Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil- Cavagnial [1698-1778] to [Name Not Given] 246 4 5 June 1771 18 Whitehall Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill; [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1772] to Lord William Campbell [Governor of Nova Scotia, 1766-1773] 246 4 1 July [1771] 20 Southampton James Marriot[t] [1730-1803; Judge] to Street, John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State Bloomsbury for the Colonies, 1768-1776] 246 4 20 July 1771 20 Whitehall John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to James Marriot[t] [1730-1803; Judge] 246 4 20 July 1771 30-31 Charles Town, William Bull II [Governor of the Province South Carolina of South Carolina, 1769-1771] to Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill; Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768-1772] 246 4 11 February 1773 53-54 Bristol James Reed to John Pownall [Under- Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1776] Volumes 247-249, In-Letters, domestic, 1774-1782 (selections)

247 4 29 October 1774 217 Admiralty Office Lords of Admiralty to [Earl of Dartmouth] [William Legge, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] 248 4 16 October 1775 112- Southampton Joshua Mauger to [John Pownall] [Under- 116 Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1776] 248 4 27 December 1775 213 Admiralty Office Lords of Admiralty to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775- 1782] 248 4 11 June 1776 335 Plantation Office Richard Cumberland to William Knox [Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1770-1782] 249 4 16 November 1776 20 Custom House Edward Stanley to William Knox [Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1770- 1782]

249 4 2 December 1776 23-24 General Post Anthony Todd [Foreign Secretary of the Office Post Office] to Christopher D’oyly [Under- Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1776- 1778] 249 4 16 December 1780 210- Whitehall Grey Elliot to William Knox [Under 211 [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1770- 1782] 249 4 13 February 1781 215- Whitehall Grey Elliot to William Knox [Under 216 [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1770- 1782] 249 4 2 October 1781 257- 2 King Street, Elizabeth Tyler to George Germain 258 Tower Hill [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775- 1782] 249 4 6 February 1782 271- Plantation Office Richard Cumberland to William Knox 272 [Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1770-1782] Volumes 250-252, Out-Letters, domestic, 1771-1782 (selections)

250 4 22 November 1771 7 Whitehall John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Clerk of Council 250 4 22 November 1771 9 Whitehall Viscount Hillsborough [Wills Hill; [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1772] to Earl of Rockford [William Nassau de Zuylestein, Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1770-1775]. 250 4 9 April 1772 28 Whitehall John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Captain Brash 250 4 9 April 1772 28 Whitehall John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to [Bouville]

250 4 25 August 1772 53 Whitehall John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Richard Sulton. 250 4 6 February 1773 72 Whitehall Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772- 1775] to Lords of Admiralty. 250 4 1 February 1773 78-91 Whitehall Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772- 1775] to Lords of Admiralty. 250 4 31 March 1773 85 Whitehall Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772- 1775] to Lords of Admiralty. 250 4 8 June 1773 96 Whitehall Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772- 1775] to Lords of Admiralty. 250 4 8 June 1773 97 Whitehall Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772- 1775] to Lord Chamberlain [Francis Seymour-Conway, 1718-1794]. 250 4 [June 1773] 100- John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State 101 for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Sir Thomas Wentworth, Paul Wentworth and Mr. McDorogh. 250 4 October 1773 117 Whitehall John Pownall [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Maskelyne. 250 4 14 June 1774 158 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Richard Cumberland. 250 4 29 June 1774 160- Whitehall John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State 161 [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Grey Cooper. 250 4 16 August 1774 164 Whitehall Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772- 1775] to Admiral John Montague [Governor of Newfoundland, 1776-1778]. 250 4 19 October 1774 171- Whitehall Earl of Dartmouth [William Legge, 172 [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772- 1775] to Lords of Admiralty. 250 4 21 December 1774 179 Whitehall Earl of Dartmouth [William Lege, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772- 1775] to Lords of Admiralty. 250 4 4 March 1775 187 Whitehall John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Lord William Barrington [Secretary at War, 1765-1778]. 250 4 18 March 1775 188 Whitehall Earl of Dartmouth [William Lege, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772- 1775] to Commissioner of Treasury 250 4 29 June 1775 209 Whitehall Earl of Dartmouth [William Lege, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772- 1775] to Lords of Admiralty 250 4 19 July 1775 219 Whitehall Earl of Dartmouth [William Lege, [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772- 1775] to Master General of the Ordnance 250 4 24 July 1775 223 Whitehall John Pownall [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 250 4 18 September 1775 258- Whitehall Earl of Dartmouth [William Lege, 259 [London] Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772- 1775] to Lords of Admiralty 250 4 18 September 1775 259 Whitehall John Pownall [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Mr. Grant

250 4 4 October 1775 265- Whitehall John Pownall [Under Secretary of State 266 [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to John Robinson [Secretary of the Treasury, 1770-1782] 250 4 [4 October 1774] 266 List of HW officers, etc., in North America suffering through the distracting state of the country 250 4 16 October 1775 274 Whitehall John Pownall [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Anthony Todd [Foreign Secretary of the Post Office] 250 4 18 October 1775 274- Whitehall John Pownall [Under Secretary of State 275 [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Joshua Mauger 250 4 27 November 1775 288 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Governor Robert Duff [Commodore Governor of Newfoundland, 1775] 250 4 7 February 1776 319 Whitehall John Pownall [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Sir Stanier Porten 250 4 7 February 1776 319 Whitehall John Pownall [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to John Robinson [Secretary of the Treasury, 1770-1782] 251 4 2 May 1776 6 Whitehall John Pownall [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Anthony Todd [Foreign Secretary of the Post Office] 251 4 3 May 1776 7 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Anthony Todd [Foreign Secretary of the Post Office] 251 4 8 June 1776 22 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Richard Cumberland. 251 4 23 August 1776 33-34 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Anthony Todd [Foreign Secretary of the Post Office] 251 4 30 August 1776 35 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Commander James Gambier [1723-1789] 251 4 20 February 1777 74 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Richard Cumberland 251 4 8 April 1777 81 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Richard Cumberland 251 4 16 August 1777 106 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Richard Cumberland 251 4 1 September 1777 110 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Lord Chamberlain [Francis Seymour-Conway, Earl of Hertford, 1718-1794] 251 4 2 January 1778 133 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Advocate of the Forces 251 4 5 December 1777 133- Order of House of Lords regarding Courts 134 Martial in North America

251 4 19 January 1778 137 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Sir Stanier Porten 251 4 6 February 1778 142 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Henry Shirly 251 4 13 March 1778 148 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to William Fraser 251 4 2 May 1778 159 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Mr. Atkinson 251 4 4 December 1778 192 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to William Fraser 251 4 11 March 1779 217 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Clerk of the Council 251 4 13 March 1779 217 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Anthony Todd [Foreign Secretary of the Post Office] 251 4 31 March 1779 220 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Atkinson

251 4 9 June 1779 233 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Richard Cumberland 251 4 19 July 1779 249- Whitehall Thomas De Grey [Under-Secretary of 250 [London] State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] to Richard Jackson 251 4 30 July 1779 252- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 253 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to William Howe [Colonel of the 23rd Regiment of Foot, 1775-1786] 251 4 2 August 1779 253 Whitehall Thomas De Grey [Under-Secretary of [London] State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] to Mr. Chamier 251 4 18 November 1779 270- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 271 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Monsieur de Feronce 251 4 7 December 1779 272- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 273 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Richard Cumberland 251 4 24 December 1779 275 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Monsignor de Feronce 251 4 21 January 1780 276- Whitehall Thomas De Grey [Under-Secretary of 280 [London] State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] to Captain Edmonstone 251 4 26 January 1780 287 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to William Fraser 251 4 4 March 1780 301 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Sir Joseph Ayloffe [1708-1781] and Thomas Astle [1735-1803] 251 4 9 March 1780 302- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 303 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to William Fraser 251 4 12 May 1780 314- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 315 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to the Lords of Trade 252 4 25 November 1780 25-26 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to William Fraser 252 4 10 January 1781 31 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Grey Elliot 252 4 15 January 1781 32 Whitehall B. Thompson to Samuel Smith [London]

252 4 16 January 1781 33-34 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Yeoman 252 4 16 January 1781 34 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Grey Elliot 252 4 19 January 1781 35 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to William Fraser 252 4 22 January 1781 35-36 Whitehall B. Thompson to William Fraser [London]

252 4 25 January 1781 36 Whitehall B. Thompson to Grey Elliot [London]

252 4 29 January 1781 38-39 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Grey Elliot 252 4 15 March 1781 48 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Grey Elliot 252 4 28 March 1781 57 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Sir Stanier Porten 252 4 27 April 1781 66 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Harley 252 4 10 May 1781 71 Whitehall Thompson to Grey Elliot [London]

252 4 18 June 1781 78 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Nobb 252 4 19 June 1781 79-80 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Robert Bell 252 4 5 July 1781 85-86 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Monsieur le Baron de Malsbourg 252 4 31 July 1781 94 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Molyneux Shuldham [Commander in Chief, Plymouth] 252 4 12 October 1781 107 Whitehall John Fisher to Richard Cumberland [London]

252 4 15 October 1781 108 Whitehall John Fisher to Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler [London]

252 4 21 October 1781 109- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 111 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to William Fraser 252 4 6 November 1781 111 Whitehall John Fisher to Richard Cumberland [London]

252 4 `24 November 1781 114 Whitehall John Fisher to Richard Cumberland [London]

252 4 19 January 1782 121 Whitehall John Fisher to Richard Cumberland [London]

252 4 9 February 1782 127- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 129 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Richard Cumberland 252 4 7 February 1782 129- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 130 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to the Lords of Trade 252 4 4 March 1782 131 Whitehall John Fisher to Mrs. Mary Hay [London]

252 4 15 March 1782 132- Whitehall John Fisher to William Fraser 133 [London] 252 4 18 March 1782 133- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 134 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to the Attorney General 252 4 19 March 1782 134 Whitehall W. Ellis to Lord Chamberlain [Francis [London] Seymour-Conway, Earl of Hertford, 1718- 1794] 252 4 20 March 1782 136 Whitehall John Fisher to Sir Stanier Porten [London]

252 4 9 April 1782 137 Whitehall Earl of Shelburne (William Petty; Prime [London] Minister of Great Britain, 1782-1783) to the Lords of Trade Volume 253, Précis [Summaary/abstract] of documents relating to military operations against the revolted colonists, 1754-1758, 1774-1778 (selections) 253 4 4 September 1774 to 1-56 Précis of despatches A-Z and Number 1 1 May 1777

253 4 4 September 1774 59-60 Boston General Thomas Gage [Commander in Chief, North America, 1763-1775] to General Guy Carleton [Governor of the Province of Quebec, 1768-1778] (A) 253 4 20 September 1774 60-61 Quebec General Guy Carleton [Governor of the Province of Quebec, 1768-1778] to General Thomas Gage [Commander in Chief, North America, 1763-1775] (B) 253 4 [5 January 1776] 63-66 Sir John Johnson to Governor William Tryon [Governor of the Province of New York, 1771-1780] (AA) 253 4 7 June 1775 67-72 Montreal General Guy Carleton [Governor of the Province of Quebec, 1768-1778] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Lege, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (C) 253 4 26 June 1775 73-74 Montreal General Guy Carleton [Governor of the Province of Quebec, 1768-1778] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Lege, Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1772-1775] (D) 253 4 1775 77-88 Records of Indian transactions under the Super intendancy of Colonial Guy Johnson (E) 253 4 21 September 1775 89-91 Montreal General Guy Carleton [Governor of the Province of Quebec, 1768-1778] to Earl of Dartmouth [William Lege, Secretary of State for the Colonies 1772-1775] (F) 253 4 4 January 1754 93-96 Message from General Assembly of Massachusetts Bay to Governor Shirley (G) 253 4 2 July 1754 97- Albany Proceedings of the Congress at Albany 100 containing part of Hendrich’s Speech (H)

253 4 9 July 1754 101- Albany Draft of a Representation of the 104 Commissioners met at Albany (I)

253 4 30 December 1757 105- Whitehall William Pitt [Secretary of State for the 109 [London] Southern Department, 1756-1761] to Major General James Abercromby[ie] [Commander in Chief, North America, 1757-1758] (K) 253 4 12 July 1758 111- Camp at Lake Major General James Abercromby[ie] 113 George [Commander in Chief, North America, 1757-1758]to William Pitt [Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1756-1761] (L) 253 4 14 May 1776 115 Quebec General Guy Carleton [Governor of the Province of Quebec, 1768-1778] to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775-1782] (Number 1) (M) 253 4 2 June 1776 115 Quebec General Guy Carleton [Governor of the Province of Quebec, 1768-1778] to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775-1782] (Number 3) (N) 253 4 7 July 1776 115- Quebec Lt. Governor Hector Theophilus de 116 Cramahé [Lt. Governor of the Province of Quebec, 1771-1782] to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775- 1782] (O) 253 4 15 August 1776 116 Quebec General Guy Carleton [Governor of the Province of Quebec, 1768-1778] to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775-1782] (Number 11) (P) 253 4 28 September 1776 116- Chambly [Quebec] General Guy Carleton [Governor of the 117 Province of Quebec, 1768-1778] to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775-1782] (Q) 253 4 6 October 1776 117 Quebec Governor Hector Theophilus de Cramahé [Lt. Governor of the Province of Quebec, 1771-1782] to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775- 1782] (R) 253 4 26 June 1776 119 Isis Captain Douglas to Philip Stephens [First Before Quebec Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] (S) 253 4 21 July 1776 119 Isis Captain Douglas to Philip Stephens [First Before Quebec Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] (T) 253 4 24 September 1776 123 Captain Jacobs to the Lords of Admiralty (U)

253 4 1776 127- State of the Army in Canada at the 130 beginning and end of the Campaign 1776 (W) 253 4 29 August to 2 131- Detroit Henry Hamilton to Earl of Dartmouth September 1776 134 [William Lege, Lord Privy Seal, 1775- 1782] (X) 253 4 8 July 1776 135- Chamble General Guy Carleton [Governor of the 136 Province of Quebec, 1768-1778] to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775-1782] (Y) 253 4 [1776] 137- Return of rations consumed by, and 138 provided for, the Army in Canada (Z)

253 4 1 May 1777 139- State of the Army in Canada and troops 140 subsequently sent out (Number 1)

253 4 July 1775 to 3 May 143- Pieces of correspondence with General 1776 202 Howe

253 4 [1776] 203- Pieces of measures taken for the relief of 218 Quebec

253 4 [1775-1776] 219- Pieces of measures for reinforcing the 246 Army under General William Howe [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] and company 253 4 [1776] 247- Pieces relative to Commissions for 266 restoring peace

253 4 1776-1777 267- Pieces of correspondence regarding Lord 302 William Howe’s [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] Campaign of 1777 253 4 1777-1778 303- Pieces of correspondence regarding Lord 325 William Howe’s [Commander in Chief, North America, 1775-1778] Campaign of 1777 253 4 1777 327- Plan of operations for the Canadian Army 337 253 4 1778 344- General Pieces of correspondence 414 regarding Campaign of 1777 and 1778

253 4 1 October 1777 499- St. John’s State of the Army in Canada 502

253 4 7 November 1777 507- State of embarkations for New York and 510 Canada, Campaign 1777

253 4 1778 515- State of the Army in North America 517

253 4 4 June 1776 523 Halifax Return of Effectives: rank and file

253 4 26 October 1776 to 531- Pieces of correspondence relating to 3 June 1778 541 Spanish countenance and support of the Rebels on the Mississippi Volumes 254-255, Letters to Admiralty, 1776-1782 (selections)

254 4 6 January 1776 2 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Lords of Admiralty 254 4 24 January 1776 18 Whitehall John Pownall [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to George Jackson 254 4 19 March 1776 51-52 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Lords of Admiralty 254 4 21 March 1776 52-53 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to George Jackson 254 4 15 June 1776 71 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 14 June 1776 73-74 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Lords of Admiralty 254 4 21 June 1776 75 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Lords of Admiralty 254 4 24 June 1776 77 Whitehall Christopher D’oyly [Under-Secretary of [London] State for the Colonies, 1776-1778] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 4 July 1776 78 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Lords of Admiralty 254 4 5 July 1776 78-79 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Lords of Admiralty 254 4 13 July 1776 80 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 17 July 1776 80 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 5 August 1776 81 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Lords of Admiralty 254 4 16 December 1776 112- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 113 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Lords of Admiralty 254 4 4 February 1776 119 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Lords of Admiralty 254 4 29 March 1777 132- Whitehall Christopher D’oyly [Under-Secretary of 133 [London] State for the Colonies, 1776-1778] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 3 April 1777 134- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 135 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 21 May 1777 153- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 154 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 24 May 1777 154 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 10 June 1777 156 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 27 June 1777 164- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 167 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 26 July 1777 171 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 1 September 1777 177 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Lords of Admiralty 254 4 20 January 1778 192 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 26 February 1778 204 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 14 March 1778 211- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 212 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 26 March 1778 213 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Lords of Admiralty 254 4 16 April 1778 220 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 7 May 1778 225- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 226 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Lords of Admiralty 254 4 18 August 1778 234- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 235 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 8 December 1778 245 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 9 March 1779 258 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 25 March 1779 261 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 8 April 1779 265- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 266 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 27 April 1779 270 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 12 June 1779 278- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 279 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 3 July 1779 283 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 31 July 1779 285- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 286 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 1 October 1779 298 Whitehall Thomas de Grey [Under-Secretary of [London] State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 [1 October 1779] 298 List of packages containing presents for the Indiana (enclosure of 1 October 1779]

254 4 3 November 1779 306 Whitehall Thomas de Grey [Under-Secretary of [London] State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 7 November 1779 308 Whitehall Thomas de Grey [Under-Secretary of [London] State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 9 March 1780 322 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 16 March 1780 322- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 323 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 25 March 1780 325 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 29 March 1780 326 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 30 March 1780 327 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 18 April 1780 331 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 28 April 1780 333 Whitehall Thomas de Grey [Under-Secretary of [London] State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 254 4 15 April 1780 333 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Lords of Admiralty 255 4 15 May 1780 3 Whitehall Thomas de Grey [Under-Secretary of [London] State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 19 May 1780 7 Whitehall Thomas de Grey [Under-Secretary of [London] State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 19 May 1780 8 Whitehall Thomas de Grey [Under-Secretary of [London] State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 17 June 1780 14 Whitehall Thomas de Grey [Under-Secretary of [London] State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] (“I am…in Canada”) 255 4 17 June 1780 14 Whitehall Thomas de Grey [Under-Secretary of [London] State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] (“I am…in Canada”) 255 4 22 June 1780 18 Whitehall Thomas de Grey [Under-Secretary of [London] State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 6 July 1780 22 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 1 August 1780 29 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 22 August 1780 32 Whitehall Thomas de Grey [Under-Secretary of [London] State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 22 September 1780 36-37 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 1 February 1781 57 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Lords of Admiralty 255 4 14 February 1781 61 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 27 February 1781 64 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 13 March 1781 65 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 26 March 1781 68 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 28 March 1781 69 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 31 March 1781 69 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 31 March 1781 70 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 5 April 1781 72 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 9 April 1781 73 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Lords of Admiralty 255 4 9 April 1781 73-74 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 10 April 1781 74 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Lords of Admiralty 255 4 1 May 1781 77 Whitehall B. Thompson to Philip Stephens [First [London] Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795]

255 4 21 July 1781 96 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 8 October 1781 114 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 8 October 1781 115 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 8 October 1781 115 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 23 February 1782 132- Whitehall W. Ellis to the Lords of Admiralty 133 [London]

255 4 13 March 1782 136 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 17 March 1782 137- Whitehall W. Ellis to the Lords of Admiralty 138 [London]

255 4 21 March 1782 138- Whitehall John Fisher to Philip Stephens [First 139 [London] Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 26 March 1782 140 Whitehall John Fisher to Philip Stephens [First [London] Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795]

255 4 3 April 1782 141 Whitehall Earl of Shelburne (William Petty; Prime [London] Minister of Great Britain, 1782-1783) to the Lords of Admiralty 255 4 23 April 1782 146- St. James’s Evan Nepean [Under-Secretary of State 147 for the Home Department, 1782-1794] to Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] 255 4 28 April 1782 148 Whitehall J. Bell to Philip Stephens [First Secretary [London] to the Admiralty, 1763-1795]

Volumes 256-257, Letters from War Office and Ordnance Office, 1776-1782 (selections)

256 4 7 April 1776 46-47 Office of Ordnance John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] to John Pownall [Under- Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1776] 256 4 5 March 1776 135 Portman Square George Viscount Townshend [Master General of Ordnance, 1772-1782, 1783- 1784] to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775-1782] 256 4 6 May 1776 157- War Office William Barrington [Secretary at War, 158 1765-1778] to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775- 1782] 257 4 24 January 1782 96 War Office C. Jankinson to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775- 1782] 257 4 6 February 1782 98-99 Office of Ordnance John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] to William Knox [Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1770- 1782] 257 4 9 March 1782 105- Office of Ordnance John Boddington [Secretary to the Board 106 of Ordnance] to William Knox [Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1770- 1782] 257 4 18 April 1782 112 Warwick Street Wilkinson to William Knox [Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1770- 1782] 257 4 18 April 1782 112 Warwick Street Wilkinson to William Knox [Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1770- 1782] Volume 258, Letters from Treasury, 1776-1780 (selections)

258 4 4 April 1776 6 Treasury John Robinson [Secretary of the Treasury, Chambers 1770-1782] to John Pownall [Under- Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1776] 258 4 22 December 1777 84 Treasury John Robinson [Secretary of the Treasury, Chambers 1770-1782] to William Knox [Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1770- 1782] 258 4 30 November 1779 211 Treasury John Robinson [Secretary of the Treasury, Chambers 1770-1782] to Thomas De Grey [Under- Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1778- 1780] 258 4 3 August 1780 246- Treasury John Robinson [Secretary of the Treasury, 247 Chambers 1770-1782] to William Knox [Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1770- 1782] 258 4 30 October 1780 259 Treasury John Robinson [Secretary of the Treasury, Chambers 1770-1782] to William Knox [Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1770- 1782] Volumes 259-260, Letters from Admiralty, 1776-1782 (selections)

259 4 6 February 1776 23 Admiralty George Jackson to John Pownall [Under- Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1776] 259 4 7 March 1776 42 Admiralty Lords of Admiralty to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775- 1782] 259 4 16 March 1776 46-47 Admiralty George Jackson to John Pownall [Under- Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768- 1776] 259 4 8 May 1776 63-64 Admiralty Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] to John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1768-1776] 259 4 28 May 1776 69 Admiralty Lords of Admiralty to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775- 1782] 259 4 20 June 1776 82 Admiralty Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] to Christopher D’oyly [Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1776-1778] 259 4 26 July 1776 86-87 Admiralty Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] to William Knox [Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1770-1782] 259 4 21 May 1777 170- Admiralty Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the 171 Admiralty, 1763-1795] to William Knox [Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1770-1782] 259 4 2 July 1777 186- Admiralty Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the 187 Admiralty, 1763-1795] to William Knox [Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1770-1782] 259 4 4 November 1778 244- Admiralty Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the 245 Admiralty, 1763-1795] to Thomas De Grey [Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] 260 4 7 December 1780 19 Admiralty Office Lords of Admiralty to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775- 1782] 260 4 18 March 1782 104 Admiralty Office Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] to William Knox [Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1770-1782] 260 4 2 April 1782 105- Admiralty Office Lords of Admiralty to George Germain 106 [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775- 1782] 260 4 4 April 1782 108 Admiralty Office Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] to William Knox [Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1770-1782] 260 4 22 March 1782 111- Admiralty Office Lords of Admiralty to William Knox 112 [Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1770-1782] 260 4 26 March 1782 114 Admiralty Office Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] to John Fisher

260 4 18 April 1782 119 Admiralty Office Philip Stephens [First Secretary to the Admiralty, 1763-1795] to William Knox [Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1770-1782] Volumes 261-262, Letters from the War Office and Ordnance Office, 1776-1782

261 4 22 January 1776 7 Whitehall John Pownall [Under-Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1768-1776] to Mathew Lewis 261 4 27 June 1776 46 Whitehall Christopher D’oyly [Under-Secretary of [London] State for the Colonies, 1776-1778] to Mathew Lewis 261 4 9 August 1776 54 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 8 February 1777 84 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 19 February 1777 88 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 2 January 1778 128- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 129 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Viscount William Barrington [Secretary at War, 1765-1778] 261 4 2 December 1777 129 Orders of the House of Lords regarding address to be presented to the King regarding hospitals in North America (enclosure of 2 January 1778) 261 4 2 December 1777 130 Orders of the House of Lords regarding address to be presented to the King regarding monthly returns in North America (enclosure of 2 January 1778) 261 4 2 December 1777 130- Orders of the House of Lords regarding 131 address to be presented to the King regarding casualties in North America (enclosure of 2 January 1778) 261 4 11 February 1778 135 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Viscount William Barrington [Secretary at War, 1765-1778] 261 4 6 February 1778 135- Resolution of the House of Commons 136 regarding address to be presented to the King regarding return of troops in North America (enclosure of 11 February 1778) 261 4 13 March 1778 143 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 23 March 1778 145 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to George Viscount Townshend [Master General of Ordnance, 1772-1782, 1783-1784] 261 4 24 March 1778 145 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Mathew Lewis 261 4 2 April 1778 148 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 21 May 1778 158 Whitehall Thomas De Grey [Under-Secretary of [London] State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 9 July 1778 165 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief of the Forces, 1778-1782] 261 4 11 March 1779 195- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 196 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 10 March 1779 196- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 197 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Mathew Lewis 261 4 20 March 1779 197- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 198 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to George Viscount Townshend [Master General of Ordnance, 1772-1782, 1783-1784] 261 4 23 March 1779 198 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 31 March 1779 199 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 6 April 1779 199 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 27 May 1779 200 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 1 June 1779 201 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Mathew Lewis 261 4 31 July 1779 206 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Mathew Lewis 261 4 3 September 1779 209 Whitehall Thomas De Grey [Under-Secretary of [London] State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 4 October 1779 211 Whitehall Thomas De Grey [Under-Secretary of [London] State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 24 January 1780 226- Whitehall Thomas De Grey [Under-Secretary of 228 [London] State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 27 January 1780 229- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 230 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 22 February 1780 232- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 233 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to George Viscount Townshend [Master General of Ordnance, 1772-1782, 1783-1784] 261 4 10 March 1780 239- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 240 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Charles Jenkinson [Secretary at War, 1778-1782] 261 4 24 March 1780 242- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 243 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Leonard Morse 261 4 24 March 1780 243- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 244 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 17 April 1780 249- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 250 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Leonard Morse 261 4 6 June 1780 256- Whitehall Thomas De Grey [Under-Secretary of 257 [London] State for the Colonies, 1778-1780] to Leonard Morse 261 4 13 July 1780 265 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 19 July 1780 267 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Mathew Lewis 261 4 31 October 1780 282 Whitehall B. Thompson to Mathew Lewis [London]

261 4 6 January 1781 295 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Leonard Morse 261 4 10 January 1781 295 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Charles Jenkinson [Secretary at War, 1778-1782] 261 4 1 February 1781 297- Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State 301 [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 8 March 1781 308 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Mathew Lewis 261 4 17 March 1781 309 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 22 March 1781 310 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 261 4 29 March 1781 312 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 262 4 13 July 1781 2 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 262 4 8 September 1781 7 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief of the Forces, 1778-1782] 262 4 8 December 1781 18 Whitehall John Fisher to Leonard Morse [London]

262 4 21 December 1781 21-22 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Leonard Morse 262 4 22 December 1781 23 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to General Jeffery Amherst [Commander in Chief of the Forces, 1778-1782] 262 4 29 December 1781 24-25 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Charles Jenkinson [Secretary at War, 1778-1782] 262 4 15 January 1781 25-26 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to George Viscount Townshend [Master General of Ordnance, 1772-1782, 1783-1784] 262 4 2 February 1782 29 Whitehall John Fisher to Leonard Morse [London]

262 4 12 February 1782 30 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 262 4 17 February 1782 31 Whitehall Mr. W. Ellis to William Fawcett [Adjutant [London] General, 1781-1799]

262 4 6 March 1782 31-32 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to John Boddington [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance] 262 4 16 March 1782 33 Whitehall John Fisher to Leonard Morse [London]

262 4 19 March 1782 33-34 Whitehall John Fisher to Leonard Morse [London]

262 4 20 March 1782 34 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Mathew Lewis 262 4 16 April 1782 37-38 Whitehall William Knox [Under Secretary of State [London] for the Colonies, 1770-1782] to Montague Wilkinson 262 4 5 May 1782 41 Whitehall Earl of Shelburne (William Petty; Prime [London] Minister of Great Britain, 1782-1783) to Charles Jenkinson [Secretary at War, 1778-1782] 262 4 42 Estimate of the pay of a Corps of Foot for Newfoundland (enclosure of 5 May 1782)

Volume 263, Secret Despatches, 1778-1782 (selections)

263 4 18 March 1778 12-13 Lord Weymouth’s Minutes of Cabinet Office [Thomas Thynne, Secretary of State for the Southern Department]

263 4 29 April 1778 30 St. James’s Opinion [of the Privy Council] submitted to His Majesty regarding augmentation of North American fleet 263 4 29 April 1778 30-33 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to the Lords of Admiralty (Secret) 263 4 17 May 1778 33-35 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to the Lords of Admiralty (Secret) 263 4 25 July 1778 37 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to the Lords of Admiralty (Secret) 263 4 15 March 1780 155- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 158 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to the Lords of Admiralty (Most Secret) 263 4 28 March 1780 168 Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Richard Edwards [Governor of Newfoundland, 1779-1781] (Secret) 263 4 1 May 1780 172- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 173 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to the Lords of Admiralty (Secret) 263 4 3 May 1780 174- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 175 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to John Dalling [Governor of Jamaica, 1777-1781] (Secret) 263 4 2 May 1781 217- Whitehall George Germain [Secretary of State for 222 [London] the Colonies, 1775-1782] to Sir Henry Clinton [Commander in Chief, North America, 1778-1782] (Secret) 263 4 23 March 1782 247- Whitehall W. Ellis to Sir Guy Carleton [1724-1808] 248 [London]

Volume 264, Proceedings of Commissioners for restoring peace to the revolted colonies, 1781-1782 (selections) 264 4 5 October 1781 53-56 New York Minutes of a meeting of the Commissioners for restoring peace in North America 264 4 6 October 1781 57 New York Minutes of a meeting of the Council to the Commissioners 264 4 7 October 1781 57-61 New York Minutes of a meeting of the Council to the Commissioners

264 4 23 March 1782 75 New York The Commissioners to George Germain [Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1775- 1782] Volume 266, Letters to President of Council, 1784-1788 (selections)

266 4 19 August 1784 1A- Whitehall Sydney to the Lord President [of the 1C [London] Council]

266 4 7 October 1784 8-10 Whitehall Sydney to the Lord President [London]

266 4 November 1784 15-18 Whitehall Sydney to the Lord President [London]

266 4 1 December 1784 19-21 Whitehall Sydney to the Lord President [London]

266 4 4 March 1785 44-46 Whitehall Sydney to the Lord President [London]

266 4 27 June 1785 47-48 Whitehall Sydney to the Lord President [London]

266 4 4 January 1786 65-69 Whitehall Sydney to the Lord President [London]

266 4 4 January 1786 69-72 Whitehall Sydney to the Lord President [London]

266 4 4 January 1786 73-75 Whitehall Sydney to the Lord President [London]

266 4 8 March 1786 77 Whitehall Sydney to the Lord President [London]

266 4 4 May 1786 78-79 Whitehall Sydney to the Lord President [London]

266 4 9 August 1786 80-81 Whitehall Sydney to the Lord President [London] 266 4 9 August 1786 81-82 Whitehall Sydney to the Lord President [London]

266 4 13 December 1786 85-86 Whitehall Sydney to the Lord President [London]

266 4 17 December 1787 104- Whitehall Sydney to the Lord President 105 [London]

266 4 30 January 1788 109- Whitehall Sydney to the Lord President 111 [London]

266 4 25 April 1788 115- Whitehall Sydney to the Lord President 116 [London]