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040-002058030

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032-002057998

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LETTERS AND PAPERS of William Blathwayt, Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, relating to Barbados; 18 June, 1664 - 10 Jan. 1706 and n. d. Included are claims made upon the revenue of the island by William [Hay, 3rd] Earl of Kinnoull (ff. 2-5) and by his Countess (ff. 27-30), by Richard [Jones, 1st] Earl of Ranelagh (ff. 10-17, 58), and by the widow of Sir George Carteret (f. 31). On f. 18 there is a copy of an Order in Council to the Governor, 10 Mar. 167⁵/₆ , upholding the patent granted to the African Company for the importation of " negros and other merchandises," in which trade the Spaniards were anxious to have a share (see too f. 20). On. ff. 35-57 are statistics of exports of sugar, cotton, ginger, molasses, rum, and lime-juice, 1 Jan. 1681-1 July, 1683, and on ff. 102-106 is a copy of the accompt (1696-1704) of Capt. Charles Thomas, as Receiver of the Casual Revenues. Paper ; ff. 111. Folio. Phillipps MS. 19701 (sale-cat. 1913, lot 231).

Island of Barbados: Papers rel. to its trade: 1664-1706.

William Blathwayt: Letters and papers, as Commissioner of Trade anl Plantations, rel. to Barbados: 1664-1706.

includes:

f. 1 J.h. Clayton: Copy of warrant about Barbados, 1664, certified by: 17th cent.
f.1 Charles II of England: Warrant of attorney conc. Barbados: 1664.: Copy.
ff. 2-5 William Hay, 3rd Earl of Kinnoul: Case for the Barbados Islands: circ. 1669.
f. 6 Charles II of England: Order in Council conc. troops in Barbados: 1670.: Copy.
f. 8 Charles II of England: Privy Seal for payment to Lord Kinnoull: 1673.: Copy.
f. 8 T- Mathew: Privy Seal warrant countersigned by: 1673.: Copy.
f. 10 Francis Tyrwhitt: Paper rel. to claims of, on revenue of Barbados: circ. 1676.
f. 10 Charles II of England: State of debt betw. the King, Lord Ranclagh and F. Tirwhit in respect of Barbados: aft. 1676.
ff. 10-17, 58 Richard Jones, Earl of Ranelagh: Claims on the revenue of Barbados: circ. 1676, 1684.
f. 18 Charles II of England: Order in Council to the Governor of Barbados: 1676.: Copy.
f. 20 Colonel Sir Jonathan Atkins, Governor of Barbados: Letter to the Treasury (?): 1677.: Copy.
f. 20 Slaves, Slave Trade: Letter to the Govenor of Barbados rel. to: 1677.: Copy.
ff. 22-25 Shipping: Report conc. ships impressed at Barbados: 1681.: Draft.
f. 26 Henry Guy, politician: Letter to the Attorney-General: 1681.: Draft.
f. 26 Sir Robert Sawyer, Speaker of the House of Commons; Attorney-General: Letter to, from H. Guv: 1681.: Draft.
ff. 27-30 Catharine Hay, widow of William, 3rd Earl of Kinnoull: Papers rel. to her claims on Barbados: circ. 1681.
f. 31 Sir George Carteret, Governor of Jersey; Treasurer of the Navy: Claim of his widow on Barbados revenues: 1681.
f. 31 Lewis Prescott: Lady Carteret's claim on Barbados revenues certified by: 1681.
ff. 35-57 Cotton: Exports of, from Barbados: 1681-1683.
ff. 35-57 Sugar: Exports from Barbados: 1681-1683.
ff. 35-57 Molasses: Exports from Barbados: 1681-1683.
ff. 35-57 Rum: Exports of, from Barbados: 1681 -1683.
ff. 35-57 Ginger: Exports of, from Barbados: 1681-1683.
ff. 35-57 Lime juice: Exports of, from Barbados: 1681-1683.
ff. 60-63, 73, 80 Henry Guy, politician: Correspondence with W. Blathwayt: 1684-1688.
f. 64 Patrick Trant, Baronet: 1686. Petition to the Treasury: 1684.: Copy.
f. 64 Charles Duncombe: Petition to the Treasury: 1684.: Copy.
f. 64 Richard Kent: Petition to the Treasury: 1684.: Copy.
f. 82 Sir William Stapleton, 1st Baronet; Governor of the Leeward Islands, d. 1686: Instructions to the Collector of Customs in Nevis: 1684.
f. 84 Robert Spencer: Report on petition of: 1685.
ff. 86-92 Shipping: Papers rel. to ships admitted to Barbados: 1685.
f. 89 Sir Richard Dutton, Governor of Barbados: Letter to, from the Privy Council: 1685.
f. 93 Colonel Edwyn Stede: Letter to the Treasury: 1688.: Signed.
f. 97 Charles Montagu, Baron Halifax 1700; Earl of Halifax 1714: Treasury warrants, etc.: 1697-1701.: signed by.
f. 97 Sir William Stapleton, 1st Baronet; Governor of the Leeward Islands, d. 1686: Certificate conc. payments to: 1701.
ff. 99, 100 Sir Bevil Granville, Governor of Barbados: Petition to, with report.: circ. 1702.
ff. 99-101 Robert Gibbes, agent for prizes at Barbados: Petition to Sir B. Granvill, with report: circ. 1702.
f. 102 b Captain Charles Thomas, Casual Receiver at Barbados: Accompt: 1704.: Copy.
f. 109 John Wilshire: Report on petition of: 1706.

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Western Manuscripts

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032-002057998
040-002058030

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Add MS 38684-38720 : Phillips Manuscripts

Add MS 38714 : LETTERS AND PAPERS of William Blathwayt, Commissioner of Trade and Plantations, relating to Barbados; 18 June, 1664 - 10 Jan. 1706…

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1664

End Date:

1706

Date Range:

18 Jun 1664-10 Jan 1706

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Names:

Atkins, Jonathan, Colonel; Governor of Barbados
Blathwayt, William, of Add MS 38148
Carteret, George, Governor of Jersey; Treasurer of the Navy
Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1630-1685
Clayton, J.h.
Duncombe, Charles, petitioner to the Treasury, fl 1684
Dutton, Richard, Knight, Governor of Barbados, d 1704
Gibbes, Robert, of Barbados, prize agent, fl 1702
Granville, Bevil, Knight, army officer, politician and colonial governor, 1664-1706
Guy, Henry, politician, 1631-1710
Hay, Catharine, widow of William, 3rd Earl of Kinnoull
Hay, William, 3rd Earl of Kinnoul
Jones, Richard, Earl of Ranelagh, of Add MS 38701
Kent, Richard, of Add MS 38714
Mathew, T-
Montagu, Charles, Baron Halifax 1700; Earl of Halifax 1714
Prescott, Lewis
Sawyer, Robert, Attorney General, 1633-1692
Spencer, Robert, of Add MS 38714
Stapleton, William, 1st Baronet, Governor of the Leeward Islands, d 1686
Stede, Edwyn, Colonel
Thomas, Charles, Captain; Casual Receiver at Barbados
Trant, Patrick, Baronet
Tyrwhitt, Francis
Wilshire, John

Places:

Barbados, Caribbean