Miscellaneous correspondence from government departments and individuals. Despatches...

CO 137/120

1807

Miscellaneous correspondence from government departments and individuals. Despatches (1807 Nov 23 - Dec 29) described at item level.

• Agent for Jamaica: petition from Council on end of Slave Trade;
• Mr Taylor: state of Jamaica;
• Ordinance: state of forts, batteries, general defence of Jamaica;
• Treasury: delivery of dollars;
• Privy Council: warrant for Mr G Pinnock, for Council seat;
• Privy Council: accounts required for Jamaica imports;
• House Guards: expense at which officers are liable when members of Courts Martial;
• Mr Davis: state of island;
• Doctor Jennors: copies of proclamations required;
• Treasury: recruits for 2nd West India Regiment;
• Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade: intercourse between Caracoa;
• Mr Endon: Spanish commercial correspondence;
• Treasury: lease of a small island for Navy purposes;
• General Post Office: Spanish papers;
• Admiralty: hospital ship for army at Jamaica;
• Colonel Hallam: St Domingo;
• Governor Coote: Brig General Balfour's application for funds owed;
• Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade: petition from inhabitants of Trelawny, import of certain provisions from US to Honduras;
• Agent for Jamaica: military reinforcements required in case of 'insurrection';
• Treasury: leave of absence commissary general;
• Transport Office: invalid soldiers;
• Treasury: garrison at Honduras;
• Controllers Office: supplies for garrison at Honduras;
• Agent for Jamaica: letter from Mr Shand, Assembly member: climate in Jamaica in light of Abolition Bill;
• Ordinance Office: Brigade of Field Artillery;
• Agent for Jamaica: reinforcements;
• Privy Council: authorising two American ships to supply wine to Jamaica for Naval Forces;
• Mr Gascgoyne: resolutions of Committee of the West India Association at Liverpool regarding current state of Jamaica, reports many families there are preparing to leave in consequence of Abolition Bill;
• General Post Office: report of Committee of Captain regarding packets;
• Mr Ellis[?]: recommendation of Mr Scarlett to Council seat;
• Lieutenant General Nugent: salary and duties of governor;
• Treasury: purchase of 'negroes' as pioneers for troops at Jamaica;
• House Guards: reinforcements still required;
• Governor Coote: reinforcements;
• Rear Admiral Coebrane: arrival of troops; Lt Colonel Graves: arrival of battalion at Barbados destined for Jamaica;
• Admiralty: intelligence from St Domingo;
• Mr Dacres: Pehou's attack of Christophe, the 'Black General' at St Domingo;
• Monsieur Peltier: arrival of Monsieur Richardson, agent of General Christophe reports vicory of Christophe (enclosed: newspaper extract 'Gazette Officielle De L'Etat D'Hayti May-August 1807, and 'Proclamation. A La'armee et Aux Habitana D'Hayti);
• Admiralty: garrison at Honduras;
• Privy Council: warrants for Mr G Cuthburt and Mr R Scarlett, for Council seats, authorising neutral ships to supply wine belonging to Mr A Thompson to Jamaica for Naval Forces, draughts of commission;
• Admiralty: usual powers granted to governor of Jamaica and Sir J Cockburn;
• Mr B Long: mail detained;
• Colonel Gordon: reports attack on Barracoa;
• Sergent Major Brady: return of 99th Regiment under Captain Fitzgerald;
• Admiralty: attack on Barracoa;
• Privy Council: protection of ship carrying wine belonging to Mr A Thompson to Jamaica for Naval Forces;
• Treasury: customs house at Honduras, hospital ship for troops at Jamaica.

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