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ers in chief of his Majesty's Colonies and Plantations for the time being, have been particularly instructed not to give their Assent to or pass any such laws for the future, without a Clause be inserted in such Act, declaring that the same shall not take Effect, until the said Act shall have been approved and confirm'd by his Majesty his Heirs or Successors: And whereas notwithstanding such his Majesty's Commanders [?] to the said Governors in that behalf, Paper Bills of Credit have been created & issued in his Majesty's said Colonies & Plantations by Virtue of Acts of Assembly there, making it obligatory on all Persons to take such Bills of Credit, in payment for Debts, Dues & Demands, whereby the good Intention of the aforemention'd Act of the 6th of her late Maj Queen Anne, for ascertaining the rates of foreign Coins in her Majesty's Plantations in America, has been frustrated, and a great Discouragement has been bro on the Com'erce of this Kingdom by occasioning a Confusion in Dealings and a lessening of Credit in those Parts: And whereas an humble Address was presented, the last Session, by the House of Commons, to his Majesry, That he would be graciously pleased to require & command the respective Governors of his Colonies & Plantations in America, punctually & effectually to observe his Majty Royal Instructions not to give Assent to or to pass any Act, whereby Bills of Credit may be issued in lieu of money, without a Clause be inserted in such Act, declaring that the same shall be approved by his Majesty:

It is therefore his Majesty's Will & Pleasure, & you are hereby also further required & comanded under pain of his Majesty's highest displeasure and of being removed, from your Governm punctually & effectually to observe his Majesty's Royal Instruction not to give Assent to or pass any Act, whereby Bills of Credit may be issued in lieu of money without a Clause be inserted

in such Act, declaring that the same shall not take Effect, until the said Act shall be approved by his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors.

[N. B. A like Instruction (mutatis mutandis) was prepared for the Governors of the other colonies and West India islands.]

Letter from Mr. Carkesse, Secretary to the Commissioners of the Customs-relative to a Glass House erected in New Jersey.

[From P. R. O. B. T. New Jersey, Vol. IV, F. 37.]

To Thomas Hill Esq Secretary to the Lords Comiss for Trade & Plantations.

Sir,

M: William Frasor Collector of the Customs at Salem in West Jersey having inform'd the Commissioners, that there has lately been Erected a Glass work within Eight miles of that Port by one Casper Wester' a Palatine, and is brought to perfection so as to make Glass: I am directed to give you an Account thereof for the Information of the Lords of Trade.

I am Sir

Your most humble Serv!
CHA CARKESSE.

Custom ho London

31: July 1740.

1 CASPAR WISTAR was father of the Professor of Anatomy, Physician and Author,

who subsequently became distinguished in Philadelphia.- ED.

Letter from Governor Lewis Morris to the Duke of Newcastle-about the raising of troops in New

Jersey.

[From P. R. O. America and West Indies, Vol. XII, p. 229.]

On his Majesties Service To his Grace the Duke of Newcastle his Majesties principall Secretary of State at White Hall These

Burlington 31st August 1740

May it Please your Grace.

Had

The short notice I have had of this Conveyance (and wch its doubted whether I shall reach) give me only time to inform your Grace that we have raised in this Province three companies of one hundred men each which have been compleated for some time. Commissions come for Officers as was expected from Your Graces letter and his Majesties Instructions I could easily have rais'd two more: but no more commissions being sent than for two companies prov'd a great discouragement, and rendered it difficult to raise more at this time that I have done.

I have got also from the Assembly £2000 for to hire transports and purchase provisions but of this I shall be more full when I transmit their Acts and proceedings. They have Appointed Managers and as I am told by them the provisions are purchased and transports hyred for their transportation & I am in hopes we shall be ready to send them from hence about the 20th of September. I am

My Lord Your Graces most humble
and Obedient Servant'

'See "Papers of Gov. Morris," p. 107.

LEWIS MORRIS

Letter from Governor Morris to the Duke of Newcastle-upon New Jersey affairs.

[From P. R. O. America and West Indies Vol. 12, p. 230.]

Burlington October 18th 1740.

May it Please your Grace

I receiv'd your graces of the 5th of Jan'ry 1739-40 on the 10th of April following via Virginia, and on the 24th of June via New York a Second of April ye 5th with his Majesties Instructions concerning the Intended expedition again" the Spaniards in the West Indies. Your Graces first letter came to hand upon the first meeting of our assembly, and I recommended the affair to them as your Grace will see at the end of my Speech made to them at their meeting; which comes inclosed, and I afterwards published (pursuant to your Graces direction) the inclosed proclamation. and upon receipt of your Graces second letter with his Majesties Instructions (the Assembly being then sitting) I communicated to them what his Majestie required of them, and earnestly press'd them to comply with his Majesties 8th Instruction; as your Grace will see by my Speech to them on y' head.

They could not handsomely directly deny what was in so strong terms required of them, but was far from having any inclination to do it; and would fain have shuffled it off, under pretence of waiting to see what their neighbours of Pensilvania, and New York would do; and accordingly sent me a message desiring leave to Adjourne for a fortnight.-I too well gues'd what was to be expected from the Assemblyes of either of these provinces (as they then stood) to comply with their requests in this case; which plainly appear'd to me to be made with intent to evade the doing what his

Majestie required of them; and believ'd that if I permitted them to Adjourne, and discover the inclinations of their neighbours in York and Pensilvania, ye Consequence would be either that nothing would be done, or much less than would be procured at a time when they could not well know the Sentiments of those people; and therefore wrote the inclosed letter in answer to their message; and kept them together.

They then entred upon it, and sent up a bill for the raising of two thousand pounds for transporting troops &c wch comes inclos'd with the others. This bill instead of raising any money, only applied money already rais'd, and apply'd for the Support of Government by other acts.

They omitted making provision for other necessaries as required by the 8th Instruction, and made their Managers only Accountable to ye assembly; and (in the opinion of the Councill) the whole bill was Very confus'd and scarce intelligible; so that a conferance was desired with them upon it, which with much ado was Obtain'd; but without Effect; the assembly being predetermined not to admit of any alteration to what they were pleas'd to call a money bill; and it was suppos'd that the true reason of drawing of it in the manner it was done was to defeat the doing of the thing required of them; because they conciev'd neither the councill, or I, could, or would assent to it in the manner drawn, however, the councill (for reasons that will appeare to your grace in their minutes) chose to assent to it rather than lose ye bill. I had talk'd with severall of them, who seem'd to agree that the amendments propos'd were reasonable, & I had still hopes y' they might be prevailed upon to come into other measures; & therefore (after the councill had agreed to the bill) I adjournd for about a fortnight to get in their harvest thinking that might gain upon them and on their meeting Spoke to them as your Grace will see by the

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