| Title: | Arthur Dobbs, [Carrickfergus?], to Lord [Granville?], [Location?]. |
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| ID | 835 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Dobbs, Arthur/4(2) |
| Year | 1752 |
| Sender | Dobbs, Arthur |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | merchant |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
| Destination | unknown |
| Recipient | Lord Granville? |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
| Source | D 162/65: Presented by Major A.F. Dobbs, Castle Dobbs, Carrickfergus, County Antrim |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 9510062 |
| Date | 01/01/1752 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 12:10:95. |
| Word Count | 427 |
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| Transcript | My Lord Your constant goodness and friendship to me upon all my applications to you emboldens me to put in again for your favour and at the same time to express the pleasure I have in your Lordship's being at the head of the council. Lady Hertford has been so kind as to recommend me to Lord Holderness for a government in North America upon a vacancy and as your Lordship has always approved of my endeavours to serve Britain and his Majesty's government and have shown a steady friendship for me I hope that you will upon this occasion grant me your favours in whatever manner may be most [apposite?] to you. Your Lordship is fully sensible that for many years I have laid myself out to study the trade of Britain and the American Colonies, and your Lordship agrees with me in sentiments that we ought to strengthen and extend our colonies as much as possible we can without coming to a rupture with France; That France has never yet made a Peace but with a view to enter into a new war with advantage, and our misfortune has been that when we make a Peace we never again think of strengthening our Sabres and preparing for a new war. Is it not the interest of Britain to increase extend and strengthen our colonies now in the time of peace that we may be on our watch in America for the French in a future war, can we then do better than to instruct civilise and incorporate with the natives and using them well and giving them the advantage of an equitable trade secure their friendship and alienate them from the French and by securing the trade and navigation of the Lakes by allyances [alliances?] with all the natives counteract the French and break the formidable chain they are endeavouring to make behind our colonies by establishing a communication between Canada and Mississippi. It is in order to this that while I have health and strength I could wish to have it in my power to assist in so laudable an undertaking and if your Lordship thinks me worthy of being an instrument to procure so great an advantage to my king and country it would lay me under perpetual obligation to your Lordship as you have it now in your power to set the wheels a going to bring such a scheme about. I submit it to your Lordship and am with the greatest Respect and attachment and gratitude for former favours My Lord |
