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My Dear Brother The temper of the times is painted in such legible colours in the King's Speech, that no one can remain in doubt that arms are to be used to divest us of our Liberties. You will see by the Paper our Brother incloses that the Lords have promisd their support. Yesterday the Commom did the same on a division of 254 to 60. The new Parlaiment is therefore engaged to maintain this...
Date: 6 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
Dear Sir I am favord with yours of July 10th & am much obliged by the consignmt of 4 hhds of Tobo P Roman for which I hope shortly to transmit you satisfactory sales
You will in all probability be a gainer by the Tobo you have left in the Country of the old crop, since there is almost an absolute certainty of the price rising greatly here upon yr exportation stoping in Septr, which I presume...
Date: 15 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
And[rew] Knox sent me an Order but it came too late no Ships now take in Goods for Virginia, you must therefore give me your Orders if you would have me send them, to [North] Carolina, for they continue to ship goods still to your Province.
Date: 22 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
We have a report from Glasgow that Ld Dunmore2 is dead; should he not, I hope the Assembly when it meets will roast him well for his many vile and infamous governmental Acts. The Merchants and Traders in London have agreed on a Petition to Parliament for redress of American Commerce. I was one of the Come for drawing it up and one for presenting it and managing it ー therefore have have...
Date: 13 January 1775
Volume: Volume 1
My lord, I had the honor to inform you in my letter No. 236 at the beginning of last Nov. that the plan agreed upon by the Ministry with reference to the province of Massachusett was to forbid all trade with this province and abandon it to its own anarchy, if the governor was unable to form a Civil Chamber in order to enforce the law by civil means. I could not doubt the reality of this...
Date: 19 January 1775
Volume: Volume 1
My lord, The dice are cast: the Government seems to be determined to break down the Americans. In addition to the marines which it has been decided to send, as I had the honor to inform you, the order was sent last wednesday to the Vice-Roy of Ireland to prepare everything for the transport of three infantry regiments and one light cavalry regiment. Each infantry regiment consists of one...
Date: 27 January 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I wrote you two days ago by the Packet in which I acknowledged the receipt of your several favors down to the 28th. December altho' I could not then write in Answer fully to them for want of time ー I am fully convinced that the Somersets Sales not getting out sooner, lost us a good deal of Tobacco, and yet those Sales were sent out much sooner after the Arrival of the Ship here, than they used...
Date: 3 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
A motion made by Lord Chatham, to withdraw the Troops from Boston, at the first Step towards a conciliatory Plan, was rejected; and the Ministry have declared, in both Houses, the Determination to enforce Obedience to all the late laws. For this Purpose, we understand that three Regiments of Foot, one of Dragoons, seven hundred Marines, six Sloops of war, and two Frigates, are now under Orders...
Date: 5 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I have, My lord, fully carried out your orders by observing to Myd Rochford that, as the British Government had deemed necessary to restrict the trade of New England, we do not doubt that His British Majesty gave His sea officers the strictest and most precise orders not to interfere with the trade of our Colonies and not to come near our possessions under any circumstances to visit those of our...
Date: 14 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I have learned, My lord, that during the session of the House of Lords where Myd Rochford mentioned the letter from Myd Stormont, the Duke of Richmond said that this letter meant very little, and that one could rely upon Gallican faith only in as much as it would be to our advantage to keep our word. In addition, I have learned that Myd Rochford was so good as to agree with this, but went on to...
Date: 20 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Providence seems to have placed me here in Order to give you the earliest Intelligence of the most interesting Affairs, relative to the Colonies.
To my great Astonishment, I have now before me an Act for blocking up the other Colonies; & another called the Black Act, to prevent the Fisheries. ー The whole Nation seems to be deeply affected at such an enormous Crime, which is supposed to be...
Date: 24 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Since we wrote you of 18th June last p Trident, Mitchell enclosing a Blank Power of Attorney for yourself & Mr Lowndes to execute & return us, we have reced yr Letter of 21st July & observe the contents.
We find that the £1000 Bank Stock left to Benjn Benson stands in the names of Robt Carter, Christr Lownds & Ann Ogle, for which reason a Power from them must be had for the...
Date: 24 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
It is with the greatest Concern I find myself under the Necessity of informing you, that the present alarming State of Affairs will no longer justify my entertaining Hopes that our Trade will be restored to its former Situation, by the Requisitions of the Continental Congress being duly attended to and complied with in this Session of Parliament; the Association must, consequently, be strictly...
Date: 27 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Part of the Troops now Orderd for Embarkation here and Ireland, are to rendezvous at New York, to make it a Place of Arms securing the Defection of that Province from the general Alliance in the Cause of Freedom, and every Thing that is dear to Man: and to prevent the Communication between Virginia, Maryland, and the other Southern Colonies, with New England, when General [Thomas] Gage with such...
Date: 1 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Measures of the Ministry will I hope, do more towards uniting the Colonies, than any Efforts of America itself; You will easily perceive their wicked Intentions to divide as well as their Designs after that hoped for Division, They have high hopes of Success from the last Accounts from New York. I trust the People of that Province will soon displace those rascally and treacherous Tories in...
Date: 1 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The inclosed paper will give you a true Idea of Lord North's motion, that is, what he meant by it. Last night we were heard and produced evidence at the Bar of the House of Commons against the Fish Bill as 'tis called, of which you have a copy. Our evidence has embarassed the Minister, but still I think the Bill will pass which will embarrass him still more in this Country. Ld North's resolution...
Date: 1 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I have the honor to inform you at the request of Mylord Rochford that, as a result of the protests I made in your name to this Minister, the Court of London deeming this matter important enough to take new precautions, has sent with dispatch to its sea officers on duty in America the most positive orders to use the greatest care in avoiding to give us the smallest ground for complaint.
I believe...
Date: 3 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
After the recent increase of the troops and of the ships, I thought, My lord, that in the present circumstances, you would like to receive a record of the armed forces and everything in active status in the Navy. In writing both reports, I took care to show clearly and precisely the disposition of the British forces as of next May. I thought I should anticipate and include the troops on their way...
Date: 6 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Esteemed Friend Having none of thy favors unanswer'd we have nothing in particular to reply to, the present is to sollicit the favor of thy Consignments & at the same time beg leave to acquaint thee that we do not intend sending the Hanbury or any other Ship to Virga this year,2 flatter ourselves that this Circumstance will in no degree prevent any of our friends from favoring us...
Date: 7 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Bill intended to restrict the trade of New England and prevent the latter from fishing on the Banks of Newfoundland or along the coast of Northern America was passed the day before yesterday with a majority of 188 voices against 58 at the House of Commons. This Bill sets 1 July of this year as the date when the interdiction will go into effect for the New Englanders to export any kind of...
Date: 10 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1