Despatches from Governor Sir William Lumley, Acting Governor William Smith and Governor...

Despatches from Governor Sir William Lumley, Acting Governor William Smith and Governor Sir Hilgrove Turner as well as letters from various offices (government departments and other organisations) and individuals on matters related to Bermuda. Despatches are described at item level; correspondence from officers and individuals is not. Correspondents and subjects for offices and individuals are as follows:

Offices:

• Admiralty ('Florida Negroes' sent to Trinidad, Mr Holland's case, Royal Marine Hospital, discontinuance of Colonel Lewis's allowance, Court of Vice Admiralty proceedings);
• Commander in Chief (misunderstanding regarding the duties of the governor and the officer next in command, Sir William Lumley's allowance as commander of troops, conveyance of troops from Halifax to Bermuda);
• Home Office (conveyance of convicts for Ordnance works, instructions to superintendent of convicts);
• Law Officers (Sir Lumley's case, John Pattison Lawson's forgery case);
• James Stephen, legal adviser (Mr Evan's wish for grant of property purchased by an 'alien', Sir William Lumley's case, proceedings of Lawson's case before the Piracy Court, draft instructions for the governor, burglary case of 'Negro slave' Joe Brown, Mr Holland's case);
• Board of Ordnance (possibility of colony being made a separate command);
• Navy Office (convicts for government works, payment of Sir H Turner's rations during his passage);
• Treasury (allowance of provisions and forage to the governor);
• Comptroller's Office (Sir Lumley's military allowance).

Individuals:

• Lord Auckland (silk company);
• Thomas Butterfield (requests restoration of his post as attorney general);
• Mrs Mary Daniell alias Greene (claim to property of her deceased uncle John Greene);
• James Christie Esten, Chief Justice (insufficiency of Powder Fund to cover his salary, culture of the Mulberry Tree, silk worm rearing, restoration to the Council, leave of absence extension request);
• Greenwood Cox & Company (governor's salary);
• Lieutenant Colonel Herries (rate of his allowance);
• James Holland (question of the coroner, state of Civil Law Court, laws for providing for the clergy, disposal of estates, Lawson's case, charges against him by Rear Admiral Fahie);
• Robert Kennedy (deplorable state of the colony: lawless state of the town of St Georges, assassination of Mr Folger, illegal conduct of the coroner, need to limit the powers of magistrates);
• J G Palmer (enquiry regarding Thomas Butterfield's suspension);
• Gene Riall (affect of trade on revenue of the government of Bermuda);
• Lord Scarbrough (Sir William Lumley's situation);
• Merchants of St Georges (petition requesting that the port of St Georges might be made a Free Warehousing Port);
• Clergy (petition against the recall of Governor Sir William Lumley).

Topics

Clothing

International

Litigation

Trade and commerce

Caribbean

Europe and Russia

Pay and pensions

Piracy and privateering

Slavery

Race relations

Navy

Crime

Forestry

Americas

Rationing

Armed Forces (General Administration)

Operations, battles and campaigns