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We were unhappily thrown into distress yesterday, by false accounts received by two or three persons, and spread abroad, of a number of Soldiers being landed at Ipswich and murdering the inhabitants. We have since heard that it arose in the first place from a discovery of some small Vessels near the entrance of their River ー one, at least, known to be a cutter ー and it was apprehended that they...
Date: 22 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
In Answer to your Letter by Mr Morrison we have first to inform you we have among other Regulations that are expensive, kept Expresses going between us & our Army ever since the first Alarm ー we have no Assistance from any Towns to the Southward of us, & can't think you expect any from us between here & your place ー We shall be always ready to give you every Information in our power...
Date: 23 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Last Tuesday evening [May 23] a barge belonging to the man of war lying at Portsmouth, rowing up and down the river to make discoveries with. two small officers and six seamen, the tars not liking the employ, tied their commanders, then run the boat ashore, and were so impolite as to wish the prisoners good night, and came off. The officers soon got loose and rowed themselves back to the ship.
Date: 26 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
This letter [of 29 May from Portsmouth Committee of Correspondence] was received this morning by the Committee of this Town; and as the Admiral's orders, herein mentioned, may affect every part of the Continent, we think it our duty to send it forward to the Committee of Safety for the Province, or to the Congress.
Date: 30 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
We understand that you have desird our Select Men to send the Town stock of Powder to Cambridge, saving only one pound for each Man ー You, perhaps are not aware that we have lately deliverd four half Barls to the Order of the [Provincial] Congress & six more, to that, of the Comtee of Supplies; part of which, we were encouragd to hope shod. soon have been replaced ー We have likewise furnished...
Date: 22 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Capt [Michael] Corbet waits on you for your final Orders respecting his Voyage ー The Brig will be compleat for Sea by Wednesday, if the Fish comes from Marblehead which I hear is on the Road ー The Cargoe will exceed One hundred & twenty hogsheads Fish, besides Boards, Shingles &ca &ca
I think this Plan is so good that a large Capital should be employed ー If you can any Way send by...
Date: 23 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Committee of Correspondence Inspection & Safety for the Town of Newburyport, would Beg Leave to Inform the Honble General Court, By you, that the Bearer of this Letter, one Mr Dalton was sent up to this Town by the Committee &c of Falmouth, with a Desire that he might be Sent down to the Honble Court, they Inform us that he was a Midshipman On board of the Milford, Was Tsken in a...
Date: 28 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I wrote you some time Ago to send me the dimensions of the Cannon you were preparing for the Ships, but have never had a line from you upon that subject; pray send me a draft of the Cannon designed for each Ship, that I may have the Carriages Compleated forthwith, let me have their dimensions very particularly & minutely ー & let me know what weight of Metal you allow for the 24 Gun...
Date: 30 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Yesterday Capt. Wingate Newman, arrived in the Privateer nam'd the Hancock, from Philadelphia, she brought in as a prize, (which is now safely anchored before this town) the ship Nancy from Antigua, Capt Keys, bound to London, having on board about 400 hogsheads of sugar, 90 of rum, and a few casks of Madeira wine. Three or four gentleman passengers, and a lady came in the above ship. — He...
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
...I also mention'd to you, my great Want of 16 6 Pound Cannon, & some Swivels, I should now beg Leave to urge that Matter, in the most expressive Terms, if I did not think it needless with you, & if the Cannon are to be obtain'd, & none of your Boats are to be hired, I would be glad a fast sailing Boat might be purchas'd on the best Terms, & the Men hired to bring her round to...
Date: 27 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Committee of Correspondence, Inspection, & Safety for the Town of Newburyport, Would Beg Leave to Represent to your Honrs that a Sub Committee was appointed by them to Inspect all Vessels Arriving att or Departing from this Harbour, that the Regulations of the Honb[le] Congress or of this State might not be Violated, that While On their Duty On Board the Sloop two Friends, (which was Some...
Date: 30 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I am told you have the Care of fixing out a privateer Sloop for some Gentlemen in Boston ー and that its probable I might thro' your good Means obtain a small Share in her ー You'll really oblige me if you can procure me an 1/8th or even 1/16th in this or any other now gone or going soon.
You know a little Expence is not looked At now and if any One can secure a Share in what is going forward in...
Date: 1 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Bearer, Capt George Evans, in the Brign Necessity, was Sent into this port, the 27th Ulto by the privateer Hancock, Capt Wingate Newman of Philadelphia, the Owners of the Privateer have Discharged, Capt Evans & his Brign, he was Bound from Bermudas to Liverpool, in Nova Scotia, Loaded with 2000 Bushels of Salt, five Hhds of Molasses, & twenty Bbs of Limes, he was from thence to Carry...
Date: 3 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Yesterday arrived here the ship Nancy, John Cowan Master, burthen about 200 tons, bound from Cork to Quebec, taken by Capt. John Lee of this place ー1 Her Cargo consists of the following articles viz. 80 Barrels of Beef, 320 ditto of Pork, 200 Firkins of Butter, 100 Barrels of Oatmeal, 374 ditto of Flour, 1200 Bushels of Pease, 68000 lb of Bread, 207 Casks of Nails, 22 Barrels and 2...
Date: 25 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Petition of Albert Salleron, an Inhabitant of the Island of Martinico, Humbly Sheweth, that in September Last he Arrived here with Sundry, useful! Articles, for Sale, Viz: 2700 lb Gun Powder, Some fire Arms, & Dry Goods which he has Disposed of, and with the Neat proceeds, thereof has purchased, a Brigantine Called the three adventurers and a Cargo of Lumber, with which he was about...
Date: 12 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
The Subscribers of Newburyport Merchants humbly beg leave to represent to your Honours, that a Ship owned by them, called the Montgomery, commanded by Joseph Rowe, had, before the present Embargo took place, sailed from hence bound to Bourdeaux in France, with part of her Loading (of which two Casks of Furs were shiped by the honble Board of War upon the Acct of this State) & with all her...
Date: 13 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Received of Jacob Boardman Six pounds each for one Months Advance Wages on Board the Briggte Sally Salvenus Lowell Master bound for the West Indies and back to this port again
Ebenezer Herons
Nathl Peaslee Cogswell
John X Robbinson his Mark
John X Goodwell his mark
Joseph Babson
Februy 26 shipt
Received of Jacob Boardman Seven pounds ten Shillings for one Months Advance Wages on Board the Briggs...
Date: 28 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Having received orders from his Excellency General Washington to march with the above detachment, I set out on Friday morning, the 15th of September from Cambridge; dined at Salem, where I procured two hundred pounds of ginger, and engaged a teamster to transport that and two hundred and seventy blankets, received from the Committee of Safety, by order of Major [Thomas] Mifflin, Quartermaster-...
Date: 14 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Mr Plumer returned this Afternoon with 500 Flints ー for which I will pay ー Also a Resolve of the General Assembly, for Capt W Johnson of the Schooner Britania, to deliver me four half Barrells of Powder for the Use of the [Truck] House at Penobscot. But Alas! p a Packett Mr Cross will deliver You you'll see the Resolve must be in Vain ー
The Supply of this Or at least 2 or 3 half Barrells appears...
Date: 25 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Since I had the Pleasure of seeing You, I have moved my Furniture into the Country, and am at present determined to retire to my Farm, more particularly as I enjoy but an ill State of Health ー And it's probable I shall not return to Business here again, even if Affairs are happily settled ー It will therefore be impossible for me properly to execute the Commission You favor'd me with ー it being...
Date: 30 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2