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1. Copy of a representation from the Lds. Commissioners for Trade and Plantations to the Lords Justices, about the defence and security of the Northern Colonies in America, Dated Sept. 30th, 1696, 1720
- Creator:
- Locke, John, 1632-1704
- Published / Created:
- 1696, 1720
- Call Number:
- Osborn fb237
- Image Count:
- 16
- Abstract:
- Locke proposes to shift the financial burden of colonial defense to the colonies and to unify their militias by "putting them all under one military head or Captain-General." He further proposes that the Captain-General assume the governorship of any Crown colony he occupies; the exemption of Quakers from compulsory militia service in return for militia fees; and the intensification of efforts to convert the neighboring Indians to Protestantism., Manuscript copy of a report written by Locke when serving as a Commissioner of the Board of Trade. Locke notes the decentralized nature and uncertain financing of the colonies' defenses against the French and Indians, commenting that the Americans are "crumbled into little governments." He terms the Governor of New York's claim that he can rely only on Crown-financed soldiers "almost incredible....in the middle of above 40,000 English that he has in his neighborhood.", and With: ALS from William Popple to Charles Townshend, 1st Viscount Townshend. Whitehall; 1720 Jul 22. Popple summarizes Locke's recommendations and sends this copy of his report.
- Description:
- For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain--Colonies--America--Administration, Great Britain--Colonies--America--Defenses, United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, and United States--History--King William's War, 1689-1697
- Subject (Name):
- Great Britain.--Board of Trade, Popple, William,--d. 1722, and Townshend, Charles Townshend,--Viscount,--1674-1738
- Subject (Topic):
- Grand Alliance, War of the, 1689-1697, Militias, and Quakers
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Copy of a representation from the Lds. Commissioners for Trade and Plantations to the Lords Justices, about the defence and security of the Northern Colonies in America, Dated Sept. 30th, 1696, 1720
2. The East India Compnay sold theyr goods ...
- Published / Created:
- 1673 September 28
- Call Number:
- Osborn b161
- Collection Title:
- Diary, 1673 Aug 18 - 1676 May 23
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of the diary of a dissenting divine living in Ireland who records, with close interest, the progress of the Dutch War and other domestic and foreign activities, including a famine in Ireland, the activities of Louis II de Bourbon Prince de Conde, persecutions against nonconformists in England, and notes about the American colonies. On November 16, 1675, he writes, """"I first heard of a War begun in N. England. Our first report is that the French joine with the Indians...A famine feared in N. England & Virginia by reason of 2 unseasonable yeares...The merchants forbid any more goods to bee sent from Londont o N.E. All the country, prepareing for war."""" Taylor mentions the work of John Eliot among the Indians and quotes a letter from Increase Mather. The manuscript also includes accounts of crimes, such as the description of an apprentice stabbed with a rapier hidden in a cane, notes on """"prodigies,"""" signs, and portents, and the description of """"an unusuall distemper which was generally called a cold, November 1675.
- Description:
- Teaching resource: English Paleography Examples, 16th-18th century
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Subject (Topic):
- Anecdotes, Dissenters, Dissenters, Religious, Dutch War, 1672-1678, and King Philip’s War, 1675-1676
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The East India Compnay sold theyr goods ...
3. Two apprentices to a taylor ...
- Published / Created:
- 1673 September 28
- Call Number:
- Osborn b161
- Collection Title:
- Diary, 1673 Aug 18 - 1676 May 23
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of the diary of a dissenting divine living in Ireland who records, with close interest, the progress of the Dutch War and other domestic and foreign activities, including a famine in Ireland, the activities of Louis II de Bourbon Prince de Conde, persecutions against nonconformists in England, and notes about the American colonies. On November 16, 1675, he writes, """"I first heard of a War begun in N. England. Our first report is that the French joine with the Indians...A famine feared in N. England & Virginia by reason of 2 unseasonable yeares...The merchants forbid any more goods to bee sent from Londont o N.E. All the country, prepareing for war."""" Taylor mentions the work of John Eliot among the Indians and quotes a letter from Increase Mather. The manuscript also includes accounts of crimes, such as the description of an apprentice stabbed with a rapier hidden in a cane, notes on """"prodigies,"""" signs, and portents, and the description of """"an unusuall distemper which was generally called a cold, November 1675.
- Description:
- Teaching resource: English Paleography Examples, 16th-18th century
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Subject (Topic):
- Anecdotes, Dissenters, Dissenters, Religious, Dutch War, 1672-1678, and King Philip’s War, 1675-1676
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Two apprentices to a taylor ...
