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May 1775
Tuesday 23
Off Long Island [Boston Harbor]
At 9 A M weighed & dropt down to long Island at 12 Brot too with the Bt Bower in eight fathom Water off the N E end of Long Island
Variable weather Arrived from England his Majesty's Sloop Merlin and a Ship with three General Officers' horse & Baggage after Six Weeks passage.2
Date: 23 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
[Long Island] 9th Sept Two Ships of War are expected up the East ofRiver, as soon as the Wind and tide serves for their passing the town. Many the flat boats have come up the River during the late nights, and are assembled in Hallet's Cove near Hellgate. More are expected up this night, and the whole will be collected there.
Everything indicates that we shall soon attempt something decisive...
Date: 9 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Capt James Gray, as Commanding Officer at Long Island in the Harbour of Boston, begs leave to report to the Honble Board, that on the 13th Inst at Night, a Sloop belonging to the Eastern parts of this State, came to an Anchor near Long Island when the Capt of said Sloop, came on shore, and informed, that, some time last week, upon his voyage from the Eastward to this Port, laden, with wood, he...
Date: 14 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Remarks in Long Isld Sound Friday Decr 20 1776
6 [A.M.]
Came on Bd from the Senegal a Lieut & 9 Private Marines
7 [A.M.]
Weighd and Came to sail between the Norwalk [Norwalk] Islands & the Main the Rebels came down behind the Tries & rocks and fierd Musketry at us Fierd several shott from the 4 prs at them at 9 Turnd through between the Islands haveing 13 feet at Lowwater in...
Date: 20 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7