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Capt Wm Goforth arrived here about an hour since with the inclosed letters ー Express from Canada, which I mean to forward on to Amboy very early in the morning, and beg your Excellency's particular answer in regard to what you would have forwarded from this place, ー Capt Goforth commanded the Schooner in the river St Lawrence he says ー that not more than 100 Men are taken prisoners & them all...
Date: 21 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I Received yours of 22d from Amboy and waited immediately on the Provincial Congress they gave me the inclosed Invoice of Articles they had forwarded on for Albany. ー Most of the articles General Schuyler wrote for I have already ship'ed ー and will this day proceed up the River. ー Col: [Henry] Knox has sent Two Conductors to Kings Bridge to pick out 12 Cannon suitable for the Vessels and have...
Date: 24 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The following Sail Makers are to embark this day on board a Vessel, in order to proceed to Albany, and from thence to Genl: Schuyler, and receive his further orders ー Vizt:
Francis Howard
Samuel Holmes
Ebenezer Durkee
Daniel Van Der Pool
of Col [Jonathan] Wards Regiment
Lewis Lamb of Col [Moses] Little's Regt.
George Lemot of Col [John] Bailey's Regt.
They are to be furnished...
Date: 24 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Capt. [Peter] Harwood is not to take any other men more than his own company, at present, from Col [Ebenezer] Learneds Regiment, to serve on board the whaling boats &ca ー except by the consent of Lieut. Colonel [William] Shephard; whose Consent, the General imagined Capt. Harwood had obtained, when he gave him the order this morning.
Date: 27 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
...The Signals on Staten-Island ー Green Bluff & Govenors Island are compleat, Our troops have taken a small Sloop for going on Board the Asia ー there was ten Men on Board seven of which have escaped the others are under Examination, ー The Vessels I mentioned are out cruising on the back of the Island I think they will be of great use to Us. I am driving on the Works with all possible dispatch...
Date: 31 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
...I wrote you yesterday but was too late for the post, shall forward it on wt this ー since which five Ships arrived Att the Hook three of which I suppose to be Men of War, ー
Date: 1 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I have waited with impasonc to hear from you but being Sensobel the many and Grait Difficultys you had to surmont Dant in the Least wonder at your not ntmg to me we have ben in great Constornation hear and hardly know what to Do nor what thare intentions are but som things we dow know we know that the kings troops are Landed one stratens Island and are throwing up works in many Plases ther and...
Date: 26 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The Continental Frigate,2 commanded by Captain Biddle order'd by Congress on a Cruise, since the arrival of the Roebuck and two other Ships in our Bay, is countermanded, & with four or five Privateers ordered to be stationed in the River.
Date: 12 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Agreed — that 1 12 Pr on travelling Carriage & that with the new Trunnion be sent to Fort Montgomery; that the 9 Prs at Fort Constitution be immediately put on Board the ship Congress;2 - that Lt [Daniel] Shaw of sd ship command the galley Shark;3—that Col [John] Lamb be ordered to Ft Montgomy with a Reinforcement of Arty; — that the 2 12 Prs be sent for from N Windsor...
Date: 4 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Reuben Smith Tryd as an Enemi to his Contry & a Robber of the well Effected Inhabitance the Cort agudg the Prisoner Guilty of the whole Crime in order that the Examplery Punishment May Sarv to Deter other Villins from Commiting the Like Crimes Sentance him to Receive I00 lashes on the Naked Body the first 20 of which are to Be Inflicted on the grand Perade tomorrow morning the Remainder to [...
Date: 31 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9