| Description | In margin, "This precis was drawn up for Lord George Germain's use, and refers to inclosures which were too voluminous to be copied in time but the contents of them are abridged, and stated in this paper, Lord Stormont will have the originals, the most material of them are here inserted and referred to alphabetically"
Accompanied by the following,
A, extract of a letter from Sir Basil Keith to Lord Dartmouth dated 11 Jun 1774, concerning ordnance stores for Jamaica
B, "Ordnance, in Mr Boddington's to Mr de Grey 17 Dec 1779", and again, "B, Jamaica, no supply of ordnance and stores from 1747 to 1777 may be relied upon, I have compared the estimates to Parliament and orders which agree, J Boddington"
C, light artillery wanted for the Island of Jamaica, (enclosure in Sir Basil Keith's letter of 11 Jun 1774 above)
D, forces at Jamaica during the last war
E, totals of the latest returns of the Forces at Jamaica, Nov 1779
F, comparative view of the Naval Force stationed at Jamaica during the last and present war
G, copy of a letter from several of the Merchants etc, of Jamaica, Sir John Taylor, M Goulbourn, Sir John Wedderburn and 45 others to their Chairman, Chaloner Arcedeckne Esq dated London 7 Feb 1780, expressing their reasons for dissenting from the petition
H, extracts from the Jamaica correspondence from 1756 to 1763 concerning the French and English squadrons
I, copy of a letter from Lord George Germain to Stephen Fuller, Whitehall 13 Dec 1779, "To acquaint the Jamaica Planters and Merchants, that the King, and all His Majesty's confidential servants continue to have the fullest impressions of the very great value and importance of Jamaica, and therefore they may be assured, that no attention will be wanting to its security and the protection of its trade" |