DOCUMENTS ^/C RELATIVE TO THE HISTORY COLONIAL STATE OF BEW-YOEK: PROCURED IN' ENGLAND AND FRANCE HOLLAND, JOHN ROMETK BRODHEAD, ESQ., AGENT, OFTHESTATE,"PAbsEDMAT2,1*5»- EDITED BV O'CALLAGHAN, M. D. E. B. VOL. VI. < ALBANY: WEED, PARSONS AND COJEPANY, PKINTERS. 1855. These Documents have been published under the direction of theGovernor, Secretary of State and Comptrollerofthe StateofNew-York, invirtueofanActofthe Legislatureofthe said State, entitled "An Act to Provide for thePublishingofcertain Documentsrelating to theColonial History ofthe Stale," passed March 30th, 1S49. The Documents in Dutch and French were translated by E. B. O'Callaghan, M. D., who was employed by the State Officers above named for that purpose, and to superintend the publication generally. Fit. V ^^ z. TMNSCEIPTS OF DOCUMENTS QUEEN'S STATE PAPER OFFICE; IN THE OFFICE OFTHE PRIVY COUNCIL; IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM; AND IN THE LIBRARY OFTHE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURYAT LAMBETH, IN LONDON. LONDON DOCUMENTS XXV -XXXII. : 1734-1755. —— CONTENTS. 1734. Page. May 10. EepresentationoftheSocietyforthepropagationoftheGospelinforeignparts,totheLordsofTrade, 19. LetalitgbeaerilnssotifntGZhoeenvgeNerernw'os-rTJooCruorksnbaaylct—torIenltdahiteainvLeoaftrfodasitrhsoe—fpLTaorruaiisdsheb—uorfgst,JaaAtmeca,iocfat,he Province—conductofMr. Morris 41 June 19. ReasonsofGovernorCosbyforremovingMr.MorrisfromtheofficeofChiefJustice, 8 May 21. LetterofEdward Holland,MayorofAlbany,to Secretary Clarke,respecting the Mohawk Sachems' deedtotheKing,&c 14 1733. November 4. Deedofthe MohawksconveyingtheMohawkflatstothe King,<fec 15 Aug17u3s4t. 22. LetteroftheLordsofTradeto Governor Cosby—New-York acts—complaints againsthim—council ofNew-Tork,.tc IC November 23. LetterofAttorney-GeneralBradleytotheLordsofTraderespectingtheNew-Yorkbillforregulating December 6. LepttreorseocfutGioovnserbnyorinCfoosrbmyattioont,he<tcL.,ordsofTrade—withanaccountofthe stapleproductionsofNew- 17 York, <tc — — 19 December 6. LetterofGov—ernorCosbytotheLordsofTrade factionsinNew-York conductofMr.Ale.\ander December 7.LetMtre.rMoofrrGiosverNneowrJCeorssbeyyatfofaitrhse,ALco.,rds of Trade—Provincial affairs—Mohawk lands—conduct of 2fl December 10. LetMtre.roMforGroivserannodrhCisos"bgyantgo,"th<efeeD.,ukeofNewcastle—Mr.Colden'simproperconductinmakingpublic 24 theCouncil'slettertothe DukeuponMr.VanDam'scomplaints 20 1736. — June 10. LetterofGovernorCosbytotheLordsofTrade ActsofAssembly,withobservationsontheconduct June 19. LetotfermeomfbGeorvserofnoCrouCnocsibl,yt&oc.theLordsofTrade—newmembersofCouncilrecommended, 23i2 Augusl 6. ReportoftheLordsofTradeto thePri—vyCouncil recommendingthecontingent repealofthe New- Yorkact tocancel billsofcredit,&a. (with) 32 DraftofadditionalInstructionstoGovernorCosbyrespectingtheforementionedact 32 August 28. Representationofthe LordsofTrade to Queen Caroline upon the factious,illegal and disaffected September 6. LetctoenrduocftthoefLpoerrdsosnosfiTnraNdeew-tYooGrokv,er&nc.o,rCosby—courtofChancery—instructionsforhisconduct,<tc., S3.'4i November 26. Order ofthe King, in Council, approving the reportofthe Committee forPlantation affairs,that Governor Cosby'sreasonsforremovingMr.Morrisare insufficient,<fec 3B December 19. LetterofGovernorCosbytotheLordsofTrade respectingthecustomsdutiesatNew-York,<iic.,.... 37 1736. January 23. LetterofSecretary Popple to Governor Cosby respecting his sitting andvotingasacouncillor,his requiringbillstobepresentedtohimbeforebeinglaidbeforetheCouncil,andhishavingadjourned theAssemblyinhisownname,which conductisinconsistentwithhis Instructions,<tc 39 February R. Representationofthe LordsofTrade to tlie King,recommending instructions in conformity tothe Attorneyand Sollcifflr-Gcnerftls'opinionastoGovernorsnotactingnscouncillors,<fec. 40 CONTENTS. 1736. ——— CONTENTS. y[[ 1737. Page. April 9. LetGteeorrgoifaL—ieCaurtoeliimnnat,-GAocveruor Clarke to tbe Lords of Trade—affaii-s of the I'roviuce—Canada 89 April 9. LetterofLientenant-GovernorClarketotheDukeofNewcastle—Canada—Carolina,ic. 91 1736. August 20. LetterofM.deBeauharnais,GovernorofCanada,toMr.Clarke 92 October 26. LetterofPresidentClarketotheGovernorofCanada,inreply, 92 November 15. LetteroftheGovernorofCanadatoLieutenant-GovernorClarke 93 November 1. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketoCaptainCongreve,commandingatOswego 93 1737. — May 9. LetterofL—ieutenant-GovernorClarketo the LordsofTrade conduct ofthe Assemblyrespectinga revenue Indian affairs,<tc., .' 94 June 17. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketotheLordsofTrade—proceedingsoftheAssembly, 96 June 20. Letterofthe DukeofNewcastle to the LordsofTrade,directing the preparation ofCommissions, andinstructionsforLordDelawarr,appointedGovernoro—fNew-Tork andNewJersey y6 June 22. LetteroftheLordsofTradetoLieutenant-GovernorClarke appointmentofLordDelawarr, 97 June 30. LetteroftheLordsofTradetotheDukeofNewcastle, 97 June 30. RepresentationtotheKing,uponLordDelawarr'scommission,etc., 98 June,July. ConferencebetweenLieutenant-GovernorClarkeandtheIndians, 98 October 14. Letterof Lieute—nant-Governor Clarke to the Lords of Trade—Massachusetts and New Hampshire December 17. LetbtoeurndoafrLyi,eu&tce.nanAts-sGeomvbelryn,orC—larketotheDnkeofNewcastle—measuresoftheAssemblyrespecting 109 arevenue,andpapermoney militaryappointments,<fec., 110 1738. — — February 18. LetterofLieutenant-Governor Clarke to the Lords ofTrade reviewofprovincial affairs temper April 3. LetotfetrhoefpLeioepluet—eniannftl-uGeonvceernoforthCelaArskseetmobltyh—epDruokduectoifonNse,wcifaecs,t,le—caseofBurrows—deathofQueen 111 Caroline—conductofsomeinNew-Tork,innotputtingon mourning,&c 114 June 2. LetterofLieutenaut-GovernorClarketotheLordsofTrade—actsofAssembly—observations,<fec.,.. 115 June 2. Lieutenant-GovernorClarke'sanswertoseveralqueriesofth—eLordsofTr—ade,<—tc., ]20 February 14. Mr.Colden'sanswertoseveralqueriesoftheLordsofTrade boundaries soil climate,itc. 121 February 4. AnsweroftheCommissionersofIndianaffairstofourofthequeriesreferredtothem 126 January 18. AnsweroftheCollectoratNew-Yorktothequeriesreferredtohim, 127 June 2. LetterofLieute—nant-GovernorClarketothe DukeofNewcastle—intended descentofthe Spaniards upon Georgia embargo, <tc 128 — — August 9. LetteroftheLordsofTradetoLieutenant-GovernorClarke Indians Carolina, (fee., 129 August 10. RepresentationoftheLordsofTradetotheKingagainsttheactfor themorefrequentcallingofthe Assembly,passed bytheAssemblyofNew-York 130 1739. — — September 16. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketotheLordsofTrade Indianaffairs Assembly,iSrc., 130 August 30. LetteroftheCommissionersforIndianaffairs atAlbany,toLieutenant-GovernorClarke 131 1737. CensusoftheProvinceofNew-York,inthe year1737, 133 ThenumberofmilitiawithintlieProvinceofNew-York,intheyear1737 134 1738. — September 16. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketotheDukeofNewca—stle wanto—fmilitarystores,&e 134 October 22. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketotheLordsofTrade—tonnageact dissolutionoft—heAssembl}', 135 November 21. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketotheLordsofTrade insolenee of the Assemblj- Carolina tonnage act, &e., 135 November 30. OrderinCouncil,repealingtheactoftheAssemblyofNew-York,for themore frequentmeetingsof December 6. LetthteerAsosfemtbhleyLords of Trade to Lieutenant-Governor Clarke—Indian affairs—Crown Point 136 Tierondequat, 137 1739. — February 6. LetteroftheLordsofTradetoLieutenant-GovernorClarke—dissolution—oftheAssembly,&c 139 AApprriill ' 1188.. LLeetttteerrooffLLiieeuutteennaanntt--GGoovveerrnnoorrCCllaarrkkeettootthheeLDourkdesooffNTerwacdaestlesm—alplropcoexedinAgssseomfbtlhyeaAdsjsoeumrbnledy—want 140 ofsalary,<S;c .... 140 ——— CONTENTtJ. 1789. Page. April 24. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketotheLordsofTrade—conductandintentionsoftheAssembly inregardtomoneybills, — — 141 May 24. Letter of Lieutenant-Governor Clarke to the Duke of Newcastle boundaries Admiralty com- mission, (tc — — I'l^ Jnne 2145.. LLeetttteerrooffLLiieeuutteennaanntt--GGoovveerrnnoorrCCllaarrkkeettootthheeLDourkdesooffTNreawdceas—tFlree—ncFhreCnlcahimastCMraoswsanchPuosienttt,s,ifcc, 114434 June 15. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketotheLordsofTrade landsatCrownPoint,<S:c 145 June 7. LetteroftheCommissionersofIndianaffairsat Albany,toLieut—enant-GovernorClarke, 146 August 30. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketo theDukeofNewcastle commissionsofreprisal againstthe August 30. LeSatgtpaeairnniosaftrLtdihsee-u^Ctwaearnnoatlniton-faGomavineldirtnGaoerroyrCsgltiaoarrekIse,ndt<iofcact.n,hse—LfoeradrssoifnTcraasdeeo—fIandriuapntuprreesweintths—FreaxnpceediatniodnSfpraoimnCanada 114477 September 7. LetteroftheLordsofTradetoLieutenant-GovernorClarke—printed libel—Virginia,<tc, • 149 November 30. Letter of—Lieutenant-Governor Clarke to the Duke of Newcastle—preparation for defence in the Colony revenue,Ac. 149 NoTember 30. LetterofLieuten—ant-GovernorClarke to theLords ofTrade—Assemblyrefuse to give a revenue militarystores FrenchClaims,etc. 150 DNeocveemmbbeerr 73.. LLeetttteerroofftLhieeuCtoemnmainsts-iGoonveerrsnoorfICnldairaknetafofatihresLaotrAdlsboafnyT,ratdoeL——iemuetmebnearntsGoofvtehrenoCorunCclialr,ke 115522 December 15. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketo theLordsofTrade illicittrade 154 August Minuteofacausetried intheAdmiraltyCourtinNew-York 154 December 20. ReportoftheLordsofTradetotheCommitteeofthePrivyCouncil,onIndianpresents, 156 1740. — January 28. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketotheDukeofNewcast—le caseofBurrows, 157 January 28. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketotheLordsofTrade AssemblyofNew-York refusetogrant June 13. LetaterrevoefnuLeieeuxtceenpatntf-rGoomveyrenaorrtoClyaerakretotheLordsofTrade—pa—permoney—dutie—songoods 115680 June 14. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketotheDu—keofNewcastle warwithSpain levies 162 Jane 20. LetterofGeorgeClarke,Jr.,toLord Delawarr requesting him to resign his office ofGovernor,in favorofLieutenant-GovernorClarke,hisfather,andoffering himonethousandguineas, I63 July 8. LetterofLieutenantrGovernorClarketotheDukeofNewcastle—payofTroopsintheProvince,.... 164 April 26. LetterofMajorGeneralSpotswoodtoLieutenant-GovernorClarke 165 July 25. Letter ofLieutenant-GovernorClarke to the DukeofNewcastle—appropriationsbytheNew-York AssemblyforleviesagainsttheSpaniards intheWestIndies 166 August 1. Letter of the Lords of Trade to Lieutenant-GovernorClarke—commissioners for settling bounda- riesofMassachusettsandRhodeIsland 167 AAuugguusstt 8i.. LLeetttteerroofftLhieeuLtoerndasnto-fGoTvreardneortoClLairekuetetnoatnhte-GLoovredrsnoorfCTlraardkee——tIanxdeisa—nepxrecsheanntgse,,&caf.ec., 116689 September 22. Letter ofLieutenant-Governor Clarke to the Duke ofNewcastle—expeditionagainsttheSpanishin theWestIndies 170 October 31. I.etterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketotheDukeofNewcastle—troopsraisedintheProvincesagainst theSpanish 170 November 10. LetterofLieutenentGovernorClarketotheLordsofTrade—Indianaffairs, 171 August 16. ConferencebetweenLieutenantGovernorClarkeand theSixNations,at ameetingatAlbany 172 1741. February 28. Letter of Lieutenant-Governor Clarke to the Duke of Newcastle—currency of the Province embargo, Ac 179 1740. November 13. LetterofAdmiralVernontoLieutenant-GovernorClarke, 181 1741. March 13. IjetterofLieutenant-Governor Clarke tothe DukeofNewcastle—Canadiandespatchesforwarded newsfromWestIndies, 181 April 22. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketo theDuke ofNewcastle—suggestions as-toEnglishpolicyin America,incaseofwarwithFrance 182 April 22. Letter of Lieutenant-Governor Clarke to the Lords of Trade—loss of records by fire—Indians andFrench, 184 — . CONTENTS. IX • 1741. — Page. April SO. Letter ofthe Duke ofNewcastle to the Lords ofTrade George Clinton appointed Governor of May 15. LetNteewr-oYforLike,utenant-Governor ClarketotheDuke ofN—ewcastle—recruitsandlevies 118877 Mny 21. LetteroftheLordsofTradetotheDukeofNewcastle commission forGovernorClinton,<fcc, 188 May 21. Representation of the Lords of Trade to the Lords Justices, upon the commission for Governor Clinton, 189 July 3. CommissiontoGeorgeCliiitonasGovernorofNewYork — 189 June 20. LetterofLieutenant-Governor Clarke to theDuke ofNewcastle conspiracyto burn the town of — New-York levies,<tc — 195 June 20. LetterofLieutenantGovernorClarketotheLordsofTrade Papistconsp—iracytoburnNew-York,etc., 197 May 16. ParagraphofGeneral Oglethorp'sletter toLieutenant-Gover—norClarke Spanishconspiracy 198 August 20. LetteroftheLordsofTrade toLieutenantGovernorClarke Indianpresents,ifec, 199 — August 20. LetteroftheLordsofTradetotheDukeofNewcastle instructionsforGovernorClinton 200 August 20. Representationofthe LordsofTrade to theLords ofthe Privy Council, upon Governor Clinton's instructions, 200 August 24. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketothe LordsofTrade—plotofthe Papists—Tierondequat,.. 201 January 10. DeedtotheKingoftheLandaroundIrondequoit — — 204 October 19. LetterofLieutenantGovernorClarketotheDukeof Newcastle Assembly lossesbyfire, 205 October 19. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketotheLordsofTrade—conductofthe Assembly 206 December 15. Letter ofLieutenant-Governor Clarke to the Lords ofTrade—state of the Province—Indians dispositionoftheAssemblj,itc, 206 June. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorBulltoLieutenantrGovernorClarke 210 May 28. ConferencebetweenLieutenant-GovernorBullandtheCherokeeandCata%vbaIndians, 210 July 12. LetterofGeneralOglethorpe toLieutenant-GovernorClarke 211 December 16. Letter of Lieutenant-Governor Clarke to the Duke of Newcastle—obstinacy of the Assembly- recruitsnottobeobtained 2^2 1742. AAuugguusstt 243.. LLeetttteerrooffLthieeuLtoenradnst-ofGoTvreardneortColaLrikeeutteontahnet-LGoorvdesrnoofrTCrladaer—keI—nTdiiearnoanfdfaeiqrsu—atq—uiGto-vreenrtnso,r&Cclinton,<fec., 221134 June 16. ConferencebetweenLieutenantGovernorClarkeandtheIndi—ansatAlbany, — 216 Kovember 3. LettersoftheLordsofTrade toLieutenaut-GovernorClarke Virginia and Georgia tradinghouse Koveniber 29 LetatterOsowfeLgioeutenant-Governor Clarke to the Lords ofTrade—Indian affairs—revenue—acts ofthe 219 Assembly, — 220 30. LetStpearniaorfdsL—ieIuntdeinaanntafGfoaivresr—nostrateCloafrktheetfoorttihfiecatDiuonkse of Newcastle invasion of Georgia by the 222 1743. April 28. LetteroftheLordsofTradetotheLordsoftheTreasury—presentstotheIndians 224 June 19. LetterofLieutenantGovernorClarketotheLordsofTrade—fort atOswego—Tierondequat,&c., ... 224 June 19. StateoftheBritishProvinceswithrespecttotheFrenchwhosurroundthem, 226 Jann.iry 3. LetterofGovernorGoochtoLieutenant-GovernorClarke 230 1742. December 18. LetterofColonelJamesPattontoGovernorGooch, 230 1743 April 5. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketotheCommissionersfor Indianaffairs, 231 March 20, LetteroftheCommissionersforIndianaffairstoLieutenant-GovernorClarke 232 March ProceedingsoftheCommissionersforIndianaffairs 233 April 18. LetteroftheCommissionersofIndian affairstoLieutenant-GovernorClarke 234 April 27. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarke totheCommissioners forIndianaffairs 236 May 2. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketoGovernorGooch 237 May 2. ProceedingsatameetingoftheCommissionersofIndianaffairs, "3S May 30. LetteroftheCommissionersofIndianaffairstoLieutenant-GovernorClarke 240 June 16. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketoGovernorGooch 241 April 22. LetterofGovernorOglethorpetoLieutenant-GovernorClarke, 242 May 24. AffidavitofJohnGrigg,relatingtoSpanishprivateers 243 June 19. LetterofLieutenant-GovernorClarketotheDukaofNewcastle—garrisonatTierondequat,ic,.... 245 Vol. VI. — .. CONTENTS. Xll Page. 1747. August 4. LetterofColonel JohnsontoGovernor Clinton, ^°" August 14. LetterofColonel JohnsontoGovernor Clinton, 388 August 19. LetterofColonel JohnsontoGovernor Clinton, ^^^ August 28. LetterofColonel JohnsontoGovernor Clinlon 390 July 17. MemorandumofthespeechoftheCayugaaandotherIndians,toGovernorClinlon 390 ' July 14. PetitionofinhabitantsofCoxhaukee,Albanycounty,toGovernor Clinton, 391 1746. June 4. CensusoftheProvinceof New-York, 392 1747. Jnnnary 5. Answerofthe CollectorofNew-YorktothequeriesoftheLonlsofTrade 393 September 27. LetstuesrpeonfsiGoonv—erCnoolroneClliJnotohnnstoontrheecDoummkeendoefd,NeAwccastle—oppositionin New-York—Mr.Horsmnnden's 394 September 14. Warrantof Governor Clinton toColonelRobertsaboutthenewleviesatGreenbush 397 September 18. LetterofColonel Roberts to Governor Clinton—the peopleofAlbanyrefusetofurnish quartersto thenewlevies, September 14. LetterofGovernorShirleytoGovernor Clinton 398 September 27. Ashort accountofGovernorClinton's conductinregardtotheCanada expedition,submittedtothe September 29. LetDtuekreofofGoNveewrcnasotrleC,lintontotheLordsofTrade—suspensionof Mr.StephenBayard 430994 September 29. LetterofMr.HorsmaudentotheLordsofTrade—Go—vernorClinton'sconduct towardshim, 404 October 9. LetterofGovernorClintontotheDukeofNewcastle affairsoftheProvince 405 NOcotvoebmebrer 111188.. LLeetttteerrooffGGoovveerrnnoorrCClliinnttoonnttooUtnhdeeDru-SkeecroeftaBreydfStoornde——CofuancctiiolnsininNeNwe-wY-oYrokr,k—Mr.Delancey'sremoval 407 recommended—treasonableconductoftheAssembly,(fee, 407 NNNooovvTeeemmmbbbeeerrr 31009... LLLeeetttrttteeeecrrroooomfffmGeGGonoovvvdeeeerrrdnnn—ooorrrleCCvClleliilinlnntittnooognnnattonotdotthhrteeehpLeuDobruLldkoisrecdaosnoffTopNfrreiaTnwdcrceiaa—pdlseefts—alceotcf—iooMntnrdhs.ueicDntAesNlosaefenwmct-behYlyeyo's,rAksf<fasecce.t,miobulsycaonndduCcotu—nhciisl—reumnolveasls 440190 some extraordinary assistance be given the Governors,&c.,theywillnot be abletosupport the King'sauthorityintheAmericanProvinces,&c., — — 412 November SO. LetterofGovernor Clintontothe DukeofNewcastle dissolutionofthe Assembly danger to the King'sprerogativefrom faction,&e 413 1748. — January 30. LetterofGovernorClinton tothe DukeofNewcastle—militaryaffairs, 414 February 13. LetterofGovernorClinton totheDukeofNewcastle Mr. Delance—y's promotion to be Lieutenant- Governor,veryunhappyfortheProvince,andprejudicial tohini remarks,<tc 416 — February 24. LetterofGovernorClintontothe DukeofNewcas—tle militaryandIndianaffairs, 418 April 22. LetterofGovernorClintontotheLordsofTrade detailofProvincialaffairs, 419 March 2. LetterfromGovernorShirleytoGovernorClinton 421 March 22. LetterfromGovernorShirleytoGovernorClinton 421 Mnrch 16. LetterofColonelJohnson toGovernorClinton 422 April 22. LetterofGovernorClintontotheDukeofNewcastle, 424 FJeubnreuary 1279.. LLeetttteerrooffGthoeveLronrodrsColfinTtroandteoGtoovGeorvneorrnSohrirClleiyn,ton—observationson theanimosities inNew-York 426 August 15. LetmtoedreroafteGoavnedrnporrudCelnitntmoenastuortehserDeuckoemmoefnBdeeddf—orpdr—elirmeivniaerwieosfohfispeaadcmiensiisgtnreadtiaotn—AifxacltaioCnhsapienllNee,w.- 427 York—Mr.Delancey's intriguesagainsthim,t—fcc, 428 August 13. LetterofGovernor.ShirleytoGovernorClinton hisviews atlength—,respectingNew-Yorkaffairs,. 432 August 18. JointletterofGovernorsClinton andShirleytothe LordsofTrade relating toIndian and French affairs, '. 487 |-' July 23. ConferencebetweenGovernorClintonandtheSix Nations,atAlbany, 441 July 23. ConferencebetweenGovernorShirleyandtheSixNations,atAlbany 447 July 29. LetterofGovernorShirleytotheMarquisdelaGalissoni^reGovernorof Canada, 452 OOccttoobbeerr 207.. LLeetttteerrooffGGoovveerrnnoorrCClliinnttoonnttootthheeLDourkdesooffTBerdafdoer—d—NeFwr-eJnecrhseayndboInudnidaanryafflianier,s 445545 — October 20. LetterofGovernorClintontotheLordsofTrade encroachmentsoftheAssemblyontheprerogative oftheCrown 456