[ 130 ] EDWARD H. TEBBENHOFF In order to better insure a favorable reception of their memorial, the club sought the help of influential Americans living in England. These men—Sir William Pepperell, Joseph Galloway, Daniel Leonard, Thomas Bradbury Chandler, and Israel Mauduit—had previously advocated the increased utilization of loyalists. With their aid, Leonard's memorial gained the attention of Germain.37 Eager to unite the loyalists in America into a strong and cohesive front, the colonial Secretary willingly endorsed the project. Germain issued Sir Henry Clinton a broad set of instructions based upon Leonard's memorial. He appointed William Franklin, Josiah Martin, Timothy Ruggles, Joseph Wanton, Daniel Coxe, George Duncan Ludlow, and George Leonard as a "Board of Directors for the Conduct and Management" of the organization. Each of these men had been active in the Refugee Club and had signed Leonard's petition. The directors served without pay or rank in the army. Germain charged the organization with "Annoying the Sea Coasts of the revolted Provinces and distressing their Trade!' Arms, ammunition, vessels, and supplies would be furnished at British expense as the commander- in-chief "shall judge proper for the Service, and can spare!' Germain further stipulated that the associators could "undertake no Enterprise" without making Clinton "acquainted with their Intentions!' To encourage enlistments, all captured material would be divided equally among the men by a formula set by the board. In addition, each man who served under the directors for the length of the rebellion would receive a grant of two hundred acres of land.88 The latitude of Germain's instructions is highly significant to an understanding of subsequent events. The colonial secretary noted that the creation of a loyalist association had the approval of himself and George III. All other matters, particularly the regulation and control of the Associated Loyalists, would be determined by Clinton, who could, if he wished, delegate all power to the board of directors. If 87 Sabine, Biographical Sketches of Loyalists in America, II, 174; Minutes of the Proceedings of the Honorable Board of Directors of Associated Loyalists, November 29, 1781. Hereafter cited as Board Minutes. The Minutes from September 14, 1780, to January 26, 1781, are in PROCO, 5/82, 149-74. The Minutes from January 4, 1781, to February 26, 1782, are in the Clinton Papers. Minutes from April 3, 1782, to June 29, 1782, are available on microfilm at the Princeton University Library. 88 Lord George Germain to Sir Henry Clinton, April 21,1780, PROCO, 5/82,135-36.