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Your esteemed favors of the 29th. Ulto. and 6th Inst. now before and in Answer say I shall att all times be willing to communicate my sentiments or give any intelligence, that may tend to the public good. ー As to Boston I think when the works are compleated the enemy will never attempt coming that way, but as soon As that is compleated hope there will be some way found to keep the ships from...
Date: 22 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I wrote you last past from Boston, to which refer you ー the Vessell that brought the Halifax papers, from which the extracts I sent you left itt the first June ー all which time no Troops were Arrivd from Engld & I cant see how you could have any Intelligence of these coming to N. York so soon
As you desire of my informing you of any thing passing this way worth Notice, I have to inform you...
Date: 26 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I have to inform you that Yesterday was sent into C[ape] Ann by Capt. [Henry] Johnson of this port Two ships One Large One from Jamaica with 500 hhd. Sugar and rum and 39 bags Cotton &c. ー A General and Lady, passengers. The Other from Antigua on the Kings Account for Genl. How with 430 hhd. Rum all broad Air. They both made resistance both Vessells had more hands than the privatear...2
Date: 8 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Yours of the 17th Ulto I have recd As to the Massachusets raising more Men ー would say the sea ports are draind very much by those going a privateering &c. and the late success of One belonging here (Capt White) who with Another has taken four ships &c. two are in att the Eastward. One between 4 & 500 hhd laid Barbadoes Sugars the Others from Antigua his success, now with two Other...
Date: 6 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
As to trade there is but very little what there is. is chiefly in the West India way, but that is very much Obstructed by the Milford & Liverpool & Viper who seem to be stationd this way. and take more or less every week. we were in hopes the Continental ships would have been att sea before this, but dont see any prospect of there being likely to get to sea: A Month to come, the complaint...
Date: 11 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I dont know of any more Methods to be taken but what you have done to keep up the Credit of the Currency. ー I have heard you are About building some ships of 60. or 70. Guns, which will come to a very large some of money and when built must lay by the Walls. Whether such a sum that must be made for that purpose wont be a further means of lessening the Value of the money. Such a ship can never be...
Date: 22 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I wish we were better Able to coape with the enemy att sea, for they have the Advantage of us greatly for they seem to take almost every thing. They have got Bermudas as a place of rendezvous, by which they have all the Advantage possible. I had a Master come by the way of N. York last week, haveing been taken in a brig of mine with 300 hhd. Molasses, [powder?], small Arms and sundry Other...
Date: 10 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Mr. Adams I wrote you sometime Ago, desireing you to inquire of the So. Carolina Gentlemen whether they wanted to make Exchange of some money, I had in So. Carolina, but as itt is not very likely I Apprehend I have concluded, to send a Vessell to bring the Value in Rice, which I find is Allowed ー so would not give you the trouble....
Grain will be very much wanted the ensueing spring and Year ー...
Date: 2 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I had wrote you several posts before my hearing you was returned. I should be very glad if you and Mrs. Adams could take a turn this way before you return to Philadelphia again.
I had lately a schooner arrived, with some powder, at Barnstable, rather better than three hundred pounds, which was disposed of there, as the people wanted it much. I understand that any person importing powder shall be...
Date: 19 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
. . . You Ask why the Merchants cant get in those Articles 2 now as when the Elicet trade was carrd On & M[en of] W[ar] &c were here. The case is very differant for more than half the Vessells that have been fited Out this Winter have been taken and we have had Three Ships for Near Two Months past Cruseing in the bay & come up so near the Lighthouse as that the Flagg att...
Date: 13 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9