Catalogue description Correspondence, Original - Secretary of State: Correspondence from 'offices' (Government...

Correspondence, Original - Secretary of State: Correspondence from 'offices' (Government departments and other organisations) and individuals on matters relating to the Turks and Caicos Islands. Correspondents and subjects are as follows: Offices:

• Foreign Office (appointment of Andrew G Carothers as US consul, port charges at Haiti and Santo Domingo [Dominican Republic]);
• Land and Emigration Board (Mr Eugenius Jones's application to purchase land in East Caicos, Mr James Winter's application for lease of additional 40 acres, memorial from Crown lessee Mr Nathaniel T Butterfield and his sub-lessees, proposed conversion of leasehold tenure to freehold, charges on Crown revenue, proposed railway construction);
• Law Offices (comments on probate legislation - Ordinance No 4 of 1860);
• General Post Office (memorial from inhabitants concerning mail communication, prepayment of postage, mail service agreement);
• Wesleyan Missionaries at Grand Cay (legislation to provide a salary for a Wesleyan minister);
• Baptist Missionary Society (complaints against Reverend W K Rycroft, memorial from inhabitants [not in item, sent to Turks Islands]);
• Wesleyan Missionary Society, London (complimentary address presented to Reverend J T Hartwell on his departure from Grand Turk);
• Board of Trade (comments on ordinances nos 6 and 11 of 1860, comments on ordinance for raising a revenue);
• Treasury (Admiralty claim for costs of entertaining the bishop, estimates of revenue and expenditure, approval of action of President Inglis with regard to liquidation of the public debt, no objection to estimates or to the Appropriation Ordinance no 8 of 1860, no objection to ordinance for raising a revenue, forwards report by Postmaster General on ordinance to improve mail communication no 19 of 1860, no objection to ordinance no 18 to secure the western shore of Grand Turk, estimates may be approved, no objection to ordinance no 14 to authorise disbursement of various sums of money for certain supplementary expenses, no objection to principle of ordinance to establish a public bank but suggests some amendment);
• War Office (no sufficient reasons for maintenance of military detachment in Turks Islands, President Inglis's expedition to West Caicos with a detachment of troops, legislation for the enrolment of volunteer corps, provision of uniforms for volunteer corps, Mr Graham's course of instruction in musketry, arrangements for payment of Lance Corporal Russell sent to Turks Islands as instructor of volunteer force, stores issued to volunteer artillery).

• John Arthur JP (case of Reverend Mr Rycroft);
• Daniel A Frith (petition against import duties recently imposed [with printed copy of a minute of President Inglis addressed to the Council]);
• George Gibbs (election of members of Council, grievances);
• Thomas Graham (admission to musketry school at Hythe);
• George P Jewel (claim against President Inglis);
• Joseph Maxwell ( reduction of salary ordinance);
• Augustus H Swan (grievances)