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You are hereby required and directed to put yourself under my command and follow all such Orders and directions as you shall from time to time receive from me for his Majesty's Service.
Given under my hand on board His Majesty's Ship Preston at Boston the 13th Decr 1775
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
You are hereby required and directed to use all convenient dispatch in Compleating your Provisions to Six Months of all Species and your Stores to the allowed Proportion for Twelve Months, and having so done to proceed in His Majesty's Ships under your Command without loss of time to Virginia where you are to take the Command of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels on that Station (until the Arrival...
Date: 25 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Having represented to my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty the inconvenience that may arise to his Majesty's Ships and vessels proceeding to England from their several stations upon the requisition of any of the Governors of his Majesty's Colonies without order for so doing; And their Lordships having been pleased to Signify their directions to me thereupon, You are in pursuance thereof hereby...
Date: 25 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
His Majesty having been pleased by his Order in council of the 23d August 1775, a copy of which is enclosed, to revoke and make void all and every licence which has been before that time granted for the exportation and carrying coastwise of Gunpowder or any Sort of arms and amunition, You are hereby required and directed to use your best endeavours to intercept Seize and bring into Port all Ships...
Date: 25 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Whereas you will herewith receive Copies of Two Acts of Parliament passed this Session, Entitled, "An act to restrain the Trade and Commerce of the Province of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire and Colonies of Connecticut and Rhode Island and Providence Plantation.in North America, to Great Britain and Ireland and the British Islands in the West Indies; And to prohibit such provinces and...
Date: 25 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Herewith you will receive four Press Warrants, which you are to make use of to complete your complement, and to raise supernumeraries when you have orders for that purpose. I am &ca
Date: 25 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I transmit a Copy of a Letter 2 containing some intelligence which I desire you will communicate to the Captains of His Majestys Ships serving to the Southward. I am &ca
Date: 25 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3