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We take the Liberty of inclosing you the Copy of a Letter received from his Excellency General Washington which you will find was wrote in Consequence of the late unhappy Plunder of Stock from Fishers Island in Addition to the Stock being taken from the above Island, you will probably have heard of a Quantity of Stock having been likewise plundered from Gardner's and Plumb Island. Committees...
Date: 15 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
This morning early Cannon was fired in the Eastern board, & have continued fireing ever since & in the last hour about 40 ー we had advice a 12 C, that a Man of Warr & a tender, were fireing on the Houses at the Point in Stonington without provocation unless it was that the people had brot Stock (a small mater) from Block Island, off Block Island yesterday appeared a number of...
Date: 30 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Yesterday morning we heard cannon firing and supposed it was off Block Island, and at eleven o'clock had advice that one man of war and three cutters were cannonading the houses at the Point in Stonington. The firing continued until 5 o'clock P.M. with very little cessation. We hear their landing was opposed by 200 men. Immediately on the first advice, I advised Major [Jonathan] Lat[t]imer to...
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Majr [Jonathan] Latimers detachment reached Ston harbor Last evening about sunset, & by that time there was 800 Men under Arms, the Canonading ceased above 5 C. yesterday the Enemy had 4 men kiled, & one lost a hand ー of the Colenys Troops 2 wounded, one of wch sd Mortaly.
This morning about 9 Clock the Rose Capt. [James] Walace 3 tenders & 4 small prises stood out of the harbor...
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
This moment I am favoured with your leter of this day by Mr George Griscomb, and acknowledge your Honors favor relative the powder; at 6 Clock this evening wrote your Honor every thing I could learn touching the Stonington Attack, which youl have by Mr [David] Bushnell by whom I intend to send this if he is not gone . . .
Colo [Jabez] Huntington's express for Inteligence came in at noon &...
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
your favour of yesterday with the two barriels powder Came to hand two Clock this Morning & is in my Store and Shall be Improved in the best Manner for the Publick ー your favour of this day is before me the Ships have not fired as I Can learn since about 5 Clock Last Evening the best accounts I Can get of the beginning of the Hostilities is that two Packets employd by Rhod island to Land...
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Capt. Champlin, in a small sloop of Shaw's, brought from the Mole all the Macaroni's Powder, about four tons, arrived two days since; and [Captain William] Packwood tarries, expecting powder from France to the Mole every hour.
Date: 7 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Although your leisure don't permit you to give me a line, it shall not hinder me from writing you.
The last mondays Watertown Paper gives us a good Accot of your Lodgment on Cobbil Hill, & that the Enemy don't fire on you, & we are told that Cannon have been very lately put on board boats at Bunker hill, which makes me conjecture, the Enemy are preparing to Decamp from Boston, in the...
Date: 30 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Deliver to Lt [Adam] Shapley The Ton Powder orderd by the Colony for the Fort & includg what is already rec'd. for that purpose.
Yr Huml Servt.
Date: 30 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Gentlemen This addresses you by my Son Gilbert Saltonstall it is impossible for me to wait on you with any Accts at this Juncture, being more than fully Employed with Forts now in Building, and supplying men by Order of Congress for a 20 Gun Ship at Philadelphia, to be Commanded by Capt Dudley Saltonstall who is to appoint all his Officers, and get all his Men in Connectt if possible, as New...
Date: 7 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Capt. [Dudley] Saltonstall is much disappointed in not receiving Articles for the seamen to be enlisted for sea-service. There are many good men well disposed to engage at this port, New Haven, and farther westward, but they will not engage as yet, without knowing the terms. Capt. Saltonstall will this morning take a turn among the seamen, to let them know he is without further directions, and...
Date: 14 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Genmn My Son Gilbert Saltonstall attended at Hartford the 9th and 11th Inst but you were gone to the Camp... Business still prevents my waiting on you and is more pressing than before, as Capt Dudley Saltonstall is gone to Phladelphia and I do not expect he'l return before the Fleet of 2 Ships 2 Briggs and 1 Sloop make a Cruize, 2 and the Business of Shipping Seamen, Officers &c...
Date: 23 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Lieutenant Elisha Hinman sailed for Philadelphia, in Sloop Lizard, Joshua Hempsted, Junr, Master, Friday morning, 19th inst.; wind at W.N.W.; continued in same point next day; Sabbath and yesterday N.E., this day N.W.; all the time, moderate breeze and clear weather; make no doubt the Lizard will be this day at Reedy Island, unless she meets the Fleet sooner. I thought it prudent to furnish the...
Date: 23 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Dear Sr The new York mail not in, expected momentarily. Your favors of 13th & 24th ulto recd. Inclosed you have an open leter to Mr. Gadsden, as I am told by Colo Dyer since writing it, he is gone to Carolina, I leave it open that you may learn some of our News Currant here, & no doubt much of it erroneus. seal & forward it to him.
Messrs Dyer [Nathaniel] Wales & S[amuel] Mott are...
Date: 8 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3