Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York; Procured in Holland, England and France [8]

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DOCUMENTS RELATIVE TO THE

COLONIAL HISTORY OP THE

STATE OF NEW-YORK; PROCURED IN

HOLLAND, ENGLAND AND FRANCE, BT

JOHN ROMEYN BRODHEAD,

ESQ.,

AQENT, UNDER AND BT VIRTUE OP AN ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE, ENTITLED " AN ACT TO APPOINT AN AGENT TO PROCURE AND TRANSCRIBE DOCUMENTS IN EUROPE RELATIVE TO THE COLONIAL HISTORY OF THE STATE," PASSED MAT S, 1889.

PUBLISHED CNDER AND BT VIRTUE OF AN ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE, ENTITLED " AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLISHING OP CERTAIN DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE COLONIAL HISTORY OF THE STATE," PASSED MARCH 30, 1849, AND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE COLONIAL BISTORT OF THE STATE, AND THE PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION THEREOF," PASSED APRIL 12, 1856.

E. B.

O'CALLAGHAN,

VOL.

M. D., LL. D.

VIII.

ALBANY: WEED, PARSONS AND COMPANY, PRINTERS. 185Y.

Volumes

III.,

IV., V., VI., VII.

and IX. of

this

work were published under the

SECRETAKV OF STATE and COMPTROLLER of the State of New-York

;

direction of the

GOVERNOR,

and the publication has been completed

under the authority of the REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY, in virtue of the Act of the Legislature to that

effect,

passed April 12, 1856.

The Documents employed

in

Dutch and French were translated by E. B. O'CALLAGHAN, M. D., LL. D., who was and to superintend the publication generally.

for that purpose,

TRANSCRIPTS OF DOCUMENTS IH TH

IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM THE LIBRARY OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY AT LAMBETH. IN LONDON.

QUEEN'S STATE PAPER OFFICE

AND

IN

;

;

LONDON DOCUMENTS

:

1768-1782.

XLI-XLVH.

;

CONTENTS. 1768.

PAOE.

January

8.

Letter of Governor Moore to the Earl of Shelburne

January

6.

Letter of the Earl of Shelburne to Sir William Johnson

Letter of Governor

Moore

to the Earl of Shelburne

January

16.

January

21. Letter of

January

23. Letter of the

January

26. Letter of

Governor Moore to the Earl of Shelburne

January

27. Letter of

Governor Moore to the Earl of Shelburne

February

20.

February February

of credit, Ac., Indian boundary,

bills

Canada

Massachusetts boundary

Lieutenant-Governor Golden to the Earl of Shelburne

subjected

1

J

difficulties

line, Ac.

and embarrassments he

1 ia

4

to,

Earl of HilUborough to the Governors in North America, on his appointment aa Colonial 7

Secretary,

March March March

New- York

7

acts,

militia regulations,

8

Letter of the Earl of HilUborough to the Governors in North America, inclosing the address of the House of Commons,

10

25. Letter of the Earl of

10

26.

HilUborough to Governor Moore general affairs of the Province, Letter of Governor Moore to the Lords of Trade act* of the Assembly, Ac.,

14

6.

7.

7.

Letter of Governor Moore to the Earl of Shelburne

difficulty arising

oat of claim of the

of the Forces to precedence on all occasions, Ac., Letter of the Lords of Trade to the Earl of Hillsborongh

Commander 15

,

1

Representation of the Lords of Trade to the King, upon the general state of Indian establishment of posts, Ac., with a map,

affairs,

and the 19

1765.

March

26.

Extract from a treaty

boundary

November

15.

line

made

at Mobile, in

West

Florida, with the

Chickasaws and Chootaws, settling a

between them and the English,

Extract from a treaty

made

II

at Picolata in East Florida with the

Lower Creek nations

regulating the

boundary between them and the English,

82

1768.

November

10.

Extract from a treaty made at Augusta, Georgia, with certain Indian tribes regulating the boundary line between them and the English,

Si

1766.

October

1 9.

Extract from the cession of lands

10.

Extract of a letter from

by

the Cherokees to South Carolina,

88

1766.

May

Alexander

Superintendent, relative to the line

Cameron, Commissary for Indian Affairs, to John Stuart, between the Cherokees and North Carolina,

88

1767.

July

15.

Extract of a letter from Governor Try on to the Lords of Trade on the Indian boundary

line,

S4

1766.

February

1.

Extract of a letter from John Stuart, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the southern district, to the Headman of the Cherokees, informing him of the settlement of the boundary line between Indians and English,

all

around the two Floridas and Georgia,

84

1768.

March

March March

Earl of Hillsborough to Governor Moore Canada boundary line Colden's pamphlet New-York iron works, Indian boundary 12. Letter of the Earl of Hillsborough to Sir William Johnson 12. Letter of the

14.

Letter of Sir William Johnson to the Earl of Shelburne

Indian

affairs,

Lieutenant-Governor

86 86 86

CONTENTS.

VI 1768.

CONTENTS.

vil PAOE.

1768.

October October October

Letter of the Earl of Hillsborough to Sir William Johnson Indian expenses boundary line post*, Ac., 19. Letter of Governor Moore to the Earl of Hillaborough boundary between New-York and Canada, . . 23. Letter of Sir William Johnson to the Earl of Hillsborough meeting with the Indians at Fort Stan12.

.

November 7. November 16.

wiz proceedings,