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Illinois (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 15
8. Oct. friendship of the savages. But this design was obstructed by the actual settlements in Illinois and on the Wabash; the roving disposition of the Americans; and the avarice of British officers. as the centre of the fur trade with the Indian nations on the Missouri; but the population of Illinois had declined, and scarcely amounted to more than one thousand three hundred and fifty-eight, ofat St. Vincent on the Ouabache; sent to England by Gage, 6 Jan. 1769; the account, like that of Illinois, was taken in 1768. Detroit had now about six hundred souls. See Papers in Gage to Hillsborotheir baleful influence over the western Prairies. In November, Wilkins, the new Commandant in Illinois, following suggestions from Gage, appointed seven civil Judges to decide local controversies; Peck's Gazetteer of Ilinois, 107. Brown's History of Illinois, 213. Monette's Mississippi Valley, i. 411. yet without abdicating his own overrul- Chap. XXXVIII} 1768. Oct. ing authority. Pittm
Lake Erie (United States) (search for this): chapter 15
ovince which was to be curtailed. From its ancient Charter, the discoveries of its people, the authorized grants of its Governors since 1746, the encouragement of its Legislature to settlers in 1752 and 1753, the promise of lands as Bounty to officers and soldiers who served in the French war, the continued emigration of its inhabitants,—the Ancient Dominion derived its title to occupy the Great West. Carolina stopped at the line of 36° 30′; on the North, New-York could at most extend to Lake Erie; Maryland and Pennsylvania were each limited by definitive boundaries. None but Virginia claimed the valley of the Ohio. But in spite of her objections Fauquier to Shelburne, 2 Feb. 1767; Shelburne to Gage, 14 Nov. 1767; Hillsborough to the Board of Trade, 17 May, 1768; Representation of the Board of Trade, 10 June, 1768, &c. Stuart was not only ordered to complete the demarkation with the Indians, but he was expressly enjoined not to accept any new cession of territory from the Che
Canada (Canada) (search for this): chapter 15
ported favorably of their zeal for British commerce, Lieut. Col. Wilkins to General Gage, Fort Chartres, 13 September 1768. and, in less than a year after his arrival, executed at their request inchoate grants of large tracts of land, of which one sixth part was reserved for himself. The procedure contravened the explicit orders of Hillsborough, who wished to diminish, and, if possible, to extirpate the Western Settlements, and extend an unbroken line of Indian frontier from Georgia to Canada, as an impassable barrier to emigration. Repeated instructions See the Record in American State Papers, Class VIII. Public Lands, II. 208. had been issued for the completion of this boundary; and they were imperatively renewed. Circular of 13 Sept. 1766; Shelburne to Stuart, 13 Sept. 1766. Same to Same, 11 Dec. 1766, &c. &c. Compare Shelburne to Gage, 14 Nov. 1767; Board to Shelburne, 23 Dec. 1767; Shelburne to Sir William Johnson, 5 Jan. 1768. At the South, Stuart, who desired to f
Massachusetts (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 15
d in stretching its Nov. dominion over the West, England began to think reconciliation with Massachusetts hopeless, and to prepare for desolating war. W. S. Johnson to Gov. of Connecticut, 18 Novated like aliens, as they have treated us upon this occasion. The difficulties in governing Massachusetts are insurmountable, unless its Charter and laws shall be so changed as to give to the King tr to buy tea brought by way of Great Britain. How could armed men change this disposition? Massachusetts would not even pay for their quarters, because they had not been quartered according to law;ontagu to the Secretary of State, 21 Nov. 1768. invited its Assembly to treat the letters of Massachusetts and Virginia with the contempt they deserved; a committee, composed of Parsons, Gadsden, Pin to signify to both Provinces its entire approbation. Letter of P. Manigault, Speaker, to Massachusetts Speaker, 21 Nov. 1768. In Boston Gazette, 9 Jan. 1769, 719, 3, 2. Provoked at what he had h
Fauquier (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 15
Legislature to settlers in 1752 and 1753, the promise of lands as Bounty to officers and soldiers who served in the French war, the continued emigration of its inhabitants,—the Ancient Dominion derived its title to occupy the Great West. Carolina stopped at the line of 36° 30′; on the North, New-York could at most extend to Lake Erie; Maryland and Pennsylvania were each limited by definitive boundaries. None but Virginia claimed the valley of the Ohio. But in spite of her objections Fauquier to Shelburne, 2 Feb. 1767; Shelburne to Gage, 14 Nov. 1767; Hillsborough to the Board of Trade, 17 May, 1768; Representation of the Board of Trade, 10 June, 1768, &c. Stuart was not only ordered to complete the demarkation with the Indians, but he was expressly enjoined not to accept any new cession of territory from the Cherokees. Hillsborough to Stuart, 15 September, 1768. The honest Agent, without regarding the discontent of Virginia, which, though notified, Stuart to Blair, Pr
St. Louis (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 15
3 Nov. 1767. Same to E. Dyer, 12 Sept. 1767. Compare the Papers of the Board of Trade when Clare was its President, with those of Hillsborough. Compare also the Correspondence of Shelburne with that of Hillsborough. producing only inconclusive correspondence, references, and reports on the questions, how to regulate trade with the Indians; how to reform the excess in expenses; how to keep off settlers; how to restrain the cupidity of British Governors and agents. The Spanish town of Saint Louis, on the west of the Mississippi, was fast rising into importance, Ensign Hutchins' Remarks on the Illinois Country, Ms. Pittman's Mississippi, 49. as the centre of the fur trade with the Indian nations on the Missouri; but the population of Illinois had declined, and scarcely amounted to more than one thousand three hundred and fifty-eight, of whom rather more than three hundred were Africans. Kaskaskias counted six hundred white persons, and three hundred and three negroes. At Kahok
Gadsden (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 15
answer, copies of the Addresses of the two Houses of Parliament, and assurances that the King would not listen to the views of wicked men, who questioned the supreme authority of that body. While Hillsborough was setting his name to these papers, Montagu, the Governor of South Carolina, Lord Charles Montagu to the Secretary of State, 21 Nov. 1768. invited its Assembly to treat the letters of Massachusetts and Virginia with the contempt they deserved; a committee, composed of Parsons, Gadsden, Pinkney, Lloyd, Lynch, Laurens, Rutledge, Elliott and Dart, reported them to be founded upon undeniable, constitutional principles; Boston Gazette, 2 Jan. 1769; 718, 2, 2. and the House, sitting with its doors locked, unanimously directed its Speaker to signify to both Provinces its entire approbation. Letter of P. Manigault, Speaker, to Massachusetts Speaker, 21 Nov. 1768. In Boston Gazette, 9 Jan. 1769, 719, 3, 2. Provoked at what he had had no means to prevent, the Governor, that
France (France) (search for this): chapter 15
1768. Spain valued Louisiana as a screen for Mexico; Chap. XXXVIII.} 1768. Oct. and England, in her turn, held the valley of the Mississippi from jealousy of France, not to colonize it. To the great joy of Spain, D'Ossun, French Ambassador at Madrid, to Choiseul, 6 Dec. 1768. and in conformity to a policy, Compare the ety of England, because it created embarrassments to the natural enemy D'Ossun to Choiseul at the Escurial, 21 November, 1768. of the two Crowns, and secured to France and Spain more time to prepare for contingent events, showed no disposition to interfere. What a pity, resumed Du Chatelet to Choiseul, that neither Spain nor France is in a condition to take advantage of so critical a conjuncture; and that we must regard it as a passive benefit. The moment is not yet come; and precipitate measures on our part might reconcile the Colonies to the metropolis. But if the quarrel goes on as far as it seems likely to do, a thousand opportunities cannot fai
Louisiana (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 15
Chapter 38: The King and the British Parliament against the Town of Boston.—Hillsborough's Administration of the Colo-Nies continued. October—December, 1768. Spain valued Louisiana as a screen for Mexico; Chap. XXXVIII.} 1768. Oct. and England, in her turn, held the valley of the Mississippi from jealousy of France, not to colonize it. To the great joy of Spain, D'Ossun, French Ambassador at Madrid, to Choiseul, 6 Dec. 1768. and in conformity to a policy, Compare the elaborate Narrative of Lord Barrington, Secretary of War, of May, 1766. against which the advice Shelburne to Gage, 14 Nov, 1767. of Shelburne could not prevail, every idea of settling the country was opposed; and every post between Mobile and Fort Chartres was abandoned; John Finley, a backwoodsman of North Carolina, who this year passed through Kentucky, James T. Morehead's Address, &c. &c. 15, 16. found not one white man's cabin in all the enchanting wilderness. Gage would have even given up
Connecticut (Connecticut, United States) (search for this): chapter 15
n with Massachusetts hopeless, and to prepare for desolating war. W. S. Johnson to Gov. of Connecticut, 18 Nov. 1768. Such was the public temper, when news arrived that the troops had landed at Boled by Hillsborough, Rhode Island, whose reverence for the laws he had officially set forth, Connecticut, which had combined loyalty Chap. XXXVIII} 1768. Nov. with love of its liberties, Maryland, urt of Virginia, to W. Franklin of New Jersey, to Deputy Gov. of Pennsylvania, to Governor of Connecticut, to Governor of Rhode Island, to Governor of Maryland, 15 November, 1768. received, as their he most effectual manner, but with moderation and lenity. W. S. Johnson to the Governor of Connecticut, 3 January, 1769. All the Petitions we have received are very offensive, for they contain a d Day in Garth to Committee of South Carolina, 10 Dec. 1768. Also in W. S. Johnson to Gov. of Connecticut, 3 Jan. 1769, and in Cavendish Debates. and Trecothick, as friends to America, demanded rathe
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