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your Favours of the 16th & 17th Instant came to hand, That of the 16th directing me to deliver to Chas Coffin &[c] their Beding & Wearing apparel shall be punctually complyd with ー White2 only has as yet applyd ー I shall take every necessary precaution before I deliver any article to them ー I have Recd the Seven half Joes of Capt Coit & shall add them to the sales of...
Date: 23 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
This morning Capt. [Winborn] Adams (of the Armd Schooner Warren) deliver'd me the Inclos'd Papers & Letters taken with the Schooner Rainbow John McMonagle master, on saturday eveng Inclos'd is an Estimate of Vessel & Cargo. ー Capt. Adams apply'd to the Commandg Officer here for a Guard to conduct the Prisoners to Head Quarters they set off tomorrow morning. I have supply'd Three pounds...
Date: 27 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I wrote you of 27. Ulto p Post, inclosg a package of papers & Letters taken with the Schr Rainbow, am stil without your directions respectg sd Vessel & Cargo ー
Last eveing two officers pas'd thorough this Town for Head Quarters, I did not see either of them, this morning, Twenty two men (includg Prisoners) from the arm'd Schooners Franklin & Speedwell,2 came to Town from...
Date: 3 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Your much Esteemed Favour of the 1st Instant, p Lieutt [Henry] Champion came to hand at 8 oClock Saturday eveng I did without a moments loss of time sett out, determind, if it were possible, to get the Brigte2 to Sea next Day, which with the assistance of my good Friend Mr Spooner I happily Effected ー After Repairing on board the Brig, Saturday night, inquiring into the cause of the...
Date: 4 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
It having been referred to the Committe of safety & Correspondence of this Town to determine whether the Brig Kingston-Packett Samuel Ingersoll Master ー taken at Nova Scotia on suspicion of being engaged in Business contrary to the Association2 of the United Colonies should be permitted to proceed on her voyage or not, the Committe beg leave to assure you sir that it is not from...
Date: 7 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
On Mr Grays Return I Delivered your Letter to the Committee of this Town and urged their Taking the Capture of the Brigg Kingston Packet into Consideration, but as the matter was novell to them, they have Declined it, at the same time Observing that there Do's not appear the Least Cause to Detain the Vessell, for Admitting she was at Nova-Scotia Contrary to the Generall Association, (which is not...
Date: 7 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2