Volume 1
John M'Donnel's goods were sold at vendue, For sterling
To
Wm. Purviance
£725
13
06
Amount of his invoice
£717
13
04
To be received of Wm. P
£008
00
02
William Campbell, having delivered his invoice to the committee, at this meeting, his salt was put at public vendue, and sold
For
£225
10
00
Amount of his Invoice
218
08
04
To be paid by Wm C. Sher
£007
01
082... Continue Reading
Date: 3 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Your Esteemed favour of the 27th of Decemr & 4th January are now beforfe us and Contents Noted . . .
Your Sloop is now discharged but your soon [sic! son]2 thinks we had not better be in a hurry to purchase as he wants to hear from you first ー and also as Flour is high, and is Expected lower, if the Roads will get good. therefore we hope that either he or us will Soon hear from you... Continue Reading
Date: 4 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Lively was ordered to lie in Marblehead Harbour a safer place at this Season than Salem Road.
Date: 6 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Last Saturday [February 3] Capt. Manchester arrived here from London, but last from Salem, and was treated very rudely by the officer and people from the Rose man of war, who went on board his vessel, and insisted on going into the hold among his hemp with a light.
Date: 6 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Annexed you have Copy of what I wrote you the 29th Janry to which be Referd, Since then have Recvd yours of the 16th and 25th November and note the Contents it is not in my power in this paper to Answer you fully. I have not been able to get a Vessel to ship a Grean of Wheat for ford,2 and as the Schooner will not be with you till may3 perhaps you Could get a Vessel to... Continue Reading
Date: 7 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
A few days ago the Congress at Cambridge had the assurance to vote Adml. Greaves a Traitor to his country and voted also to petition the King that He wou'd relieve him from this Station and dismiss him the service; all this was in consequence of his having pressed several Men for something or other the Committee had done to him; the Adml. wants to burn their Town, and it is with difficulty the... Continue Reading
Date: 8 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
A Council ー All present except [Daniel] Horsmanden & [Charles] Apthorpe
Lt Govr [Cadwallader Colden] asked what he should do on a Scotch Ships being driven from the Port2 ー We got him to state his Case & Question ー Board shy ー Clerk wrote something ー He after finding us shy retired to state his Querie He returned & left us at [John] Watts's Request suggested by me ー We kept... Continue Reading
Date: 8 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
February 1775
Wednesday 8
Moored abreast of the Town of New York
at 4 P M sent the Master with the Long bt & Pinnace Man'd & Arm'd down the River after a Ship that was cast off from the Wharf by a Mobb2
Date: 8 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
According to your Orders, on Wednesday the 1st Instant, I proceeded down the River in the small Boat, with four Boat men, and one Tidesman; coming up with Gloucester Point, I went on board the Schooner Isabella, where I found one John Ritchey, who called himself the Mate of the Vessel, with five more Persons. I desired to know where he came from. He told me he came from Portsmouth, New England,... Continue Reading
Date: 8 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir Inclosed is A Copy of a Letter I received Yesterday: The Gentleman who writes it I understand is a Man of Character, and by his Intelligence You may further judge of the Disposition of the People in this Country2 ー however I hope in God, to make them pay dear for their frolick, should they attempt it.
I am Sir, [&c.]
Date: 9 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Present Lt Govr [Cadwallader Colden] [Daniel] Horsmanden [John] Watts [Roger] Morris [William] Smith [Hugh] Wallace [Henry] White [William] Axtell [John Harris] Cruger [James] Jauncey
The Govr laid before us Capt James Montigue's Letter of this Day in substance that he had put Men on Board the Ship ー That the Capt was not there ー That the Mate ask'd no aid ー That a Sloop was close to her with arm... Continue Reading
Date: 9 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
February 1775
Wednesday 9
Moored abreast of the Town of New York
at 4 A M returned the Master with the Boats and brought the Ship up abreast the Town
Date: 9 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Ship James, Capt. Watson, which arrived from Scotland within the Hook at 9 o'Clock in the Morning, the second inst. has neither landed her cargo, nor entered, as she did not arrive in the Time allowed by the Association of the Congress for importing Goods from Great Britain or Ireland, &c. She has been at Anchor since Saturday last [February 4] in our Bay, accompanied with a boat, on... Continue Reading
Date: 9 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Friday Morning [February 10] he2 came ashore & went to the Lt Govr ー While at Legislative Council we expected to be called, but were not ー Such a Spirit as appear'd last Night struck Terror & now every Body blamed the Capt for not being gone ー Oliver De Lancey came down to the Coffiee House, & said to Ph. Livingston & Francis Lewis pointing to the Scotch ship What does... Continue Reading
Date: 10 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
We have the Kings Speech to his Parliament, The Addresses, and the Lords Protest, we observe both Houses re-echoed the Speech with out Knowing the Kings information to be true if we may believe the protesting Lords, and by that complaisance of theirs, we see that like obedient Spaniels they were ready to leap over the Stack. The speech threatens, threats make no impression. By Letters we... Continue Reading
Date: 10 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Diana now returned from North River by the Admirals Order and was sent on the 11th to Philadelphia for such money as the Collector of the Customs at that port should ship on board her, and was to call at Rhode Island in her way back and there to take up the white shorts, Stockings, Camp and Tent Equipage, left by the Hind for the Battalion of Marines at Boston.
Date: 11 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
. . . and when weighing Anchor the next Day [February 11] the Lt Govr forbid his2 sailing without a Clearance from the Customs ー the Capt of the Man of war3 was then sought for by [Isaac] Sears & 20 men, but being found by Buchannan said he had orders for the Ships Departure & to morrow Sunday 12th is fixd for it wind permittingー
Upon the whole [Cadwallader] Colden... Continue Reading
Date: 11 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
A curious circumstance happened here the other day, respecting a vessel from Dunkirk, having on board East India and other dry goods. Five customhouse officers went on board, with an intention to seize her; but the Captain immediately set sail, and carried them as far as the Capes, where he set them on shore, then returned, and landed his cargo.2
Date: 11 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I tremble for the Salt that you say is Coming out, and am fearful it must be hove overboard if it arrives, as it will not pay a freight home, and you no doubt Ere this must see, that ,I have Reason to tremble about it, however you may Assure Mr [James] Ford[e] I will do all in my power for his Interest . . . . if the Salt comes & Should get liberty to land and Sell it (which I do not Expect)... Continue Reading
Date: 11 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
February 1775
Mondy 13th
Moor'd in Falmouth Harbor Casco Bay
Fair Weare wt a frost P M Four of our People Vizt Joseph Cox, James Craven, James Varner and John Lutey took the Boat from alongside, we fired at them, but having no boat to pursue them they got on shore and Deserted we afterwards heard one of them (John Lutey) was shot.
Date: 13 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
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