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I beg Leave to inclose your Excellency the Petition of the Committe of Corrispondence of this Town where they set fourth the sutiation of it in a Very Clear Light & Pray Your Excellency would hear and Answer the same, if you in your Great Wisdom think it Necessary.
Those Valuable Prizes brought in here are much Exposed as we have nothing to Defend them with ー Our Harbour is as safe as any can...
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
May it Please Your Exelency. The Petition of us the Subscribers Humbly Sheweth That as the Highhand of minesterael Creuelty hath brought us in to a most unnatural War with our mother Country by which means the Town of Beverly is much Exsposed to their most unnatural Savage Like Creuelty ー the Town Lying more then four miles on the Sea coast and a grate part of that way Conveiniant for Landing,...
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I acknolidge the Favour of yours of this date concerning the Ship Concords Cargo and shall forward it to Head Quts as fast as possible but the Roads being Very bad the Teamers think the Price Stipulated by Our General Court not sufficient Desire your Excellency would inform me weather you will allow them any more or not The Porter togeather with the Other Articles mentioned by your Excellency I...
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I now forward to Your Excellency by the Bearer Three Casks of Porter purchased of Capt [Robert] Hunter one Bll of Lemons of what was Remaining Sound out of the ship Concord one Box of Pickels one Keg of Sweetmeats one Box of wine Two Cases of wine one Bll of Tea & Loaf Sugar one Bll of Oranges being all the sound ones on board the Brign [Little] Hannah the Oranges being Directed to his...
Date: 14 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The United Colonies to Richd James Dr
1775
To taken Charge and Delivring the Brig Littel Hannah Cargo taken by Capt Manly in, the Privatetear Schooner Lee
10 days at 2/8 p day
1. 6. 8
To 1 Night Stood Century on Board 2/8
0. 2. 8
To Diating 10 days at 2/p day
1. 0. 0
£2. 9. 4
Date: 20 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I hereby Acknolidge the receipt of yours pr Callo Glover togeather with the Two Thousand Dollers also Sundry Letters since Concerning Giving to the Prisoners their Private Property which Orders Your Excellency may depend on Shall be Punctually Obey'd with Pleasure for it allways hes ben Very disagreable to me that any thing Should be taken from them and have done my Utmost to Prevent it but it...
Date: 20 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I would Acknolidge the receipt of Yours p Yesterday wherein you desire Me to forward the Corn and Oats on board the Sloop Betsey to You which I should. Comply'd with, with Pleasure but Collo Glover coming here today informs me that you would not Give So much as it would Sell for here if so must Out of duty to the Captures dispose of it 2
The Corn will fetch ¾ p Busl & the Oates [...
Date: 21 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Manly
Capt. ー
£8. ー
1st Lie[u]t ー
5. 8
2d Lie[u]t
5. 8
Master ー
4. ー
Mate
3
Boatswain ー
3.
Steward ー
2. 8 ー
Gunner ー
2. 8 ー
Gunners mate
2. 4 ー
30 men
60.
£95.16 ー
Date: 1 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
One Cutlass ー
One Compass ー
Two Brass Blunder Busses
Two Four hour Glasses
one new Beaver Hatt
One Speaking Trumpet
Two China Mugs
One Copper Candlestick
one pair Curtains
One Copper Stew pan
one of hadley's Quadron
One two Gallon China Bowl
one Delph soap Dish
Several Coffee Cups
One Muskitt ー
One Coffee Mill
Two Jappand Candlesticks
[Endorsed] Capt Manly's Memo
Date: 1 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
A few minutes after I tu[c]k my Leave off you Capt John Derby of Salem came to me and made a demand of the Guns Belonging to the Lee Schr which Collr [John] Glover borrow'd of him I interceeded with him as much as Lay in my Power to have them only for one Cruse more but he Utterly Refused and insists upon having off them imediately upon Receiving the demand I togeather with Collr. Glover Pursued...
Date: 5 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
After Receiving yours p Yesterday togeather with the Resolve of Congress inclosed I find by Examining there appears to me to be a Contradiction in this parragraft which I now inclose a Coppy which please to inform me
Date: 6 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
John Poter [Porter] 2
for 8
days & 8 Nights
Jonathan Larkcum [Larkum]
5½
days ー 5 Nights
John Potter [Porter]
2
days & 2 Nights
Hennery Larkcum [Larkum]
1
day & 1 Night
The Above was before I Came on Board ー
Sence is as follows ー
Saml Stone [Storie]
4 days...
Date: 28 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
February 1776
At Single Anchor Beverly NWbW Salem W½S off Shore ½ a Mile
Friday 2.
A M read the Articles of War And abstract to the ships Company, people employed Making Points, Gaskets &c
Moderate gales & Clear fired 5 Guns & several swivells, at some rebel schooners At 10 took a sloop laden with Wood for Salem & Anchored her near us,
Saturday 3.
at 6 A M sent one...
Date: 3 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
As I am in Grate Need of Some Money I herewith Send William Leech the Young man which Lives with me for it if you Can any ways Send him Back to Day it would much Oblige Sir [&c.]
Date: 3 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3