B.222 – FORMS OF WARRANTS, COMMISSIONS, ETC 1776-1785 – LIST OF OFFICERS IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, 1783-1784

1775/04/07

Commission appointing John Campbell to be commandant of the Indians in the Province of Quebec. (Page 20) – SN: 222001

1776/03/02 – Quebec

Commission appointing James Stanley Goddard to be inspector of accounts. (Page 20) – SN: 222002

1776/03/28 – London – Pay Office to Colin Drummond

Calling attention to the large sums raised by bills although it did not appear that the military chest called for such a supply. He is in future to consult with the commander-in-chief; his business in to pay out, not to raise money, except on extraordinary occasions. Information respecting the dates to which certain regiments are paid, and how the subsistence lor the foreign troops is to be issued. (Page 40) – SN: 222003

1776/06/25 – Montreal – Sir Guy Carleton

Prohibiting the sale of rum or other spirituous liquors without licence. (Page 12) – SN: 222004

1776/06/25 – Chambly

Commission to James Farquarson to be assistant commissary. (Page 6) – Forms of certificate for landing and of order for survey on damaged provisions follow. (Page 7) – SN: 222005

1776/07/05 – Chambly

Commission to Jacob Jordan appointing him deputy paymaster general. (Page 9) – SN: 222006

1776/08/07 – Quebec

Certificate granted to Robert Hunter, of military stores being landed here. (Page 32) – SN: 222007

1777/04/08 – Quebec – Instructions by Sir Guy Carleton to Captain Skeffington Lutwidge, of H. M . S. “Triton,”

Lent to command the naval armament upon Lake Champlain. (Page 43) – SN: 222008

1777/10/21 – Quebec

Establishment of the naval armament on Lakes Ontario, Huron, Erie and Michigan, showing the pay of each rank, &c. (Page 15) – SN: 222009

1778/04/30 – Quebec

Discharge to certain seamen (named) who served during the siege of Quebec and afterwards on the lakes. (Page 15) – SN: 222010

1778/08/12 – St. James

Commission authorising the appointment of a Lieutenant Governor or Superintendent of Fisheries on the coast of Labrador, at a salary of £200 a year. (Page 49) – SN: 222011

1779/02/01 – Quebec

Certificate to an officer going on a scout, and form of leave of absence to a deputy commissary general. (Page 46) – SN: 222012

1779/08/?? – Quebec

Instructions to Patrick Sinclair, Lieutenant Governor of Michillimakinak. (Page 23) – His original commission was dated 7th April, 1775 (p. 21); allowed to retain the rank of captain on retirement by letter 2nd July, 1776 (p. 23); had been made prisoner in 1775 on going to hie post and returned to England on parole; goes out now for exchange. Whitehall 3rd June, 1777 (p. 22). – SN: 222013

1779/10/19 – Quebec

Respecting the accounts of the Receiver General ; authorising the Board of Accounts to call evidence. (Page 37) – SN: 222014

1780/03/17 – London – Lord George Germaine

Memorandom by Lord George Germaine on the powers of Lieutenant Governors of posts to command the troops in garrison. (Page 81) – Form of licence for the erection of a tenement and the sale of spirituous liquois, with conditions attached. (Page 82) – SN: 222015

1780/07/10 – Quebec

Report by the committee appointed to examine a petition of the masters and owners of vessels trading on the St. Lawrence, recommending in which manner the freight dne to them should be collected. (Page 16) – The orders lor the callirg together of Boards of Accounts (including the above) dated 24th March, follow. (Page 17, 18) – SN: 222016

1780/08/08 – St. James

Warrant to pay M. and Madame Deschambault a yearly pension of £200. (Page 51) – SN: 222017

1780/08/29 – Quebec

For survey on damaged Indian goods. (Page 42) – SN: 222018

1780/09/14 – Quebec – Haldimand to John Fraser and Jacob Jordan, Deputy paymasters

With instructions as to the Accounts, &c, from the Paymaster General. (Page 66) – SN: 222019

1780/10/15 – Quebec

Warrant appointing a Board to examine the Receiver General’s accounts. (Page 32) – Other documents ol 14th July, 4th October, ard 15th November, 1781, and 1st May, 1782. (Page 33 to 36) – SN: 222020

1780/12/20 – Quebec

Warrant to the committee of accounts to examine the bills drawn from the upper posts. (Pages. 38, 39) – Also for the same, dated 18th October, 1781, and 25th October 1782. (Pages 39,40) – SN: 222021

1781/05/02 – Quebec -Father de la Brosse

Pass to enable Father de la Brosse to visit the lower posts on the St. Lawrence, to perform the functions of his ministry with the Indians, Canadians and Acadians. (Page 46) – SN: 222022

1781/05/06 – Quebec Reuben Huntington

Warrant for the remission of the punishment of Reuben Huntington. (Page 47) – SN: 222023

1781/08/25 – Quebec

For a board to examine pilots, to enable them to act as branch pilots for the St. Lawrence. (Page 44) – SN: 222024

1781/08/20 – Quebec

For a survey on damaged provisions in the King’s stores, Quebec. (Page 41) – SN: 222025

1781/08/25 – Quebec

To engage the river craft to forward the transport of provisions. A second oioer to the same effect dated 15th September, 1781. (Page 43) – SN: 222026

1781/10/29 – Quebec

For a survey on damaged provisions at Three Rivers. (Page 40) – Forms : For civil accounts ; for passes to vessels employed in the St. Lawience fisheries. (Page 48) – SN: 222027

1782/03/14 – St. James – Sir John Johnson

Commission to Sir John Johnson to be Superintendent General, &c, of Indian Affairs. (Page 26) – SN: 222028

1782/03/18 – Whitehall – W. Ellis to Sir John Johnson

Notifying him of his appointment and callirg attention to the terms of the commission. (Page 26) – SN: 222029

1782/03/30 – Whitehall – Treasury to Sir John Johnson

Transmitting a minute of the Board respecting the reduction cf expenses in the Indian Department The minute follow (Page 28) – Instructions to Inspector of Indian Affairs. (Page 31) – SN: 222030

1782/04/23 – St. John – Commission to John Hay

Appointing him Lieutenant Governor of Detroit. (Page 30) – SN: 222031

1782/06/07 – Quebec – Taylor & Forsyth

Appointing a board to examine the accounts of Taylor & Forsyth. (Page 53) – SN: 222032

1782/06/30 – Quebec

Warrant to Schank to press seamen for the provincial navy. (Page 19) – SN: 222033

1782/07/02 – Quebec

For a survey on damaged provisions on board lately arrived victuallers. (Page 4?) – SN: 222034

1782/08/13

Regulations, &c. regarding the sale of commissions, resignations, &c, by officers of the army. The regulations by the War Office are dated 23rd December. 1775. (Page 57) – SN: 222035

1782/09/24 – Quebec

Order to the Committee on accounts to have them all examined and ready for transmission by the ships in October. (Page 36) – SN: 222036

1782/12/09 – Quebec

Dividing the Province of Quebec into three road districts. (Page 54) – SN: 222037

1783/02/08 – Quebec – Order to Jenkin Williams, Clerk of Council, W. Grant, Deputy- Quote iin Receiver General, George Pownal), Secretary and Registrar, Nicola*Boisaean, and Francis Cugnet

To prepare and lay before Haldimand a schedule of all papers in their offices. (Page 56) – Form of accounts for different departments. (Page 46) – SN: 222038

1783/03/17 – Quebec – William Bower

Warrant to pay William Bower for his expenses in visiting the different shanties to examine the timber oat on the King’s ground. (Page 62) – SN: 222039

1783/03/31 – Quebec

Pass to Mr. Bean to come to Montreal from Loyal Block house and Quebec return. (Page 63) – SN: 222040

1783/04/08 – Quebec

Warrant for a board of accounts to examine those of the Receiver-General. (Page 64) – SN: 222041

No date

Arrangement of distressed loyalists upon the pension list, showing the allowance made to each per muster. (Page 63) – SN: 222042

1783/04/11 – Quebec – Order to Thomas Ainslie, collector of Customs

To have his accounts ready for the committee. (Page 65) – SN: 222043

1783/04/14 – Quebec

Under certain conditions shopkeepers (the number is left blank) may erect each a tenement on the Isle aux Noix as a house of entertainment and to supply necessaries for the garrison ; lots of 80 by 40 feet to be marked out for this purpose. The conditions are embodied in a form for signature. (Page 66) – SN: 222044

1783/05/12 – Quebec – John Stevenson

Pass to John Stevenson to go to the Colonies and return, a cessation of arms having been declared. (Page 68) – SN: 222045

1783/05/23 – Quebec – Joseph Brant

Commission appointing Joseph Brant captain of the Northern Confederated Indians. (Page 68) – SN: 222046

1783/06/05 – Quebec

Warrant to make a survey on damaged provisions at Isle aux Noix. (Page 70) – SN: 222047

1783/07/02 – Quebec

Order to the agent for transports to take up the ship “Quebec” and the brig “Abercorn” for the conveyance of German troops. (Page 73) – SN: 222048

1783/07/07 – Quebec – Jean-Baptiste Lepeau

Warrant granting Jean Baptiste Lepeau, of Percé, a gratuity of £10 and an annual pension for life of the same amount. (Page 74) – SN: 222049

1783/07/10 – Quebec – to St. George Dupré

Commission appointing St. George Dupré, Grand Voyer of the district of Montreal, in room of M. Picotté de Bellestre, incapacitated from bad health. (Page 74) – SN: 222050

1783/07/10 – Quebec – to Calvé, Indian officer

Pass to Calvé, Indian officer, employed to visit the Western Indians. (Page 75) – SN: 222051

1783/07/13 – Quebec

Warrant for survey on damaged provisions in recently arrived victuallers. (Page 76) – SN: 222052

1783/10/11 – Quebec

Warrant to a committee to examine the Receiver General’s and other accounts. (Page 77) – SN: 222053

1783/10/13 – Quebec

Survey to be held on provisions in the King’s stores, Quebec (Page 77) – The same (dated 27th October) on the provisions at Three Rivers. (Pages 78) – The same on provisions at Sorel. (Page 79) – SN: 222054

1783/10/26 – Quebec – Edward Abbott, Lieut-Governor to Grant

Order to Grant, Receiver-General, for his salary. (Page 90) – SN: 222055

No date – Richard Burke. Instructions to Thomas Boone

Appointed to pay the troops in Canada. (Page 93) – Enclosed with these is the copy of a letter from merchants of Quebec dated 24th August, 1783, praying the Treasury not to send additional specie to Quebec, there being abundance in the hands of the merchants. (Page 97) – SN: 222056

1783/11/24 – Sorel

Report of survey on damaged provisions at this post. (Page 85) – SN: 222057

1783/12/04 – Montreal – Sir John Johnson to Mathews

Transmitting list of the officers of the Indian Deparment deserving of attention as loyalists. (Page 129) – The list follows. (Page 130) – SN: 222058

1783/12/25

Off-reckonings for a regiment of loot according to the establishment on this date, showing the net amount for the year to be £2,677. 34. (Page 72) – SN: 222059

1784/02/13 – Quebec

Abstract of reductions made in the appointments of the staff and of the several departments in the Province, 24th December, .1783. (Page 132) – SN: 222060

1784/02/13 – Quebec

List of officers, &c., in the Indian Department at Niagara during the rebellion, with the reductions in consequence of the Provisional Treaty. (Page 116) – Same for those at Detroit(Page 117) – Same for those in the Department of the Seven Nations of Canada. (Page 118) – SN: 222061

1784/02/13 – Quebec

Commissaries, issuers, &., in the Commissariat Department in the lower parts of Canada to 24th December, 1783, and the arrangement beginning on the 25th December, 1783 (Page 119) – SN: 222062

1784/02/13 – Quebec

The people employed in the Commissariat at the upper posts. (Page 129) – SN: 222063

1784/02/13 – Quebec

Other lists, viz. Quarter-master general’s (p. 121); barrack master’s (p. 122) ; naval (n. 123) ; Indian (pp. 124, 126) ; engineers (p. 127). (Page 121 to 128) – SN: 222064

1784/02/25 – Quebec

Loyalists and disbanded soldiers who wish to obtain lands from the Pointe au Baudette, are to repair to Lachine; those desirous to have lands at the Bay of Chaleurs are to go to Sorel ; those in Quebec for the same place are to give in tbeir names by the 2nd April. (Page 83) – SN: 222065

No date

The title of this return is : “List of officers and men, military and civil, which your Excellency was pleaded to mention to have discharged hereafter, which then lessens the expense.” The list is signed by John Schank, senior officer, Naval Department. The saving shown amounts to £5,129. 8. 4. stg. (Page 134) – SN: 222066

1784/03/09 – Quebec

Loyalists may remain in their present quarters till the state of the river shall permit the use cf bateaux. (Page 88) – SN: 222067

1784/04/13 – Quebec

Survey ordered on bedding in the barrack master’s store. (Page 87) – SN: 222068

1784/04/14 – Quebec

Committee to examine the Receiver-General’s and other accounts. (Page 88) – SN: 222069

1784/05/17 and 18

Commissioners (named) appointed to administer the oath of allegiance. (Page 89) – SN: 222070

1784/05/18 – Quebec

List of seeds sent by Major Holland, for the use of settlers in the upper country. (Page 91) – SN: 222071

1784/05/18 – Quebec

Officers and soldiers, late of the troops of the Duke of Brunswick, desirous of settling, engage to repay the twelve month’s provisions advanced, to enable them to settle. (Page 91) – SN: 222072

1784/07/01 – Quebec

Warrant appointing Joseph Marie Tonnancour, colonel of militia for Three Rivers, in room of his late father. (Page 102) – SN: 222073

1784/07/14 – Quebec – Lieut. Colonel Hull

Pass to Lieut. Colonel Hull, on his way to New York. (Page 98) – SN: 222074

1784/07/21 – Quebec

Warrant to Thomas Dunn to transfer the balance in his hand to Caldwell, Receiver General. (Page 89) – SN: 222075

1784/07/21 – Quebec

Pass to Colonel French on his way to England by way of New York. (Page 88) – SN: 222076

1784/08/03 – Quebec

Surrey ordered on provisions at Three Rivers. (Page 100) – SN: 222077

1784/08/31 – Quebec

Return of the naval department. (Page 133)

1784/09/09 – Quebec

Order to John Craigie, Deputy Commissary General, to appoint suitable persons to survey the provisions at the posts. (Page 101)

1784/09/25 – Quebec

Survey ordered on provisions stored in Quebec. (Page 103)

1784/10/08 – Quebec

Committee appointed to examine the Receiver General’s accounts. (Page 104)

1784/10/21 – Quebec

Investigation ordered, to ascertain who is responsible for the loss of flour, and the cause of the deficiency in provisions. (Page 105)

1784/10/25 – Quebec

Official notification by Haldimand, that the land on the Ouse, or Grand-River, has been bought for the Mohawk Indians and authorising “the said Mohawk Nation and such other of the Six Nation Indians as wish to settle in that quarter, to take possession of and settle upan the banks of the river commonly called Ouse or Grand River running into Lake Erie, allotting to them for that purpose six miles deep from each side of the river begining at Lake Erie, and extending in that proportion to the head of the said river.” (Page 106)

1784/11/16

Loyalists settled in the Province of Quebec and estimates of provisions. The figures are men, women and children above ten years, who draw fall rations, 4,500, under ten drawing half rations, 1,152. Loyalists who may have since come in 500, a total of 6,152, and of rations including wasteage, 5,576. (Page 107)

1785/03/28 – London

Certificates of service granted to Justus Sherwood and Dr. George London. Smyth and of their losses. (Pages 107, 108)

1785/04/22 – London

Certificate that the amounts charged by Captain Maurer, for bateau service were authorised to be paid as necessary for the King’s service and that the vouchers are the best that can be produced. (Page 114)

No date

The good service of Peter Fraser, in various capacities ; his knowledge of the St. Lawrence has enabled him to save the cargoes and crews of vessels which have been cast away; he is recommended as worthy of trust. (Page 114)

1785/05/07 – to John Butler

Certificate of the services and losses of John Butler, and testimonial in his favour. (Page 70)

1785/08/10 – London – to Sir John Johnson

Testimonial in favour of Sir John Johnson. (Page 80)

1785/08/13 – London – to Daniel Claus

Certificate of the services of Daniel Claus since 1756, when he was lieutenant in the 60th Regiment. The services are stated briefly, and his sufferings as a loyalist certified to. (Page 110)

1785/08/19 – to Major Gray

Certificate of the services of Major James Gray.(Page 112) – The same of the same date to Major Robert Leake. (Page 112)

1786/05/06 – London – Captain Daniel Robertson

Certificate that Captain Daniel Robertson, commanded at Oswegatchie in 1779, not Lieut. Davis, who received a warrant for the command money by mistake. (Page 113)

1786/05/14 – London – to John Stedman

Certificate to John Stedman of his services and the faithful discharge of bis duties at the carrying place of Niagara. (Page 100)

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