Captain James Wallace, R.N., to the Inhabitants of Newport, January 21, 1776

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His Majesty's Ship Rose at Rhodeisland
the 21st January 1776 ー

Gentlemen,

I can make no Treaty with People in open Arms against their Sovereign committing every Act of Hostility ー I wish & believe the Town of Newport is not so; therefore they shall be safe & unmolested on our Part, upon their granting us our Supplies ー Boats with Fuel & Provisions to pass as usual, hav1ng my Permits I am Gentlemen [&c.]

Ja^s Wallace

1. Letters to the Governor, 1776, vol. 8, R.I. A,rch.

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Date

1776 January 21

Author

Wallace, Sir James (Capt., R.N.)

Volume

Recipient

Newport (R.I.) Inhabitants

Places

Rhodeisland

Ships

Rose (Ship)

Series

American Theatre from January 1, 1776, to February 18, 1776

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