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the Connecticut People have sent a detachment of men & taken Possession of Ticonderoga & Crown point to Prevent General [Guy] Carletons Joining the troops with some Indians & Cannadiens, so you may be assured if the Ministry do not alter their measures there will be warm work, & well I am Convinced those people to the Northward die rather than give up, besides I think if...
Date: 22 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I wrote you the 24th Inst by [Alexander] Kennedy since then have not had the plesure of hearing from you. . Kennedey sailed the 25th and was at Annapolis 28th & I hope Ere this is Near the Capes. tho the winds has been light. . . . I know not any more I have to Say to you about the Schooner2 than I have allredy done. only that Unless Matters Gets worse than the[y] Appear yet that...
Date: 31 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Our [Continental] Congress are yet Sitting. and its thought the[y] will sit long, and nothing yet transpired only their Advice to the people of new York, which is in the publick prints,2 there is a learge packet Arrived in Patuxent for them from London, and went through this town Express Last tuesday [May 30], but we know not the Contents, and only Guess at it, Some think it is the...
Date: 3 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
We think there will be a risque from the Man of War with those Articles you Mention2 but if you think you Can Manage that there is no other Danger, only let any Vessell you Send these goods round in run up here, before She Enters at annapolis, and the[y] can Savely be landed, as we have no [naval] Officer here.
Date: 8 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I wrote you the 3rd Inst by Cathrew2 since then have Recd yours of the 5th & 10th April but have not time to Answer them fully as the Vessell that carries this is Getting under way but Shall write you by Leakeys Ship Soon, that T. Ewing is Loading for Cork. I must request your turning out Capt [James] Green of the Schooner on his Arrivall at Dublin as he has behaved like a Rascall...
Date: 17 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
[Alexander] Kennedy got out of the Capes the 2nd Inst & I hope Ere this is well on his passage,2 but the Villin3 I got for the Schooner put into Amboy, and there run the Vessell to 77.0.8 York Money Expence, tho he is well recommended to me he is a Damnd Drunkerd & a Villen, therefore request your turning him out on his Arrivall with you, but do not pay him till you...
Date: 24 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I wrote you the 24th Inst by Liverpool since then am not favourd with any of yours. [Alexander] Kenedy Got out of the Capes the 2nd of this month so I hope Ere this he has almost Made his passage. you will plase take notice that we have drawn on you for 100 £ Sterl favr of Robt Lisle Esqr and on perusall of the Inclosed acct Courent you will find you are in our Debt 312.2.3. Cury of Course you...
Date: 29 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I note the last of your letter as to Polliticks I never like it for fear of my letters Miscarrying. however in hopes that this will go Safe, I will give you some Account now; & perhaps you have heard the most of it Ere this Reaches you. the first Battle at Lexington, in which the Engs troops Made a precipate retrate & Lost 150 Men killed & Wounded. the Contry people lost 40. odd...
Date: 29 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I wrote you a Very long letter of the 29th June by Capt [James] Camble [Campbell] Via Cork, which is some time out of the Capes, and I assure you I am Glad, as I was fearfull of its falling into the hands of the men of War. I also wrote you the 1 Ith July, by Capt [Peter] Templeton Via Cork. to boath I refer you ー since then none of your favours. ー its Unnecessary for me to Say more About the...
Date: 1 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Numbers of Vessells are now loading for the Season with new wheat and Chieffly for England T. Ewing a Ship & Brig for England & a Brig for Belfast with Seed & flour, but mostly flour. Sam Carson a Ship Arrived from Derry2 not yet known where she will go. D Stewart two Brigs Wheat & flour for England & Severall have Saild loaded with New wheat and flour for England...
Date: 26 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
the bearer Capt Thos Ridly of the Brig Rogers will Deliver this to you, and I make no doubt you will give him orders to Sail Directly. Indeed I have allredy been at a Considerable Expence by the Dalay the Vessell has met for the benefitt of the Publick, but I make no doubt of Being Reimbursed on Applycation. I would have gon down with the Captn but nei ー ther my health, nor Business will permitt...
Date: 23 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
...I request you will Inform me if you think the Brig Rogers will pro ceed with her Cargo, by what I learn from the Man that had her since She was built She goes as well as allmost any Vessell you Can get....
Date: 6 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I wrote you the 18 Feby also 12th March, and on the 12 March drew a Bill in favr of [John] Prin[g]le for £100 Stg on You, which I hope you have paid without any Disadvantage to Yr Self I have now before me Your favr of 10 & 18the Novemr which are the Latest I have from you, its needless for me to say much in Answer thereto, as theres a Possibility of this not Reaching You, one Remark I must...
Date: 18 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Gentn I have Communicated Your Proposals to the owner of the Vessell, and he writes me he would much Rather the Brig Rogers would Proceed than be Discharged as it would on all sides give more Satisfaction, besides he is Under some Engagement to Bring Salt into Phila but if You would Rather wish to have her Discharged, he will agree to it, on Your Paying the freight only, and that he thinks is not...
Date: 21 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The Length that the Troubles between Great Britain & the Colonies have run to & the Impossibility of this Province being an idle Spectator make me think that every Inhabitant of this Province should render what Service his Abilities are capable of Induced by these Motives & these only, I now offer my Services to the Public, as Captn of one of the Gondolas.
I would not desire to be...
Date: 3 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Yesterday I received a few lines from Mr [Richard] Ridgely by your orders Requesting my presence at Annapolis to take charge of a ten Gun Schooner —he also says he wrote me a few days before which I never have recd if I had should have answered it. I am much obliged to you Gentlemen for your good opinion of me in Giveing me a preference, and I wish my health would have permitted me to except of...
Date: 7 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
We had the pleasure of writing you a few Lines by Capt Robinson in the Brig Rogers Since then none of your favours. Neither is their any Accot of the Roger yet. Mr [John] Pringle has requested us to write to you when any favourable Opportunity offers, and we now Embrace the present as such. Delaware Capes were some time Since badly infested with the English Frigates, but of late they have left...
Date: 10 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
. . . Letters from the Sturdy Beggar2 yesterday from Martinico. She has had some hard fighting & Lost two Men & went in their to refit. in January She took a Brig of[f] Madeira Loaded with oats not yet arrived on the 2nd February took a Ship & a Brig from Cork mounting 14 Guns each they engaged her 2½ Hours, both of them arrived yesterday nothing on Board but Bread flour...
Date: 24 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
your favour of the 1st Instant is now before us & Contents noted we wish as you do that all our Privateers would send in something, but begin to fear for the Sturdy Beggars best Prize. We are thankfull for the £200 in the Oliver Cromwell and hope both She and the Montgomery has done well We have now the Emerald English Frigate in our Bay. its said she has taken fourteen Prizes and burnt them...
Date: 5 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I wrote you Under the 10th Via Belfast this goes by Youngs snow Via Derry, & a Coppy by Capt Egar Via Falmouth.2 the[y] are the last Vessells to Sail but one, which one will not be ready some days, & as I have now wrote to no person but your Self, would advise you to write to all our friends. I shall not write a Word of Polliticks as that might have the letters Stopped, and its...
Date: 18 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2