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Henry Clinton Papers William L. Clements Library Volume Descriptions The University of Michigan

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Major Themes and Events in the Volumes of the Chronological Series of the Henry Clinton papers

Volume 1 1736-1763 • Death of George Clinton and distribution of estate • Henry Clinton's property in North America • Clinton's account of his actions in Seven Years War including his wounding at the Battle of Friedberg

Volume 2 1764-1766 • Dispersal of George Clinton estate • Mary Dunckerley's account of bearing Thomas Dunckerley, illegitimate child of King George II • Clinton promoted to of 12th Regiment of Foot • Matters concerning 12th Regiment of Foot

Volume 3 -July 23, 1767 • Clinton's marriage to Harriet Carter • Matters concerning 12th Regiment of Foot • Clinton's property in North America

Volume 4 August 14, 1767-[1767] • Matters concerning 12th Regiment of Foot • Relations between British and Indians • Death of Anne (Carle) Clinton and distribution of her estate

Volume 5 January 3, 1768-[1768] • Matters concerning 12th Regiment of Foot • Clinton discusses military tactics • Finances of Mary (Clinton) Willes, sister of Henry Clinton

Volume 6 January 3, 1768-[1769] • Birth of Augusta Clinton • Henry Clinton's finances and property in North America

Volume 7 January 9, 1770-[1771] • Matters concerning the 12th Regiment of Foot • Inventory of Clinton's possessions • William Henry Clinton born • Inspection of ports

Volume 8 January 9, 1772-May 20, 1773 • Matters concerning the 12th Regiment of Foot • Death of Clinton's wife

Volume 9 June 3, 1773-May 1775 • Matters concerning the 12th Regiment of Foot • Inhabitants' attitudes toward the British in and • Henry Clinton's promotion to third in command in North America • Henry Clinton's service in Parliament

Volume 10 June-August 1775 • Siege of and • Relations with the Cherokee Indians • The meets in • Loyalists in Massachusetts, New York, and • British strategy in Massachusetts and New York

Volume 11 September 2, 1775-[October? 1775] • Supplies and provisions for the • Proposals for the • Relations with the Creek Indians • 's queries for Clinton • British strategy in Massachusetts, New York, and

Volume 12 November 1, 1775-December 1775, [1775] • Proposals for the siege of Boston • Continental Congress • Creek Indians • Loyalists in New York, , and South Carolina • British strategy in Massachusetts, New York, and

Volume 13 January 1, 1776-February 15, 1776 • British views on the Battle of Bunker Hill • Henry Clinton assigned to North Carolina • Battle of • British strategy in Massachusetts, New York, and the

Volume 14 February 17, 1776-[March 1776] • Burgoyne travels to Quebec • John Stuart responds to rumors that he stirred up insurrection among Native Americans and • Speculation on the loyalties of inhabitants of and Carolinas • British remove from Boston

Volume 15 April 1, 1776-May 21, 1776 • William Phillips travels to as Commander of • British attempt to ally with Creeks • Attempts to organize "back country" Loyalists of the Carolinas • Founding of East Rangers

Volume 16 May 22, 1776-[June] 20, 1776 • Strategy concerning Sullivan's Island • Attempts to persuade , Creeks, and Seminoles to aid the British • Jonathan Bryan's fraudulent claims on Creek land • British strategy in Canada

Volume 17 June 22, 1776-August 22, 1776 • Strategy and planning concerning Sullivan's Island • Accounts (including several by Clinton) of the Battle of Sullivan's Island • 's relationship with Clinton • Skirmish at Three Rivers, Canada • Clinton leaves for New York

Volume 18 August 15, 1776-[November] 1776 • Reactions to defeat at Sullivan's Island in England • (Battle of Brooklyn) • Public opinion of Clinton • Rhode Island strategy

Volume 19 December 3, 1776-Undated 1776 • Accounts of Rhode Island capture • Clinton's growing quarrel with Sir Peter Parker over Sullivan's Island • British make winter quarters in Rhode Island •

Volume 20 January 1, 1777-[April] 1777 • Clinton's continuing quarrel with Sir Peter Parker • Clinton's account of the • Clinton returns to England • Meetings with Germain and King George III • Hugh Percy travels to Rhode Island • Burgoyne gains command of Canada

Volume 21 May 4, 1777-July 18, 1777 • Grievances and resignation of Hugh Percy • Poor quality of provisions • Mask used in transmission of intelligence • Plundering of livestock

Volume 22 July 19, 1777-August 9, 1777 • Clinton's criticisms of Howe • Discussion of Clinton's promotion to the • Edmund Palmer arrested as a spy • Description of conversion from Catholicism to Protestantism • Description of (dated August 6-October 22, 1777, filed under August 6) • Account of scalping by Native Americans in New York

Volume 23 August 10, 1777-September 11, 1777 • Clinton offers 2000 reinforcements to Burgoyne • Clinton desires to resign but is denied • Imprisonment of Charles Lee and his requests from prison • Intelligence concerning New York and • Clinton's strategy for New Jersey

Volume 24 September 13, 1777-October 9, 1777 • Battle of Stillwater • Reconnaissance of Verplanck's Point • British capture Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton • Communication with Burgoyne cut off

Volume 25 October 10, 1777-October 31, 1777 • Burning of Esopus , New York • Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga • Negotiation of the Convention • Reactions to surrender at Saratoga

Volume 26 [October 1777]-November 15, 1777 • Reactions to surrender at Saratoga • Exchange of some officers captured at Saratoga • Account of

Volume 27 November 16, 1777-December 4, 1777 • Howe questions Clinton about his unwillingness to serve under him • Americans make overtures to Hessians • Hessians proclaim their loyalty to British •

Volume 28 December 5, 1777-December 18, 1777 • Public support for Clinton from London • Reconnaissance of Elizabethtown, New Jersey • Report of Loyalist spy in New York • Battle of Whitemarsh • Intelligence report concerning American preparations for winter quarters and morale

Volume 29 December 19, 1777-[undated 1777] • Clinton's undated [ca. 1777] commentary on the year's events • Clinton's desire to return home

Volume 30 January 2, 1778-January 31, 1778 • Clinton's comments on the Howe brothers • Policies concerning selling of back rations • Extensive intelligence concerning New Jersey by Peter Dubois

Volume 31 February 3, 1778-March 9, 1778 • Commission for Restoring Peace • Succession of commander-in-chief • Germain's strategy

Volume 32 March 10, 1778-March 31, 1778 • Clinton named commander-in-chief • Howe's departure for England (double check) • Clinton's criticisms of Howe • Cornwallis offers assistance to Clinton • Germain's strategy

Volume 33 April 1, 1778-April 15, 1778 • Destruction of American saltworks near Manasquan River • Germain provides instructions to Clinton • Proposal for Royal American Reformed Regiment • Transfer of power from Howe to Clinton

Volume 34 April 16, 1778-May 18, 1778 • Jonathan Trumbull criticizes British conduct of war • Clinton to Philadelphia • Phillips writes to Clinton repeatedly concerning his imprisonment with Convention Army • Meschianza • Plans to evacuate Philadelphia

Volume 35 May 20, 1778-June 20, 1778 • Bahamas • Plans to evacuate Philadelphia • Peace efforts and Clinton's comments thereon • Dispatches from the Commission • Clinton's journal of travel through New Jersey, including

Volume 36 June 21, 1778-July 10, 1778 • Battle of Monmouth Courthouse • Clinton's Return to New York • Arrival of French Toulon Squadron

Volume 37 July 11, 1778-July 25, 1778 • at Sandy Hook, NJ • Intelligence reports • Returns of ordnance and American prisoners of war

Volume 38 July 26, 1778-August 9, 1778 • Need for reinforcements and supplies in Bahamas • 's commentary and proposals • loyalists executed • Loyalties of New York Native Americans

Volume 39 August 10, 1778-August 23, 1778 • Rhode Island naval activity and intelligence • Concerns of New York merchants

Volume 40 August 24, 1778-September 8, 1778 • Land grants for displaced Loyalists • Rhode Island naval activity • Ambush of Ninham's Indian Company at Kings Bridge • American evacuation of Rhode Island

Volume 41 September 9, 1778-September 22, 1778 • • • Raids on Bedford and Fairhaven, Massachusetts • Clinton's criticisms of Pigot's actions

Volume 42 September 23, 1778-October 7, 1778 • Public opinion of Clinton • Richard Howe resignation • British raids into Massachusetts • Intelligence concerning New York and Massachusetts • Dobbs Ferry expedition

Volume 43 October 8, 1778-October 21, 1778 • Disagreement over failure to take more prisoners at Dobbs Ferry • Clinton objects to sending several large detachments to and Florida • Cornwallis' account of the raid on Tappan, New Jersey () • around Egg Harbor

Volume 44 October 22, 1778-October 31, 1778 • Metcalf Bowler's secret allegiance with the British • Ferguson's account of the Battle of Chestnut Neck • Establishment of , and list of officers • Policies concerning prisoners of war

Volume 45 November 1, 1778-November 11, 1778 • Housing of sick in New York • Archibald Campbell's expedition to Savannah encounters obstacles • Intelligence concerning New Jersey

Volume 46 November 12 1778-November 26, 1778 • Attempts to protect the Bahamas • Archibald Campbell leads expedition to Georgia • Convention Army begins move to • Expenses of Convention Army • William Phillips wishes to remain with Convention Army, rather than be exchanged • Archibald Campbell's expedition to Savannah

Volume 47 November 27, 1778-December 8, 1778 • Attempts to negotiate release of Convention Army • Clinton's attempt to resign • Variety of returns

Volume 48 December 9, 1778-December 24, 1778 • Attempts to negotiate release of Convention Army • Dispute between Augustus Keppel and Hugh Palliser • Expedition to Savannah • Clinton appointed colonel of Loyal Highland Emigrants Regiment

Volume 49 December 25, 1778-January 31, 1779 • Terrible hospital conditions in Halifax, Nova Scotia • Provision shortages • Undated account by Clinton of Battle of Monmouth Courthouse • Undated 1778 materials

Volume 50 January 1, 1779-January 16, 1779 • Provision shortages, need for more victual ships • Arrival of victuallers from Cork, Ireland • Clinton describes health problems • Report of • Trade policies • Intercepted letter from concerning foreign relations with • Archibald Campbell's strategy concerning Savannah

Volume 51 January 17, 1779-February 2, 1779 • Alexander Innes' account of the • Trial of Augustus Keppel • Printed oath of allegiance to be taken by Savannah loyalists • Clinton's desire to resign

Volume 52 February 3, 1779-February 24, 1779 • Letter from free African American to Clinton concerning grievance over housing • Developments in Savannah • Intelligence concerning Americans in New York • American privateers off of Massachusetts

Volume 53 February 25, 1779-March 10, 1779 • Shortage of currency • Burning of American barracks and stores in Elizabethtown, New Jersey • Skirmish at Byam Bridge, New York • Grievances of merchants in New York and Quebec • Detailed description of defenses around Halifax, NS

Volume 54 March 11, 1779-March 31, 1779 • Patrick Ferguson's strategy for defending New York • William Livingston accuses Clinton of plotting his assassination • Clinton responds to Livingston

Volume 55 April 1, 1779-April 5, 1779 • Germain's instructions for Clinton • Requests to raise a provincial corps on the southern frontier • Augstine Prevost's account of the Battle of Briar Creek • Plans to take Charleston, South Carolina

Volume 56 April 6, 1779-April 29, 1779 • Cornwallis leaves to join Clinton in North America • Mermaid shipwreck • Policies concerning deserters • Attempts at peace negotiations • Clinton receives commission to lead 7th Light Dragoons

Volume 57 April 30, 1779-May 11, 1779 • Clinton's response to the refusal of his resignation • Death of John Stuart, Superintendant of Indian Affairs in Southern Provinces • Appointment of Alexander Cameron as Superintendant of Indian Affairs in Southern Provinces • Account of skirmish at Shrewsbury and Middletown, New Jersey • Joseph Stansbury and John Andre refer to 's changed allegiance • Negotiations concerning Convention Army Volume 58 May 12, 1779-May 22, 1779 • Controversy over soldiers cutting up tents • Account of skirmishes at , Virginia • Extract from the log book of the snow Vengeance

Volume 59 May 4, 1779-June 2, 1779 • Code letter from Benedict Arnold to John Andre • Pen and ink map and detailed description of • William Franklin's proposal for a Board of Intelligence • Letter in code from Joseph Stansbury to John Andre

Volume 60 June 3, 1779-June 13, 1779 • Intelligence and strategy concerning Verplanck's Point • Account of skirmish at Byram Bridge • 40 British soldiers surprise guards at Silleck's Mill • British intelligence concerning low American morale • Creek relations with British

Volume 61 June 14, 1779-June 25, 1779 • Spanish declaration of war • Accounts of attack on Fort Johnson (S.C.) • Charges of corruption and plundering against colonel Andreas Emmerich • Oneida alliance with Americans • Withdrawal of some British troops from Verplanck's Point and Stony Point • Burning of American barracks and meeting house near Croton Bridge, New York • Defense of Emmerich by officers • Rank of provincial officers

Volume 62 June 26, 1779-July 10, 1779 • Proposal for attack on New Haven • Defense of Emmerich by inhabitants of King's Bridge • Policies concerning African Americans • Recruitment of loyalists within British lines • Andre's agreement with Arnold • Clinton's response to lack of reinforcements

Volume 63 July 11, 1779-July 24, 1779 • Benedict Arnold's demands from the British • Accounts of • British retreat from Stony Point

Volume 64 July 25, 1779-July 30, 1779 • Accounts of Battle of Stony Point • Accounts of raids on coast of Connecticut • Accounts of • John Vaughan returns to Europe • William Erskine's health problems

Volume 65 July 31, 1779-August 15, 1779 • Communications with Benedict Arnold • Inquiry before court martial of Lt. Col. Henry Johnson for loss of Stony Point • Beverly Robinson's plan for ambush on east side of the • Intercepted letter concerning Spanish strategy in Cuba • Delay of Arbuthnot's fleet angers Clinton • Anticipation of American invasion of Jamaica

Volume 66 August 16, 1779-August 30, 1779 • Report of court of enquiry concerning Andreas Emmerich • Clinton requests that Cornwallis succeed him as commander-in-chief • Clinton criticizes for conduct • Court martial of William Sutherland for role in Battle of

Volume 67 August 31, 1779-September 12, 1779 • Disbanding of Emmerich's Company of Chausseurs • Arnold's demands and communications with Andre • Arrival of Arbuthnot's fleet • Resignation of Francis Rawdon-Hastings • Criticism of raids on Connecticut, in which civilians were killed • • Rank of provincial officers

Volume 68 September 13, 1779-September 22, 1779 • West Indies strife • Comte d'Estaing sends summons to surrender to Gen. Augustine Prevost • Prevost requests 24-hour truce • Widespread illness among 37th Regiment of Foot • Verplanck's Point strategy • Rhode Island strategy (whether to evacuate) • Rank of provincial officers

Volume 69 September 23, 1779-September 30, 1779 • Debate over whether to evacuate Rhode Island • Widespread illness among 37th Regiment of Foot • Patrick Ferguson advises against abandoning Stony Point • Widespread dysentery and other diseases among soldiers and civilians in New York • Rank of provincial officers

Volume 70 October 1, 1779-October 8, 1779 • Debate over whether to evacuate Rhode Island • Prevost requests evacuation of Loyalist women and children from Savannah

Volume 71 October 9, 1779-October 18, 1779 • Decision to evacuate Rhode Island • Storm disperses reinforcements to Canada • Canada naval strategy • Reports on provincial forces • Pay of provincial forces • Grant-Browne dispute

Volume 72 October 19, 1779-October 28, 1779 • Arbuthnot wishes to hold Rhode Island • Clinton and Arbuthnot debate the southern expedition and threat of D'Estaing's forces • Evacuation of Rhode Island to New York • Disease rampant in the Army • Considerations of expedition to Halifax

Volume 73 October 29, 1779-November 5, 1779 • Further discussion of Rhode Island (undated) • Report of death of • Return of casualties at Siege of Savannah • Grant-Browne dispute

Volume 74 November 6, 1779-November 10, 1779 • Policies concerning provisional forces • Patrick Ferguson's instructions for spies • Intercepted George and Frederick Woodson letters • Clinton criticizes devastation of Connecticut raids • Clinton's account of campaign of 1779 • Augustine Prevost resigns • Importance of Georgia

Volume 75 November 11, 1779-November 16, 1779 • Policies concerning provincial officers • Crime and non-payment of bounties in Queen's American Rangers Regiment • Poor hygiene of invalids in New York

Volume 76 November 17, 1779-November 23, 1779 • Clinton reports results of Siege of Savannah to Germain • Discussion of winter quarters • Imprisonment of Simcoe • Court of enquiry for profiteering involving Prince of Wales' American Regiment

Volume 77 November 24, 1779-November 29, 1779 • Report on capture of ships at Omoa, Honduras • Patrick Ferguson's assessment of New York and New Jersey • Capture of French ship La Theresa off Cape Charles • Dispute between John Cox and Christopher Sower over expenses of boarding

Volume 78 November 30, 1779-December 3, 1779 • Policies concerning "marauding"/pillaging by soldiers • Bad conditions for American prisoners of war • Americans take winter quarters • Warrants

Volume 79 December 4, 1779-December 10, 1779 • Clinton appointed sole commissioner by George III • Duties of Superintendant of Exports and Imports • Trade policies • Thomas Goldthwait requests to raise a corps of provincials

Volume 80 December 11, 1779-December 16, 1779 • Clinton's intention to go to South Carolina • Southern strategy • Memorials requesting promotions • Clinton's summary of 1779 campaign

Volume 81 December 17, 1779-December 24, 1779 • Andreas Emmerich's request to return to Europe with pay • Board of Field Officers report • Minutes of Hospital Board meeting (New York) • policies

Volume 82 December 25, 1779-December 31, 1779 • Delays of transports • Regulations concerning plundering • Conversations concerning evacuation of Rhode Island • Undated ca. 1779 intelligence reports

Volume 83 January 1780 • Knyphausen's journal of January 1-April 1, 1780: Expedition, minor engagements in New Jersey, • Emmerich defends himself against charges • Alexander Campbell reports wounding at Battle of Majabigwaduce • Disagreements between Arbuthnot and Clinton over South Carolina strategy

Volume 84 February 1, 1780-February 7, 1780 • Montfort Browne-James Grant dispute • Clinton arrives in South Carolina • Accusations of corruption concerning prizes • Provision shortages on transports • British abandon Turks Islands

Volume 85 February 8, 1780-February 19, 1780 • Alexander Campbell resigns • Petition by widows of provincial officers • Appointments to Commissary of Captures • Policies concerning exchange of imprisoned privates • Concern about French fleet and Charleston • Patrick Ferguson's plans to gather intelligence in Savannah

Volume 86 February 20, 1780-February 26, 1780 • Policies concerning exchange of imprisoned privates • South Carolina intelligence and reconnaissance • Arrival of transports to South Carolina • Parole requests

Volume 87 February 27, 1780-March 3, 1780 • Intelligence report on low morale of Americans in New Jersey • Many horses lost in gales in South Carolina • Delay of transports and horse ships • George Brydges Rodney's account of Battle of Cape St. Vincent (in London Gazette Extraordinary) • British deserter caught and turned in by three African Americans • Instructions from John Andre to John Graham • Compiled intelligence reports

Volume 88 March 4, 1780-March 16, 1780 • Letter from Italian revolutionary Philip Mazzei to • Clinton's account of journey to South Carolina and loss of transports and ordnance ships • Clinton's desire for reinforcements and dissatisfaction • Captain Farquhar's journal of travel up in Virginia • Instructions from Germain

Volume 89 March 17, 1780-March 26, 1780 • Return gives number of slaves captured by British (South Carolina) • Eden's account of politics in England • Disposal of ships at South Carolina • Hospital returns at James Island • Casualties at engagement at Paramus, New Jersey

Volume 90 March 27, 1780-March 31, 1780 • William Axtell's plan to raise a regiment, the Nassau Blues • Construction of barracks on Prince Edward Island • Patrick Ferguson's proposals for securing posts in South Carolina • Events of Clinton's journey to Charleston • Clinton's questions concerning West Point

Volume 91 April 1, 1780-April 6, 1780 • Questions and answers concerning Quartermaster Department • James Paterson requests that African Americans be ever ready to transport ordnance • Lack of naval support and ordnance shortages in Bahamas • Depositions concerning • Account of engagement between Native Americans and Americans near Licking River (Ohio), which occurred in October 1779 • Controversy over dismissal of officers in Emmerich's Company of Chausseurs

Volume 92 April 7, 1780-April 15, 1780 • Transport shortages • Clinton-Arbuthnot strategy discussions • Provincial forces in West Florida • Instructions to Lt. Col. James Webster • Battle of Monck's Corner

Volume 93 April 16, 1780-April 21, 1780 • Battle of Monck's Corner • Instructions to Lt. Col. Nisbet Balfour • Account of Battle of Fort Charlotte • George Leonard's memorial and proposals (printed)

Volume 94 April 22, 1780-April 24, 1780 • Planning of passage into Cooper River • Clinton-Arbuthnot strategy discussions • Royal Artillery is undermanned • Cornwallis passes into Cooper River

Volume 95 April 25, 1780-April 30, 1780 • reluctantly send detachment to Royal Artillery • Clinton discusses strategy with Cornwallis • Americans abandon post at Mount Pleasant, South Carolina • African American boys to serve as musicians and tailors

Volume 96 May 1, 1780-May 6, 1780 • Description of plundering and slave stealing on James Island • Clinton and Cornwallis' comments on importance of Lamprier Point • Arming of ships around Charleston • Troops under Ferguson take redoubts near Fort Sullivan • Cornwallis' strategy for South Carolina • Initial surrender negotiations fail • Horrible conditions on American hospital ships • Battle of Lenud's Ferry • Smallpox onboard Swan hospital ship

Volume 97 May 7, 1780-May 12, 1780 • Articles of capitulation for surrender of • Surrender negotiations • Fall of Charleston • African American soldier (of Black Pioneers) calls white soldier a "rascal" • Lengthy general intelligence report by Peter Dubois • Arbuthnot recommends abandonment of Penobscot Bay, strengthening of garrison at Halifax • Andre's suggestions for regaining dominion over the colonies

Volume 98 May 13, 1780-May 15, 1780 • Clinton's account of , written to Germain • Negotiation of terms of surrender • Extracts of several letters from Clinton to Germain • Clinton's criticisms of Arbuthnot and Cornwallis

Volume 99 May 16, 1780-May 20, 1780 • Patrick Ferguson's plan to take South Carolina • Woman describes widespread plundering after Fall of Charleston • Disrepair of British fleet • Appointments to Commissary of Captures • Complaint by Rawlins Lowndes concerning stealing of his slaves

Volume 100 May 21, 1780-May 24, 1780 • Importance of slaves to Charleston, South Carolina • Clinton's proclamation concerning the seizure of rebels and confiscation of their property in South Carolina • Conscription policies in Georgia and the Carolinas • Intercepted Spanish letters • Plundering of plantations near Charleston • Parole requests

Volume 101 May 25, 1780-May 29, 1780 • Parole requests • Imprisonment of , possible exchange for William Phillips • List of refugees in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia • Organization of two companies at Orangeburg, South Carolina • Battle of

Volume 102 May 30, 1780-June 1, 1780 • Clinton criticizes Arbuthnot, Hammond, and Cornwallis in letter to Eden • • The Isis brings news of the Charleston victory to New York • Distribution of captured goods between the services • Clinton criticizes Cornwallis' actions at Charleston • Clinton's comments on number of British troops • Proposal concerning New Jersey by

Volume 103 June 2, 1780-June 3, 1780 • Washington letter on exchange of prisoners • Distribution of captured goods between the services • Clinton's memorandum on policies toward African Americans • Return of prisoners captured at Charleston • Proclamation by Clinton

Volume 104 June 4, 1780-June 15, 1780 • Battle of Waxhaws casualties • Battle of Connecticut Farms • Prisoner of war treatment • Arnold and West Point

Volume 105 June 16, 1780-June 22, 1780 • Arnold's description of West Point • Memorandum on Battle of Connecticut Farms • Excursions in New Jersey • in London • Clinton arrives in New York • Copied and compiled Arbuthnot-Clinton correspondence concerning French Navy • Henry Herbert, earl of Pembroke discusses Gordon Riots

Volume 106 June 23, 1780-June 27, 1780 • • Gordon Riots in London • Intelligence concerning French Navy • James Robertson appointed governor of New York

Volume 107 June 28, 1780-June 30, 1780 • Investigation of overspending by Commissary General • Gordon Riots in London • Lengthy Cornwallis letter includes news and strategy • Knyphausen's reasons for making a move into New Jersey

Volume 108 July 1, 1780-July 3, 1780 • Thomas Pelham Clinton (3rd duke of Newcastle) presents Clinton's dispatches to Germain and King George III • Correspondents speculate on causes of Gordon Riots • Returns

Volume 109 July 4, 1780-July 5, 1780 • Deposition concerning the Russia Merchant (ship) • Clinton requests that Cornwallis send extra troops northward • Account of engagements of the 1st Regiment of Guards in New Jersey during March 1780 • Accounts of other minor engagements in New Jersey, enclosed in letter to Germain • Account of Staten Island expedition • Gordon Riots

Volume 110 July 6, 1780-July 10, 1780 • Compiled excerpts of Clinton-Arbuthnot correspondence of July and August • French fleet spotted near Cape of Delaware • Aftermath of Gordon Riots • Numerous requests for leaves of absence

Volume 111 July 11, 1780-July 15, 1780 • Letter from Benedict Arnold signed "J. Moore" • Report on defenses of Refugee Post in New Jersey • Haldimand disappointed on decision not to reinforce Quebec • Court of enquiry concerning assistance to deserters of the 17th Light Dragoons Regiment • Arnold agrees to surrender the fort at West Point for 20,000 pounds

Volume 112 July 16, 1780-July 29, 1780 • Tarleton's displeasure at actions of officers and death of Capt. Huck in South Carolina • Intelligence concerning French fleet at Rhode Island • Dire shortage of medical supplies at Charleston • Chesapeake strategy

Volume 113 July 23, 1780-July 30, 1780 • Arbuthnot confirms French Navy presence off of Rhode Island • Arnold and West Point • Reinforcements from Europe

Volume 114 July 31, 1780-August 2, 1780 • Clinton memos on strategy • Proclamation by William Smith • Knyphausen's reasons for moving into New Jersey • Battle of Bull's Ferry

Volume 115 August 3, 1780-August 7, 1780 • Clinton orders boats up the North River • Germain's comments on • Arrest of Lt. Col. Frederick Thomas for defamation • Cornwallis declines to send reinforcements from the Carolinas

Volume 116 August 8, 1780-August 13, 1780 • Case of Lt. Col. Frederick Thomas (defamation) • 17th Light Dragoons ordered to cross to Long Island • • Clinton's account of activities of June-August • James Simpson reports on Carolinas

Volume 117 August 14, 1780-August 18, 1780 • Clinton spells out grievances in letter to Eden • Clinton's account of attempts to have conference with Arbuthnot • • Clinton complains about Arbuthnot and Graves to Eden • Battle of Fishing Creek (Catawba Ford)

Volume 118 August 19, 1780-August 26, 1780 • Minutes of conversation between Dalrymple, Arbuthnot, and Mathew concerning operation against French fleet • Clinton's account of Battle of Bull's Ferry • Cornwallis' account of Battle of Camden, Battle of Fishing Creek (Catawba Ford), and Battle of Hanging Rock • Cornwallis' plans to recruit in South Carolina and stock provisions for winter • Arrangements for securing West Point • Battle of Camden • Clinton convinced of necessity of Chesapeake operation

Volume 119 August 27, 1780-August 30, 1780 • Arrest of Capt. William Barry for disobedience of orders • Frederick Thomas case • Report on dissolution of Emmerich's Chasseurs • Uninhabitable condition of barracks at Fort Knyphausen • Report on state of South Carolina

Volume 120 August 31, 1780-September 1, 1780 • Widespread yellow fever among French Navy • Clinton's memorandum on events of June-August 1780 • Clinton's account of an attempt to poison him • Clinton's comments on Hessians • Report on willingness of Church of Brethren members to collaborate with British

Volume 121 September 2, 1780-September 5, 1780 • List of American prisoners of war sent to St. Augustine (Florida) on parole • Letters relating to prisoner Henry Van Schaack's request to be exchanged • General intelligence report by spy William Heron • Instructions for an expedition into

Volume 122 September 6, 1780-September 11, 1780 • Provision shortages in New York • Extracts of Germain's writings concerning the Chesapeake Bay operations • Arbuthnot commits to strengthening naval force in Carolinas

Volume 123 September 12, 1780-September 19, 1780 • Benedict Arnold's alliance with the British • Intelligence item in cipher • Discussion of provision shortages in Navy

Volume 124 September 20, 1780-September 30, 1780 • Details of Clinton's proposed expedition to Chesapeake • Officers complain about high prices of necessities • Cornwallis' proclamation concerning American property • 's illness • Relief of Augusta (including John Harris Cruger's and 's accounts) • Capture of Andre • Attempts to exchange Andre • Andre's farewell to Clinton • American soldier's comments on Arnold-Andre affair

Volume 125 October 1, 1780-October 12, 1780 • Clinton's accounts of Arnold-Andre affair (to sisters-in-law, to Germain) • Arnold's address upon joining the British Army • Memorial of American prisoners of war at Long Island • Instructions for Alexander Leslie on Chesapeake expedition

Volume 126 October 13, 1780-October 25, 1780 • Proposal concerning Chesapeake Bay by James Chalmers • Arnold claims that Andre promised him 10,000 pounds (not 6,000) • Removal of refugees from post at Bergen Point • Jervis' account of undisciplined Navy

Volume 127 October 26, 1780-October 31, 1780 • Arnold's report on American Army • Reports of Ferguson's death and the , Clinton's criticisms of Cornwallis for them • Intercepted American letters by Alexander , General Assembly, etc.

Volume 128 November 1, 1780-November 7, 1780 • Board of Associated Loyalists documents and address • Desertion of African Americans • Chesapeake expedition • List of British general officers

Volume 129 November 8, 1780-November 12, 1780 • Rawdon's account of and Battle of Kings Mountain • Cape Fear River expedition • Old Stone Fort battle

Volume 130 November 13, 1780-November 20, 1780 • Orders concerning transports • Provision returns • Disposition of British ships in Charleston, South Carolina • British victuallers delayed • Discussion of Indians

Volume 131 November 21, 1780-November 30, 1780 • Deserters' depositions • Deposition of soldiers • Intercepted American letters • Clinton's comments on Battle of Kings Mountain

Volume 132 December 1, 1780-December 7, 1780 • Battle of Blackstock's Plantation • Cornwallis' account of Battle of Camden • Germain and George III reactions to death of Andre • Rawdon's report on inhabitants of South Carolina • Policies concerning victuallers and transports

Volume 133 December 8, 1780-December 15, 1780 • Dangers of refugee post at Bergen Point • Report of trade in Virginia and Maryland • Intelligence concerning winter quarters of American Army • Leslie's expedition returns • Dispute between Clinton and Arbuthnot over sending ships to West Indies

Volume 134 December 16, 1780--December 26, 1780 • British relations with Cherokee and Creek () Indians • Commissary of Captures • Leslie's account of expedition • Cornwallis complains about poor quality of reinforcements • Foreign relations with Dutch

Volume 135 December 27, 1780-December 31, 1780 • Forage scarcity and policies • Conduct of Capt. Thomas Stirling • Comparative view of expenses, 1775-1780 • Plans and memorials by Charles Cochrane

Volume 136 Undated 1780: writers A-F • Petition from Convention Army Hessians • Policies on seizure of rebel property in Charleston • Various memoranda by Clinton • Clinton's criticisms of Howe's Narrative, including his decisions after Battle of Long Island

Volume 137 Undated 1780: writers G-W • Various returns • James Montcrief's plans for blockade of Charleston • Invitation to enlist (British)

Volume 138 January 1, 1781-January 3, 1781 • January 1 returns • New Year's greetings from Black Pioneers Regiment to Clinton • Letter from William Andre, brother of John, reacting to death • Policies concerning captured rebel property • News of mutiny among

Volume 139 January 4, 1781-January 9, 1781 • Clinton's proposals to Pennsylvania Line mutineers • William Phillips' will • Intelligence concerning Connecticut • Cornwallis' proposed route • Distribution of printed declarations of loyalty to British • Accounts of and their demands • Gen. 's sympathy with mutineers • Skirmish at Amboy, New Jersey

Volume 140 January 10, 1781-January 14, 1781 • More on Pennsylvania Line mutiny • Report on Amboy • Capture of two British spies monitoring Pennsylvania Line, James Murphy and ? Ogden • Numerous intelligence reports and depositions

Volume 141 January 15, 1781-January 22, 1781 • Report on end of Pennsylvania Line mutiny • James Ogden and ? Murphy hanged as spies in New Jersey • Numerous intelligence reports and depositions • Cornwallis' • More on settling Pennsylvania Line mutiny • Construction of gun-boats • Jefferson printed proclamation concerning coercion of Virginians

Volume 142 January 23, 1781-January 25, 1781 • Documents and instructions relating to the Board of Directors of the Associated Loyalists • Mutiny of and British encouragement thereof • More on Pennsylvania Line mutiny • Intelligence concerning New York and New Jersey

Volume 143 January 26, 1781-January 30, 1781 • Intelligence concerning New York and New Jersey • 's comments on war with Dutch • Destruction of Spanish works on Gibraltar

Volume 144 January 31, 1781, Undated January • Clinton's comments on Cowpens campaign • DeLancey's "journal" of the mutiny of the Pennsylvania Line • Meeting minutes of the Board of Directors of the Associated Loyalists (January 1781-February 1782) • Undated items concerning Pennsylvania Line mutiny

Volume 145 February 1, 1781-February 9, 1781 • Extracts of minutes of Connecticut General Assembly • Spanish in West Florida, Galvez expedition to Mobile • Printed broadside concerning Battle of Cowpens • Battle of Cowan's Ford • More on resolution of Pennsylvania Line mutiny • Arnold's Portsmouth (Virginia) expedition

Volume 146 February 10, 1781-February 23, 1781 • Loss of HMS Culloden • Intelligence on Battle of Cowpens • Clinton criticizes Cornwallis' use of detachments • Proclamation by Cornwallis inviting loyalists to Hillsborough, North Carolina • Arnold's Portsmouth (Virginia) expedition • Departure of French ships for Chesapeake

Volume 147 February 25, 1781-March 1, 1781 • Intelligence that Lafayette is moving southward with Continental troops • Clinton-Arbuthnot dispute over whether to leave Gardiner's Bay • Clinton-Cornwallis dispute over quality of reinforcements • Clinton's account of activities of March 1-16, 1781 • Cornwallis' account of Battle of Cowan's Ford • Intelligence that American soldiers headed southward under Lafayette • French blockade Chesapeake

Volume 148 March 2, 1781-March 9, 1781 • Planned expedition under Capt. Charles Hudson • Record of provisions per soldier for British Army • Controversy over Hudson expedition • Distribution of prizes among Army and Navy • Romulus captured by French • explains Vermont's independent position

Volume 149 March 10, 1781-March 16, 1781 • Hudson expedition encounters delays • Intelligence concerning • Conflict with Arbuthnot over Hudson expedition • Battle of Guilford Courthouse casualties

Volume 150 March 17, 1781-March 26, 1781 • Cornwallis' accounts of Battles of Cowpens and Guilford Courthouse • Clinton's Chesapeake Bay strategy • William Phillips departs for Chesapeake with reinforcements • Rumors about the loyalties of Ethan Allen • Proposals for intercepting mail • Prominence of Ira and Ethan Allen and attitudes of Vermonters

Volume 151 March 27, 1781-April 5, 1781 • Battle of • Skirmish at Chestnut Neck, New Jersey • Murder of Captain James Dunlop • Rodney's comments on Anglo-Dutch War • Rodney's account of British Capture of St. Eustatius • American casualties at Battle of Guilford Courthouse • Chesapeake Bay strategy

Volume 152 April 6, 1781-April 20, 1781 • Returns of Convention Army • Account of James Webster's death after Guilford Courthouse • Captured letter from Philip Mazzei to Thomas Jefferson • Account of British capture of St. Eustatius • William Phillips falls ill on his way to Cornwallis

Volume 153 April 21, 1781-April 29, 1781 • • Cornwallis' account of Battle of Guilford Courthouse and aftermath, including skirmish at Ramsay's Mill • Cornwallis' proclamation concerning • Clinton requests transports to send 2000 reinforcements to Chesapeake Bay • Question of Arbuthnot's departure

Volume 154 April 30, 1781-May 5, 1781 • Clinton denies Leslie's request to return to Europe • Clinton requests reassignment of Arbuthnot • Intelligence concerning Gibraltar • Distribution of Charleston prize money between Army and Navy • Germain stresses importance of south as the main objective of the war • Battle of Hobkirk's Hill • Balfour worries about excessive Army expenditures in Charleston

Volume 155 May 6, 1781-May 19, 1781 • Division of prizes between Army and Navy • Shortages of small arms in Carolinas • Letters and documents concerning loyalties and activities of Vermonters • Riots over paper currency in Philadelphia • Arnold's account of Battle of Hobkirk's Hill • Destruction of French tobacco in Virginia • Clinton harshly criticizes Cornwallis

Volume 156 May 20, 1781-May 29, 1781 • American troops under Greene move into South Carolina • Journal of the Siege of Fort Watson • Worsening illness and death of William Phillips • Cornwallis approves Arnold's request to return to New York • James Robertson arrives in Chesapeake • Clinton declines travel to Chesapeake • Captured American mail, including 's letter to his dentist

Volume 157 May 30, 1781-June 6, 1781 • Intercepted American mail • Hessian reinforcements successfully avoid French and Dutch interception • Account of Siege of Fort Motte • Germain stresses agreement with Cornwallis on importance of Virginia

Volume 158 June 7, 1781-June 9, 1781 • Holland-Sullivan letters • Reactions to William Phillips' death • Rawdon's account of Battle of Hobkirk Hill • Intercepted Washington and Lafayette letters

Volume 159 June 10, 1781-June 19, 1781 • Clinton's discussion of detachments for Chesapeake • Brief account of Invasion of • Slave stealing in Virginia • Poor conditions for British prisoners of war at Lancaster Barracks (Pennsylvania) • Extensive intelligence report from Rhode Island

Volume 160 June 20, 1781-June 28, 1781 • Intelligence concerning French • Expedition against Philadelphia • Discussion of Spanish-American and French-American foreign relations

Volume 161 June 29, 1781-July 2, 1781 • Arbuthnot recalled to Europe • Anti-British sentiments of Bermudans • Skirmishes in Virginia • Battle of Spencer's Ordinary • Cornwallis stresses importance of Virginia, disapproves of Philadelphia expedition • Discussion of paper currency in Philadelphia

Volume 162 July 3, 1781-July 6, 1781 • Arbuthnot sails for Europe on the Roebuck • Clinton's remarks on Arbuthnot's criticisms of him in a published letter to Sir Philip Stevens • Accounts and casualty return for Battle of Hobkirk's Hill and aftermath • Siege of Ninety-Six • Westchester skirmish at Frog's Point • Proposals from Clinton to Thomas Graves • casualty return

Volume 163 July 7, 1781-July 11, 1781 • Clinton requisitions troops from Cornwallis • Cornwallis' account of Battle of Green Spring • Intelligence on French military • Clinton's proclamation concerning bounties given to American deserters who join the British • Clinton instructs Cornwallis to hold Old Point Comfort

Volume 164 July 12, 1781-July 15, 1781 • Intelligence agent betrays Associated Loyalists, many seized in Maryland and Pennsylvania • Intercepted letters from Greene and Lafayette • Intelligence concerning (Jersey Brigade)

Volume 165 July 16, 1781-July 21, 1781 • Clinton's comments on division of prizes • Siege of Ninety-Six and aftermath • Skirmish at Shubrick's Plantation • Drummond recommends seizing horses, wagons, and vessels to curb excessive expenditures • Associated Loyalists Board of Directors proposals concerning trade • Intercepted American letters, including comments on Battle of Green Springs

Volume 166 July 22, 1781-July 26, 1781 • British attempts to enlist members of Duc de Lauzon's mounted legion • Cornwallis defends his movements to Wilmington and Petersburg, Virginia to Clinton • Captured letters by Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer and Joseph Jones • Clinton's comments on Siege of Pensacola • Drummond attempts to curtail excessive military spending

Volume 167 July 27, 1781-[July] 1781 • Clinton disappointed by small number of reinforcements from West Indies • Intelligence concerning New York • Draft of George Beckwith's plan to surprise French at White Plains, New York

Volume 168 August 1, 1781-August 2, 1781 • British believe Americans ordered to Peekskill to make attack upon New York • Enclosures relating to Vermont • Rodney and Vaughan depart from England • Expenditures of public accounts

Volume 169 August 3, 1781-August 9, 1781 • Appointment of Board to investigate excessive expenditures • Nisbet Balfour's account of the Siege of Ninety-Six and relief by Rawdon • Clinton-Cornwallis dispute over Cornwallis' retreat to Portsmouth • Survey of Old Point Comfort

Volume 170 August 10, 1781-August 18, 1781 • Arrival of 2500 German recruits at New York • Proposals to free Convention troops • Clinton recommends DeLancey for Adjutant General • Conditions at Lancaster Barracks (prison for British prisoners of war) • Deposition of "Miss Jenny," female spy • Dream/prophecy of Murphy Steel of the Black Pioneers, who envisions an uprising against Washington by African Americans • Clinton's plans for New York and justifications • Delay of Royal Oak and Robust delays expedition against Rhode Island • American troop movements in New York

Volume 171 August 19, 1781-August 23, 1781 • Cornwallis describes troop movements in Virginia • Cornwallis-Clinton dispute over crossing James River • Description of large-scale migration to Vermont • American troop movements in New York and New Jersey • Discussion of constructing works at Gloucester, Virginia • Clinton receives intelligence that American and French troops are headed for the Chesapeake • Requests for tools for digging trenches in Yorktown

Volume 172 August 24, 1781-August 30, 1781 • Franco-American troop movement southward • Cornwallis requests money to be sent to Yorktown • Lochry's defeat (Lochry Massacre) • French Army arrival at Chatham • Graves rejects Associated Loyalists' request for shipping

Volume 173 August 31, 1781-September 6, 1781 • Leslie ordered to Charleston on the Blonde • Clinton's plans against Rhode Island • Clinton proposes expedition against privateers off Connecticut • Auditing of public expenses

Volume 174 September 7, 1781-Sepember 17, 1781 • Clinton's account to Germain of American movements, August- September • Cornwallis reports arrival of de Grasse's fleet in Chesapeake • Benedict Arnold's account of Battle of Groton Heights and capture of Fort Griswold • British Council of War meeting minutes • Council of War debate sending forces to relieve Cornwallis at Chesapeake, decide to wait for better conditions • Clinton's questions for Peter Russell

Volume 175 September 18, 1781-September 23, 1781 • List of ships in de Grasse's fleet • Bergen Point and disagreements over wood • Numerous intelligence reports • British Council of War meeting minutes

Volume 176 September 24, 1781-September 29, 1781 • Cornwallis describes distribution of American and French around Chesapeake in early- and mid-September • Enclosures to Germain concerning Chesapeake strategy and relief of Cornwallis • Thomas Graves' account of the and damage to ships • British Council of War meeting minutes • Decision to send assistance from Army and Navy to Chesapeake • Vermont negotiations with the British

Volume 177 September 30, 1781-October 1, 1781 • Clinton's undated September memoranda • Enclosures from Haldimand concerning independence of Vermont • British Council of War meeting minutes • Appointment of Vermont Commissioners

Volume 178 October 2, 1781-October 9, 1781 • Clinton's summary and comments on September 1781 • Haldimand's Vermont proclamation • • British Council of War meeting minutes • Clinton's questions for the Council of War

Volume 179 October 10, 1781-October 15, 1781 • British Council of War meeting minutes • Proposal by Thomas Graves concerning military strategy • Clinton describes strategy to Germain and encloses letters to and from Cornwallis concerning the Siege of Yorktown and British relief strategies

Volume 180 October 16, 1781-October 28, 1781 • Thomas Graves departs with fleet for Yorktown • Cornwallis describes American construction of trenches and British casualties • Surrender of Yorktown • Articles of capitulation • Cornwallis' account and comments on the surrender • Clinton receives first news of Yorktown surrender • Alexander Leslie succeeds Cornwallis in Command of the Southern District

Volume 181 October 29, 1781-November 5, 1781 • Clinton informs Germain of surrender at Yorktown • Enclosures from Cornwallis describe Siege of Yorktown • Benedict Arnold asks to return to Europe • British worry that Americans/French will capture Charleston

Volume 182 November 6, 1781-November 11, 1781 • Negotiation of Yorktown surrender • Thomas Graves resigns • Clinton and Samuel Hood discussion of re-embarkation of 69th Regiment of Foot for the West Indies • Outcry over American rejection of 10th Article of Capitulation of Yorktown, which would have offered immunity to American Loyalists • List of British officers captured at Yorktown

Volume 183 November 12, 1781-November 22, 1781 • Franklin's comments on American rejection of 10th Article of Capitulation of Yorktown, which would have offered immunity to American Loyalists • Loyalties of Vermont

Volume 184 November 23, 1781-November 30, 1781 • Forage money policies • List of transports to remain in America • Summary of speeches in Parliament concerning the continuation of the war • William Smith's comments on restoration of "civil government" • Clinton and Cornwallis dispute over Yorktown • Clinton states "the game is up" and doubts the war can continue

Volume 185 December 1, 1781-December 5, 1781 • Alexander Leslie's report on the insecurity of Charleston and proposal for troop movements • Clinton and Cornwallis argue over responsibility for Yorktown • Mellish describes reactions to Yorktown in Great Britain • Public criticisms of Clinton

Volume 186 December 6, 1781-December 12, 1781 • Clinton presents his case against Cornwallis to Germain • Cornwallis prepares for return to England • Reactions to Yorktown surrender in Parliament • Account of Battle of Lindley's Mill • Council of War meeting minutes

Volume 187 December 13, 1781-December 20, 1781 • Accounts of Lord Rawdon's capture at sea • Auditing of expenditures in South Carolina • Council of War meeting minutes • Policies and reports concerning wood at Bergen Point Refugee Post

Volume 188 December 21, 1781-December 31, 1781 • Thomas Baddeley expresses gratitude toward Clinton • Comments on shortages of entrenchment tools at Yorktown • Henri Crublier d'Opeterre's journal of the Yorktown Siege • Enclosures concerning Leslie, including his request for reinforcements for Charleston and discussion of Loyalist claims • New York Council meeting minutes • Charges of disloyalty against Col. Roger Morris found to be false • Clinton's memorandum giving reasons for not sending reinforcements to the West Indies

Volume 189 1781 • Undated Clinton memoranda on Yorktown, the mutiny of the Pennsylvania Line, Drummond's investigation of expenditures • Account of skirmish involving Loyal Refugee Volunteers at Closter, New Jersey

Volume 190 January 2, 1782-January 25, 1782 • Thomas Pelham-Clinton (3rd duke of Newcastle) reports that Germain has sided with Cornwallis against Clinton • Drummond's investigation of public expenditures • Clinton's comments on tenth article of capitulation for Yorktown • Clinton on restoration of civil government • Depositions concerning Roger Morris

Volume 191 January 26, 1782-March 4, 1782 • Cornwallis captured by privateers en route to England • Drummond's public expenditures investigation • Germain elevated to peerage • Clinton's defense of actions leading up to Yorktown • Journal of escaped British sergeants (23rd Regiment of Foot)

Volume 192 March 5, 1782-March 20, 1782 • Thomas Townshend's comments on public expenditures • Clinton's complaints about Cornwallis to Lord Lincoln • Enclosures related to Duncan's investigation of public accounts

Volume 193 March 21, 1782-April 22, 1782 • Meeting minutes for the Board of General Officers • Clinton memo on relief of Jamaica

Volume 194 April 23, 1782-June 23, 1782 • Minutes of the court martial of Richard Lippincott • Drummond's investigation of public accounts • Guy Carleton succeeds Clinton as Commander-in-Chief • Carleton's orders concerning public accounts • Clinton departs for England • Memorials of Loyal Refugee Volunteers

Volume 195 June 24, 1782-August 25, 1782 • Clinton arrives in England • Cornwallis' examination before Commissioners of Public Accounts • Andrew Elliot's report on Commissary, Barrack Master, Quartermaster departments • Thomas Carter's declining health and death

Volume 196 August 25, 1782-December 31, 1782 • Andrew Elliot praises Cornwallis' attempts to reduce public expenditures • Settlement of Loyalists in Nova Scotia • British discuss evacuation of New York • Clinton writes and circulates his Narrative • Letter from Edward Gibbon on Clinton's Narrative • Clinton's response to Carleton's orders

Volume 197 January-June 1783 • Reactions to Clinton's Narrative • Clinton's efforts to be paid for his final days as commander-in-chief • Preliminary peace treaty and objections by Loyalists and provincial forces • Settlement of Loyalists in Nova Scotia

Volume 198 July-December 1783 • Clinton's regiment taken away • Clinton's finances • Accounting for prizes captured during the war • Clinton's debts to the Treasury

Volume 199 January-July 1784 • Clinton's debts to the Treasury • Clinton takes residence at Orwell Park • Commissioners of Public Accounts • George Clinton's finances

Volume 200 August-December 1784 • Writ against Thomas Ward • Comments on Clinton's Narrative • Clinton's defenses of expenditures • Thomas Ward returns to England and requests financial assistance • Clinton's falling out with the Duke of Newcastle • Clinton's comments on Guy Carleton • List of officers in provincial corps

Volume 201 January 1, 1785-June 13, 1785 • Thomas Ward's finances and family • Clinton's dealings with Pitt and Commissioners • Clinton's social affairs

Volume 202 June 14, 1785-September 30, 1785 • Thomas Ward's finances and family • Clinton's social affairs

Volume 203 October-December 1785 • Clinton's social visits • Questioning by commissioners over land captured at Charleston • Clinton's notes on Andrew's History of the War • Thomas Ward's finances

Volume 204 January 11, 1786-May 1786 • Clinton urges George Rose to provide support to Loyalists • Clinton's quarrel with Duke of Richmond • Morning Herald letters--Oliver's Ghost • Clinton's family matters

Volume 205 June 3, 1786-August 1786 • Clinton's annotation of Cornwallis' correspondence • Clinton's quarrel with Duke of Richmond • Clinton's family matters • Clinton's journal covering late 1786

Volume 206 September 5, 1786-December 31, 1786 • Treasury orders Clinton, Hays, and Frazer to pay back Charleston prize money • List of papers transmitted by Clinton to the Commissioners of Public Accounts • Further investigation of Clinton by Commissioners of Public Accounts • Howe defends his expenditures to the Commissioners • Letter to Lord Sheffield describing visit by unspecified Native Americans to London • Clinton's quarrel with Duke of Richmond

Volume 207 January 6, 1787-September 1787 • Charles Mellish's "Observations on the French East India Trade" • Controversy over Thomas Rogers • Clinton's further comments on his Narrative • Clinton's key to dockets on letters

Volume 208 October 1787-April 1788 • Clinton's remarks on Tarleton's History • Clinton travels Europe • Clinton's comments on John Watson Tadwell Watson's Narrative • Augusta Clinton elopes with Henry Dawkins

Volume 209 May 1788-December 1788 • Clinton's comments on Russo-Turkish War • George Hay must repay prize money • Clinton's account of Augusta Clinton's elopement

Volume 210 1789 • Clinton's notes on Simcoe's Journal of the Operations of the Queen's Rangers • Clinton travels Europe • Observations on Russo-Turkish War (1787-1792) • William Dalrymple's testimony to Commissioners of Public Accounts • Anonymous account of the Battle of the Nedumkotta (with water-color illustrations) • Claims by Riedesel

Volume 211 January 1790-August 1790 • Report on Clinton's property in North America • Clinton's report concerning prize money in Charleston • Memo on permanent rank of provincial officers • Questions for William Dalrymple concerning public accounts, partially answered by Clinton • Claims by Riedesel • Clinton informed of confiscation of his New York property

Volume 212 September 1790-March 1791 • Clinton's comments on French Revolution and European politics • Third Mysore War and its importance for the British • Clinton is re-elected to Parliament • Defense of actions at Yorktown • Printed extract concerning slave uprisings in Dominica

Volume 213 April 1791-December 1791 • Third Anglo-Mysore War • Claims by Riedesel • Clinton must purchase commissions for his sons • Clinton's address to the Commissioners of Public Accounts • Russo-Turkish War

Volume 214 January 1, 1792-September 12, 1792 • George Hay corruption charges • Charles Stevenson's account of Northwest Indian War • Third Anglo-Mysore War • Battle of the Wabash • Clinton's notes to be read with his Narrative • Memo concerning Clinton's will • Legal actions concerning Clinton's property in North America • Clinton's account of Battle of Monmouth • Clinton's memo on the French Revolution

Volume 215 September 13, 1792-December 31, 1792 • Clinton meets with King George III • Clinton's comments on French Revolution and Duke of Brunswick • Peter Russell goes to Canada • Peggy (Shippen) Arnold pleads for financial assistance from British • Clinton's comments on Northwest Indian War

Volume 216 January 1793-September 1793 • Clinton's letter to (Thayendanegea) • Northwest Indian War and peace efforts • Peter Russell and John Graves Simcoe report on Canada • French Revolution

Volume 217 October 1793-June 1794 • Memorandum on • Clinton and Toulon • French Revolution • Siege of Dunkirk • affair • Death of Henry Fiennes Clinton, 2nd duke of Newcastle • Clinton's desire for governorship of Gibraltar

Volume 218 July 1794-December 1794 • Clinton promised governorship of Gibraltar • Clinton's health declines • Simcoe reports on Northwest Indian War and Battle of Fallen Timbers • Notes for Observations on Mr. Stedman's History of the American War • Clinton's notes on History of the American War (Stedman) • Clinton's reasons for publishing his history of the war

Volume 219 1795 • Clinton's notes on Stedman's history of the war • Clinton regains land in North America • Henry Fiennes Clinton (Duke of Newcastle) estate • Clinton transfers land in North America to William Henry Clinton • Comments on British in French Revolution • "Regulations to Be Observed by Troops Embarked in Transports for Service Abroad" (printed pamphlet) • Death of Clinton

Volume 220 1796-1850 • Clinton's estate • Conflict over Clinton's property in New York • Death of Peter Russell • Poem about Native Americans: "The Many Nations in Irregular Rhyme" • Death of Sarah Martha Holroyd