Angleterre, 1740 107 
denied, of St. Augustine by Oglethorpe; British prizes 
taken by Spaniards; danger of war with France; British 
violations of treaties with France; expedition of Catheart 
against Havana (ff. 2-3, 6-12, 31-32, 64-65, 133-137, 141- 
142, 149-160, 180-189, 202-203, 211-214, 226-229, 252-253, 
256-262, 305-306, 377, 384-386, 388-389, 391-399, 406-409, 
411-413, 427-429, 436-439, 446-448, 450-462, 465-472). 
British trade and navigation in American waters; 
South Sea Co.; fisheries; contraband commerce; slight 
trading value of Florida; parliamentary encouragement of 
American trade; American colonial finance (ff. 15-17, 62- 
63, 180-189, 245, 285-286, 290-292, 299-300, 305-308, 312- 
313, 320-321, 329-330, 393-399, 406-409, 431-435). 
Bill to naturalize foreign Protestants in Britain's 
American colonies (ff. 62-63, 71, 79-80, 102-103, 117-118, 
123-124) . 
Settlement of Georgia; subsidies for support of colony; 
negro revolt there (ff. 90-91, 138-139, 202-203, 252-262). 
Loss of French vessel from Dieppe (ff. 97-98, 177). 
408 (1740, Aug. -Dec. ) 
Correspondence of Amelot, Bussy, Devonshire, Newcastle 
Other Material 
Aug. 8 [n. s. ]. Note on British armaments (ff. 
9-10). 
Aug. 20 [n.s.]. Memoir on French position in 
Canada and Louisiana (ff. 30-31). 
Sept. 1. Catheart, proclamation (ff. 46-47, 
99-100). 
Sept. 5. News of departure of Catheart (ff. 
49-50). 
Sept. 8 [n.s.]. Declaration concerning French 
vessel Le Neptune (ff. 53-54). 
Sept. 10. Pecquet, draft of manifesto against 
England (ff. 59-63). 
Sept. 15 [n.s.]. Extract of letter from Paris 
(f. 73). 
Sept. 27. Common Sense (ff. 138-139). 
Sept. [n.s.]. Printed memoir on departure of 
squadrons from Brest and Toulon (ff. 116-117). 
Oct. 29. H. Hop, memoir for Lord Harrington 
(ff. 187-190). 
Proceedings and debates of British parliament respect- 
ing America, including printed copies of king's address to 
parliament, and of reply of House of Commons (ff. 283-285, 
291, 296-298. 336-337, 353-354, 356-357, 370-371, 376-380, 
395-399, 416). 
Subjects Treated 
Anglo-Spanish war; British expeditions against Cuba 
under Catheart and Vernon; British forces in America; 
troop levies in New York and Virginia; New England troops 
in Jamaica; colonial trade regulated in interest of Britain; 
