Miscellaneous papers: 9 March 1792, letter from George Home, putting forward the...

Miscellaneous papers:

• 9 March 1792, letter from George Home, putting forward the name of his brother to be Lieutenant Governor of Grenada.
• document relating to salary of Francis Gore as Lieutenant Governor.
• petition regarding legality of the present assembly, signed by about 145 people including, Palmer; Proctor; Richard Davis; A [Alexander] Cockburn; John Guthrie; James Park; [G.] Munro; John McDonald; Peter Morris; Geo. Shand; James Baldwin; Samuel Williams; Robert Wilson; and John Munro.
• 23 April 1792, reply to petition from Edward Mathew.
• 23 April 1792, extract from Council Chamber minutes, resolution about the reply to the petitioners.
• letter to Edward Mathew from the merchants of the town of St. George's, signed by Thomas Morris; Duncan Campbell; Matthew Munro.
• 23 April 1792, Edward Mathew's reply to letter from merchants.
• petition regarding House of Assembly, signed by 50 people, including Samuel Williams; Thomas May; Thomas Robertson [by his attorney]; David Barry; William Sandbach; Benjamin Webster; John Harvey; and William Porteous.
• letter enclosing newspaper The St. George's Chronicle, and New Grenada Gazette, dated 27 April 1792 [has advertisements for sale of enslaved people]
• 24 August 1792, letter from Burrow, in Bromley, Kent.
• 7 September 1792, submission by James Baillie, Agent to the Island of Grenada, to the Secretary of State, of resolutions and a memorial agreed at the London Tavern, on 5 September; 'The Memorial of Sundry Planters connected with the Island of Grenada'; meeting was attended by Alexander Campbell; McConnoh; Samson; Townsend; Douglas; Chauncy; Boddington; Trenlett; Graham; Ngassiz [?]; Harvey; French; Palmer; Rucker; Laing; Proudfoot; and Baillie; resolution and memorial relates to troops withdrawing from Grenada; memorial refers to enslaved in Grenada and 'doctrines ... unfortunately propagated, in this country regarding the African Slave Trade, ...'.
• 6 September 1792, draft notes from Secretary of State about the meeting of Grenada merchants and planters.
• 17 September 1792, letter from James Baillie, Agent for Grenada.
• 27 October 1792, letter from James Greene, Lieutenant, Black Light Dragoons, relating to the death of Captain William Machrill of the Black Light Dragoons.
• 31 December 1792, letter expressing thanks for the extract of a letter sent to Lieutenant Governor Home.