Volume 1
In Answer to your Letter by Mr Morrison we have first to inform you we have among other Regulations that are expensive, kept Expresses going between us & our Army ever since the first Alarm ー we have no Assistance from any Towns to the Southward of us, & can't think you expect any from us between here & your place ー We shall be always ready to give you every Information in our power... Continue Reading
Date: 23 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry read in his place a Letter from Marblehead, reporting that the British Man-of-War Lively was lying off the Harbour of that Town; representing that their means of defence were inadequate to repel attack; and asking direction and aid; upon which,
Resolved, That the matter subside until further information.
Date: 23 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
When the Ship is under sail and so far out, that there is no possibility of her returning; Captn [John] Bishop to examine every letter on board her those directed for Doer [Benjamin] Franklin, [Arthur] Lee, [William Bollan] Borland &c to be sent to Boston; any other Suspicious letters to be put under Cover to the Secretary of State, and given to Lieut [Joseph] Nun,2 Capn Bishop... Continue Reading
Date: 23 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Vice Admiral Samuel Graves's Secretary, G. Gefferina, to Captain Edward LeCras, R.N., April 23, 1775
I am commanded by the Admiral to acquaint you that an Officer & a Party of Marines from the Asia are at Work on the Hill opposite the Somerset under the direction of Col. [Thomas] James of the Artillery, and that the Admiral would have a Marine Officer with a Party from the Somerset, equal in Number to the Asia's, take this Work day by day about until it is finished, or you have the Admirals... Continue Reading
Date: 23 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
April 1775
Sunday 23d
Moord abreast Burwels Ferry in James River
at 8 A M Captain [George] Montagu took the powder with him on board the Liberty Sloop and immediately made for Hampton Road
Date: 23 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
It gives me great pleasure that his Majesty, approves of the measures I took to preserve the peace of this Colony from those Popular & Tumultuous Disorders, which have arisen even to open Acts of Rebellion in some of the other Colonies in America, the examples then made had its proper effect, & there has not since been the least Tendency of that sort, a Ship Driven from New York2... Continue Reading
Date: 24 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Resolved, That the inhabitants of Chelsea and Malden be, and hereby are absolutely forbidden to fire upon, or otherwise injure any Seamen belonging to the Navy, under the command of Admiral [Samuel] Graves, unless fired upon by them, until the said inhabitants of Chelsea and Malden receive orders from this Committee, or the General of the Provincial Forces, to do so.
Date: 24 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Voted, That a Committee be appointed to draw up a Narrative of the Massacre on Wednesday last [April 19]
Ordered, That Dr. [Benjamin] Church, [Jr.], Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry, & Mr. [Thomas] Cushing, be that Committee.
Date: 24 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Lieutt Cumming who will have the Honor to deliver to your Excellency this Letter, can inform you fully of the disturbed State of this Province, of the Action between the Kings Forces and the Rebels of the 19th instant and of their prohibiting every kind of Provisions from being brought to Town. My particular Request to your Excellency on this Occasion is that you will please to allow small... Continue Reading
Date: 24 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Mr. [Samuel] Adams & myself just Arived here & find no intellegance from you & no Guard, we just hear an Express has just past thro this Place to you from New York informing that Administration is bent upon pushing matters And that Four Regements are expected there; How are we to proceed? Where are our Brethren? Surely we ought to be supported I had rather be with you, & at... Continue Reading
Date: 24 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Last Wednesday morning [April 19] the point ferry-boat had two shot fired at her from the tender of the ship Rose in this harbour, one of which went between the post-rider and the ferryman.
Date: 24 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
A Council ー summoned to meet instanter 12 O'clock
The Town alarmed Yesterday with News from Boston & sundry Commotions here in consequence of it.
The Populace had seized the City Arms after demanding the Key & the Magazene out of Town and taken out 12 Hundd Weight of Powder & threatened to attack 106 Soldiers under the Command of Major [Isaac] Hamilton.
The Qn What is to be done? ー... Continue Reading
Date: 24 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir From undoubted Authority we receiv'd here this day Morning ー the very disagreeable Intelligence that in the Night of Thursday last Capt [Henry] Collins Commander of one of his Majesty's Sloops of War by ー Command of his Excellency the Governor assisted by a Company of Marines carried off all the powder from the Magazine in the City of Williamsburg & deposited it on board his Vessell... Continue Reading
Date: 24 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
We had heard of the Lords2 flight before your letter came, and we apprehend it to be for fear of reprisal, as we suppose one part of the Ministerial plan has been already executed in Boston by seizing the Massachusetts proportion of the proscribed Americans, of which there are 32. Some Virginians are in the black list. Manuscript intelligence from London 10 Feby from our most vigilant... Continue Reading
Date: 24 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Shipped by the Grace of God, in good Order and well Condition'd, by John Hawksworth in and upon the good Brig called the John whereof is Master, under God, for this present Voyage, John Ashmead2 and now riding at Anchor in the Carlisle Bay and by God's Grace bound for Philadelphia to say One hhd Rum on Accot & Risque of Stephen Collins Mercht there being mark'd and number'd as in... Continue Reading
Date: 24 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Esteem'd Friends Reynell & Coates2 My last to you, was of the 27th Ultimo p[er] Capt. [Samuel] Nowell, which suppose you have received, since which your much esteem'd of the 23 Ultimo has come to hand, with Bill of Loading of the particular Iron I wanted, & for which am much obliged. I imagine in this,you will be advis'd of our unhappy Sistuation in this Province, by which you... Continue Reading
Date: 25 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Last Wednesday, the 19th of April, the Troops of His Britannick Majesty commenced Hostilities upon the People of this Province, attended with Circumstances of Cruelty not less brutal than what our venerable Ancestors received from the vilest Savages of the Wilderness. The Particulars relative to this interesting Event, by which we are involved in all the Horrors of a civil War, we have... Continue Reading
Date: 25 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Resolved, That Colonel [Nathaniel] Freemen, of Sandwich, be directed to take such a number of Men as may be sufficient for the purpose, and secure the Whale and such other Boats at Cape Cod, as may be of use to this Colony.
Date: 25 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
A Letter from Salem [was] read, setting forth the expediency to the Depositions we are now taking to be forwarded as fast as possible, the same [was] ordered to be sent to the Committee for that purpose at Lexington, immediately.
Date: 25 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
By Samuel Graves Esqr Vice Admiral of the Blue &ca &ca
Permit Mr Samuel Pepper Master of the Schr Polly to carry out of this Place his Wife and three Children with their bedding and other Necessaries; taking up this Pass and returning it On board the Flag
Dated On board his Majesty's Ship Preston at Boston the 25th of April 1775
Date: 25 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
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