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I wrote you the 18th last month to which be referd since then none of your favours which Surprises me a little as thers a Vessell lately from Belfast & another, from Newry arrived to the Northward of this and opportunitys .are now So Scarce you should miss none. this goes by Capt Creamer Via London he is the last Vessell here for England and I do not Expect any other Opportunity from this to...
Date: 2 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I wrote you the 2 Inst Via London. Since then none of your favours, tho the Schooner was arrived with you, & the Packet brought me a letter with that Acct2 You Cannot Imagine how I am in Want of Money, and you Should have let me known when I might have drawn on you for a little. at any rate I must do it in Decr in favr of [Robert] Lisle as I Expect there will be then 100 £ Sterl...
Date: 28 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
. . . mr Ewing knows not when his brig will go or Where She will go to, as no passengers offers. . .
Very little doing here two or three Vessells are now loading & have been loaded under the Inst[r]uctn of the Commatee for to Bring in P[owde]r.
Date: 4 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I wrote you the 28 Octr Since then have recd your favrs of the 4th & 29th Augt and note the Contents. this I intend for a brig that is going from New York, if it gets there in time I still think your letters Will Come safe by Packett if you avoid Politicks therefore would Advise you to write by them if No other opportunity offers I have Long Since ordred Mr [Stephen] Skinner of Amboy to...
Date: 8 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
if Lord Dunmore had beeh able to Send a vessell of 14 guns up which he intended about 4 Weeks Since, We suppose our Whole town woud be in ashes Ere this, but Kind Providence Cut him out some other work, for Which we in this town have reason to be thankful as we are not yet prepared for any thing of the kind, but hope Ere Spring to be prepared for them... we sent you Six Casks of rice by Galbraith...
Date: 23 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
We wrote you the 8th Decr Since then have recd yr favour of the 10th Septr and note the contents. our last went by a Mr matt Gardiner for Belfast. & We find he is not yet gone from new York so its probable this may reach you as Soon as it. I intend this for the packett by a young man one mr Jones from this town who takes his passage in her and Shall not make it Long, as I only intend business...
Date: 3 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
annexed you have Coppy of what I wrote you the 3rd Inst which I hope will get safe to hand all matters of private business much the Same as then I am doing a little. I expect as much as will maintain me, but how long it may Continue so God knows as Lord Dunmore has already burnt norfolk and we have all the Reason in the world to think he intends for this in the spring, which is making me look out...
Date: 26 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
We the under written with many others being Concerned in Vessals arrived at the Different Inlets of the Eastern parts of Maryld. and Virginia Beg leave to Represent to your Excellency, that a large part of the Trade Carried on by this State is by way of those Inlets and from thence down the River Pokamoake and thro the Tangier Sound to the Differt. parts of this State, And...
Date: 17 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11