the Governour of New Jersey, and to a farther Reward of One hundred Pounds to be paid by Mr. Skinner, and that any accomplice making such discovery will also be entitled to his Majesty's most gracious Pardon. Additional Instruction to the Governors in the American Plantations, regulating their Correspondence. [From New York Colonial Documents, Vol. VII., p. 848.] WHITEHALL Aug. 9. 1766. Whereas we have thought fit by Order made in our Privy Council on the 8th Instant, to revoke and repeal an Order made in Council by his late Majesty our royal Grandfather on the 4th of March 1752, containing several Rules and Regulations relating to our Colonies and Plantations in America and elsewhere, particularly with respect to the Correspondence to be carried on between our Commissioners for Trade and Plantations and the Governors of the said Colonies and Plantations respectively. It is therefore Our Will and Pleasure to revoke and annul and We do hereby revoke and annul all and every such Part and Parts of our general Instructions, and of any additional Instructions to you, as do direct and require you to Correspond in matters relative to your Government with Our Commissioners for Trade and Plantations only; And it is Our Will and Pleasure that in all cases where you are directed & required to transmit any General or particular Accounts of your proceedings, or of matters relative to your Governments, you do, for the future transmit the same to us, by one of our principal Secretaries of State, and also transmit Duplicates thereof to our Commissioners for Trade and Plantations for their information except in cases of a secret nature. Letter from Governor Franklin to the Secretary of the Lords of Trade, transmitting votes of the Assembly and Laws passed at the last session. Sir, [From P. R. O., B. T., New Jersey, Vol. 9, K. 59.] BURLINGTON, New Jersey, Sept: 10th 1766 John Pownall Esq. I receiv'd yours of the 19th of June, with the several Acts of Parliament relating to America, which passed in the last Session. Enclosed are the printed Votes of the Assembly, and the Laws past at a Session held at Amboy in June last, which I must desire you to lay before the Lords Commiss for Trade & Plantations, as they contain all the late Transactions of any Importance within this Government. By the Indisposition of the principal Clerk in the Secretary's Office, I am prevented from sending a Copy of the Minutes of Council, & certified Copies of the Acts in the usual Manner, but their Lordships may depend upon receiving them by the next Packet. I am, Sir, Your most obedient and humble Servant Letter from Governor Franklin to the Duke of Richmond, Secretary of State, acknowledging receipt of Acts of Parliament relative to America, and transmitting the last votes and acts of the Assembly of New Jersey. [From P. R. O., America and West Indies, Vol. 172 (190).] BURLINGTON, New Jersey, Sept! 11th, 1766 His Grace the Duke of Richmond, &c Sec" of State My Lord, I have had the Honour of receiving Two Letters from your Grace, dated, June 12th & July 10th with Sundry Acts relative to America, which passed in the last Session of Parliament. These Acts are such Proofs of the Attention of His Majesty & the British Parliament to the Welfare and Happiness of the King's American Subjects as must necessarily inspire them with Suitable Sentiments of Duty and Gratitude. With my Dispatches of the 19th of June last, I transmitted to M Scretary Conway, the Addresses of the Council & Assembly of this Province, containing their dutiful & grateful acknowledgments for the Repeal of the Stamp Act, which I hope will meet with His Majesty's most gracious Approbation. I now enclose a printed Copy of the last Votes & Acts of Assembly, and should have sent your Grace a Copy of the Minutes of Council, by this Opportunity, but that the Indisposition of one of the principal Clerks in the Secretary's Office has prevented By these your Grace will be inform'd of every Occurrence of a publick Nature, in this Province, which is worth communicating. I am, with the greatest Respect My Lord, Your Grace's most obedient & most humble Servant Circular Letter from the Earl of Shelburne to all the Governors in America, in relation to complaints made by the Superintendents of Indian Affairs, concerning the murdering of Indians under British protection. Sir [From P. R. O. America and West Indies, Vol. 269.] WHITEHALL Sept: 13th 1766 Advices having been received from His Majesty's Superintendents for Indian Affairs, that the most unprovoked violences and Murthers have been lately committed on the Indians, under the Protection of His Majesty, and whose Tribes are at present in Peace and Amity with His Majesty's Provinces, and that the offenders have not yet been discovered and brought to Justice, and likewise that Settlements have been made on the Back of the Provinces, without proper Authority and beyond the Limits prescribed by His Majesty's Royal Proclamation of 1763, and in some Places even beyond the utmost Boundaries of any Province in America, and that, in consequence, the Indian Nations do every where discover the greatest Discontents and Resentments which may endanger the Peace of His Majesty's Provinces, and the safety of His subjects. It is therefore His Majesty's Commands, that you apply yourself in the most earnest manner, to remedy and prevent those Evils, which are as contrary to the Rules of good Policy as of Justice and Equity. The Violation of those Principles attended also with so many Dangers to the Provinces, is what cannot be permitted; If a due Obedience had been paid to His Majesty's Royal Proclamation, and a due attention given to proper Restraints on the Conduct of the In dian Traders, these Evils would have been effectually avoided. His Majesty's Commander in Chief has received express Orders co-operate with the Civil Government for the enforcing a due obedience to that Proclamation: and His Majesty requires and expects every Measure to be taken which Prudence can dictate for the removing such Settlers, preventing in future any such settlements as are contrary to the Intention of the Proclamation, and for apprehending such Offenders, whose daring Crimes have so direct a Tendency to involve the whole of His Majesty's Provinces in America in an Indian War. I am &c SHELBURNE Letter from Secretary Shelburne to Governor Franklin, conveying the King's approval of the conduct of the people of New Jersey as well as that of the Governor during the late disturbances. [From P. R. O. America & West Indies, Vol. 172 (190).] WHITEHALL Sept' 13. 1766. Sir. Gov Franklin. I have laid before the King your Letter of the 19th June, together, with the Addresses therein inclosed, from the Council and from the Assembly of New Jersey, on occasion of the Repeal of the late Stamp Act, which could not fail of being very agreeable to His Majesty. His Majesty is greatly pleased with the Dutiful and Prudent Behaviour of His Loyal Colony of New Jer |