Correspondence to the Board of Trade, 1753-1756 1751-1756

Author/Creator:

Virginia

Publication/Creation:

Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Digital, c2015

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Correspondence to the Board of Trade, 1753-1756 1751-1756

Series Titles:

Colonial America (Marlborough, England)

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Virginia. Council
Virginia. General Assembly
Great Britain. Board of Trade
National Archives (Great Britain)
Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Electronic books

Subjects:

Dinwiddie, Robert,1693-1770
Lamb, Mathew,Sir,1705-1768
Virginia.Council--Records and correspondence
Virginia.General Assembly--Records and correspondence
Great Britain.Board of Trade--Records and correspondence
Trade regulation--Virginia--Early works to 1800
Indigenous peoples of North America--Government relations--To 1789
Virginia--Politics and government--To 1775
Virginia--Appropriations and expenditures--Early works to 1800
Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Sources
Virginia--History, Military--18th century--Sources
Virginia--Commerce--History--18th century--Sources
Virginia--Commerce--Great Britain--History--Sources
Great Britain--Commerce--Virginia--History--Sources
Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century--Sources

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Account of His Majesty's Virginia revenue of 2s. per hogshead -- Correspondence about Virginia's relations with neighbouring Indians -- The French commander's letter to Lt Gov Dinwiddie -- Instructions for George Washington, Esq. -- Letter and accounts from Robert Dinwiddie about Virginia trade and revenue -- Letter and report from Robert Dinwiddie on the present state of Virginia -- Letter from Gov. Dinwiddie about a vote of £10,000 to guard the frontier -- Letter from Robert Dinwiddie about a defeat by the French on the Monongahela River -- Letter from Robert Dinwiddie about the military situation in Virginia -- Letter from Robert Dinwiddie about the military situation in Virginia, with an account of the revenue from tobacco -- Letter from Robert Dinwiddie about the preparations for the expedition against the French -- Letter from Robert Dinwiddie on the defences of Virginia, with an account of the tithable population -- Letter from Robert Dinwiddie to the Board of Trade about military desertion and supply problems -- Letter from three Bristol merchants about 'French Neutrals' being sent from Virginia, and the Lords of Trade's reply -- Letter to Board of Trade from Robert Dinwiddie reporting on French and Indian affairs on the Ohio River -- Letters from Robert Dinwiddie about the currency situation in Virginia and a dispute between Philip Ludwell and William Beverley -- Letters from Robert Dinwiddie, mainly about Virginia financial matters -- Letters from Robert Dinwiddie, mainly about Virginia's defence, enclosing accounts of revenue from quitrents and tobacco -- Letters relating to French movements on the Ohio River -- Letters to and from Robert Dinwiddie about Virginian relations with the French and Indians along the Ohio River -- Major George Washington's journal of his discussions with the French forces on the Ohio River, plus his passport -- Minutes and resolutions of the Virginia Council and House of Burgesses, a petition to the King, an order in council and a letter regarding a fee of a pistole for using Virginia's seal --
Mr Lamb's report on an act of the Virginia Assembly concerning an agreement between William Withers and Augustine Washington -- Mr Lamb's report on an act of the Virginia Assembly concerning an entail of land in the parish of Abingdon -- Mr Lamb's report on an act of the Virginia Assembly concerning Gerard Alexander's land -- Mr Lamb's report on an act of the Virginia Assembly vesting land in Littleton Eyre -- Mr Lamb's report on several acts of the Virginia Assembly (12 Nov. 1755) -- Mr Lamb's reports on various acts of the Virginia Assembly (14-29 Jan. 1755) -- Mr Lamb's reports on various acts of the Virginia Assembly (29 Jan. 1753-3 Feb. 1754) -- Narratives of meetings between Indians and William Trent and William Fairfax -- Order in Council appointing the Earl of Loudoun as Governor of Virginia -- Order in Council appointing William Byrd to the Virginia Council -- Order in Council proposing Philip Ludwell Lee to replace William Beverley on the Virginia Council -- Orders in Council about various Virginia matters -- Orders in Council about Virginia finances -- Orders in Council about Virginia land rights -- Orders in Council relating to Virginia legislation -- Orders in Council relating to Virginia legislation about land in Nansemond County -- Orders in Council relating to Virginia legislation and appointments (13 May 1755) -- Orders in Council relating to Virginia legislation and appointments (17 Feb.-13 Oct. 1756) -- Orders in Council relating to Virginia legislation and appointments (25 Feb.-13 May 1755) -- Orders in Council relating to Virginia trade laws and land grants, plus a letter about a leave of absence for William Beverley -- Orders of Council relating to cannon for Virginia and the seizure of the lands of David Garland -- Reports on two private acts of the Virginia Assembly -- Speeches and depositions relating to Ensign Ward and the Half King -- A treaty held with the Catawba and Cherokee Indians, at the Catawba Town and Broad River, in the months of February and March 1756.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (46 items).

General Note:

Part of the Colonial America series published by Adam Matthew Digital.
Volume title from publisher's website (resource viewed on 7 Oct. 2015)
Volume reference no.: CO 5/1328.

Local Note:

Available to current Emory faculty, students and staff.

Location of Originals:

The National Archives

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936782368802486