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The Secretary has just now informed me that your Honours have thought fit to appoint me judge of a court to try the justice of the capture of vessels infesting the sea coast of America, which shall be brought into the counties of Suffolk, Middlesex or Essex; and that my answer is requested this morning: ー Your Honours will please to accept my thanks for the appointment ー with an assurance that I...
Date: 12 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
To the Honble the Council of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay,
The Petition of Ebenezer Parsons of Glocester, humbly shews,
That your Petitioner has fitted out a Schooner called the General Ward as a Privatere, & prays your Honours to grant a Commission to Capt Matthew Kelley to command the same and your Petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray &c.
Date: 19 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The President laid before the Council the following letters, written by him:
Gentlemen ー Although I have it not in order, I take the liberty of recommending the written resolve to your attention, and that you will as much as in you lies, hinder the exportation of the produce of this colony to Georgia by any and every person, who will not give you satisfactory security that such produce shall not...
Date: 31 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Colony of the
To the Hon: the Council of said Colony ー
Massachusetts-Bay
The Subscribers humbly shew ー
That they have a Sloop, named the Lizard, of about 32 Tons, which they intend at their own Expence, to fix out and equip for the defence of America, agreable to a late Act of the General Assembly ー We take leave therefore to recommend to your Honors, Mr Benjamin Gorham ー (who is part...
Date: 12 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Yesterday Forenoon appeared in our Bay a Brig & a Ship which were suspected to be Enemy's Vessell ー these Vessels were soon taken & brought safe into the river ー the Ship was from London eleven weeks since & is named the Freinds Archibald Bowie Master Burthen about 200 tons laden with Coals, Porter pickled Cabbage, Vinegar live Hogs &c these were for Government Service ー the Ship...
Date: 16 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
This May Certify that Isaac Smith Esqr had a vessell (Eb[e]nezer Nickerson Master) Called the Sallee arrived at Barnstable from St Eustatia with three hundred and Fifty Weight of Gun Powder which was Landed there as I am Informed by Letter
your Honours [&c.]
Date: 20 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
This Incloses The Examination of One William Heath the Master of the Sloop Betsey Taken and Brought Into this Harbour the 31th of January Last By Captn Jonathan Howes & Bound from Nova Scotia to Boston to supply our Enemies and who has Been In that Imploy for a Considerable Time: he appears to me to be a Surley Enemical Fellow to this Country and he Distroyed all his Papers save the Register...
Date: 1 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I take the liberty to Inclose you a letter which I received a few days ago from Captain William Wood 2 upon the subject of his parole & confinement to the Town of Glocester ー As some of the Captains who have been taken by the Continental armed Vessels have been & are allowed a greater Indulgence than what he is, he seems to be uneasy & hopes that your Honourable Court will...
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Genlemen of the Councel it seems on Saturday Last [February 10] a French vessel Ran on shoar on the south side of the Cape with an Hundred & Odd Hogsheads of molases and some Other small Articles and one Hogshead of sugar She Had a French master and one Pinkham of Nantucket the English master their Papers are all In French so I Can say But Little about them: there was on Board sd vessel one...
Date: 15 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3