GREAT BRITAIN: Colonial Office 5 America and West...

Colonial Office 5, Selected Volumes, 9 to 1440 Original Documents on Microfilm

Finding aid no. 90, British Records on MicrofilmRevisions and additions, November 1997, Judi Cumming 1

GREAT BRITAIN: Colonial Office 5America and West Indies, Original Correspondence

Microfilmed originals of selected volumes between 9 and 1440. Volumes 65 to 82, 223 to 232,855 to 869 and 898 to 901 were acquired on microfilm in 1996. Volumes 9, 12 to 20, 44 to 45,179 to 187, 246, 283-284 and 751 to 756 were acquired on microfilm in 1997. The following isa description of a selection of the documents on some reels and a general description of otherreels. This finding aid is organized by volume number, i.e., CO 5, vol. 9, etc.

Reel No. Subject and Volume Dates

B-6171 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateExpedition Against CanadaVolume 9, 256 pagesCanada Expedition: Letters from Brigadier Hill, ColonelNicholson & (Governor Samuel) Vetch. (Francis Nicholson,Governor and Commander in Chief at Annapolis Royal, etc.)Preceded by an index which provides date of document, recipientand author and sometimes a note on the content. Relates to thestate of the forces, muster payments; discussion on the expeditionagainst Port Royal, presents to the Indians, etc. Includes memorials,journals, letters, instructions to governors, list of inhabitants ofAnnapolis Royal who took the Oath of Allegiance, Journall of aVoyage Designed to Quebeck from Boston in New England byVetch, and The state of the case of the English Prisoners atCanada: memorial of the Prisoners of Canada.

14 Oct. 1710 to 1August1713

B-6172 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateDespatchesVol. 12, 117 pages.America: A Miscellaneous Collection from 1720 to 1747. Precededby an index: date, recipient, author and sometimes a note on thecontent. From Governors in America relating to the affairs of thecolonies. Includes a Journal of the Commissioner for IndianAffairs on his Journey to the Cherokees and his proceedings (ff. 14to 34); Captain Fitch's journal to the Creeks (ff. 35 to 45); a planof Fort King George, State of the actual Possessions of the Crownof Great Britain in North America at the Treaty of Utrecht (ff. 71to 76), An Account of the yearly Expences in fortifying HisMajesty's Dominions of North America ... (folio 82), etc. 1747.

1719 to1747




B-6172 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateDespatchesVol. 12, 117 pages. (Continued from previous page) Relates to schemes for the reduction of Annapolis Royal and forprotecting His Majesty's subjects in America, declaration of waragainst Spain; instances of encroachments made by the Frenchupon the rights of the Crown of Great Britain in American; Spanishpirates and an account of yearly expenses in fortifying HisMajesty's Dominions on the Continent of North America.

1719 to1747

B-6172 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateDespatchesVol. 13, 352 pages.Demands made and Terms agreed upon for the Surrender ofLouisbourg..., Articles of Capitulation proposed ...(folios 67 to120), etc.; report of Council about provisions for garrison ofLouisbourg, troops, state of the garrison, plan of Louisbourg, etc.Also, a brief state of the Province of Nova Scotia and plan of partof Nova Scotia; Mascarene to various persons; Governor Shirley;remonstrance of Governor Cornwallis on conduct of French inNova Scotia; William Johnson re conditions among Indians;declaration by Andrew Montour respecting the Six Nations; etc.

1743 to1753

B-6173 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateDespatchesVol. 14, 310 pages.From Commanders-in-Chief and Colonial Governors in BritishNorth America giving information on campaigns by land and sea,of the course pursued by the several provincial legislaturesregarding demands for men and supplies, and conferences withIndian Tribes. Includes note regarding a ...Treaty held at Lancasterin Pensilvania Government in 1744, between the Deputies of theSix Nations and Commissioners from the Governments of Virginiaand Maryland. Includes printed journal: A Journal of theProceedings at Two Conferences between His Excellency WilliamShirley, and the Chiefs of the Norridgewock Indians and the chiefsof the Penobscot Indians, 1754.

1753-1754




B-6173 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateDespatchesVol. 15, 329 pages.From Commanders-in-Chief and Colonial Governors in BritishNorth America. Proceedings of a Congress held in 1754 (ff. 119-196), Albany, Six Nations and French, etc. Indian Treaty at CampMount Pleasant (ff. 381-404); Termes de Capitulation...accordésau Commandant et Garnison de Beauséjour.

1754-1755

B-6174 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateDespatchesVol. 16, parts I and II, 294 pages.From Commanders-in-Chief and Colonial Governors in BritishNorth America. Includes fortification plans, Gazettes, depositions,journals of legislatures, petitions.

1755

B-6174 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateDespatchesVol. 17, parts I, II and III 386 pages.From Commanders-in-Chief and Colonial Governors in BritishNorth America. Agreement, letters, depositions, proceedings atIndian Council, and reports regarding colonies.

1755-1756

B-6175 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateDespatchesVol. 18, 3 parts, 587 pages.From Commanders-in-Chief and Colonial Governors in B.N.A.

1757-1758




B-6176 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateDespatchesVol. 19, 2 parts, 316 pages.From Commanders-in-Chief and Colonial Governors in BritishNorth America; A General Scheme of the Fishery & Inhabitants ofNewfoundland for the Year 1758; account of the defeat of theFrench near Niagara (ff. 235-238); treaty with the Cherokees (ff.397-400); Scheme of the Fisheries of Newfoundland (ff.423-424);Proceedings at the Court, St. John's, Nfld., (ff. 425-428); petition oflate French Inhabitants of Nova Scotia to the King (ff. 537-544)

1759-1760

B-6176 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateDespatchesVol. 20, 195 pages.From Commanders-in-Chief and Colonial Governors in BritishNorth America. Includes Minutes of Council, proclamations, legaldocuments such as affidavits, speeches and addresses.

1760-1761

B-6177 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateExpedition Against CanadaVol. 44, 347 pages.Louisbourg: garrison - returns, expenses; surrender of;correspondence of Sir William Pepperell, Gov. Warren, Gov. Shirley, Gov. Hopson; minutes of council of war; intelligence;declaration of officers; fortifications, batteries, and artillery ofLouisbourg; certificat de la reprise de possession de Louisbourg. Correspondence deals with the state of the garrison and illness atLouisbourg, preliminaries to be settled between Hopson, Governorof Cape Breton and Desherbiers to ensure the evacuation of CapeBreton, etc.

1746-1750




B-6177 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateExpedition Against CanadaVol. 45, 412 pages. A Miscellaneous Collection of Letters from Governors in America& the West Indies Relating to the Canada Expedition from 1746 to1750. Correspondence from Governor Shirley, Mascarene, and theDuke of Newcastle, etc. Subjects include the raising of troops forthe expedition; Governor Shirley's proclamation to the Frenchinhabitants at Nova Scotia; French encroachment at Crown Pointand details of some plans of the intended expedition againstCanada.

1746-1750

B-2111 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary and Naval DespatchesVol. 46: 1755-1756Vol. 47: Military Despatches, 1756:-ff. 270.

1755-1756

B-2112 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary DespatchesVol. 47: 1756:ff. 270Vol. 48: 1756-1757Vol. 49: 1758

1756-1758

B-2113 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary DespatchesVol 50: 1758-1759America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary Despatches (expedition against Canada)Vol 51: 1759America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateSecret Correspondence as to certain anonymous lettersVol. 52: 1756-1761

1758-1761




B-220 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary and Naval DespatchesVol. 53: 1758: -ff.218Vol. 54: 1758-1759: ff.218-

1758-1759

B-221 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary and Naval DespatchesVol. 54: 1758-1759: ff. 218-Vol. 55: 1759 June, Part I & IIVol. 56: 1759 July & October, Part 1, II & III

1758-1759

B-2171 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary and Naval DespatchesVol. 56: 1759 July-Oct.Vol. 57: 1759 Dec.-Feb. 1760

1759-1760

B-2172 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary and Naval DespatchesVol. 58: 1760 April-Sept.

1760

B-2173 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary and Naval DespatchesVol. 59: 1760 Aug.-Nov.Vol. 60: 1760 Dec.-April 1761

1760-1761

B-2174 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary and Naval DespatchesVolume 61: 1761 May-Nov., 1088 pages.Military and Naval DespatchesVolume 62: 1762, 872 pages: -ff.197

1761-1762




B-2175 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary & Naval DespatchesVolume 62: 1762Military & Naval DespatchesVolume 63: 1762-1763, 852 pages. Includes extracts fromminutes of proceedings between Johnson and Six Nations andCaughnawaga; return of killed, wounded and missing at Niagara;plan of Fort St. Augustine, etc.Military & Naval DespatchesVolume 64: 1759-1760, 368 pages.Amherst, Murray, etc.; returns of killed and wounded, journal ofthe siege of Quebec, by Governor Murray; manifesto; rules andorders for the French inhabitants; regulations of coin; ordinancesrelating to inhabitants; monthly returns of troops on St. Lawrenceunder Murray; treaty of friendship between Atkin and the ChoctawNation; list of the Choctaw towns; proclamation concerningcredentials of signers of the treaty; minutes of conferences with theChoctaw Indians, etc.

1759-1763

B-6111 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateIndian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 65, part IMemorial of the merchants trading to South Carolina and Georgiato William Pitt, Secretary of State, regarding the Nation of Creeks,Choctaws, Cherokees and hostilities against the colonies andrequesting relief. Petition of the Governor and Company ofAdventurers of England trading into Hudson’s Bay regarding theships that the French took before the Treaty of Utrecht and the factthat they took, plundered and dispossessed them of several factoriesand settlements. The petitioners seek redress at the Congress forPeace.

1762




B-6111 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateIndian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 65, part IMemorial of William Bolton, agent at Massachusetts Bay regarding15th article of Treaty of Utrecht and “five Nations or Cantons ofIndians”, and sovereignty over their country. Other aspects of theTreaty of Utrecht include the 13th article and the Island of CapeBreton being ceded to the French. Submits reasons for retainingCanada and Newfoundland at the peace.

1762

B-6111 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateIndian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 65, part IMemorial from merchants “trading to & concerned in theprosperity of Canada”, regarding “ Paper Money or Bills of Creditissued to the French Inhabitants in the Years 1757, 1758, 1759 &1760". Memorial on the articles of peace and the subjects of theFrench King. Illicit trade with Isles of St. Pierre and Miquelon.Memorial of Liverpool merchants re debts in conquered islands.Memorial of Samuel Clark and Susanna Young of the County ofPoole, merchants and traders to the “Island of St. Peters nearNewfoundland”. Letters of reference re the advantages procured bythe Treaty of Peace, regulations relating to the Indians and the est.of new governments in the ceded provinces and islands, 1763.

1762-1763

B-6111 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateIndian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 65, part I Letter from John Stuart, agent for Indian affairs, making thenecessary preparation for a Congress with the Indians agreeable tohis instruction. Refers to the chiefs of the Creek, Choctaw,Cherokee, Chickasaw and Catawbas. Note that the Creek nationsare very unfavourable to the English and greatly dissatisfied withthe removal of the French from Mobile Alabama.

1 June1763




B-6111 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateIndian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 65, part I Report on Acquisitions in America and benefits, e.g., fishery inNova Scotia, fur and skin trade of the Indians in North America,supplying of all the Indian tribes of North America with Europeancommodities, secure settling of the coast of North America, andvarious commodities for trade. Includes maps.

B-6111 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateIndian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 65, part 2Various circulars to all of the Governors in America.

Letter of reference, Lords of Trade to Egremont, concerning theextent of the new provinces and the lands to be reserved for the useof the Indians by proclamation, a free trade with the Indians underproper licences and regulations.

14 July1763

Letter and details on the fixing of the new Governments ofNewfoundland, Nova Scotia and Georgia...preserving for theIndians all the lands to the westward of the sources of the riversthat fall into the Atlantic, prohibiting any settlement there,enjoining any such settlers to remove, prohibiting private purchasesof land from the Indians and requiring Indian traders to take outlicences and give security to the Governors. Also, lands to begranted to reduced officers and soldiers.

19 Sept.1763

B-6111 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateIndian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 65, part 2 Draft of a proclamation, identifying the boundaries of the four newgovernments and of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Georgia ,empowering the governments to make grants of lands and to grantto reduced officers and disbanded private men, and reserving forthe Indians all the lands to the westward...

7 Oct.1763




B-6111 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateIndian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 65, part 2 (continued)Documents signed by Lord Halifax and Phil SharpeLetter of reference concerning a plan for employing condemnedcriminals in public works in America.

Nov.1763

Copy of a petition from Henry Constant to the Board of Trade.

John Stuart’s letter regarding distribution of presents to the Indiansat the Congress at Augusta. Provides information on the activitiesof the Creeks and other nations.

5 Dec.1763

Memorial of merchants of Pennsylvania in the late trade with theIndians

12 Dec.1763

Abercrombie to Amherst containing proposals for raising a corps ofCanadians

10 Jan.1764

Estimate of the charge of maintaining and supporting the civilestablishment of ...Nova Scotia for ...1764

Halifax to Stuart approving of the proceedings of the Congress,refusing Attakullakulla’s request to coming to England

11 Feb.1764

Journal of the proceedings of the Southern Congress at Augusta.Includes a copy of the Lower Creeks’ talk.

1763

Letter from Sir W. Johnson informing of the friendly disposition ofthe Southern nations. He advises cultivating the friendship of theIndians. Comments that Mohawks complain of encroachments ontheir lands. Five Nations, and Caughnawaga. Discusses Indiansagacity.

25 Sept.1763




B-6111 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateIndian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 65, part 2 Plan for the future management of Indian affairs relating to trade,towns...that “proper measures be taken with the concurrence of theIndians to ascertain and define the precise and exact boundary andlimits of the land which it may be proper to reserve to them andwhere no settlement whatever shall be allowed”. List of Indiantribes in the Northern District of North America. List of Indiantribes in the Southern District of North America. Col Bradstreet’sthoughts on Indian trade, etc.

1765

B-6111 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateIndian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 65, part 3Petitions to from merchants; journal of Congress at Augusta, 1763;correspondence of William Johnson, etc.

B-6111 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 66The following are examples of documents:Letters of reference on the subject of conferences with the Frenchministers concerning the navigation near the coasts of the WestIndies Isles and particularly on the validity or non-existence of theTreaty of 1686.

Letter from Stuart to Lord Halifax giving an account of the Indianaffairs at St. Augustine and Apalachi and enclosing a talk deliveredto the head warrior.

Oct.1764

Talk to the Leading Men of some of the Creek nation by Stuart. 25 Sept. 1764

Lords of Trade desiring His Majesty’s direction with respect to the2 Mohawks lately brought to England.

1 March1765




B-6111 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 66Regulations for Indian traders.

April1765

Superintendent’s speech to the Great Chiefs, Chickasaw andChoctaw nations, informing them that there would be noencroachment of their lands.

27 March1765

Treaty for preservation of peace between Chickasaws, Chackaws. 26 March1765

Copy of the 9th Article of the Treaty of Peace with the DelawareNation entered into by their deputies

8 May1765

Representation from the Board of Trade to the King on Sir WilliamJohnson’s proposal for holding a general meeting with the Indiansthis summer.

29 Aug.1765

Scheme for free ports in America

Representation to the King regarding the subject of petition fromStephen Landry and other French Acadians praying to be allowedto return to Nova Scotia or settle in Quebec.

Letter from Col. Croghan, with his journal and transactions on themeeting with Chiefs of the Shawanese, Delaware, Seneca andSandusky Indians at Fort Pitt.

12 Dec.1765

Letter from Gov. Franklin regarding boundary in Indian countryand the retribution to be made in lands by the Indians to themerchants.

17 Dec.1765

Letter regarding the repeal of the Stamp Act.

Complaint by the Wappinger Indians in respect of a tract of landbelonging to that tribe.

Copy of the Treaty of Peace with the Delaware Nation entered intoby their deputies before William Johnson, agent and superintendentof Indian Affairs in the Northern Department of North America.




B-6111 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 66Copy of the conference with the Six Nations and Delawares atJohnson Hall

Apr-May1765

Copy of conferences and a treaty with the Shawanese at JohnsonHall

July1765

A Talk from the Cherokees to Lieut. Gov. Bull; talk from theHeadmen and warriors of the Cherokee Nation.

1765

B-6112 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 67

John Stuart’s talk to the Cherokees at Fort George, 8 May 1766

Application to William Johnson by the Lieutenant Governor ofVirginia to obtain peace for the Cherokees from the Northernnations, also requesting our interposition and mediation to bringabout a peace between them and the said tribes.

Copy of a letter from Sir William Johnson 17 Sept.1765

Copy of an answer to Governor George Johnstone’s talk to theUpper Creek nations

1766

Commentary on the mutual ill offices between Choctaws andCreeks

Letter from John Stuart regarding negotiations with the CreekIndians and relating to cessions of land by them.

Proceedings at a congress with Pontiac and chiefs of the Ottawas,Potawatamis, Hurons and Chippewas

July1766

Letter from John Stuart regarding negotiations with the CreekIndians and relating to cessions of land by them.




B-6112 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 67Reasons to establish a British colony at the Illinois

1766

Representation from the Lords of the Treasury to His Majestyrelating to the proposals for working coal mines in the Island ofCape Breton

1766

John Stuart, Superintendent for Indian affairs in the SouthernDistrict regarding the Cherokee Nation and invasions of NorthernIndians.

8 Aug.1766

Memorial signed by 60 officers who had served in 1764 campaignon Upper Lakes under Capt. Bradshaw, asking that His Majestywould allow them to transport, at their own expense, to thesettlement of Detroit, 600 families on condition that they mightreceive a grant for each family so transported, of 150 acres of landon the banks of the river Detroit.

Memorandum...Chickasaw Nation 7 Feb.1766

Shouloustamastabe, alias Red Shoes, his talk to the DeputySuperintendent, Mobile.

4 July1766

Transactions of a Congress held with the chiefs of the Ottawa andChippewa nations with several other nations present also. A talkfrom the Cherokee chiefs and headmen.




B-6112 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 68Copies of letters from Samuel Holland, HM Surveyor General forthe Northern District of America and the papers enclosed withthem...Details of the survey of Nova Scotia and his plans to surveysome small rivers and lakes during the Summer. Much informationis given on the areas surveyed...number of townships, quality ofacres, where and how the area was bounded to the North, SouthEast and West together with remarks such as “such as this townshipis but of little value having no place where fisheries can be carriedon”... or ...”along the banks of Milward Lake, the soil is fertile andthe woods exceeding good.”...A description of Cape Breton relativeto the Plan (about 40 pages). Included are such remarks as...”TheCountry is capable of being improved to a very high degree ofcultivation”.

Talk to the Cherokees 5 Feb.1767

Sir William Johnson to Shelburne 1 April1767

Memorials of traders from South Carolina and from Augusta to theCherokee Nation and the Creek Nation respectively.

Regulations to be observed in carrying on the trade with theIndians.

A review of the progressive state of the trade and proceedings ofthe Indians in the Northern District with some hints humbly offeredtowards establishing such regulations as may be enforced for theprevention of abuse and securing tranquillity in the colonies, (pp. 351-426).

1767




B-6112 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 69 Includes a lengthy report to the Lords of Trade upon Indian affairs,trade, boundary and colonies; a petition for a grant of land betweenthe Connecticut River and Lake Champlain; a map with a boundaryof Quebec; a conference with the Six Nations Indians regarding theboundary to the North; an account of a plot for revolutionizing thecolonies; correspondence of John Stuart and the Earl ofHillsborough; proceedings at a treaty held by Sir William Johnsonwith the Six Nations Shawanese, Delawares, Senecas of Ohio andother dependent tribes at Fort Stanwix, starting at folio 314. Indianchiefs present were named. Letters regarding the boundary of thesouthern provinces and the administration of Indian affairs,regarding mines around lake Superior, regarding negotiation of apeace between the Northern Indians and the Cherokees andregarding the limitations of copper mines in the country near LakeSuperior.

1767-1768

B-6113 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 70, 712 pages Includes more correspondence regarding boundaries, more lettersfrom Samuel Holland regarding the description of Cape Breton andplans of various places, journal of John Stuart regarding theratification of several treaties and other agreements entered into bythem with the several Indian tribes within the Southern District.Discussion of lands ceded and treaties, treaty with the Cherokees,treaty with the Creeks, copy of the treaty of ratification of the linedividing the lands reserved by the Creek Indians for their own use,from those they have ceded to His Majesty, in the Provinces ofGeorgia and East Florida.

1768-1769




B-6113 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 71, 572 pages, parts 1 and 2 Includes a list of His Majesty’s ships and vessels stationed in theWest Indies and on the continent of America; discussion of thefrontiers of Georgia; discussion of the repair proposed to thebatteries at Halifax which were judged unnecessary; discussion onthe fortifying of St. John’s in Newfoundland; account of the canonand ordnance stores furnished by the Office of Ordnance to each ofthe colonies; letters from Stuart, Holland and Johnson; lettersregarding the carriage of provisions across the Great Lakes;proceedings at a treaty with the Six Nations, the Indians of Canada,the several dependent tribes and the deputies from the CherokeeNation held at the Upper Settlements near the German Flatts in July1770 by Sir William Johnson (starting at folio 99 of volume 71,part 2).

1769-1770

B-6114 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 72, 730 pages.Material relating to the Southern District, particularly East Floridaand Virginia. Much discussion on Indian affairs in this area.Samuel Holland and survey.

1770-1771

B-6114 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 73, 922 pages. Southern District, including costs of Indian Department in EastFlorida; instructions to John Thomas, Deputy Superintendent ofIndian Affairs on the Mississippi; a journal to and through theLower Creek Indian Nation and Upper Creek Nation.

1771-1772




B-6115 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 74, 396 pages.Correspondence of Sir William Johnson regarding the Six Nations,plans for peace among Indians; discussion on the advantages of aregular plan for Indian trade. Correspondence of John Stuart,Superintendent of Indian Affairs; expenses attending generalsurveys; abstract of minutes of congress in South Carolina, 1768,John Stuart; list of tribes of the Mississippi between New Orleansand Riviere Rouge, folio 106-; memorials; Congress with the SixNations, April 1773; Samuel Holland’s astronomical observationsfor longitude of places in the Northern District of North America; retaining the confidence of the Six Nations; violation of treaties.

1773-1774

B-6115 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 75, pages.Samuel Holland’s surveys; colony of Massachusetts Bay;proceedings of the Congress with some of the principal chiefs andwarriors of the Six Nations; Extract from the journal of AlexanderMcKee, Sir William Johnson’s resident on the Ohio, etc., Marchthe 8th 1774, folio 142-; correspondence of Guy Johnson with LordDartmouth; Proceedings at a Congress with all the Chiefs,...Warriors of the Six Nations at Johnson Hall in June and July1774, folio 153-; correspondence of Guy Johnson; correspondenceof John Stuart.

1774-1775

B-6115 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc. Volume 76 Proceedings of congresses; correspondence of Guy Johnson;proceedings of a congress with the chiefs and warriors of theCayugas and several chiefs of the Six Nation Confederacy held atGuy Park, February 20th 1775, folio 110-.

1774-1776




B-6115 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 77 Correspondence of Guy Johnson with Lord George Germaine,Secretary of State for the Colonies, regarding the state of Indianaffairs - relations with Indians in the Southern and NorthernDistricts; correspondence of John Stuart; material on trade in thecolonies.

1776-1777

B-6116 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 78 Remarks on the management of the Northern Indian Nations:discussion that the Indians consider themselves a free andindependent people who must be managed either by persuasion,influence or awe of military authority, folio 12-, Daniel Claus;correspondence of John Stuart and others; estimate of the expenseregarding general surveys in North America.

1777

B-6116 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 79 Indian relations, surveys, trade, problems in the Southern District.Includes correspondence of John Stuart, etc.; memorials.

1777-1778

B-6116 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 80Surveys, trade & growing problems in the Southern District.Correspondence of John Stuart, Guy Johnson, memorials.

1779-1780




B-6117 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc.Volume 81Correspondence of Guy Johnson, proceedings of a congress in theSouthern District of the Choctaw Nation and John Stuart in which atract of country is ceded (between River Mississippi and ..)(f.18-)

1779-1780

B-6117 America and West Indies Original Correspondence - Secretary of State Indian Affairs, Surveys, etc. Volume 82Includes declaration and address of American Loyalists to the King,(starting at folio 231). Correspondence of Guy Johnson.

1780-1783

B-2963 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary DespatchesVolume 83: 1763-1765Volume 84: 1763-1766

1763-1766

B-2964 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary DespatchesVolume 85: 1766-1767Volume 86: 1768Volume 87: 1769

1766-1769

B-2965 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary DespatchesVolume 88: 1769-1770Volume 89: 1770-1771Volume 90: 1772-1773

1769-1773

B-2966 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary DespatchesVolume 91: 1774Volume 92: 1774-1775

1774-1775




B-2967 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary DespatchesVolume 93: 1775-1776

1775-1776

B-2968 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary DespatchesVolume 94: 1776-1777Volume 95: 1777-1778: -ff. 160

1776-1778

B-2969 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary Despatches Volume 95: 1777-1778: ff. 160-Volume 96: 1778Volume 97: 1778-1779: -ff. 175

1777-1779

B-2970 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary DespatchesVolume 97: 1778-1779: ff. 175-Volume 98: 1779:

1778-1779

B-2971 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary DespatchesVolume 99: 1779-1780Volume 100: 1780

1779-1780

B-2972 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary DespatchesVolume 101: 1781 Jan.-JuneVolume 102: 1781 June-July

1781




B-2973 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary DespatchesVolume 103: 1781 July-Nov.:Volume 104: 1781-1782:Volume 105: 1782 March-May: -ff.65

1781-1782

B-2974 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary DespatchesVolume 105: 1782 Mar.-May: ff.65-Volume 106: 1782 May-Aug.Volume 107: 1782 Aug.-Nov.: -ff.234

1782

B-2975 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary DespatchesVolume 107: 1782 Aug.-Nov.: ff 234-Volume 108: 1782 Dec.-Apr. 1983: -ff.267

1782

B-2996 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary DespatchesVolume 108: 1782 Dec.-April 1783:Volume 109: 1783 April-June:Volume 110: 1783 June-Aug.

1782-1783

B-2997 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary DespatchesVolume 110: 1783 June-Aug.Volume 111: 1783 Aug.-Jan. 1784

1783-1784




B-6178 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateCopies of Lieutenant Burgoyne's correspondence with Major-Gen. Heath as to troops captured by the Americans atSaratoga.Volume 179, 191 pages.Burgoyne's correspondence dealing with the state of theMassachusetts Bay; regulations for the troops of Burgoyne's army;discussion of disturbances at barracks and the necessity ofpayments for the troops for fuel, etc.

1777-1778

B-6178 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateCommissioners to quiet disorders in North America.Volume 180, 161 pages.Orders and instructions to the Earl of Carlisle, Lord Richard Howeand William Howe on quietening disorders together withdiscussion on the means of doing so.

1778

B-6179 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateCommissioners to quiet disorders in North America.Volume 181, 244 pages.Similar to volume 180 but including information on the priceincreases in North America.

1778-1779

B-6179 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary despatches and MiscellaneousVolume 182, 357 pages.Returns of killed, wounded under Archibald Campbell, Hessiantroops and present strength of troops. Southern parts of NorthAmerica.

1778-1780

B-6180 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary despatches and Misc., pt. 1Volume 183, 293 pages.Hessian troops, state of the troops in general; return of those killed,under Gen. Carleton. State of the American Rebel Army & Navy.

1780-1781




B-6180 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMilitary despatches and Misc., pt. 2Volume 184, 270 pages.State of the troops, returns of the clothing of the 4th Regiment. More on the state of the Rebel army.

1780-1781

B-6180 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateMiscellaneous LettersVolume 185, 74 pages.Licenses to give to foreigners going to the West Indies; list ofstations of HM Regiments in West Indies and America; account ofthe duties paid in the British West Indies and the British Coloniesin America upon imports from Great Britain, from Ireland and fromforeign countries; also exports to the same; account of expensesincurred on the office of Ordnance at various places in NorthAmerican and the West Indies.

1779-1794

B-6180 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateNaval despatchesVolume 186, 168 pages.Troops and their removal from Charlestown, etc., to New York.

1782-1784

B-6180 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateCaptain Vancouver's despatchesVolume 187, 125 pages.Demand for the use of HM Brig Chatham; Robert Duffin to GeorgeVancouver; Chart of the Coast of North West America and Islandsadjacent - North Westward of the Gulf of Georgia as explored byHis Majesty's Ships Discovery and Chatham in the Months of July& August 1792; correspondence of Juan Franco de la Bodega yQuadra and Vancouver; journal of Vancouver, A Narrative of myproceedings in His Majesty's Sloop Discovery from the 28th ofAugust to the 26th September 1792, particularly relative totransactions with Signor Quadra, respecting the cession of certainterritories on the N.W. Coast of America...agreeable to the articlesof the late Convention. Some documents of poor legibility.

1791-1793




B-6118 America and West Indies Entry Books of Letters, Instructions, Commissions, Warrants,etc.Letters to the Board of Trade.Volume 223, 45 pages.Despatches from Shelburne and from traders to the Board of Traderegarding the Colony. Shelburne discusses the Wappinger Tribeand those of that tribe who were carried to Britain. He alsodiscussed Indian affairs in general and the fact that the enormouscosts in North America “arise from the present manner ofmanaging Indian Affairs by the intervention of Superintendentswho necessarily have a power of drawing for such sums as theyshall judge expedient.”. Shelburne writes about disputes to claimsfor lands between the provinces of Quebec and New York,particularly near to Lake Champlain. Discussion on the necessity toencourage the culture of cotton, vines, silk and other articles ofcommerce in East Florida.

1766-1767

B-6118 America and West Indies Entry Books of Letters, Instructions, Commissions, Warrants,etc.Letters from Secretary of StateOut-Letters to the Treasury (Shelburne)Volume 224, 34 pages.Wappinger Indians and expenses attending their subsistence andtravel back to America; salaries of governors, judges and otherofficers principally concerned in the administration of justice in thecolonies in North American; list of H.M. attorneys general inseveral governments in the West Indies and America.

1766-1768

B-6118 America and West Indies Entry Books of Letters, Instructions, Commissions, Warrants,etc.Letters from Secretary of State (Indian Affairs)Out-Letters: (Shelburne)Volume 225, 30 pages.Letter to John Stuart, Agent and Superintendent for Indian Affairsin the Southern Department; letters to William Johnson regardingdiscontent among the Indians. Letter to Samuel Holland regardingSurvey.

1766-1768




B-6118 America and West Indies: Entry Books of Letters, Instructions, Commissions, Warrants, etc.Letters to Secretary of StateIn-Letters to the Secretary of State Volume 226, 259 pages.Sir William Johnson, John Stuart, Holland. Discussion ofdifficulties Johnson labours under; abuses committed in obtainingIndian lands; the Choctaws and other tribes. Johnson writes of thedeath of the chief of the Senecas. Extracts of treaties such as Treatymade at a Congress held at Mobile in West Florida with theChickasaws and the Choctaws, March 26 1765. Extract fromminutes at a Conference with Six Nations and Delawares, May 21765.

1766-1768

B-6118 America and West Indies: In-Letters: Indian Affairs Entry Books of Letters, Instructions, Commissions, Warrants,etc.Letters to Secretary of StateVolume 227, 357 pages.Letters from Stuart and Johnson, discussing subjects including theboundary line between “us” and the Indians. Conference with theIndians at Fort Stanwix, Treaty with the Six Nations. Also, letterfrom Samuel Holland regarding the survey.

1768-1771




B-6118 America and West Indies:Entry Books of Letters, Instructions, Commissions, Warrants,etc.Letters to Secretary of StateIn-Letters to the Secretary of State Volume 228, 366 pages.Correspondence of Stuart, Johnson and Holland. Stuart writes ofhis proceedings with the chiefs of the Cherokee Nation at acongress held at Lochabar on the frontier of the province. Johnsonwrites of the great council where a union was agreed between theNorthern and Southern Indians. Johnson was worried at such a“formidable alliance”. Correspondence from Holland and from aCommittee of the Clergy of the Church of England on behalf oftheir distressed church in this part of the world. Johnson alsoinformed the Secretary that he was bringing the Senecas to makerestitution and atonement for the murder committed on LakeOntario.

1770-1774

B-6119 America and West Indies: Entry Books of Letters, Instructions, Commissions, Warrants, etc.Letters to Secretary of StateIn-Letters to the Secretary of State Volume 229, 370 pages.Guy Johnson, agent for the Six Nations at the General Congress atOnondaga; John Stuart, Samuel Holland, W.G. De Brahm.Correspondence from William Howe and the Commissioners forRestoring Peace, discussing the strengths and weaknesses of forts.

1774-1778

B-6119 America and West Indies: Entry Books of Letters, Instructions, Commissions, Warrants, etc.Letters to Secretary of StateIn-Letters to the Secretary of State Volume 230, 364 pagesCorrespondence of Howe, Stuart, Guy Johnson, etc. Muchdiscussion on the behaviour of the Indians.

1778-1781




B-6119 America and West Indies:Entry Books of Letters, Instructions, Commissions, Warrants,etc.Letters to Secretary of StateIn-Letters to the Secretary of State Volume 231, 15 pagesCorrespondence of Guy Johnson and others, Indian role.

1781-1782

B-6119 America and West Indies:Entry Books of Letters, Instructions, Commissions, Warrants, etc.Precis of Documents relating to American RevoltVolume 232Narrative of Facts relative to American Affairs: printed document;despatches and reports relating to fortifications at St. John’s,Newfoundland, for example, the report of Leonard Smelt, engineeron the state of the fortifications at Placentia, 1751, paper ofobservation relative to Newfoundland delivered by CountGivenchy, 1766, copy of a letter from Commodore Palliser, late HisMajesty’s Government of Newfoundland...and general expenses oferecting a fort in St. John’s Harbour, 1770; and other matters inBritish North America.

1751-1775

B-6181 America and West Indies:Entry Books of Letters, Instructions, Commissions, Warrants, etc.Private LettersVolume 246, 42 pages.Correspondence including George Germain, Dartmouth, HughFinlay, James Reid, Dunmore, Thomas Hutchinson, etc., ThomasHutchinson's letter on the disorder in the Colonies, Byson on themerits of Michael Gill whom he said was in essence the chiefjustice and chief magistrate of Newfoundland; Gen. Calway onwhether the troops employed in the proposed works ofNewfoundland have been paid; governor of Grenada onfortifications of Placentia.

1771-1777




B-6181 America and West Indies:MiscellaneousObservations on the right of Great Britain to North AmericaVolume 283, 53 pages.Some Observations on the Right of the Crown of Great Britain tothe North West Continent of America. Letters and extracts of letterson Great Britain's right to the North West Continent of America.

1739

B-6181 America and West Indies:MiscellaneousMemoir on American Indians (of 9 January 1755 (copy) with copies and notes of othercorrespondence relating to them)Volume 284, 60 pages.Some Thoughts upon The British Indian Interest in North Americamore particularly as it relates to the Northern Confederacycommonly called The Six Nations [by Peter Wraxall] (pp.3-43).Copy and extract of letter of Sir William Johnson on the redress ofwrongs to Indians; proceedings of Council held at Fort George,New York, 15 March 1765 regarding letter of Sir William Johnson,Superintendent of Indian Affairs representing that the Mohawkshad procured a Schoolmaster, injustices to Six Nations, and orderof the council at New York for a legal prosecution of those whotook possession of lands claimed by the Indians, 1765; copy ofletter of Sir William Johnson, 27 Feb. 1765 regarding Mohawks, ff. 53-55; memorial of Cadwallader Colden, Surveyor Generalregarding Mohawks' country and tracts of land

1730-1765

B-3775 America and West Indies:Original Correspondence - Secretary of StateConnecticut - MiscellaneousVolume 536Accounts of the Treasurer and Receiver General of His Majesty’sRevenues within the Province of Massachusetts Bay.

1693-1751




B-6182 America and West Indies:Original Correspondence - Secretary of StateMassachusettsVolume 751, 212 pages.Topics include a petition that the churches of New England berestored; correspondence relating to Captain Richard Short whowas drunk aboard ship; the submission and agreement of theEastern Indians at Fort William Henry (Penobscot, Kenebaeck,Amarascoigin and Saco Indians) re English prisoners taken by theFrench, French and Indians who came from Montreal and carriedaway 20 men and 70 women and children at Dearfield, problemswith the building of forts, agreement made between the Governorof the Province of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire and theGovernment of Canada and the dependencies thereof both inAmerica for the restitution of prisoners on both sides; etc.

1689-1713

B-6182 America and West Indies:Original Correspondence - Secretary of StateMassachusettsVolume 752, 385 pages.Topics include petitions of merchants trading in New England,Cape Sable Indians taking fishing vessels, instructions to SamuelShute, Governor of Massachusetts Bay re a treaty with Six Nations;letter from Board of Trade to the Duke of Newcastle that they hadreceived a letter from the Governor complaining of the conduct ofthe French Governor who had supplied the Indians now at war withthe inhabitants of that Bay with warlike forces.

1714-1740




B-6183 America and West Indies:Original Correspondence - Secretary of StateMassachusettsVolume 753, 247 pages.William Shirley, Governor of New England to the Board of Tradeinforming them of the illegal trade being carried out in Boston andin some of the neighbouring colonies; discussion of the salary ofthe Governor; repairs and work at Fort William; act preventing thedestruction of White Pine trees and for encouraging theirpreservation for the use of the Royal Navy; Annapolis Royal hasbeen besieged by a body of Indians; copy of an account ofprovisions for the officers and families at Louisbourg; exchange ofprisoners; capitulation of Canso; Shirley to the Board of Tradestating that he should publish a declaration of war against the CapeSables and St. John's Indians who have joined the French; weakstate of Louisbourg; a list containing numbers of fighting menwithin each of HM Northern Colonies plus those raised in theexpedition against Canada.

1742-1753

B-6183 America and West Indies:Original Correspondence - Secretary of StateMassachusettsVolume 754, 181 pages.Disorder, confusion and misgovernment in the Province ofMassachusetts Bay; letter from Shirley regarding the unprotectedstate of the River Chaudiere which if fortified might enable theEnglish to harass the French territories; Major General Wm. Johnson to Board of Trade, Lake George, Sept, 3rd 1755 and copyof minutes of meeting at Lake George 4th Sept. 1755 at which werepresent Gen. Johnson, Maj. Gen. Lyman, Lieut. Col. Whiting,Captain Peter Wraxall, Secretary for Indian Affairs, et al.

1754-1783

B-6184 America and West Indies:Original Correspondence - Secretary of StateMassachusettsVolume 755, 867 pages.Council of Massachusetts Bay relating to the Acadians in thatprovince; conflict between Governor Bernard and Meser, chief ofthe Penobscot Indians at Fort Pownall; a list of the vessels built andtaken on the different lakes in North America in various years.

1761-1763




B-6184 America and West Indies:Original Correspondence - Secretary of StateMassachusettsVolume 756, 149 pages.Similar to previous volume. Also relates to Stockbridge Indians,Louisbourg.

1766-1767

B-3925 America and West Indies Sessional PapersNew England: Minutes of the CouncilVolumes 785-789

1686-1706

B-3926 America and West Indies Sessional Papers Minutes of the CouncilVolume 790-791: (790:- New Hampshire)

1706-1713

B-3927 America and West Indies Sessional Papers Minutes of the Council, Assembly and Council in AssemblyVolumes 792-793: (Part 1):

1713-1720

B-3928 America and West Indies Sessional Papers Minutes of the Council, Assembly and Council in AssemblyVolumes 793-794

1720-1723

B-3929 America and West Indies Sessional PapersMinutes of the Council, Assembly and Council in AssemblyVolume 795-809 (Part 1):

1723-1746

B-3930 America and West Indies Sessional PapersMinutes of the Council, Assembly and Council in AssemblyVolumes 809-816

1744-1756




B-3935 America and West IndiesSessional PapersMassachusetts, Council in AssemblyVolume 817: 1754-1755Volume 818: 1755-1756

1754-1756

B-3938 America and West IndiesSessional PapersMassachusetts, CouncilVol. 819: 1756-1759Sessional Papers (selections)Massachusetts, Council in AssemblyVol. 820: 1757-1758Vol. 821: 1758-1762Vol. 825: 1762-1763

1756-1763

B-3939 America and West IndiesSessional Papers (selections)Massachusetts, Council in AssemblyVolume 819: 1756-1759Volume 820: 1757-1758Volume 821: 1758-1762Volume 825: 1762-1763

1756-1763

B-3939 America and West IndiesSessional Papers (selections)Massachusetts, Council in AssemblyVolume 826: 1762-1766Volume 827: 1766-1769Volume 828: 1767-1768

1762-1768

B-3775 America and West IndiesSessional Papers (selections)Massachusetts, Miscellanea (Treasurers’ Accounts)Volume 852: 1743-1751Volume 853: 1753-1760Volume 854: 1760-1769

1743-1769




B-6120 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew England, Part 1Volume 855, 600 pages.Original letters including Samuel Holland and Randolph. Mostconcentrate on New England and the state of the Dominion.Includes Narration of the present unsettled state of HM Territoryand Dominion of New England and of the imminent danger of itsbeing overrun by the french forces in Canada, July 3, 1689. In oneletter Randolph states that “the Indians have overrun greatest partof the Eastern Country from St. Croix to Poscatagana(?) Riverabout 200 miles upon the South Coast”.

1689-1691

B-6120 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew England, Part 2 Volume 856, 709 pagesAs above including letters from inhabitants of the province of NewYork outlining their grievances. Discussion of the defeat of theNew England fleet before “Quebeck”, Dec. 1690. Also included isan abstract of the charter of the company of the Mass Bay inEngland. Account of the Treaty with the Indians in the “province ofMain at Leivt Storers Garrison, May 1691" and discussion of a“consultation pursuant to articles agreed upon between the Englishand several Indian Sagamores”. Some correspondence deals withwhat was required for the expedition against Canada and for thesecurity of New England.

1689-1691

B-6121 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew England Volume 859, 686 pages.Acts for regulating the building of ships in Mass., for encouragingthe killing of wolves, for levying soldiers and for regulating ferries. Erecting and establishing a Post Office and a proposal forsupplying the Kingdom of England with Deal Boards, Timber andMasts from new England. Correspondence discussing the need toprotect the colonies from the French and Indians.

1695-1697




B-6121 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew England Volume 860, 760 pages.As above and including extracts of letters from Mr. Stoughton,Lt.Gov. of Mass. Bay and Mr. Usher, late Lt. Gov. of NewHampshire regarding the hostilities committed by the EasternIndians, 1698; French Governor of Nova Scotia to Mr. Stoughtonrelating to their prevention of fishing in those parts. Discussion ofEnglish pretensions in Nova Scotia and of the pretensions of theFrench regarding fishing on the coast of Nova Scotia. Copy of thesubmission of the Eastern Indians in 1693 to Sir W. Phipps, thenGovernor of Mass. Letter from Mr. Secretary Vernon about theboundaries between English & French territories in North America.

1698-1699

B-6122 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew England Volume 861, 872 pages.As above and also including discussion of the building of ships,trade in general and the stopping of ships bringing timber toPortugal. Discussion of the boundary of New England and Acadia.One letter highlighted the worries of families living around thetowns of Woodstock and New Oxford because the Indians in theneighbourhood had deserted their houses and had gone to live withthe Penicook Indians. Discussion of the Jesuits seducing theIndians and of the French ship of war which had arrived in NewYork (folio 227).Poor contrast making microfilm difficult to read.

1699-1700

B-6123 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew England Volume 862, 1028 pages.Discussion of Indian affairs. Material relating to New Hampshire.Poor contrast making microfilm difficult to read.

1700-1702




B-6124 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew England Volume 863A and Volume 863B, 556 pagesContent very similar to previous volumes.

1702-1705

B-6125 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew England Volume 864, 1108 pages.As above but also including details of a treaty with theNarragausets in which the Indians stated “In consideration of the595 fathoms of Wampum required ... to be paid within 4 months,we say in consideration thereof, we do firmly mortgage, make over,bargain and sell unto the Commission of the united Colonies allour whole country with all our rights...”

1705-1708

B-6126 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew England Volume 865, 1014 pages.As above but also including discussion of the general state of NewHampshire, the intended expedition against Canada; trade carriedon between Canadian Indians and the People of Albany, etc.

1708-1712

B-6127 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew England Volume 866, 1072 pages.As above, and, intended settlement in North America; petition fromdisbanded officers and soldiers; minute of the Council of Mass.Bay relating to Major Mascarene’s viewing the Fort at Pejepscot;Treaty at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 13 July 1713, EasternIndians [Norridgewock, Narrakemegock, Amascontoog, Pigwocket]with governors of Massachusetts and New Jersey; preliminaryconference, 11 July 1713 with the Maliseet, (ff. 483 to 488, V 191);forwarded under cover of despatch 19 August (f. 482, V. 190)

1712-1718




B-6127 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew England Volume 867, Part 1, Part 2, 1016 pages).Continued from volume 866

1718-1720

B-6128 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew England Volume 868, 983 pages.As above. Copy of letter from Vaudreuil, Governor, 1721, (folios190-191); copy of letter from Michel Bégon, Intendant, to FatherRallé, Quebec, 14 June 1721 (folios 192-194); “A Conference ofHis Excellency the Governour, with the Sachems and Chief Men ofthe Eastern Indians”, printed (folios 194-201).

1720-1723




B-6128 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew England Volume 869, (903 pages)As above. Includes memorial from the Lieutenant Governor of NewEngland regarding the French governor, Bégon and the Indians(File Y 33, folios 87-91); Conference with the Chiefs and someothers of the Kenebeck Indians at George Town November the 25th1720", at which were present S. Walton, S. Moody, etc.,commissioners on behalf of the government, and Warraweuset aliasMogg, Wowurnw alias Capt. Joseph, Obomawhawk, John Hegon,Triddebawkunserit, Ketteremuggus alias Moses, and interpretersLieut. Joseph Bean and Samuel Jordan (folios 100-105); letter fromIndians (including Mohawks of Santi, Mohawks of the Mountain,Algonquins, Hurons, Micmacs),to [Richard Philipps] titled GrandCaptaine des Anglois with totemic signatures, and translation intoEnglish of document, titled Great Captain of the English, 1721(folios 106-109);translation of letters from Vaudreuil to FatherRallé and to the Governor of New England and reply, 1721-1723,regarding the English war with the Abenakis (folios 112-119);correspondence, Rallé and Vaudreuil, Vaudreuil to the Governor ofBoston; documents relating to the prosecution of the war “againstthe Indian Enemy” including discussion of treaties with tribes ofEastern Indians (folios 151-153); Submission and Agreement of theDelegates of the Eastern Indians (Penobscot, Narridgwalk, StJohnson, Cape Sables and other tribes): treaty of pacification withWilliam Dummer, Lieutenant Governor and Commander in chiefof Massachusetts Bay, signed by Sauguaaram alias Loron, Arexus,François Xavier and Meganumbe with their totemic signatures (fileY-44, folios 236-239); articles of peace concluded at Bostonbetween Honourable John Wentworth, Lieutenant Governor andCommander in Chief of New Hampshire and the Eastern Indiansdated 15 Dec. 1725, including the totemic signatures ofSauguaaram alias Loron, Arexus, François Xavier and Meganumbe(file Y 54, folios 259-262); ratification of peace treaty with EasternIndians: documents of July and August 1726 (file Y 77, folios 383-394)

1723-1727




B-3776 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew EnglandVol. 870, 614 pages, 1727-1729 Files Z Nos. 1-82 Includes conference with the Eastern Indians at the ratification ofthe Peace held at Falmouth in Casco Bay. Includes petition of JohnElliott to be appointed Collector of the Customs at Newbury inconsideration of his taking several Indian vessels.Vol. 871:(550 pages) 1730 Files Z Nos. 83-114Vol. 872: (300 pages) 1730-1731 Files Z Nos. 145-192Vol. 873: (350 pages) 1730-1731 Files Z Nos. 193-264Vol. 874: (450 pages) 1731-1732 Files Aa Nos. 1-46Vol. 875: (966 pages) 1732-1733 Files Aa Nos. 47-107

1727-1733

B-3777 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew England Vol. 875: (966 pages) 1732-1733 Files Aa Nos. 47-107Vol. 877: 1732-34, Files Bb Nos. 55-119Vol. 878: 1734-1736, Files Bb Nos. 120-159Vol. 879: 1736-1737, Files Cc Nos. 1-53Vol. 880: 1737-1738, Files Cc Nos. 54-93Vol. 881: 1738-1740, Files Dd Nos. 1-56Vol. 882: 1740-1741, Files Ee Nos. 1-40Vol. 883: 1741-1743, Files Ee Nos. 41-94Vol. 884: 1743-1744, Files Ff Nos. 1-48

1732-1744

B-3778 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew EnglandVol. 885: 1744-1747, Files Ff Nos. 49-103Vol. 886: 1747-1753, Files GgVol. 887: 1754-1756, Files HgVol. 888: 1756-1758, Files Ii Nos. 1-28

1744-1758




B-3779 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew EnglandVol. 888: 1756-1758, Files Ii Nos. 1-28Vol. 889: 1758-1760, Files Ii Nos. 29-86Vol. 890: 1760, Files KkVol. 891: 1760, Files LlVol. 892: 1766-1767, Files MmVol. 897: 1731-1774Volumes 877 to 897 relate to the state of the colonies and of thefeelings of unrest, with a small percentage dealing with Indianaffairs specifically.

1756-1774

B-6129 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateNew England Volume 898, 966 pages.New England: Governor Broadstreet and others, From 29 Jan. 1689to 26 Dec. 1732. Among documents included are: an account ofmen and vessels shipwrecked on the St. Lawrence River, 23 August1711 (folio 92); Conferences had at the Council Chamber inBoston between the Honorable the Lieutenant Governor andCouncil, and Loron & Ahanguid (Indians sent from the PenobscotTribe), Captain Samuel Jordan and Captain Joseph Bane beinginterpreter, dated 28 July 1725 (folios 168-172); documententitled: The Submission and Agreement of the Delegates of theEastern Indians (folios 173-176, and related documents 178-189)plus a number of other documents, (folios 197-209) etc. Discussionof the Ratification of Peace with the Eastern Indians in August1726 and of submission agreement with those Indians. Also,Mohegan address dealing with peace talks.




B-6130 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateNew England Volume 899, 1342 pages.New England: Governor Belcher from 5 Jan. 1733 to 30 May 1744.Correspondence dealing with the colonies and Indian relations.Examples of documents relating to Indian relations: proceedings ofa conference held at Massachussets Bay between Jonathan Belcherand a number of tribes. Proceedings were held over a period ofdays in August until 1 September 1735 and included, for example,the Caughnawaga Tribe of Indians, Houssatonnoc Indians and theScautacook Tribe, printed document (folios 179-188); memorial ofthe Chief Sachem of the Mohegan Indians (folios 213-215);documents relating to the Penobscot Indians folios 244-254) andConference with the Penobscot and Norridgwalk Indians in July1738 (folios 343-352); memorandum regarding conferring with theCaughnawaga, by commissioners at Massachussetts Bay (folios305-307).

1733-1744

B-6131 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateNew England Volume 900, 680 pages.New England, Governor Shirley From 23 August 1741 to 14December 1745. Includes discussion on the provisions atLouisbourg and Annapolis Royal; discussions on the attack onLouisbourg and on the proceedings of the New England forcesfrom their landing at Canso to the surrender of Louisbourg.

1740-1745

B-6131 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateNew England Volume 901, 701 pages.New England, Governor Shirley & Others, From 10th May 1746 to11th December 1749. Contains documents relating to expeditionsagainst Canada; Nova Scotia, with reference also to Louisbourg;

1746-1749




B-3780 America and West IndiesEntry Books of Letters, Grants, Instructions, Reports,Warrants, etc.Petitions, Reports, etc.New EnglandVolume 904: 1677-1688Volume 905: 1687-1693

1677-1693

B-3781 America and West IndiesEntry Books of Letters, Grants, Instructions, Reports,Warrants, etc.Instructions, Board of Trade Correspondence, etc.New EnglandVolume 907: 1696-1698Volume 908: 1698-1700Volume 909: 1700-1701Volume 910: 1701-1703

1696-1703

B-3782 America and West IndiesEntry Books of Letters, Grants, Instructions, Reports,Warrants, etc.Instructions, Board of Trade Correspondence, etc.New EnglandVolume 911: 1703-1705Volume 912: 1705-1708Volume 913: 1708-1715

1703-1715

B-3783 America and West IndiesEntry Books of Letters, Grants, Instructions, Reports,Warrants, etc.Instructions, Board of Trade Correspondence, etc.New EnglandVolume 914: 1715-1716Volume 915: 1716-1727Volume 918: 1741-1758Volume 920: 1760-1774

1715-1774




B-3783 America and West IndiesEntry Books of Letters, Grants, Instructions, Reports,Warrants, etc.Instructions, Board of Trade Correspondence, etc.New EnglandAbstracts of Letters to Board of TradeVolume 922: 1704-1733Volume 923: 1705-1757 (Mass.)

1704-1757

B-3784 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew HampshireVolume 924, 304 pagesLetters to the Board of Trade from various individuals. Includesletter from loyal subjects in New Hampshire regarding deplorableconditions. “We are... exposed to... French and Indian enemies.”

1691-1694

B-3784 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew HampshireVolume 925 A, 350 pages.Correspondence, mostly from Benning Wentworth dealing withsubjects such as the need to raise money in New Hampshire; tractsof lands that were to be referred and appropriated for the use of HMNavy; forts that needed to be built and also relating to Wentworth’sarrival as Governor of New Hampshire. Also discussion of Frenchencroachments on the frontier of the British plantations.

1741-1747




B-3784 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew HampshireVolume 926 B, 768 pages.Assembly’s refusal to admit the representatives of five new townsand districts to vote in the choice of speaker; lists of the Actspassed and minutes of the Council in Assembly; printed copy ofJournal of the Proceedings at 2 Conferences begun Falmouth inCasco Bay in June 1754 in the County of York in New Englandbetween William Shirley and Norridgwalk Indians and in July withthe Penobscot Indians. Also letter regarding Charles Cook, anIndian of French and Indian extraction, with his account of hismeeting with the Eastern Indians who had been fighting and hadtaken some white prisoners. Also, discussion of the dangeroussituation of some of the inhabitants because of the French and theirIndians; talk of state of the fortifications.

1747-1757

B-3785 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew HampshireVolume 927, 98 pages.Most correspondence is from Wentworth and relates to the Actspassed in the Province, the unjustified conduct of the Assembly andthe disorder and confusion that prevails in his (Wentworth’s)government; appointments, salaries and instructions.

1757-1759

B-3787 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew HampshireVolume 928: D, Nos. 1-60Salaries, surveys of lands, acts, grants of lands and the boundaryline between New Hampshire and New York. Wentworth alsowrote congratulating the “Lords Commissioners for Trade andPlantations on the glorious success against Montreal”

1760-1769




B-3787 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew HampshireVolume 930 ELetters including from Wentworth about the defeat of an attempt todisturb the tranquillity of the province; conduct of the province andthe zeal of the inhabitants in their support of HM authority.

1768-1778

B-3787 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateNew HampshireVolume 931: 1692-1737Volume 933: 1745-1761Volume 934: 1763-1767

1692-1767

B-3787 America and West IndiesEntry Books of Letters, Commissions, Instructions, WarrantsNew HampshireVolume 940: 1679-1695 Commissions, Instructions, Board ofTrade correspondenceVolume 941: 1741-1758 Commissions, Instructions, Board ofTrade correspondence

1679-1758

B-3786 America and West IndiesEntry Books of Letters, Commissions, Instructions, Warrants,etc. New HampshireVolume 944: 1705-1755 Abstracts, Letters to Board of Trade

1705-1755

B-3936 America and West IndiesSessional Papers (selections)New Hampshire, Council in AssemblyVols. 960 to 965: 1710-1768




B-3788 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew JerseyVol. 977: 1754-1760, Part IAmerica and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateVol. 987: 1762-1767Vol. 991: 1771-1772

B-3937 America and West IndiesSessional Papers (selections)New Jersey, Council in AssemblyVols. 1019-1020: 1703-1719, 1720-1728Vols. 1022-1026: 1731-1768Vol. 1031: 1746-1752Vol. 1033: 1746-1752

B-3789 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew York,Vol. 1037: 1691-1692

B-3790 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew York,Vols. 1038 to 1039: 1693-1695, 1695-1696

B-3791 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of Trade, New YorkVol. 1039: 1695-1696

B-3792 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew York, Vols. 1040-1041: 1697-1698

B-3793 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew York, Vols. 1041 to 1042: 1698-1699





B-2785 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew York, Vol. 1044: 1699-1700


B-3796 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew York,Vols. 1047 to 1049: 1701-1710








B-3801 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew York,Vols. 1055-1056: 1729-1734

B-3802 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew York,Vols. 1059-1060: 1737-1745 (Vol. 1060 has been repeated onnext reel)



B-3805 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew York,Vols. 1064-1065: 1751-1752Vol. 1068: 1757-1759



B-3807 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew York,Vols. 1071to 1077: 1764-1774





B-3809 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeNew York,Vols. 1079 to 1080: 1696-1727, 1738-1779

B-3810 America and West IndiesMiscellaneousNew York,Vol. 1081: 1689-1690

B-3811 America and West IndiesMiscellaneousNew York,Vols. 1082 to 1083: 1690-1698, 1700

B-3812 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateNew York,Vols. 1084 to 1086: 1702-1749


B-3814 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateNew York,Vol. 1089: 1778-1782





B-3816 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateNew York,Vols. 1091-1092: 1711-1728




B-3897 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateNew York,Vols. 1097 to 1103: 1762-1772 -ff. 388


B-3899 America and West IndiesEntry Books of Letters, Commissions, Instructions, Warrants,Grants, etc.Commissions, Instructions, Board of Trade CorrespondenceVol. 1111: 1664-1687Vol. 1112: 1674-1684




B-3900 America and West IndiesEntry Books of Letters, Commissions, Instructions, Warrants,Grants, etc.Commissions, Instructions, Board of Trade CorrespondenceEntry Books of New YorkVol. 1113: 1687-1692

B-3901 America and West IndiesEntry Books of Letters, Commissions, Instructions, Warrants,Grants, etc.Commissions, Instructions, Board of Trade CorrespondenceEntry Books of New YorkVols. 1114 to 1116: 1692-1696, 1696-1698, 1698-1700

B-3902 America and West IndiesEntry Books of Letters, Commissions, Instructions, Warrants,Grants, etc.Commissions, Instructions, Board of Trade CorrespondenceEntry Books of New YorkVols. 1116 to 1118: 1698-1701

B-3903 America and West IndiesEntry Books of Letters, Commissions, Instructions, Warrants,Grants, etc.Commissions, Instructions, Board of Trade CorrespondenceEntry Books of New YorkVols. 1118 to 1120: 1700-1706

B-3904 America and West IndiesEntry Books of Letters, Commissions, Instructions, Warrants,Grants, etc.Commissions, Instructions, Board of Trade CorrespondenceNew YorkVols. 1121 to 1123: 1707-1718






B-3907 America and West IndiesEntry Books of Letters, Commissions, Instructions, Warrants,Grants, etc.Commissions, Instructions, Board of Trade CorrespondenceEntry Books of New York, Report on state of New YorkVols. 1126 to 1127: 1735-1748, 1748-1751

B-3908 America and West IndiesEntry Books of Letters, Commissions, Instructions, Warrants,Grants, etc.Reports, Instructions, Board of Trade CorrespondenceNew YorkVols. 1128 to 1132: 1751-1779

B-3909 America and West IndiesEntry Books of Letters, Commissions, Instructions, Warrants,Grants, etc.Abstracts of Letters to Board of TradeNew YorkVol. 1133: 1698-1701 (Letters relating to New York)




B-3910 America and West IndiesEntry Books of Letters, Commissions, Instructions, Warrants,Grants, etc.Letters to Secretary of StateNew YorkVols. 1137-1141: 1766-1772

B-4027 America and West IndiesSessional Papers (extracts)Council; Assembly; Council in AssemblyNew YorkVols. 1183 to 1185: 1687-1713

B-4028 America and West IndiesSessional Papers (extracts)Council; Assembly; Council in AssemblyNew YorkVols. 1185, 1189, 1192, 1194: 1702-1744



B-4031 America and West IndiesSessional Papers (extracts)Council; Assembly; Council in AssemblyNew YorkVol. 1199: 1756-1760




B-4032 America and West IndiesSessional Papers (extracts)Council; Assembly; Council in AssemblyNew YorkVols. 1203, 1205, 1210: 1760-1775

B-3921 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Secretary of StateVols. 1233-1271: 1690-1767

B-3922 America and West IndiesEntry Books of Letters, Commissions, Instructions, Warrants,Grants, etc.Vol. 1273: 1748-1753Vols. 1285 to 1286: 1773-1776Vols. 1289 to 1290: 1701-1704Vols. 1293 to 1295: 1716-1760

B-3923 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeProceedings before Commissioners of ReviewVols. 1272 and 1274: 1743-1744, 1754-1757

B-3924 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of TradeProceedings before Commissioners of ReviewVol. 1276: 1761-1764

B-4033 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of Trade and Secretary ofStateVirginiaVols. 1305 to 1308: 1689-1695

B-4034 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of Trade and Secretary ofStateVirginiaVol. 1308 to 1312: 1691-1702




B-4035 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of Trade and Secretary ofState (extracts)VirginiaVols. 1312 to 1318: 1700-1720



B-4038 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of Trade and Secretary ofState (extracts)VirginiaVols. 1332 to 1334: 1767-1781Vols. 1335 to 1336: 1702-1774Vols. 1337 to 1338: 1694-1753Vols. 1339 to 1342: 1700-1717


B-4040 America and West IndiesOriginal Correspondence - Board of Trade and Secretary ofState (extracts)VirginiaVols. 1344 to 1350: 1726-1772Vol. 1352: 1772-1774





B-4050 America and West IndiesActsVirginia:Acts, 1661-1680 ; Orders and Minutes of Assembly, 1660-1682;Minutes of Council, 1680Vol. 1376

Sessional PapersVirginia:Vol. 1405: 1680-1695 CouncilVol. 1406: 1680-1714 Council; Council in AssemblyVol. 1407B: 1682-1695 Assembly; Council in AssemblyVol. 1408: 1693-1702 Assembly (-p. 205)

B-4051 Sessional PapersVirginia:Vol. 1408: 1693-1702 Assembly (p. 205-)Vol. 1409: 1693-1702 Council; Council in AssemblyVol. 1410: 1695-1700 CouncilVol. 1411: 1696-1700 Assembly; Council in Assembly (Trials ofPirates, etc.)Vol. 1412: 1702-1706 Council; Council in AssemblyVol. 1413: 1703-1706Vol. 1414: 1710-1714 Assembly (-p. 199)




B-4052 Sessional PapersVirginia:Vol. 1415: 1712-1747 Council; AssemblyVol. 1416: 1715-1719 Council; Assembly; Council in AssemblyVol. 1417: 1719-1723 Council; Assembly; Council in AssemblyVol. 1418: 1723-1727 Council; Assembly; Council in AssemblyVol. 1419: 1727-1728 Council; Assembly; Council in AssemblyVol. 1420: 1729-1736 Council; Council in AssemblyVol. 1421: 1730-1734 Assembly; Council in AssemblyVol. 1423: 1737-1752 CouncilVol. 1424: 1738 AssemblyVol. 1425: 1738-1752 Council in AssemblyVol. 1426: 1740-1752 AssemblyVol. 1428: 1748-1749 Assembly

B-4053 Sessional PapersVirginia:Vol. 1429: 1752-1760 Council; Assembly; Council in AssemblyVol. 1430: 1753-1755 AssemblyVol. 1431: 1753-1762 Council in AssemblyVol. 1432: 1753-1774 Council; Assembly; Council in AssemblyVol. 1433: 1755-1769 AssemblyVol. 1434: 1757-1759 Assembly (-p. 158)

B-4054 Vol. 1434: 1757-1759 Assembly (p. 158-)Vol. 1435: 1760-1768 AssemblyVol. 1436: 1760-1770 AssemblyVol. 1437: 1761-1775 AssemblyVol. 1438: 1762-1768 AssemblyVol. 1440: 1769-1774 Council; Assembly; Council in Assembly

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