CO194-40

CO 194/40 [B-679]
Page	Date	From whom (where)	To whom (where)	Contents or nature of the document
3-5	Jan., 1798	Vice Adm. Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	cover letter for General return of the fishery and inhabitants of Nfld. for 1797
5	Jan., 1798	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	General return of the fishery for 1797
6	Jan. 9, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	Enclose letter from Col. Thomas Skinner (see next)
7	Dec. 7, 1797	Skinner	Duke of Portland	Inform that supply ships didn’t arrive. Supplies are short. Requests provisions A.S.A.P.
9	Jan. 31, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	Reminds Portland that the concerns of the chief of Naval Forces are also his concerns as Governor of Newfoundland.
11	Jan. 24, 1798	Committee of Nfld Trade for the Ports of Dartmouth and Exon	Waldegrave	Inquiring about convoy from Ireland and Lisbon. Request naval protection for harbours and banks of Nfld. Last years protection was not sufficient. Concerned with French.
12	Jan. 31, 1798	Waldegrave	Portland	Request for increase in troops and frigates for defence of St. John*s harbour.
13	Feb. 3, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	Request information on distribution of books with Acts of Parliament for Nfld.
15	Feb. 3, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	Encloses a copy of a letter from a captain of one of the ships sent around the Magdalen Islands and Nfld.
17-34	Jan. 10, 1798	Captain Crofton	Waldegrave	Report on cruise around Nfld., along Labrador, and around the Magdalen Islands. Took repossession of Temple Bay in Labrador on 21 Aug., 1797 after French destroyed it. Contact with Eskimo. Report on U.S. ships trading in the area. Interruption by U.S. in British salmon fishery. Indians in St. Georges Bay. Bad condition of Indians in Fogo. Calls for aiding and civilizing. Report on emigration of people from Nfld to U.S. Report on St. Pierre and Miquelon and French in the area. Canter military at St. John*s.
35	Feb. 6, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	Encloses a letter from Col. Thomas Skinner at St. John*s, Nfld.
37	Jan. 15, 1798	Skinner	Waldegrave	Report that a ship with the sixth Regiment of the Irish Brigade set for Halifax arrived at Placentia on Jan. 14th. Short of supplies, request for provisions.
39	Jan. 18, 1798	Fred Warren	Waldegrave	Encloses a letter from Skinner on scarcity of provisions in Placentia. Answer to Skinner by Warren subject to Waldegrave*s approval.
41	Jan. 17, 1798	Skinner	Warren	Report on provisions. Fearing an enemy attack.
43	Jan. 18, 1798	Warren	Skinner	Answer to Skinner. Supplies will be there as soon as weather improves.
45	Feb. 7, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	Report on burial place adjoining church of St. John*s. Overcrowding calls for expansion.
47-48	Feb. 8, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke	Report on donations received with respect to the church.
49	Feb. 19, 1798	William Morrice	Waldegrave	Letter of thanks for help in church*s problem.
51	Feb. 25, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	Request that Governor of Nfld be given the right to order a court martial.
53-54	Aug. 14, 1797	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	Extract from letter (14 Aug., 1797) requesting power to order a General Court Martial.
55	March 9, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke	Report that officers of the Royal Nfld. Regiment are not legally qualified to sit as members of Courts Martial.
57	March 9, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke	Note on the need for the above problem to be remedied.
59	March 14, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke	Encloses a letter from Waldegrave to the Chief Engineer of Nfld relative to the fortification at St. John*s.
61	March 18, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke	Encloses letters received giving an account of a fire on 23rd of March at Fort William.
61	March 18, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke	P.S. request for medicines destroyed in fire.
63	March 23, 1798	Skinner	Waldegrave	Report on fire at Fort William and damages done
65	March 24, 1798	Warren	Waldegrave	Refers to letter on Jan. 18th. Report on fire at Fort William.
67	March 4, 1798	Skinner	Warren	Report that provisions will hold until more are sent.
69	March 24, 1798	Robert Bollard	Waldegrave	Encloses a letter that Bollard wrote to Barrack Master General.
71	March 24, 1798	Bollard	Major Delaney	Report on fire and damages. Waiting for a survey to determine full extent of damages.
73	March 24, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	Informs of contacts with Archbishop of Canterbury and Society for the prop. of the Gospels. Requests for donations for erection of church in St. John*s.
75-82	May 16, 1798	Whitehall	Draft to Waldegrave	Informs that subject of fortification of Nfld. has been referred to the Board of Ordinance. Informs of administration of Justice surrogate courts to be appointed. Includes estimates for supplies for 1798.
83-84	June 11	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	Complains of the manner in which Chief Justice in Nfld. doesn’t remain on island. Encloses a Certificate of Payment of Annual Salary to Chief Justice.
85		Waldegrave		Certificate of Payment
87	June 12	Waldegrave	Duke	Report that he paid Chief justice and submits recommendations for new Chief Justice.
89	June 13, 1798	Whitehall	Draft to Waldegrave	Recognizes Waldegrave*s complaint of Chief Justice. States that the Chief Justice should constantly reside in the settlement.
91	June 16, 1798	Whitehall	Draft to Waldegrave	Copy of a circular letter, Feb. 1765 on command and distribution of troops.
93	June 19, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	Refers to letter on Chief Justice that he has to stay in settlement.
95	July 10, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke	Informs on arrival of the Latona on 3rd and of the Kitty arriving on the 24 of May. Report on high price of fish sold to the West Indies.
97	Sept. 28, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke	Encloses letters and asks instruction on how to reply to requests made by Captain Coffin. Croftons report on Magdalen Islands and the Americans there.
99	July 11, 1798	Isaac Coffin	Waldegrave	Informs that he has been granted the Magdalen Islands and requests the usual protection.
101	July 11, 1798	Coffin	Waldegrave	Extract of a letter from Coffin. Informs that Magdalen Islands were given to Lord Dorchester as far back as 1788. Asks for protection from Americans and other poachers.
103	Oct. 18, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	Reply to letter from May 16, 1797 giving permission to have surrogate courts on the island. Report that those have been instituted already.
105-106	Oct. 18, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	Reports arrival of money for troops and supplies. Recommends use os a smaller silver coin.
107	Oct. 18, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke	Reports that there was no mention of fees that were sent. Inquiring showed that the late Chief of Justice took then as his right and property.
109				List of letters of Administration granted by the late Chief Justice Coke for the years 1792-95. Shows fees paid.
110	Oct. 20	Waldegrave	Duke	Informs that Waldegrave has paid the salary to the Chief Justice and the Officers of the Supreme Court of Judicature.
112				Shows a receipt for payment to the Chief Justice of Nfld.
113	Oct. 20, 1798	Richard Routh	Waldegrave	Declaration of the Chief Justice that he did not receive of derive any benefit from the fees paid to the Supreme court of Nfld.
115	Oct. 20, 1798	Routh	Waldegrave	Inform that he received his payment from Waldegrave as Chief Justice.
117	Oct. 20, 1798	Henry Phillips	Waldegrave	Phillip*s receipt for his salary on balancing the District of St. John’s accounts.
119	Oct. 20, 1798	Phillips	Waldegrave	Phillip*s receipt for fees due to him as sheriff.
121	Oct. 20, 1798	Andrew Maloney	Waldegrave	Maloney*s receipt paid him as Marshal of the Supreme Court.
123	Oct. 20, 1798	William Feeman	Waldegrave	Feeman*s receipt paid him as Gaoler and crier of the Supreme Court.
125	Oct. 20, 1798	Leonard Chancey	Waldegrave	Chancey*s receipt paid him as Clerk to the Surrogate Court at Harbour Grace.
127	Oct. 20, 1798			Distribution of the Licence money for this year.
129-132	Oct. 29, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	Lays before the Board of Control a survey of the Victualling stores at St. John’s provisions have been found spoiled.
133	Oct. 25, 1798	Members of Royal Nfld Regiment	Waldegrave	Survey of stores at St. John’s.
135-138	Oct. 30, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	Waldegrave is at sea. He doesn’t have accounts for fishery for 1798. Says this years catch won*t be as good as last years but will be better than foreign catches. States Nfld. trade was dreadful this year.
139				Invoice of a cargo of fish from Griana. Sales of Griana’s cargo.
140	Nov. 8, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	At sea. Says he gave permission to return to England. Chief Justice assures he will return in Spring.
142	Oct. 11, 1798	Routh, Chief Justice	Waldegrave	Requests a return to England in Winter. Promise to return to Nfld. in Spring.
144	Nov. 12, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	Submits papers for inspection; informs that he will pay the sheriff fees due to him.
146	Oct. 20, 1798	Henry Phillips, Sheriff	Waldegrave	Informs of reduction in his fees and requests the full balance be paid.
147	1798			Receipt.
148		Phillip	Waldegrave	Memorial of Henry Phillips, High Sheriff. Asks for a change in fees.
150	Oct. 23, 1798	Routh	Waldegrave	Recommends Phillip*s memorial. Doesn’t see any reason why he shouldn’t be paid.
152	Oct. 24, 1798	Phillip	Waldegrave	Mention of fees again.
154-156	Dec. 8, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	Refers to fees alotted magistrate of Nfld.
157-158	Dec. 8, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke	Refers to defence of St. John*s. By no means complete.
159	Dec. 12, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke	Encloses letter which should have been in letter for Oct. 29.
161	Oct. 25, 1798		Waldegrave	Estimate of Provisions necessary for the ensuing year.
163	Oct. 24, 1798			List of remaining provisions in stores in St. John*s.
164	Dec. 26, 1798	Waldegrave	Duke of Portland	Encloses copy of letter from Phillips who was appointed Vender Master for provisions.
166	Nov. 22, 1798	Phillips	Waldegrave	Informs of disposal of condemned provisions. Encloses prices for some supplies.
168	Nov. 7, 1798	Phillips	Waldegrave	Account of Sales.
170				Miscellaneous papers.
172	March 13, 1799	Whitehead	E. Ramus	Inform that the ship Kitty from Plymouth has gone to Nfld. under British convoy.
174	May 21, 1799	Fred Mackenzie	John King	Informs of receiving letter of the 18th. Encloses one from Mr. Bollard of March 24 1798.
176	June 16, 1799	John Jeffrey	Duke of Portland	Submits a representation of the merchants of the town of Poole. Concerns Nfld. trade.
178	June 15, 1799	above merchants	Duke	Informs on welfare of trade and fishery in Nfld. Reports on Chief Justice Coke*s bad health, recommend Mr. Routh.
180	July 4, 1799	Ben Lester	Duke of Portland	Reports on Routh who has been appointed but doesn’t have things settled away.
182-184	Oct. 13, 1799	Rufus King	Duke	Mentions Treaty of Peace 1783. Complains of actions of others allowing Americans to dry fish at certain areas.
186	Sept. 16, 1799	Isaac Coffin	Rufus King	Reminds King that Magdalen Islands are his and that he is exercising control of it.
188	Oct. 3, 1799	Samuel Howard	Waldegrave	Refers to Treaty of Peace and the re establishment of estates on Nfld.
190-191				Claim from Commonwealth of Massachusetts for estate in Nfld.
199	Oct. 11, 1799			Claim by Abigail Howard for estate.
201	Oct. 25, 1799	Waldegrave	R.Reid	A receipt for building a new church in St. John’s
204-207	Oct. 19, 1799	Skinner	Waldegrave	State of Fortifications at St.John*s.
209				Fees received to pay Royal Nfld Regiment.
211	Dec. 26, 1799	Rufus King	Duke	Informs that Treaty of Peace forbids him of further settling question of estates.
213	Oct. 16, 1799	Rufus King	Samuel Howard	Informs of compensation for loss of estate.
215	Oct. 3, 1799	Samuel Howard	Waldegrave	Claim to land.
217	Oct. 16, 1799	Routh	Howard	Disputes claim saying that it was settled in 1718 with that family.
219-225	Oct. 16, 1799	Commonwealth of Mass.	Waldegrave	Number of testimonies to ownership of land.
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