Letters from 'offices' (Government departments and other organisations) and individuals...

Letters from 'offices' (Government departments and other organisations) and individuals relating to Jamaica. Correspondents and subjects covered are as follows:

Offices:

• Admiralty (answer to Colonial Office not required as Mr Rickell has himself applied to the Admiralty; means of bringing 'invalid' troops home; expense of Sir J Keane's passage to New Providence and back);
• Agents (letter for Mr Bullock; detention of mail; request for mail to be delayed; Act appointing commissioner to contract for loan; the Loan Bill, resolutions of Loan Commissioners; request for appointment, Assembly measures regarding Slave Code, sending away of slaves Charles Mark and John Baptiste, expenses which arose from recent uprising; detention of mail; expenses; letter from Committee of Correspondence; interview; letter to Mr Wilberforce; Loan Act; silk production; interview; letters from Mr Venables; detention of packet; interview; wishes to introduce Mr Mitchell who was involved in Lescene and Escoffery case; West India Company; appointment; requests copy of report by Messrs Maddock and Dwarris; thanks for legal commissioners' report);
• Commander in Chief (reports sickness and mortality among troops; approves mode proposed by Navy Board for conveyance of 'invalid' troops; disinclination of authorities to comply with necessary requisition for troops; flooring for tents);
• Council Office (Order disallowing Act regarding the sale of real estate of Dr Hugh Munro; Order disallowing Acts Nos 1796 & 1808; Order approving new seal for colony);
• Board of Trade (letter from Mr M Hanly on 'persons of colour'; returns Acts Nos 1792-1809 & 1810; Returns Acts Nos 1815, 1818, 1819, 1833 & 1837; returns Act No 1835 and sees no objection);
• Home Office (papers to Law Office regarding case of Simpson convicted of rape);
• Law Officers (Crown has no claim on the Aleppo Estate);
• James Stephen, legal adviser (letter from Duke of Manchester regarding charges as stated in a notice issued by British consul in United States; appointment to vacant benefices by West India bishops);
• Board of Ordnance (payment for camp equipment; supply of water for troops; enquiry regarding Bills relating to water pipes; flooring for tents and its cost);
• Treasury (introduction of British silver coinage; payment to Duke of Manchester for printed copies of laws; four 'black' persons whom no employers are willing to take as apprentices);
• War Office (emoluments of Captain Gray as Captain of Fort Montego);
• Wesleyan Missionary Society (disavows certain resolutions passed at meeting at Kingston [with printed extract of minutes of a meeting]);
• Henry Goulburn, secretary for Ireland (memorial from Denis Kehoe);
• J Dyer, Baptist Missionary Society (states that Reverend J Phillips has been called on to serve in the militia; requests reply to previous letter);
• A Hamilton, Bishop of London's office (Bishop's residence; need for clergy at Jamaica);
• General Post Office (detention of the Jamaica mails);
• R G Clarke, London Gazette Office (unprecedented request by agent for advertisement to be inserted);
• Editor of Morning Herald (thanks for Jamaican papers);
• Thomas Amyot, Colonial Registry Office (enquiry about James Woodcock).

Individuals:

• Lord Auckland (silk cultivation);
• A Baring (sailing of packet);
• Reverend Bickell (his memorial);
• J Bainbridge (Aleppo Estate);
• Margaret Brierly (relief);
• M Buckoll (appointment of Reverend Mr Pope as archdeacon of Jamaica);
• Cazenore & Company (passport for Mr P J Gourmez);
• R Cargill (Aleppo Estate);
• A Colvile (packet);
• G Cundy (claim on Forsyth family);
• T Cheadle (property left by his brother);
• J Dobie (parcel);
• Reverend C Driffield (escaped slave destitute at Liverpool);
• Private P Dolan (property of Collins);
• F Dawson (enquiry regarding J Green);
• T English (enquiry regarding property);
• Reverend Fox (appointment of Mr Pope as archdeacon);
• Goldschmidt & Company (detention of mail);
• J Green (assistance; delivery of papers);
• Reverend J Gibson (Archdeacon Pope's patent);
• W Hart (property of James Hart);
• H Hyndman (asks whether any commissioners have been appointed to enquire into abuses in Jamaica);
• M Hanly (amelioration of the state of 'free people of colour');
• J S Innes (observations on case of Lescene and Escoffery);
• D Kehoe (enquiry regarding son);
• W Money (proceedings of Wesleyan Missionary Society);
• McDowall & Company, Kingston (return of African 'negroes' apprenticed at Kingston);
• W Manning (Loan Bill);
• M McWilliams (marriage);
• McClenahan (property of Mr Hart);
• G Pinnock (offers services as catechist);
• J Prideaux (freedom of a 'negro female' now at Plymouth);
• P Robinson (passport for Mr J Gourmez);
• B Signier, French Consulate (enquiry regarding M Francois and M Banch at Montreal and regarding M Viand; certificate of death of M Esprit [in French]);
• J B Stuart (certificate of Mr Buerly's marriage);
• J Sullivan (thanks for communication; interview);
• Reverend Trew (forwards letter from Bishop);
• W B Upton (enquiry regarding son);
• J Williamson (medical appointment);
• P Whilp (property claim).

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