Letters from various individuals on matters related to Trinidad. Correspondents and...

CO 295/119

1837

Letters from various individuals on matters related to Trinidad. Correspondents and subjects are as follows:

• Durant St Andre, French Consulate General (information regarding a man named Breget);
• Anonymous, signed 'The Waiter' (complains of Mr Cadiz's advancement);
• William Burnley (thanks for consideration of his case, tax on owners of apprenticed labourers, bounty on the importation of female labourers, reception of the Crown Land returns);
• William Burrows (eight convicts brought home);
• H T Bowen (issue of salary of the Assistant Commissioner of Compensation, Young Anderson's request for appointment as Colonial Secretary);
• Joseph Basanta (suggests method for taking a census);
• Reverend George Cummins (complaint against the Lieutenant Governor);
• George Dawson (thanks for kindness shown to Sir G Hill);
• Reverend D Evans, Chaplain (requests that religious instruction in the settlements of disbanded African soldiers may be placed under the Mico Charity);
• Harry Fuller (expresses indignation at the opinion of him expressed by the Lieutenant Governor to Lord Glenelg);
• Philip Finlay and Jackson Harvey, 'natives of Africa' (petition requesting passage to Sierra Leone);
• Reverend Charles Ford (complains about severe measures taken against his brother Treasurer Major Ford by Lieutenant Governor Sir George Hill);
• Sir Lewis Grant (requests an interview regarding Sir G Grey's letter on his claims);
• P A Ganteaume (his temporary appointment as Treasurer);
• Mrs B E Gray (requests a permanent appointment for her husband in Port of Spain);
• Arnold Jabez Henry (applies for the office of superintendent and medical officer to the disbanded soldiers at Manzanilla);
• Mrs E P Henry (her son Arnold's application);
• Lord Howe (answer to address of condolence of the Council and Assembly);
• John Innes (apprentices being allowed to work for hire on Sundays, proposed alteration in testamentary laws, asks for copy of Order in Council of 1 March respecting the importation of labourers);
• Mrs Anne Jones (requests a pension for her husband's services as storekeeper);
• J B Littlepage (leave of absence extension request, medical certificate);
• Herbert Mackworh (emoluments of his office of mayor, amount of temporary allowance granted);
• Mrs Atanasia Meany (requests pension as the widow of a former Clerk in the Police Office, petition from her husband James);
• Edward Murray (asks that his salary may not be reduced, leave of absence extension request, permission to retire on a pension due to ill health, reasons for wishing to be appointed Treasurer);
• Alexander McGregor Jr (Andrew Wedderspoon not admitted to the Bar);
• Daniel MacDonnell (salary, ecclesiastical arrangements, additional priests to be sent out, leave of absence);
• William W Mullynix, Acting Escribano to the Courts of Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction (asks for confirmation of his appointment);
• Henry Murray, Council Member (requests office of Treasurer for his son, protest against the fourth clause of the Militia Act, protest against certain proceedings of the Council, changes due to a reduction in offices, showing that Mr Ganteaume was not a British Subject);
• Thomas Pemberton, former Protector of Slaves (requests an appointment or financial compensation);
• Charles Pemberton (leave of absence extension request);
• Stephen Rothery, Attorney General (leave of absence extension request, reception of his salary);
• John Sanderson, Chief Justice of Grenada (report on the laws of Trinidad);
• Edward Schack (claim to employment, requests copy of documents sent in by him, amount due to him for services performed);
• George Scotland (requests an interview, requests appointment as Escribano, sends information on case of Anderson versus Ford, considers the office of clerk to Judges as useless, application for employment under the new Judicature Act, leave of absence extension request, requests that his son be appointed as Escribano);
• John Thatcher (case before the courts which incurred expense for himself and Captain Grindlay).

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Topics

International

Litigation

Labour

Public disorder

Army

Taxation

Religions

Caribbean

Europe and Russia

Pay and pensions

Slavery

Race relations

Crown lands and estates

Nationality

Wills and probate

Census

Medicine

Africa