Bermuda, Jan-Apr 1847, Despatches : Charles Elliot, governor of Bermuda : Index; Newspaper clipping; Minutes; Financial document; Acts and Legislation; Memorandum; Returns; Petition; Legal document; Correspondence Jan-Apr 1847.

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Despatches from Charles Elliot, governor of Bermuda. Described at item level. CO 37/116/1. Reports his arrival and assumption of the government on 25 December. Encloses Colonel Hutchinson's certificate of the time he administered the government from 30 November to 25 December. Executive, No. 1, folios 3-6. 01/01/1847. CO 37/116/2. Forwards a copy of the regulations and instruction adopted for the improvement of Convict Establishment management. Convicts, No. 2, folios 7-16. 06/01/1847. CO 37/116/3. Returns the commission appointing Samuel Saltus as Registrar of the Vice Admiralty Court as his name was spelt incorrectly. Judicial, No. 3, folios 17-20. 06/01/1847. CO 37/116/4. Reports the need for additional convict clothing to be sent. Notes plan to introduce additional checks in the use of clothing. Convicts, No. 4, folios 21-26. 06/01/1847. CO 37/116/5. Forwards petitions received before his arrival from junior officers, guards, and convicts concerning the reduction of their spirits rations. Recommends forming the officers into messes and granting a money allowance to each mess. Comments that the overseers and officers thought that an allowance of diluted spirits was 'a needful and a proper support to prisoners at hard labour in this climate'. No. 5, folios 27-50. 11/01/1847. CO 37/116/6. Forwards reports and correspondence concerning the refusal of the convicts to work in the diving bell unless their rations of spirits were restored. Reports the means adopted on the occasion to regain order. Convicts, No. 6, folios 51-73. 12/01/1847. CO 37/116/7. Forwards returns of all official fees received in compliance with a circular of 24 August. Execution, No. 7, folios 74-82. 14/01/1847. CO 37/116/8. Reports the escape of two convicts from the hulks. Notes they were captured the next day. Encloses reports on the subject of local legislation for the punishment of convicts. Judicial, No. 8, folios 83-90. 19/01/1847. CO 37/116/9. Reports on the state of the Convict Establishment. Recommends that a deputy superintendent be appointed to reside on Ireland Island with a clerk. Proposes that Lieutenant Hire be appointed to the position and receive free accommodation. Also suggests that the Dromedary hulk should be under the command of a mate who would receive an additional £30 per year. Private and Confidential, folios 91-108. 19/06/1847. CO 37/116/10. Forwards a letter from the attorney general suggesting that new instructions should be sent to the governor concerning his role as superintendent of convicts. Private, folios 190-116. 19/01/1847. CO 37/116/11. Requests to be sent copies of the minutes of the Committee of Council on Education. Executive, No. 9, folios 117-119. 23/01/1847. CO 37/116/12. Reports the departure of 214 convicts on board the Mariner. Notes that 1364 convicts remained. Convicts, No. 10, folios 120-122. 06/02/1847. CO 37/116/13. Forwards returns of the convicts for the quarter ending 31 December. States views on officers and superintendents being allowed convict servants. Convicts, No. 11, folios 123-155. 06/02/1847. CO 37/116/14. Reports the particulars of the punishment of convicts Thomas Thompson and William Jackson who had escaped from the hulks and were captured the next day. States views on the best system of convict discipline. Encloses documents concerning the matters. Convicts, No. 12, folios 156-177. 06/02/1847. CO 37/116/15. Convict Discipline: recommends a system of giving marks to prisoners for good conduct and other means of approbation. Convicts, No. 13, folios 178-185. 01/02/1847. CO 37/116/16. Forwards a letter from a convict named James Brownlie to his mother Mrs Ann Brownlie giving her the power to receive profits arising from certain property. Convicts, No. 14, folios 186-190. 16/02/1847. CO 37/116/17. Recommends a convict named John Hardman for a pardon for discovering the escape plan of some other convicts. Convicts, No. 15, folios 191-195. 18/02/1847. CO 37/116/18. Dummy sheet for a missing document recommending the opening of a channel into the sound. No. 16, folio196. 18/02/1847. CO 37/116/19. Forwards a letter from John Tucker requesting a permanent appointment in the Customs Department. Executive, No. 17, folios 197-202. 20/02/1847. CO 37/116/20. Forwards reports from the convict chaplains concerning the 'moral condition' of the convicts. Encloses an abstract of books received for the library and a draft 'return of prisoners attending the school'. Convicts, No. 18, folios 203-214. 01/03/1847. CO 37/116/21. Reports his intention to appoint Colonel Barry as superintendent of Public Works and Roads with a salary of £175 and a clerk at £100. Proposes establishing an Academy for Engineers. Executive, No. 19, folios 215-222. 02/03/1847. CO 37/116/22. Forwards and recommends an application from Convict Establishment Surgeons H Beck and S G Warner for salary increases. Convicts, No. 20, folios 223-229. 10/03/1847. CO 37/116/23. Reports that the only Roman Catholics on the island were among the convicts and soldiers. Explains that Roman Catholic clergyman the Reverend Hannon made occasional visits. Explains some suggestions made by Reverend Hannon concerning the regulation of convicts. Convicts, No. 21, folios 230-238. 11/03/1847. CO 37/116/24. Recommends the abolition of certain fees charged by the Secretary's Office on ships crews. Encloses a letter from James Tatem and a statement on the amount of the fees. Executive, No. 22, folios 239-256. 15/03/1847. CO 37/116/25. Forwards a memorial from a convict named James Jones to the Lords of the Admiralty requesting a pardon. Convicts, No. 23, folios 257-262. 15/03/1847. CO 37/116/26. Recommends that a house be constructed on Ireland Island for Convict Chaplain the Reverend Robert Mantach. Convicts, No. 24, folios 263-269. 16/03/1847. CO 37/116/27. Requests a sanction for the employment of two more boatmen and the repairs of the governor's boats to be charged to the Convict Service. Executive, No. 25, folios 270-272. 16/03/1847. CO 37/116/28. Reports sending a barrel of potatoes free from disease to the United Kingdom. Remarks on the time of planting with reference to the hot season. No. 26, folios 273-275. 17/03/1847. CO 37/116/29. Forwards the Blue Book for 1846 [not included in volume]. Executive, No. 27, folios 276-277. 17/03/1847. CO 37/116/30. Requests a sanction for the employment of additional clerks for the Governor's Office and Secretary's Office. Separate, folios 278-280. 18/03/1847. CO 37/116/31. Forwards correspondence with the medical authorities concerning the inconvenience of treating convict patients in the naval hospital. Notes the need to form a convict hospital made of two hulks placed on shore. Suggests the advantage of building convict barracks on shore instead of using the hulks. Encloses returns of the number of convicts treated in the naval hospital and the amount charged for rations. Convicts, No. 28, folios 281-319. 19/03/1847. CO 37/116/32. Forwards correspondence on the case of land purchased by Colonial Secretary Robert Kennedy. Executive, No. 29, folios 320-350. 06/04/1847. CO 37/116/33. Reports ordering a verification of balances of money in the hands of convict overseers. Requests authority for the Commissary to have custody of these balances instead of keeping them on board the hulks. Convicts, No. 30, folios 351-356. 10/04/1847. CO 37/116/34. Reports the system adopted for classifying convicts whose good conduct rendered them candidates for pardons. Explains his system of convict discipline. Convicts, No. 31, folios 357-369. 12/04/1847. CO 37/116/35. Reports that Convict Establishment officers were allowed to remit part of their pay to their families in England. Requests instructions concerning the future of the system. Convicts, No. 32, folios 370-374. 12/04/1847. CO 37/116/36. Reports granting Colonial Secretary Robert Kennedy six months leave of absence and appointment C Fozard to act in his place. Executive, No. 33, folios 375-379. 19/04/1847. CO 37/116/37. Forwards the report of a commission of enquiry into the complaint of William Richards against the officers on board one of the hulks while he was a convict. Convicts, No. 34, folios 380-385. 23/04/1847. CO 37/116/38. Forwards a copy of the governor's speech given at the opening of the Legislature on 21 April as printed in the Royal Gazette. Private, folios 386-388. 25/04/1847. CO 37/116/39.

Forwards a copy of the governor's speech given at the opening of the Legislature on 21 April and the responses from the Legislative Council and House of Assembly. Executive, No. 35, folios 389-393. 27/04/1847. CO 37/116/40. Forwards a resolution of the Assembly and a bill for £500 for the relief of the distress in Ireland and Scotland. Executive, No. 36, folios 394-399.

28/04/1847. CO 37/116/41. A dummy sheet for a missing document concerning the arrival of the 42nd Regiment and the departure of the 20th Regiment. Reports that the command of the troops had transferred to Colonel Barry due to the departure of Colonel Hutchinson. Military, No. 37, folio 400. 29/04/1847.

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AMDigital Reference:CO 37/116.

CO 37.