Bermuda, 1779-1782; Bahamas and Turks Islands, 1780-1781 : Memorial; Legal document; Order; Acts and Legislation; Certificate; List; Correspondence; Petition 1779-1782.

Format:

• Other

Contributor:

• Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), digitiser.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Settler colonialism--West Indies.
• Turks and Caicos Islands.
• Bermuda Islands.
• Bahamas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2021.

Summary:

• CO 37/22/1. Petition to the King from a majority of Council and Assembly members concerning the affect that the conflict between Great Britain and the 'rebel' American colonies was having on the inhabitants of Bermuda. There are 29 signatories: Thomas Jones, Jonathan Burch, John Harvey, Henry Tucker Jr, John Tudor, Cornelius Hinson, Richard Jennings, Henry Tucker, John Jennings, Anthony Peniston, Daniel Hubbard, Samuel Harvey, James Tucker, John Trimingham, Daniel Tucker, William Hall, Joseph Lushes (?), George Bascome, Samuel Saltus, John (?), Stephen Jedkin (?), Nathaniel Jones, Thomas Frith, Daniel Hubbard Outerbridge, Anthony Gilbert, Thomas Nusum, Powel Hiddleson, Daniel Bascome, and Edward Parker. Folios 1-3. 8 Jul 1779. CO 37/22/2. Forwards and comments on the resolutions and proceedings of the General Assembly and the minutes of Council and Assembly from 12 January 1778 to 8 July 1779 as well as the minutes of the Council from 12 March 1778 to 25 May 1779 [not included in volume]. Addressed to the Board of Trade. George James Bruere, Governor of Bermuda, Folios 4-5. 4 Aug 1779. CO 37/22/3. A memorandum and list of 16 complaints addressed to George Germain and the Board of Trade. The complaints relate to the actions of British soldiers and sailors, especially those onboard men-of-war 'Galatea' and 'Nautilus'. Complaints relate to breaking into homes, obstructing whalers and fisherman, erecting forts on private land, as well as seizing, detaining, and destroying Bermudian ships. Henry Tucker, Agent for Bermuda, Folios 6-9. 24 Sep 1779. CO 37/22/4. Comments on complaints sent by the majority of the Council and Assembly and Agent Henry Tucker. George James Bruere, Governor of Bermuda, No. 3, Folios 10-11. 25 Mar 1780. CO 37/22/5. Forwards a number of papers referred to in his despatch No. 3 of 25 March including: a document entitled 'article the ninth answered by the collectors certificate of this Island'; a certificate signed by Customs Collector Thomas Smith, ; a response by George Harvey to an article against Lieutenant Merrick of the Galatea; a letter from Thomas Tucker. Also see CO 37/22/1 and CO 37/22/3. George James Bruere, Governor of Bermuda, No. 3, Folios 12-17. 29 Mar 1780. CO 37/22/6. Reports that he is not accountable to the Committee of Council and Assembly for his conduct as an officer. Lieutenant William A Merrick, Arundel in Ellis Harbour, Folios 18-19. 24 Mar 1780. CO 37/22/7. Gives answers to the charges put forward by the majority of the Council and Assembly and Agent Henry Tucker. This paper was referred to in his despatch No. 3 of 25 March. George James Bruere, Governor of Bermuda, Folios 20-23. 5 Apr 1780. CO 37/22/8. Reports the appointment of William Browne as Governor and Commander in Chief of Bermuda to replace George James Bruere who was deceased. Asks for the draughts of his commission and instructions be prepared. Addressed to the Board of Trade. George Germain, Secretary of State, Folios 24-25. 28 Dec 1780. CO 37/22/9. Forwards and comments on various documents including copies of nine acts passed between June 1777 and July 1779, a petition from various Bermuda merchants to the King concerning one of the acts, and extracts from the letter by which Lieutenant Governor George Bruere transmitted the petition (including an extract concerning the suspension of three members of the Council). Addressed to Grey Elliot to be put before the Board of Trade. William Knox, Under Secretary of State, Folios 26-39. 14 Feb 1781. CO 37/22/10. Gives information concerning Governor William Browne's salary and how it relates to the 87th and 89th articles of the general instructions. Addressed to Grey Elliot to be put before the Board of Trade. Benjamin Thompson, Whitehall, Folios 40-41. 28 May 1781. CO 37/22/11. Reports that Bermudians did not have to pay duty or obtain a licence to engage in 'whale fishery. ' Addressed to the Board of Trade. George Germain, Secretary of State, Folios 42-43. 29 May 1781. CO 37/22/12. Forwards acts passed in Bermuda, a copy of a letter from Lieutenant Governor George Bruere, and Journals of the Council and Assembly. Benjamin Thompson, Whitehall, Folios 44-45. 29 Jun 1781. CO 37/22/13. Draughts of instruction for Governor William Browne. Lord Grantham, Andrew Stuart, E Gibbon, and Hans Sloane, Board of Trade, Folios 46-48. 29 May 1781. CO 37/22/14. Gives information concerning the state of government and trade in Bermuda. Also see CO 37/38/16 George Bruere, Lieutenant Governor of Bermuda, No. 4 duplicate, Folios 49-54. 26 Mar 1781. CO 37/22/15. Depositions and proceeding for the Court of Kings Bench in the case against Lieutenant William Augustus Merrick. Also includes excerpts from a memorial by Henry Tucker, a certification by Collector Thomas Smith, a petition submitted to the Court of Chancery by George Bascome in May 1780, and correspondence between John Lewis, Clerk of the Committee of the Council and Assembly, and Lieutenant Merrick in March 1777. The proceedings are dated 18 June 1777. Depositions were received from William Mitchell, Dr. Jonathan Tucker, William Murray, Sarah Forster, John Harvey, William Williams, Mary Tucker, Thomas Jones, Elias Young, Daniel Hinson, William Hall Jr., Thomas Forbes, and Richard Edward Hinson. The depositions were sworn to Justices of the Peace Cornelius Hinson, Francis Jones Jr., and Samuel Saltus. Folios 55-97. 1781. CO 37/22/16. A copy of 'an act providing for the immediate repairs of the fortifications within these islands'. John Zuill, Clerk of the Assembly, Folios 98-99. 17 Mar 1781. CO 37/22/17. Extracts from the minutes of the Assembly. George Bruere, Lieutenant Governor of Bermuda, Folios 100-108. 20 Apr 1781. CO 37/22/18. A copy of 'an act for raising a public revenue for the support of the government of these His Majesty's islands'. Folios 109-117. 1781. CO 37/22/19. Comments on an act passed in 1775 entitled 'an act to bar the estate (?) of (?) and Ann Burges (Burgess) in a certain home and 95 acres of land situate in Hamilton Parish in those islands and to vest them with an estate in the simple in the same'. Richard Jackson, Folios 118-119. 23 Jun 1781. CO 37/22/20. Forwards the minutes of the Council and Journals of the House of Assembly of Bermuda [not included in volume]. Addressed to Richard Cumberland for the attention of the Board of Trade. John Fisher, Whitehall, Folios 120-121. 12 Jan 1782. CO 37/22/21. Comments on an act passed in September 1780 entitled 'an act for the establishment of a proper school on the share of land situated in Warwick Parish in the island of Bermuda'. Richard Jackson, Folios 122-123. 1 May 1782. CO 37/22/22. Memorial asking for confirmation of an act passed in September 1780 entitled 'an act for the establishment of a proper school on the share of land situated in Warwick Parish in the Island of Bermuda'. Henry Tucker, Agent for Bermuda, Folios 124 and 127. 18 Apr 1782. CO 37/22/23. Letter to the King recommending Andrew Cazneau be appointed to the Council of Bermuda. Lord Grantham, Andrew Stuart, and E Gibbon, Board of Trade, Folios 125-126. 16 Jul 1781. CO 37/22/24. Memorial reporting that harassment from French privateers had caused some of the inhabitants to leave the Turks and Caicos Islands. Urges the need for improving the defences of the islands. Andrew Symmer, King's Agent of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Folios 127a-127b. 26 Dec 1780. CO 37/22/25. Reports on actions taken, on taking over the administration of the government, to raise funds to reinforce the island's defences. Apologises for causing offence. Addressed to the Board of Trade John Maxwell, Governor of The Bahamas, No. 12 duplicate, Folios 128-129. 16 Mar 1781. CO 37/22/26. Recommends that Attorney General Robert Sterling should be made Lieutenant Governor if John Gambier declined the position. Addressed to the Board of Trade. John Maxwell, Governor of The Bahamas, No. 12 duplicate, Folios 130-131. 16 Mar 1781. CO 37/22/27. Forwards a duplicate of his despatch No. 12 and a list of the Council and public officers. Reports appointing merchants Mr. Ross and Mr. McKenzie to be on the Council. Explains that the island had been neglected since the American Revolution (American War of Independence) and that had been no garrison or man-of-war to defend the island's trade. John Maxwell, Governor of The Bahamas, No. 13, Folios 132-133. 30 Mar 1781. CO 37/22/28.
• Reports on Spanish plans to attack Florida and The Bahamas using ships stationed at Havana. Asks for the letter to be forwarded to Jamaica. Addressed to Governor John Maxwell. Patrick Tonyn, Governor of east Florida, private, Folios 134-135. 30 Jan 1781. CO 37/22/29. A list of the island's civil officers. Members of the Council: John Gambier, Lieutenant Governor; John Brown, Naval Officer; William Bradford, Secretary; Robert Hunt, Collector of the Customs ; Robert Sterling, Attorney General and Advocate General; Andrew Symmer, King's Agent at
• Turks Island; Thomas Atwood, Chief Justice and Judge Surrogate of the Court of Vice Admiralty; Parr Ross, Receiver General and Treasurer, Acting Collector in the Absence of Robert Hunt, and Assistant Judge of the Law Courts ; George McKenzie, Marshal of the Court of Vice Admiralty and Assistant Judge of the Law Courts. Other officers include: Joseph Chetwood, Provost Marshal; John Pratt, Clerk of the General Assembly, Clerk of the Law Courts, and Register (Registrar) of the Court of Vice Admiralty; John Robertson, Coroner. John Maxwell, Governor of The Bahamas, No. 12, Folio 136. 31 Mar 1781. CO 37/22/30. Comments on certain acts passed in The Bahamas in 1780 and 1781 entitled: 'An act for the forming and disciplining the militia and the better providing for the security and defence of those islands'; 'An act for preserving and securing the harbour of New Providence'; 'An act for the better securing all vessels within the harbour of New Providence and providing an allowance for an harbour master'; 'An act for continuing an act entitled an act for granting a salary for a barrack-master for this island and for providing oil, candles and firewood for the troops doing duty in the same'; 'An act for laying poll taxes and other taxes and assessments for the years therein mentioned and directing how the same shall be collected and applied'; 'An act for amending an act entitled an act for raising a sum of money and empowering commissioners for putting this island in a better state of defence'; 'An act for amending an act entitled an act for draining and preserving the harbour of New Providence'. .Addressed to the Board of Trade Richard Jackson, Folios 137-138. 1781.

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