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Vol. DXLVII (ff. 222). Letters, etc., from: — (1) Col. Samuel Vetch, Govemor of Nova Scotia, and Col. Sir Francis Nicholson, to Sunderland and 'The Lords of her Majestys Cabinet Counsell', including (ff. 18-23b) correspondence of Vetch with Richard Ingoldsbie and Robert Hunter, Governors of New York; 1708-1710, n.d. ff. 1-35b.
(2) Capt. Joseph Taylor, R.N., commanding H.M.S. 'Litchfield Govemor of St. John's and commander-in-chief in Newfoundland; 1709-1710. ff. 36-59b.
(3) Col. John Moody, Commander of the Garrison at St John's, afterwards Lieutenant-Governor of Placentia; 1709-1710. ff. 60-88b.
(4) General correspondence; 1704-temp. Geo. I, n.d. Partly French. Partly printed. Including (ff. 194-207b) papers relating to the mission of the Sachems of the Iroquois confederation; 1710. ff. 89-222b.
includes:
- ff. 1-35b Colonel Samuel Vetch, Governor of Nova Scotia: Letters to Lord Sunderland, etc.: 1708-1710, n.d.
- ff. 1-35b Canada: Letters, etc., rel. to projected British invasion: 1708-1710, n.d.
- ff. 16, 26-31b, 79 Lieutenant-General Sir Francis Nicholson, colonial governor: Letters, etc., to Lord Sunderland: 1709-1710.: Signed.
- ff. 18-22b Richard Ingoldsbie, Governor of New York: Letters to S. Vetch: 1709.: Copies.
- f. 22 Major-General Robert Hunter, colonial governor: Letter to: 1709.
- f. 33 Laurence Claesen, Interpreter for Red Indians: Letter to commissioners for Indian Affairs: 1710.: Copy.
- ff. 36-59b Captain Joseph Taylor, RN: Letters, etc., to Lord Sunderland, etc.: 1709-1710.
- ff.36-59b Newfoundland: Letters, etc., of Capt. J. Taylor as Governor of St John's: 1709-1710.
- ff. 38-39b, 69-71b William Keen, merchant, of St John's, Newfoundland: Account of capture of St John's: 1708.: Copies.
- ff. 40-41b John Collins, Governor of St John's; Commander-in-Chief in Newfoundland: Deposition by: 1709.: Signed.
- ff. 40-44b Major Thomas Lloyd, commanding Newfoundland garrison: Depositions against: 1709.
- f. 42 Thomas Gruchy, of St John's, Newfoundland: Deposition by: 1709.: Signed.
- f. 43 Alan Southmayde, of Newfoundland: Deposition by: 1709.: Signed.
- ff. 44-44b John Marshall, of St John's, Newfoundland: Deposition by: 1709.: Signed.
- f. 45 John Collins, Governor of St John's; Commander-in-Chief in Newfoundland: Receipt by: 1709.: Signed.
- f. 46 Captain John Shales, RN: Certificate by: 1709.: Signed.
- f. 46 Captain Arthur Holdsworth, Admiral of Harbour of St John's, Newfoundland: Receipted bill of: 1709.: Signed.
- f. 47 John Collins, Governor of St John's; Commander-in-Chief in Newfoundland: Commission to: 1709.
- ff. 48-48b Ordnance: Stores at St John's, Newfoundland: 1709.
- ff. 50, 156, 184,211-211b Fish and Fisheries: Papers rel. to Newfoundland fisheries: 1709-[1710?], temp. Anne.
- ff. 51-52b, 75-76b Alan Southmayde, of Newfoundland: Description of Placentia: 1709.: Copies.
- ff. 51-52b, 75-76b John Collins, Governor of St John's; Commander-in-Chief in Newfoundland: Description of Placentia: 1709.: Copies.
- ff.51-55b,73-76b Placentia, Newfoundland: Descriptions of: 1709.
- ff. 53, 73 Digory Hearl, of Newfoundland: Description of Placentia: 1709.: Copies.
- ff. 60-88b Colonel John Moody, Governor of Placentia Garrison, Newfoundland: Letters to Lord Sunderland: 1709-1710.
- ff.60-80b Newfoundland: Letters of J. Moody as Garrison Commander at St John's: 1709-1710.
- f. 74 Henry Hayman, Vice Admiral of Harbour of St John's, Newfoundland: Letter to Capt. J. Shales: 1709.: Copy.
- f. 74 Captain John Shales, RN: Letter to: 1709.
- f. 74 Captain Arthur Holdsworth, Admiral of Harbour of St John's, Newfoundland: Letter to Capt. J. Shales: 1709.: Copy.
- f. 77 Lieutenant-General Sir Francis Nicholson, colonial governor: Letters to: 1709, 1710.
- f. 77 John Collins, Governor of St John's; Commander-in-Chief in Newfoundland: Letter to Lt.-Gen. Sir F. Nicholson and Capt. J. Moody: 1709.: Copy.
- ff. 89-92b, 112, 119-120b,149-152b North and South Carolina, America: Letters, etc., rel. to.: 1704-1709.
- ff. 93-111 Colonel Edward Nott, Governor of Virginia: Instructions under Trade and Navigation Acts: 1705.: Copy.
- ff. 93-111 Virginia: Instructions to E. Nott as Governor: 1705.
- ff. 93-111 Anne of England: Instructions to E. Nott, as Governor of Virginia: 1705.: Copy.
- ff. 93-222 passim Trade and Commerce: Letters, etc., rel. to N. American trade: 1708-1710, n.d.
- f. 112 Samuel Eveleigh, of Charleston, S Carolina: Deposition by: 1706.
- f. 112 Colonel William Rhett, Commander of Charleston, S Carolina: Deposition against: 1706.
- f. 113 Connecticut, N. America: Letter of Sir H. Ashhurst, as Agent for: 1707.
- f. 113 Sir Henry Ashurst, 1st Baronet: Letter, as Agent for Connecticut, to Lord Sunderland: 1707.
- f. 115 Colonel Edward Jennings, President of Council of Virginia: Letters to Lord Sunderland: 1708.: Signed. and copy.
- f. 115 Virginia: Letter of E. Jennings, as President of Council: 1708.: Signed.
- f. 117 Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford: Correspondence, etc., with Lord Sunderland: 1708, 1710.: Partly copy.
- f. 117 New Hampshire, North America: Letter on behalf of G. Vaughan as Agent for: 1708.
- f. 117 George Vaughan, Agent for New Hampshire: Letter on his behalf: 1708.
- ff. 119-120b Sir Nathaniel Johnson, Governor of Carolina: Address to Assembly: [1707-1708?].
- ff. 121-124b James Campbell, merchant: Letter, etc., to Lord Sunderland: 1709.: Partly signed.
- ff. 123, 156-159b,184,211-211b Newfoundland: Papers rel. to, mostly conc. fisheries: 1709-[1710?], temp. Anne.: Partly abstracts.
- ff. 125-130b, 140, 147-148b, 160-183b New Jersey: Journal and representations of Assembly, etc.: 1708-1709.: Partly printed.
- ff.125-130b John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace of Hurley: Speech to Assembly of New Jersey, etc.: 1709.: Printed.
- f. 130b Thomas Gordon, Speaker of New Jersey Assembly: Certificate by: 1709.: [Signed?].
- ff. 131, 189 Sir Stephen Evance, alias Evans; merchant; MP: Letters, as Governor of Hudson's Bay Co., to Lord Sunderland: 1709-1710.: Signed.
- ff. 131, 189 Hudson's Bay Company: Letters to Lord Sunderland: 1709-1710.
- f. 133 Shipping: Contract for boat-building: 1709.
- f. 133 James Grant, shipbuilder, of Boston, Massachusetts: Contract for boats: 1709.: Copy.
- f. 133 Daniel Ke[t?]le, shipbuilder, of Boston, Massachusetts: Contract for boats: 1709.: Copy.
- ff. 134-137b Joseph Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts: Letter, etc., to Lord Sunderland: 1709.
- ff. 136b-137 New Hampshire, North America: Address of Governor and Council to Qu. Anne: 1709.
- ff. 138-139 Massachusetts, North America: Address of Governor and Council to Qu. Anne: 1709.
- ff. 142, 152, 185-186b, 190, 208-208b Province of New York: Letters and papers rel. to: 1709-1710.: Partly copies.
- ff. 142, 152-154, 208-209 Palatines Protestant refugees: Correspondence, etc., rel. to their resettlement in N. America: 1709-1721.
- ff. 143-146 Protestants: Memorial, etc., rel. to settlement of Swiss Protestants in America: 1709.: Fr.
- ff. 143-146 Georg Ritter, merchant, of Berne: Memorial, etc., to Qu. Anne: 1709.: Fr.
- ff. 149-151 James Rubee, Speaker of Lower House of Assembly, S Carolina: Letter, etc., to Lord Sunderland: 1709.: Signed.
- f. 154 Henry Compton, Bishop of London: Letters to Lord Sunderland: 1708-1709.: Signed.
- ff. 187-188b Virginia: Order by President and Council: 1710.: Copy.
- f. 189 Samuel Clarke, Deputy Governor, Hudson's Bay Company: Letter to Lord Sunderland: 1710.: Signed.
- f. 189 Captain John Merry, Warden of Trinity House; Deputy-Governor, Hudson's Bay Company: Letters to Lord Sunderland: 1709, 1710.: Signed.
- f. 189 Robert Nicholas, Committee of Hudson's Bay Company: Letter to Lord Sunderland: 1710.: Signed.
- f. 189 Thomas Lake, Deputy Governor, Hudson's Bay Company: Letter to Lord Sunderland: 1710.: Signed.
- f. 190 Robert Pringle, Under-Secretary Of State: Letters, etc., to: 1707-1710.: Partly Fr.
- f. 190 John Rayner, Attorney General of New York: Letter to R. Pringle: 1710.
- ff. 194-205b Sa Ga Yean Qua Prah Ton, Mohawk Chief: Letters to Qu. Anne: 1710.: Partly with pictorial mark.
- ff. 194-205b Te Yee Neen Ho Ga Prow, Mohawk Chief: Letters to Qu. Anne: 1710.: Partly with pictorial mark.
- ff. 194-205b Oh Nee Yeath Ton No Prow, Mohawk chief: Letters to Qu. Anne: 1710.: Partly with pictorial mark.
- ff. 194-205b Anne of England: Letters to: 1704-1711.: Mostly Fr., Lat., Ital., Germ., Dutch, Span., Portug. and Arabic.
- ff. 194-210b Elow Oh Kaom, Mohawk chief: Letters to Qu. Anne: 1710.: Partly with pictorial mark.
- f. 206 Captain Matthew Teale, RN: Letter to Lord Sunderland: 1710.
- f. 209 William Spencer: Letter to Lord Sunderland: 1707-1710.
- ff. 211-211b Captain Thomas Ekines, RN: Proposals rel. to fishing trade: temp. Anne.: Signed.
- ff. 213-214 Sir Matthew Dudley, 2nd Baronet; of Clopton: Case for charter of incorporation: aft. 1704.
- f. 215 Hannah Penn, 2nd wife of William Penn, Quaker: Letter to Lord Sunderland: 1718.
- f. 217 Sir John Thompson, (?) Lord Mayor of London, l736-1737: Memorial to Lord Sunderland: 1720.: Signed.
- f. 217 Arthur Lee, merchant: Memorial to Lord Sunderland: 1720.: Signed.
- f. 217 Virginia: Memorial rel. to snuff manufacture in: 1720.
- f. 217 Humphrey Bell, merchant: Memorial to Lord Sunderland: 1720.: Signed.
- f. 217 Micajah Perry, merchant: Memorial to Lord Sunderland: 1720.: Signed.
- f. 217 Thomas Colmore, merchant: Memorial to Lord Sunderland: 1720.: Signed.
- f. 217 Robert Cruickshank, merchant: Memorial to Lord Sunderland: 1720.: Signed.
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036-001950676
037-001950686
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- Add MS 61101-61710, Add Ch 76069-76142, Seal CCV.8 : BLENHEIM PAPERS
Add MS 61491-61665 : D. CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF THE 3RD EARL OF SUNDERLAND61491-61665. BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vols. CCCXCI-DLXV. Correspondence…
Add MS 61641 A-61647 : D. Section XII. CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS RELATING TO THE WEST INDIES AND NORTH AMERICA
Add MS 61645-61647 : BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vols. DXLV-DXLVII. Correspondence and papers relating to North America; 1704-temp. Geo.I, n.d. Three volumes.
Add MS 61647 : Vol. DXLVII (ff. 222). Letters, etc., from: — (1) Col. Samuel Vetch, Govemor of Nova Scotia, and Col. Sir Francis Nicholson,… - Hierarchy:
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English
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Spanish - Scripts:
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- 1704
- End Date:
- 1727
- Date Range:
- 1704-1727
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- Anne, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1665-1714
Ashurst, Henry, 1st Baronet
Bell, Humphrey, merchant
Campbell, James, merchant
Claesen, Laurence, Interpreter for Red Indians
Clarke, Samuel, Deputy Governor, Hudson's Bay Company
Collins, John, Governor of St John's; Commander-in-Chief in Newfoundland
Colmore, Thomas, merchant
Compton, Henry, Bishop of London
Cruickshank, Robert, merchant
Dudley, Joseph, colonial governor, 1647-1720
Dudley, Matthew, 2nd Baronet, of Clopton, politician and customs officer, 1661-1721
Ekines, Thomas, business projector and naval officer, fl 1695-1725
Elow Oh Kaom, Mohawk chief, fl 1710
Evance, Stephen, Knight, goldsmith and entrepreneur, 1654?-1712
Eveleigh, Samuel, of Charleston, S Carolina
Gordon, Thomas, Speaker of the New Jersey Assembly, fl 1692-1709
Grant, James, of Boston, Massachusetts, shipbuilder, fl 1709
Gruchy, Thomas, of St John's, Newfoundland, author of a deposition, fl 1709
Hayman, Henry, Vice Admiral of Harbour of St John's, Newfoundland
Hearl, Digory, of Newfoundland
Holdsworth, Arthur, Captain; Admiral of Harbour of St John's, Newfoundland
Hudson's Bay Company
Hunter, Robert, Major-General; colonial governor
Ingoldsbie, Richard, Governor of New York
Jennings, Edward, Colonel; President of Council of Virginia
Johnson, Nathaniel, Governor of Carolina
Keen, William, merchant, of St John's, Newfoundland
Ket?le, Daniel, shipbuilder, of Boston, Massachusetts
Lake, Thomas, Deputy Governor, Hudson's Bay Company
Lee, Arthur, merchant
Lloyd, Thomas, Major; commanding Newfoundland garrison
Lovelace, John, 4th Baron Lovelace of Hurley
Marshall, John, of St John's, Newfoundland
Merry, John, Captain; Warden of Trinity House; Deputy-Governor, Hudson's Bay Company
Moody, John, Colonel; Governor of Placentia Garrison, Newfoundland
Nicholas, Robert, Committee of Hudson's Bay Company
Nicholson, Francis, Lieutenant-General; colonial governor
Nott, Edward, Colonel; Governor of Virginia
Oh Nee Yeath Ton No Prow, Mohawk chief
Penn, Hannah, 2nd wife of William Penn, Quaker
Perry, Micajah, merchant
Pringle, Robert, Under-Secretary Of State
Rayner, John, Attorney General of New York
Rhett, William, Colonel; Commander of Charleston, S Carolina
Ritter, Georg, merchant, of Berne
Rubee, James, Speaker of Lower House of Assembly, S Carolina
Russell, Wriothesley, 2nd Duke of Bedford
Sa Ga Yean Qua Prah Ton, Mohawk Chief
Shales, John, Captain; RN
Southmayde, Alan, of Newfoundland
Spencer, William, of Add MS 61647
Taylor, Joseph, Captain; RN
Te Yee Neen Ho Ga Prow, Mohawk Chief
Teale, Matthew, Captain; RN
Thompson, John, (?) Lord Mayor of London, l736-1737
Vaughan, George, Agent for New Hampshire
Vetch, Samuel, Colonel; Governor of Nova Scotia - Places:
- Canada, North America
Connecticut, N. America
Massachusetts, North America
New Hampshire, North America
New Jersey, U.S.A.
New York, Province of, U.S.A.
Newfoundland, Canada
North and South Carolina, U.S.A.
Placentia, Newfoundland
Virginia, U.S.A.