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The Ship Woodcock Launchd H Jackson built her in the year 1775 by [sic, for] Fisher & Bragg2
Date: 17 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Great uneasiness & disturbances in the Colonies on acct of a small Dutie laid on Tea by the Parliament of Great Brittain ー a very great Quantitie of Tea destroyed at Boston, that Port Shutt up by Act of Parliament the Colonies call a General Congress at Philadelphia wherein they resolve against importing or exporting or any Trade with the Mother Country till the above Act Anno 1774 be...
Date: 21 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
General Thos Gage who has been appointed Governor of the Massachusetts bay having an Army at Boston & that Province in a State of Rebellion he issues out a proclamation throughout that Province, setting before them the dangerous & destructive Measures they have adopted, at the same time offers to those who will submit & laydown their arms a free pardon, all and ever of the Offenders,...
Date: 29 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
9mo: 6: [17]76 Henry Fleming arrived from Virginia with a Vessel & crew, passengers, &c ー all being banished out of that Country that durst pretend to be friends to Government ー his only Child died on the passage had 31 days passage
Date: 6 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
11 Mo: 11th 1776 — New York taken into possession by the Kings troops about the Middle of Ninth Month 1776 —
Previous to this account or about same time in this month November a Bounty of five pounds for every able bodied Seaman was offerd who were disposed to enter into the Kings Service, and imediatly followed a hott press for Seamen almost all over England &c &c — Whitehaven Gentlemen...
Date: 11 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
[Whitehaven, December 31] a Violent press for Seamen at the close of the year 1776 they having been first offerd five pounds advance by the King & also the farther sum of two Guineas by the Gentlemen of Whit[e]haven, a large fleet of Men of Warr put into Comission & very great preparations for Warr, against America or any that may presume to Espouse their Cause.
Date: 31 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
5th Mo: 21st 1777 in the Evening, arrived at Whithaven a three Masted Ship with 500 odd Hogsheads of Tobacco from James River in Virginia intended for France, but being Navigated by Brittish & American Seamen, a plott was framed & the Vessel brought in here without bloodshed or any material opposition 2 Tobacco has of late been sold at 22 or more a pound by the Hogshead...
Date: 21 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
An Act of Parliament passed at the Close of the year 1775 prohibiting all Trade & Commerce with the twelve United Colonies till they submitt properly to Government Also to tolerate the Shipping belonging to Great Brittain to take & make Legal prizes of all Shipps & Vessels belonging to the above said refractory Colonies &c &c ー
Date: 31 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
8 mo: 19: [17]77 Arrived at Barrow mouth bay, one of the Kings Ships or Frigates the Harpye about 20 Guns in order to protect the Coal trade to & from Ireland
Date: 19 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9