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Date |
From whom (where) |
To whom (where) |
Contents or nature of the document |
| 1 | Jan. 25,1765 | Hillsborough (London) | Halifax (London) | Cover letter from Hillsborough expressing concerns about defenses and fortifications in Newfoundland |
| 3-4v | Sept. 1, 1764 | Palliser (St. John’s ) | Hillsborough (London) | Palliser’s concerns about the forts and garrisons at Placentia and St. John’s in the aftermath of the French capture in 1762 |
| 7-8v | June 20, 1764 | Hereford & Eyre (St. John’s) | Return on the state and remains of ordnance and ordnance stores at St. John’s | |
| 11v-12 | July 2, 1764 | Eyre & Gualy (St. John’s) | Return of garrison and detachment at St. John’s and Ferryland | |
| 13v-14 | July 2, 1764 | Doyers & Hamilton (Placentia) | Return of the garrison and ordnance at Placentia | |
| 15 | June 30, 1764 | Gualy (St. John’s) | Palliser (St. John’s) | Letter to the governor expressing concerns about the lack of provisions at St. John’s; a request for provisions |
| 17-18v | July 14, 1764 | Detachment of the 45th regiment (Placentia) | Palliser (St. John’s) | Petition from the detachment of the 45th regiment at Placentia expressing dissatisfaction with their monetary allowance for fuel and candles |
| 21-21v | July 15, 1764 | Hamilton (Placentia) | Palliser (St. John’s) | A letter requesting that Hamilton receive a 6-12 month leave of absence due to sickness and old age |
| 23 | March 1, 1765 | Board of Trade (London) | Halifax (London) | Cover letter on a representation concerning French interpretation of the Treaty of 1686; actual report does not appear here - this letter may not belong in this collection. |
| 25 | March 23, 1765 | Halifax (London) | Palliser (St. John’s) | Letter advising Palliser to send members of the 59th regiment to Newfoundland in order to relieve members of the 45th regiment, allowing them to return to Ireland |
| 27-27v | April 8, 1765 | Halifax (London) | Board of Trade (London) | Letter of complaint concerning French violation of fishing boundaries off the coast of Newfoundland and in the Gulf of St. Lawrence |
| 29-42 | April 16, 1765 | Board of Trade (London) | The King (London) | Letter in which the Board methodically lists (and dismisses) the complaints of the French concerning fishing off the coast of Newfoundland; the Board provides several complaints of their own concerning French rights and conduct; mentions the South and West Coasts of Newfoundland as well as St. Pierre |
| 43-50v | May 14, 1765 | Stephens (London) | Palliser (St. John’s) | Letter containing a detailed list of instructions concerning proper procedure and conduct while fishing, traveling and trading; contains an attached list of the ships and their commanders employed during that year |
| 52-55 | July16, 1765 | Palliser (St. John’s) | Halifax (London) | Letter describing Palliser’s experience with encroaching French fishing vessels off the coast of Newfoundland; he expresses frustration at the difficulty of governing French activity |
| 56-56v | June 13, 1765 | Adams (Niger in St. Lawrence Harbour) | Palliser (St. John’s) | [Enclosed with above] Letter alerting Palliser about French ships in the vicinity |
| 58-65 | June 25, 1765 | Palliser (St. John’s) | D’Angeac (St. Pierre) | [Enclosed with above] Letter expressing Palliser’s concerns about French violation of fishing laws, as well as the measures he intended to take in order to ensure that the terms of the treaties between the two nations are enforced |
| 65-65v | June 25, 1765 | D’Angeac (St. Pierre) | Palliser (St. John’s) | [In French; enclosed with above] Response to Palliser’s complaints about French violation of fishing rights off the coast of St. Pierre and Miquelon. D’Angeac says that 4 armed "esquiffs" or "barges" have taken four of our "chaloupes." They were fishing between Isle Verte and the Coast of Newfoundland. Capt. Douglas spent the summer of 1763 here without causing any trouble. You (Palliser)came here last year and never raised any concerns. If there are any new regulations, he prays that Palliser would make them known to him. |
| 66-68v | June 30, 1765 | D'Angeac (St. Pierre) | Palliser (St. John’s) | [in French; enclosed with above] Letter addressing Palliser’s complaints about French violations of the Treaty. D’Angeac blames the violations on a few individuals who cannot be lumped with the whole of the nation. A few French subjects were taken on English boats and allowed to spend the winter on the South coast of Newfoundland. If the English inhabitants do not want them there, then they should be expelled. Palliser will judge by all the licenses given to fishermen who go on the banks and in the gulf, the effort expended in trying to keep them within limits. The chaloupes fishing in the area near St. Pierre and Miquelon are allowed there by the Treaty of Paris, as no limits are explicitly mentioned. He has not seen any "Indians" on the islands. They wanted to come here and he replied no. He has not built any forts. English frigates come often enough to know that. The six cannons we have were never hidden and are not denied by the Treaty. If you had complained about them, the Court of England would have contacted the Court of France and I would have received mention of it. I have no desire to use them. The two French frigates are here to pick up my letters to the Court and will leave shortly. |
| 70-71 | June 25, 1765 | Chevalier D’Herlye (frigate Thetis at St. Pierre) | Palliser | [in French; enclosed with above] D’Herlye explains the reasons why he is still here (he brought provisions and he needs to repair the ship). He wishes to keep harmony between the nations. In regards to the individuals that Palliser says are in violation of the Treaty D’Angeac is willing to give you all satisfaction that you desire. A second letter asks the governor to return the chaloupes that were taken a few days ago. The Treaty is not clear on that point and your ships come and go freely here at these islands. Please release the two boats which would cause the ruin of two fishermen. Palliser made an annotation at the bottom of this letter in response to D’Herlye’s offer to warn the fishers on the Treaty Shore coast from Cape Bonavista to Pointe Riche. Palliser forbids him to do that. The French have to warn the fishers in France prior to their sailing of the Treaty’s regulations. |
| 72-75v | June 20-25, 1765 | Alex Sabot, Maherine Josette, Francois le Moin, Gabriel Bournier, Thomas Sperin, Philip Charpentier, George Lacey, Peter Dorey, John Davis, and more fishermen of St. Pierre | Palliser (St. John’s) | [In French; enclosed with above] Ten declarations by French residents of St. Pierre to Palliser describing their contact with the South coast of NF and Palliser’s reaction. |
| 78v-79 | July 16, 1765 | Palliser (St. John’s) | [Enclosed with above] Summary of French fishermen taken and detained for encroaching upon Newfoundland’s South coast | |
| 80-80v | July 11, 1765 | Palliser (St. John’s) | D’Angeac (St. Pierre) | [Enclosed with above] Letter of compromise in which Palliser agrees to free the arrested French fishermen (see previous document) in exchange for various conditions |
| 82-82v | No date (enclosed with Palliser’s letter on July 16, 1765) | D’Angeac | The owner of a fishing schooner | [In French; enclosed with above] D’Angeac’s pass to a vessel built in Newfoundland by Frenchmen, qualifying her as a French vessel (in French; see pp.91-93 for additional details) |
| 84-86 | July 16, 1765 | Palliser (St. John’s) | [Enclosed with above] Palliser’s orders and punishments (ie- loss of land, deportation, etc.) for those Newfoundlanders who were caught dealing with the French | |
| 87-87v | July 14, 1765 | Palliser (St. John’s) | All commanders of Newfoundland stationed ships | [Enclosed with above] Letter of warning to the French to stay away from Newfoundland’s coasts and surrounding waters |
| 89-89v | July 15, 1765 | D’Angeac (St. Pierre) | Palliser (St. John’s) | [In French; enclosed with above] D’Angeac’s letter of thanks (in French) to Palliser for returning the French men that had been arrested |
| 91-93 | May 22, 1765 | Barbel (St. Pierre) | Crew list of the schooner Jeanette (in French; on p.93, Palliser sarcastically comments on the nature of the French violations) | |
| 95-96 | No date (1762? 1763?) | Board of the Admiralty (London) | Capt. Thomas Graves (London) | Additional Instructions to Graves concerning enforcement of British trade regulations with respect to the colonies |
| 97 | Oct. 7, 1765 | Board of the Admiralty (London) | Henry Seymour Conway (London) | Cover letter for a dispatch from the King |
| 99-104 | Sept. 11, 1765 | Palliser (St. John’s) | Halifax (London) | Summary of Palliser’s activities from July to Sept.; includes summaries of several letters, numbered 1-7, which are described below |
| 105-106 | July 27, 1765 | Palliser (Croque) | No.1: Proclamation stating that the French were not to trade with the natives, or leave anything in Newfoundland and Labrador. | |
| 107-108 | July 27, 1765 | Palliser (Croque) | No.2: Order on a dispute between and Englishman and a Frenchman about fishing rights. | |
| 109-109v | July 27, 1765 | Palliser (Croque) | No.3: Order to a French man to stop supplying brandy and tobacco to the English seamen | |
| 111-111v | Aug. 1, 1765 | Palliser (Croque) | No.4: Order forbidding French ships to leave any men behind in Newfoundland | |
| 113 | Aug. 5, 1765 | Palliser (Croque) | No.5: Order forbidding Frenchmen to build shallops with Newfoundland timber | |
| 115-116 | Aug. 10, 1765 | Palliser (Pitts Harbour) | No. 6: Order forbidding the French to hurt, bother and trade with the Eskimos of Labrador | |
| 117-119 | Aug. 28, 1765 | Palliser (Pitts Harbour) | No.7: Regulations establishing a British fishery for cod, whale, seal and salmon on the coast of Labrador. | |
| 120-120v | July 17, 1765 | Palliser (St. Lawrence Harbour) | Stephens (London) | Letter to the Board of the Admiralty to inform them about the state of affairs in the Newfoundland government |
| 122-123 | Sept. 11, 1765 | Palliser (St. John’s) | Halifax (London) | Letter describing the elicit trade between the French and the English |
| 124-124v | Sept. 10, 1765 | Palliser (St. John’s) | Account of a French vessel when on a trading voyage off the coast of Newfoundland | |
| 126-131 | Nov. 21, 1765 | French Court (Fontainebleau) | [In French] Response to the complaints presented to the Court of France by Mr. Hume, English Ambassador, (presented on the 22 August 1765. In this document, the complaints regarding the French who wintered and cut timber to build vessels are addressed. The individuals who committed these acts did them contrary to the will of the governor of St Pierre and Miquelon. The French governor cannot act on it because the English governor forbids it. The violators will be punished if in fact proven guilty. For the second complaint regarding the vessel built in Newfoundland, Palliser has to produce proofs. The Treaty does not make mention of the limits around the coasts of St. Pierre and Miquelon. The French frigates have not encouraged illicit fishing. The frigates were not there to fortify the islands | |
| 132-134 | Oct. 30, 1765 | Palliser (St. John’s) | Letter describing the details of Palliser’s activities from Sept. to Oct.; includes summaries of several letters, all of which are described below | |
| 136-137 | Sept. 25, 1765 | Palliser (St. John’s) | No. 1: Copy of an order from Palliser to a French ship to leave Newfoundland because they will not stop trading with the inhabitants of Newfoundland | |
| 138-138v | Sept. 25, 1765 | Palliser (St. John’s) | No. 2: Palliser’s order concerning actions taken with the French vessel allegedly wrecked near Old Ferrolle; Palliser regards this a s a ruse to prevent French restrictions on overwintering | |
| 140-140v | No date | d’Angeac (St. Pierre) | Palliser (St. John’s) | No.3: Defence of French activity on the Newfoundland coast (in French) |
| 141-142v | Oct. 23- 24, 1765 | Palliser (St. John’s) | D’Angeac (S.t Pierre) | No.4: Letter stating that if d’Angeac did not put an end to the French encroachments on Newfoundland there would be severe consequences |
| 144-144v | Oct. 22, 1765 | Palliser (St. John’s) | Micmac Indians | Copy of an order to the Micmac Indians stating that they needed to obtain a passport in order to leave Newfoundland |
| 146-146v | Dec. 20, 1765 | Burke (London) | Palliser (St. John’s) | Copy of the case of Captain Phillibot; Palliser’s reply directly follows |
| 148 | Dec. 21, 1765 | Palliser (St. John’s) | Burke (London) | Cover letter for Palliser’s report on the allegations of Captain Phillibot |
| 150-151 | Dec. 21, 1765 | Palliser (St. John’s) | Burke (London) | Palliser’s view on the allegations made against Captain Phillibot |
| 152 | Jan. 1, 1766 | Palliser (London) | Conway (London) | Cover letter for Palliser’s report on two French documents |
| 154 | Jan. 8, 1766 | Palliser (Northumberland Strait) | Conway (London) | A request for the memorial of the Court of France on Phillibot’s trial |
| 157-167 | Nov. 22, 1765 | Palliser (London) | Palliser’s remarks on the memorial from the court of France (written in French and English) | |
| 168v-171 | Jan. 11, 1766 | Palliser (London) | List of French vessels and men detained for encroaching on British territory and fishing out of the limits set by treaties issued in 1765 | |
| 172-172v | Jan. 10, 1766 | Palliser (London) | Cover letter for Palliser’s return of the memorial from the Phillibot case | |
| 174-174v | Jan. 9, 1776 | Guerchy (London) | English Government | French complaints about the behaviour of English fishermen at St. Pierre-Miquelon |
| 176-176v | March 10, 1766 | Palliser (London) | Conway (London) | Palliser’s response to French complaints |
| 178-179v | March 31, 1766 | Palliser (London) | Lord Edgmont (London) | Palliser’s views on lawless behavior of fishermen (particularly American )on the Labrador coast |
| 180-189v | Nov. 21, 1765 | Duc de Praslin (?) | Duke of Richmond | Draft of an answer to the memorial sent by the Duc de Praslin to the Duke of Richmond |
| 191 | May 13, 1766 | Board of Trade | Conway (London) | Cover letter for representation concerning a memorial on the fishing regulations at Newfoundland |
| 193-203v | May 13, 1766 | Board of Trade | Conway (London) | Assessment and recommendations concerning the memorial that follows in the next document |
| 205-209 | No date | (Copy of memorial by) Proprietors of Labrador fishing posts | Detailed complaint about Palliser’s measures to promote the fisheries in Labrador | |
| 211-214v | Aug. 28, 1765 | Palliser (St. John’s) | Copy of Palliser’s order to which objection was made in the previous document | |
| 215-224 | May 13, 1766 | Palliser (St. John’s) | The King (London) | Copy of Palliser’s rules, orders and regulations to be observed by all those living and working on the coast of Labrador and on the islands of Anticosti and Magdalen |
| 225-225v | May 28, 1766 | Richmond (London) | Lords of the Admiralty (London) | Letter containing instructions to be passed on to Palliser regarding the manner in which to govern at Newfoundland and Labrador in order to satisfy the King |
| 227-227v | May 30, 1766 | Palliser | Palliser’s notes on his understanding of the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht and the Treaty of Paris; both treaties are in relation to fishing boundaries and regulations | |
| 229-229v | May 30, 1766 | Palliser | Palliser’s orders and conditions concerning French fishing off the South coast of Newfoundland | |
| 231-231v | May 31, 1766 | Debbieg (London) | Government (London) | List of Debbieg’s needs to carry out his responsibilities in Newfoundland |
| 233-233v | June 2, 1766 | Richmond (London) | Lords of the Admiralty (London) | Letter containing instructions for Palliser to continue following the King’s orders (outlined in Richmond’s letter of May 28, 1776) until he receives further notice |
| 235-235v | June 2, 1766 | Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty (London) | Palliser (St. John’s) | Essentially repeating what Richmond requested in the previous document |
| 237-239v | June 28, 1766 | Admiralty [Whitehall] | Palliser (St. John’s) | Letter rejecting Debbieg’s proposal to immediately begin a survey of all the harbors in North America, beginning with Newfoundland |
| 241-243v | June 28, 1766 | Admiralty [Whitehall] | Debbieg (London) | Copy of the previous letter, except directly addressed to Debbieg |
| 245 | July 4, 1766 | Richmond (London) | Debbieg (London) | Reply to Debbieg’s letter of May 31 (see pp.231-231v) in which Debbieg’s requests are granted |
| 247 | Aug. 25, 1766 | Palliser (St. John’s) | Richmond (London) | Letter stating that Palliser would welcome and assist Debbieg in every way possible during his stay at Newfoundland |
| 249 | Aug. 24, 1766 | Debbieg (St. John’s) | Richmond (London) | Update of Debbieg’s travels and condition while working at Newfoundland |
| 252 | No date | General state of the English fishery and inhabitants of Newfoundland in 1766 | ||
| 254 | No date | General state of the French fisheries at Newfoundland in 1766 | ||
| 255 | Sept. 29, 1766 | Board of the Admiralty (London) | Earl of Shelburne | Cover letter for a copy of Palliser’s letter from Aug. 25, 1766 |
| 257-263v | Aug. 25, 1766 | Palliser (St. John’s) | Stephens (London) | [Enclosed with above] Letter reporting Palliser’s activities and the events at Newfoundland from June to Aug. |
| 265-266v | Nov. 11, 1765 | D’Angeac (St. Pierre) | Palliser (St. John’s) | [In French; enclosed with above] Response to accusations that the French were on the coast of Newfoundland; reference to his surprise at the appearance of 9 shallops of Micmacs from Cape Breton (in French) |
| 268-269 | July 6, 1766 | D’Angeac (St. Pierre) | Palliser (St. John’s) | [In French; enclosed with above] The French governor is making all possible efforts to keep fishermen from fishing beyond three leagues from the coast of Newfoundland. Ships have been taken by the English that were not in any violations and he wishes that they be returned. Our ships are being intercepted and asked a thousand questions. Have you authorized this and is this a new rule, if so please inform me of it. |
| 270-272 | Aug. 6, 1766 | D’Angeac (St. Pierre) | Palliser (St. John’s) | [In French; response to Palliser’s letter of July 26, 1766, enclosed with above] The governor received Stanford here and attests of his good behavior compared to that of the officers who cruise here in two warships. The governor disapproves of the vagrants who went to cut wood at Newfoundland. However, this doesn’t give you the right to cruise with armed vessels. Fishing to the East of Saint Pierre is apparently prohibited, I have not yet received these new orders. One of the warships shot (gunshot) at L’Ile aux Chiens. Compliments Palliser of his promotion Thank you for returning the people that didn’t think they were in infraction. The New England ships sold us some planks, cabbage, apples, and onions that’s all. I have told the ships never to come back because it pains me to see them being taken. |
| 273-277v | July 26, 1766 | Palliser (St. John’s) | D’Angeac | Palliser’s response to D’Angeac’s letters of July 6 and Nov. 11; complaints about French encroachment |
| 279-280 | Aug. 7, 1766 | Palliser (St. John’s) | Commanders of any foreign ships | Letter advising all foreign ships that the English are ready to protect their territory at Newfoundland in case they should be advanced upon by foreign ships of war |
| 281-282v | Aug. 30, 1766 | Whale fishermen (Boston) | DeBerdt [probably a commercial agent in London] | Letter complaining about Palliser’s restrictions on the cod and whale fisheries at Newfoundland |
| 283-285 | Aug. 1, 1766 | Palliser (St. John’s) | Whale fishermen (Boston) | Palliser’s response to the previous letter, in which he negotiates that the Americans can continue whaling at Newfoundland, but they are not allowed to start a cod fishery |
| 287-292 | Oct. 27, 1766 | Palliser (St. John’s) | Lords of Trade (London) | Report of Palliser’s activities and all events that occurred in Newfoundland in recent months; mention of the arrival of Micmac Indians |
| 293-293v | Sept. 22, 1766 | Palliser (St. John’s) | Order concerning the occurrences of French ships wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland | |
| 295 | Sept. 9, 1766 | Palliser (St. John’s) | Lords of Trade (London) | Cover letter concerning misgivings in St. John’s about a Customs House being established there |
| 297-300v | Aug. 28, 1766 | Palliser (St. John’s) | Letter complaining about Palliser’s strict restrictions on trading in Newfoundland | |
| 303-303v | Aug. 25, 1766 | Collector and Comptroller of Customs (St. John’s) | Palliser (St. John’s) | Letter addressing fees payment for the Officers of Customs |
| 305-307 | Sept. 9, 1766 | Palliser (St. John’s) | Merchants | Letter stating regulations concerning the management of a Customs House in St. John’s |
| 309-313 | Feb. 9, 1767 | Palliser (London) | Earl of Shelburne | Letter containing complaints about French encroachment on Newfoundland territory as well as trade between the French and English. Palliser explains his actions in taking away land grants from French subjects. He appears to be providing excuses for his actions and complaints brought against him. |
| 314-316v | No date | French captains | [In French] Summary of complaints by several French captains operating on the French shore concerning English interference with their fishing activities (in French) | |
| 318-318v | Dec. 15, 1767 | Palliser (London) | Earl of Shelburne (London) | Update of fishing, trade and general conditions in Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 320-321 | Dec. 5, 1767 | Palliser (London) | Earl of Shelburne (London) | Account of occurrences relating to the French fisheries and French behavior in Newfoundland in 1767; general state of the fisheries |
| 322-323 | July 10, 1767 | Palliser (St. Lawrence Harbor) | Captain of the French Ships | Letter in which Palliser complains about French behavior and requests that the French comply to the terms of treaties between the two nations |
| 324-325v | Aug. 20, 1767 | Tronjoly (St. Pierre) | Palliser (St. John’s) | [In French] Tronjoly’s explanation for the French decision to send a warship to Newfoundland (in French) |
| 326-326v | June 22, 1767 | Palliser (St. Lawrence Harbor) | D’Angeac (St. Pierre) | Palliser’s complaints about French presence on the Newfoundland coast |
| 328-330v | June 25, 1767 | D'Angeac (St. Pierre) | Palliser (St. Lawrence) | D’Angeac states that the English officers on the warships behaved properly during Palliser’s absence. Le Duc de Praslin assured him that the French have fishing rights in the places relating to the last Treaty. He will continue to do everything in his power to stop violators to the Treaty. The frigate L’Inconstante was sent on the orders of the Roy, commanded by Mr. De Tronjoly to supervise the French fishing boats and make sure they observe the Treaty. He will also return some French inhabitants to France. |
| 332-333v | Aug. 10, 1767 | Palliser (Pitts Harbor) | Copy of the Establishment of the Ship Fishery in Labrador | |
| 334-334v | Aug. ?, 1767 | Twenty-five ship adventurers | Palliser (St. John’s) | Copy of a memorial from the Ship Adventurers at Labrador requesting that Palliser support them in their rights and privileges |
| 336-337 | June 2, 1767 | Palliser (St. John’s) | Copy of Palliser’s order stating that any man considered ‘useless’ after the fishing season is over must be immediately sent home | |
| 340 | No date | General state of the English fishery and inhabitants at Newfoundland in 1767 | ||
| 342 | No date | General state of the French fishery at Newfoundland, St. Pierre & Miquelon, the St. Lawrence and on the Banks | ||
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