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Quartered in the houses, waiting for a wind, the people proving extremely kind.2
Date: 27 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
The wind moderated; the Captain ordered the officers to take a schooner, which they did, as also a shallop, the schooner not being large enough to carry all of us; we took [6] bls. flour and 6 quintals of fish; at 6 P. M. sailed, stood to the W. S. W wind at N. W. by W.
Date: 28 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Inclosed send a Copy of a letter to Thos Pitt Esqr Mayor of Yarmouth with Account of the Prince of Orange Packet (from Harwich) Mr Phillp Dean Master being taken by an American Privateer last Fryday night about nine O'Clock, with the Mail On board, about three Leagues or thereabouts, of[£] Scowen [Schouwen ], from what intelligence I can learn she is a Schooner about 150 Tonns, Mounts Ten...
Date: 5 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
To His Excellency Francis Legge Esquier Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over His Majestys Province of Novascotia and its dependencies Vice Admiral of the Same &CA
We Your Excellencys Loyal and Obeadent Subjects of the Towndship of Yarmouth think it our Duty and for our Safty to acquaint your Excellency that on Wednesday the twenty Ninth Day of Novr aboute ten in the morning Came...
Date: 5 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
We the Subscribers, Inhabitants of the Town of Yarmouth, beg leave at this critical and alarming time to address ourselves to your Excellency, We want to Express to you the opinion we have of our Situation at present: and hope to be inform'd in what manner we may live and enjoy our Possessions. We do all of us profess to be true Friends & Loyal Subjects to George our King, We were almost all...
Date: 8 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
this may Inform you that, Last Satorday Morning a Vessell from the Mole was Cast on Shoar Neer the Herring River and Neer the House of Wm Chase [illegible] her Lading Consists of about one Hund Hogsheads Malasses, and One of sugar, with a few small articles on being Informd of it the Committee of Yarmo with Zenas Winslow and Joseph Nye Esqrs of Harwich met to Consult what to Do with regard to the...
Date: 14 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Please to acquaint my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty that the Boat under my command with Mr Edwards Midshipman being in the Roads in quest of Men this afternoon (Lieut Bracey being ill with a violent cold by getting wet carrying the last express from the Admiralty to Captain Parry on board the Alderney, and Lieutenant Woodward being in the Country after Men) boarded the Northampton from...
Date: 26 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9