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August 1775
Tuesday 22d
Moor'd off Newcastle [Delaware River]
A M Boarded a Schooner from St Eustatia, having Coffee, Cocoa, a Bale of Gause, 3 [pipes] of Gin, 1 partly full, 39 stone Bottles of Gin, 2 three pounders mounted upon Carriages, 3 Musquets Compleat, 23 Incompleat, 2 Cags of Gunpowder, about 30 pounds each; 7 three pound Shot, 20 Swivel Shot, 3 Cartouch Boxes, one of them compleat...
Date: 22 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The deposition of Mr. William Barry, mariner, aged about 27 years, taken before me the subscriber, one of the Justices in and for Newcastlecounty aforesaid, who deposeth and saith, That on or about the thirteenthday of March last, he left Cape Henlopen as mate on board the ship Grace, belonging to Philadelphia, and then bound for York river in Virginia, Captain Erwin commander. That on or about...
Date: 11 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The Assembly here have information this moment by express that there are a thousand Tories under arms in Sussex county in this Government ー that they assembled near Cedar creek about eighteen miles on this side Lewes, and that their intention was to proceed there and join the British forces from on board some men of war now in the Whore-kill Road, who were to land this night in order to cut off...
Date: 13 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I have the pleasure to inform you that the Insurgents in Sussex county have dispersed after a conference had by some of their Leaders with some of the Council of Safety of this Government ー They deny all intercourse with the Men of War or disaffection to the American Cause, but the real cause of their assembling in such large numbers & in so hostile a manner is as yet unknown to the Assembly...
Date: 13 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5