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Page |
Date |
From whom (where) |
To whom (where) |
Contents or nature of the document |
| 1 | March 3, 1774 | Shuldham (London) | Dartmouth (London) | Cover letter for answers to questions presented by the King upon Shuldham’s arrival in Newfoundland |
| 3 | No date | Account of all goods imported into St. John’s from the U.S. from April 1771 to April 1772 | ||
| 3v | No date | Account for all goods imported into St. John’s from Great Britain, Ireland and Southern Europe from April 1771 to April 1772 | ||
| 4 | No date | Account for all goods imported into St. John’s from Great Britain, Ireland and Southern Europe from April 1772 to Oct. 1772 | ||
| 5-6 | July 14, 1774 | Board of Trade (London) | Shuldham (St. John’s) | Complaints about the establishment of a Custom House in St. John’s |
| 7-8 | Aug. 25, 1774 | Shuldham (St. John’s) | Dartmouth (London) | Update on the conditions and events at Newfoundland; mentions problems concerning a blockhouse at Chateaux Bay, Labrador |
| 9-10 | Aug. 3, 1774 | Shuldham (St. John’s) | Ged (Chateaux Bay) | Order for the blockhouse (York Fort) at Chateaux Bay to continue to protect the fisheries on the Labrador coast |
| 11-12v | Oct. 4, 1774 | Shuldham (St. John’s) | Dartmouth (London) | Update of the state of Shuldham’s government ; mentions a commotion in Boston, and Shuldham’s voyage there |
| 13 | Oct. 3, 1774 | Winthrop (St. John’) | Return of the detachment of the 65th regiment under Winthrop’s command at St. John’s | |
| 14 | Oct. 3, 1774 | Pitts (St. John’s) | Return of Major Frances James Buchanan’s Company of the 4th battalion of the Royal Regiment of Artillery stationed at St. John’s and Placentia | |
| 15-15v | Oct. 1, 1774 | Shuldham (St. John’s) | Sinclair (St. John’s) | Order for the detachment of the 65th regiment to proceed to Boston to act as enforcement agents |
| 17-18 | Nov. 15, 1774 | Shuldham (Spithead) | Dartmouth (London) | Request for a stay of execution for John Morrisey (convicted of forgery) and Daniel Hogan (convicted of rape) |
| 19-30v | Oct. 1774 | Jurors at the court in St. John’s | Jury reports describing the crimes of all the criminals in Newfoundland during that year (ie John Morrisey, Daniel Hogan, and many more) | |
| 36 | Nov. 23, 1774 | Shuldham (London) | Dartmouth (London) | Cover letter for schemes of the fisheries and accounts of the remains of the ordnance stores |
| 39 | June 22, 1774 | Account of ordnance carriages, small arms, ammunition, and stores at Placentia in 1774 | ||
| 40-52 | Aug. 31, 1774 | Remain of ordnance and ordnance stores at St. John’s in 1774 | ||
| 53-54 | No date | General scheme of the fishery and inhabitants of Newfoundland in 1774 | ||
| 55 | No date | General account of the French fishery at St. Pierre-Miquelon, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Grand Banks | ||
| 56-57 | Feb. 15, 1775 | Shuldham (London) | Dartmouth (London) | Cover letter for documents concerning French fishing rights at Bonavista |
| 58 | April 28, 1775 | Dartmouth (London) | Duff (London) | Cover letter for instructions from the King concerning the proper way to run a government in Newfoundland |
| 60 | May 25, 1778 | Duff (Portsmouth) | Dartmouth (London) | Statement of Duff’s arrival at Portsmouth |
| 62 | May 27, 1775 | Pownall (London) | Duff (Portsmouth) | Cover letter for and Act of Parliament concerning the fishery |
| 64-64v | June 2, 1775 | Dartmouth (London) | Duff (Portsmouth) | Letter instructing the withdrawal of the seamen and mariners working at York Fort, Labrador |
| 66-66v | June 4, 1775 | Duff (Plymouth) | Dartmouth (London) | Reply to the previous document; Duff describes his compliance with the King’s orders |
| 68 | June 4, 1775 | Duff (Plymouth) | Pownall (London) | Reply to Pownall’s letter of May 27; Duff assures him that he will respect the newly-passed Act of Parliament |
| 70-72v | July 24, 1775 | Duff (St. John’s) | Dartmouth (London) | Announcement of Duff’s arrival at Newfoundland, as well as the orders and proclamations he has issued |
| 74 | July 24, 1775 | Winthrop (St. John’s) | Return of the party of the detachment from the 65th regiment at Fort William, St. John’s | |
| 75 | July 24, 1775 | Barrett (St. John’s) | Return of Barrett’s company of artillery and commanding officers at Fort William, St. John’s | |
| 76-77v | Oct. 20, 1775 | Pringle (St. John’s) | Concerning protection of the harbours along the coast of Newfoundland against plundering by New England | |
| 78-80 | Nov. 14, 1775 | Duff (Portsmouth) | Dartmouth (London) | Description of a severe storm (and the damage suffered by it) in Newfoundland; update of the conditions at Newfoundland |
| 82-93 | July 13, 1775 | Remain of ordnance and ordnance stores at St. John’s in 1775 | ||
| 95 | July 24, 1773 | Account of ordnance carriage, small arms, ammunition & stores at Placentia in 1775 | ||
| 96 | Oct. 22, 1775 | Return of Barrett’s detachment of the 65th regiment | ||
| 98 | No date | General Scheme of the Fishery and Inhabitants for Newfoundland in 1775 | ||
| 99 | No date | General account of the French fishery at Newfoundland, St. Pierre-Miquelon, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Grand Banks 1775 | ||
| 100 | Nov. 14, 1775 | Duff (Portsmouth) | Dartmouth (London) | Letter advising Dartmouth that Duff has granted leave to a member of the 65th regiment |
| 102-102v | Nov. 14, 1775 | Duff (Portsmouth) | Dartmouth (London) | Concerning the necessity of the blockhouse (York Fort) on the coast of Labrador; describes procedure by which Duff will clear out Newfoundland for the winter |
| 104-104v | Nov. 14, 1775 | Duff (Portsmouth) | Dartmouth (London) | Concerning the assignment of Newfoundlanders to various Squadrons |
| 106-106v | Nov. 24, 1775 | Duff (London) | Germaine (London) | Letter advising that Alexander Cameron (convicted of murdering his wife) be granted mercy due to unusual circumstances concerning the crime |
| 108 | Oct. 17, 1775 | Court document (St. John’s) | Duff (St. John’s) | Request for Cameron to be granted mercy due to the fact that his character was not consistent with his actions; they assume that there must have been unusual circumstances surrounding the murder |
| 110-114v | Oct. 5, 1775 | Court document (St. John’s) | Description of Alexander Cameron’s crime and trial | |
| 116-116v | Nov. 27, 1775 | Germaine (London) | Duff (London) | Cover letter for a warrant issued by the King granting Cameron mercy |
End of Volume |
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