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| 1 | May 2, 1770 | Lords of the Admiralty (London) | Hillsborough (London) | Letter requesting new and/or additional instructions (if required) concerning their voyage to Newfoundland |
| 3 | April 5, 1770 | Weymouth (London) | Hillsborough (London) | Cover letter for an enclosed memorial regarding French complaints about the fishery at Newfoundland |
| 5-12 | March 29, 1770 | French Ambassador | Memorial concerning several French complaints about the fishery at Newfoundland (in French) | |
| 13-17v | May 4, 1770 | Lords of the Admiralty (London) | The King | Response to the memorial from the French ambassador; defends the English in reference to the Treaty of Paris and the Treaty of Utrecht |
| 19-25v | April 9, 1770 | Pallisser and Byron (London) | Selected statements and questions from the French memorial on which Pallisser and Byron both give their opinions and answers | |
| 27-28 | May 11, 1770 | Hillsborough (London) | Byron (London) | Letter describing French complaints, with advice as to how to deal with these complaints |
| 29 | May 11, 1770 | Hillsborough (London) | Lords of the Admiralty | Cover letter in response to the letter on p.1; enclosed is a copy of Hillsborough’s instructions to Byron |
| 31 | May 11, 1770 | Hillsborough (London) | Weymouth (London) | Cover letter describing the contents of a package of documents |
| 33-34v | May 25, 1770 | Office of the Ordnance (London) | Hillsborough (London) | Response to Debbieg’s request to dismantle Quidi Vidi in order to fortify the harbour at St. John’s |
| 35v | Aug. 11, 1769 | Boddington (Office of the Ordnance) | Debbieg (London) | Letter approving Debbieg’s plans for fortifications at St. John’s |
| 36-44 | Oct. 28, 1769 | Debbieg (London) | Office of the Ordnance (London) | Letter containing a list of reasons why the St. John’s harbour should be protected |
| 47- 50 | July 8, 1770 | Byron (St. John’s) | Hillsborough (London) | Report on complaints concerning customs offices in St. John’s; Byron also emphasizes need for (civil) naval officers in the outports to control illicit trade; includes proposal to include certain officers at various ports |
| 51 | July 8, 1170 | Table containing the details of the fees of the custom house in St. John’s | ||
| 53 | July 8, 1770 | Table containing the details of the fees collected by the customs house in 1766 and 1767 | ||
| 55 | June 26, 1770 | Table of fees collected by the Naval Officer on | ||
| 58-60 | July 1, 1770 | Petition from the merchants and traders in St. Johns (signatures included) | ||
| 62-62v | July 2, 1770 | Byron (St. John’s) | Compilation of tables of custom house fees; Byron’s response to the petition from the merchants. | |
| 63-63v | Sept. 13, 1770 | Office of the Ordnance (London) | Hillsborough (London) | Report stating the predicted costs of fortifying the St. John’s harbour (at Debbieg’s request) |
| 65-65v | Sept. 28, 1770 | Hillsborough (London) | Lords of the Admiralty | Letter again concerning the costs of fortifying the harbour at St. John’s |
| 67-67v | Oct. 31, 1770 | Office of the Ordnance (London) | Hillsborough (London) | Letter discussing the costs and conditions of fortifying the St. John’s harbour |
| 69-69v | Nov. 26, 1770 | Hillsborough (London) | Office of the Ordnance (London) | Letter advising that the building of the fortifications at the St. John’s harbour be started immediately |
| 71-72 | Nov. 17, 1770 | Byron (Portsmouth) | Letter describing French and English conflicts over the fisheries at Newfoundland | |
| 73 | May 7, 1769 | Byron (St. John’s) | Proclamation to regulate certain types of fishing activities on the French Shore | |
| 74-76 | Nov. 30, 1770 | Office of the Ordnance (London) | Hillsborough (London) | Response to Hillsborough’s letter of the 26th (see pp.69-69v) discussing final plans for fortification of St. John’s harbour |
| 78 | Dec. 3, 1770 | Hillsborough (London) | Office of the Ordnance (London) | Letter giving final approval to the building of fortifications at St. John’s; Hillsborough urges them to begin immediately and work quickly |
| 80 | Dec. 28, 1770 | Hillsborough (London) | Lords of the Admiralty (London) | Request for a list of names and rates of England’s warships; Hillsborough advises that the ships be fitted for sea immediately |
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