England Paid Virginia to defend itself
Why should England pay the colonies to defend themselves?
Even coastal, tidewater Virginia often wondered why the backcountry doesn't pay for its own defense. They want to live there, then why make the tidewater area pay for it? Notice frontier is not the word used? Backcountry is the word used. See when frontier took over as the word to describe the backcountry.
England paid all the colonies to defend themselves. England did not defray all the costs of the colonies to defend themselves but they did pay a lot. In order to encourage the colonies to raise their own armies, England offered to defray their costs.
Of the £50,000 promised the southern colonies, £32,268 will be distributed to Virginia.
Of the £200,000 promised all the colonies, £20,546 will be distributed to Virginia.
But there's a hold up. Abercrombie, former head of all North American armed forces, has in his hands that money. But he needs the proper paperwork to allow him to distribute this money to Virginia. The Council in Sept 1760 has to wait for the House of Burgesses to meet in Oct 1760 so that both chambers can provide joint authority to get that money held by Abercrombie to be released to them.
Those are the details.
That's it.
That's the lead story.
Below are the journals of the Council and House of Burgesses about this matter of receiving the money from England.
Compiled by Jim Moyer in July 2024, updated 8/42024, 8/6/2024, 8/20/2024
The Council held a meeting 23 July 1760 to look at the Byrd Expedition and did not hold another Council meeting until 16 Sept 1760.
At that September 1760 meeting, they looked at the fall of South Carolina's Fort Loudoun (in today's Tennessee). At the October 1760 Council meeting they find out the Cherokees slaughtered many of the prisoners of that fort.
Also both chambers looked at how to get that money due them.
In order to ensure receiving of these funds, certain legal proceedings and documents needed to be presented. The Council and House of Burgesses had to give joint authority to obtain those funds.
At a Council held September 16th 1760
A Commission under the Great Seal of the High Court of Ad- miralty of Great Britain , dated October the 6th 1759 , constituting his Excellency Governour Amherst Vice Admiral of this Dominion , was produced to the Board .
The Governour communicated to the Board Letters from Mr. Abercrombie of the 1st of June and the 3d of July , informing of the Payment to him of £ 32,268.19 being the Proportion to Virginia of the £ 50,000 . Also that he has received payment at the Exchequer of the sum of £ 20,546 , being the Proportion due to Virginia of the 200,000 ; for which purpose he was obliged to obtain the King's special sign Manual , as the memorial of the Governour and Council
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170 Executive Journals , Council of Colonial Virginia
to the Lords of the Treasury in that Case , not being authenticated under the provincial seal was not held sufficient authority ; signifying the joint Concurrence of Governor Council and Assembly is neces- sary in their Directions to him concerning the Disposition of the Money , to get his Bond properly discharged ; inclosing a Copy of the Bond given to the Crown by the respective Agents ; also his Account with Virginia for their Proportions out of the said Grants . The Consideration whereof was by advice of the Council postpon'd to the meeting of the Assembly .
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Monday, the 6th of October, 34 Geo. II 1760
HOUSE OF BURGESSES
M"" Abercrombie writes me, that on his Bond given to the Treafury Board for the Payment of the Money according to the Directions of the Colony, he has received at the Exchequer the Sum of £32,268. ig. out of the £50,000 granted by Parliament, for the Use of the Southern Colonies, and the farther Sum of £20,546 out of the £200,000 granted for the Ufe of the Colonies in general for the Services by them refpedively performed in the Year 1758, and that he waits for proper Powers and Orders how to dispose of this Money agreeable to the Conditions of the Bond he entered into: All which Letters and Papers I fhall immediately lay before you.
It is my Duty to inform you, that I have received an Order from his Majefty in Council dated Auguft 10"', 1759, to repeal the four following Ads, viz.
An Act for paying the Minifters of the Parifhes of Frederick, in the County of Fred- erick; and of Augufta, in the County of Augufta; and of Hampfhire, in the County of Hampfhire; One Hundred Pounds annually, inftead of the Salaries now allowed. — Paffed in 1753.
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London's Promise to pay Virginia in 1759
England pays Virginia
At a Council held June 25th 1760
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England Paid Virginia to defend itself
At a Council held September 16th 1760
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