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As my Health will not permit me to attend my Duty at the Board at Present, I take the freedom to Inform You that the Brigg Massachusetts is nearly fixed & has onbord 97 Men, 2/3 of which having Entered within this 4 Days.
Nothing seems now to be wanting but 4 or six Guns, & three Small sails, &, both Guns & sails I find to be totally out of my Power to Procure, without the Aid of...
Date: 19 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
this may inform you that in four days after our departure from Nantaskett, we Arrived at this place May the first upon which the Commander of the Cartel was taken on board to Sir George Collier, & treated, politely the hurry of Sir George was great in dispatching of Two fleats, one for N: York, the other for Quebec, for a weak after our arivel, after which we supposed they would dispatch the...
Date: 30 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Sir. The Receipt of your favor of the 20 ulto. we acknowledge & observe the contents. Your Anxious Concern for the credit of Falmo afords us great Pleasure, But are Very Sorry so many of the Members of The Honbl Court (as you Intimate) should be prejudiced against the Town for not throwing up a Bullwork the Night Preceding the conflagration, when that Night was the only time we had...
Date: 5 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I have just received two Letters from General St. Clair dated Tyonderoga of the 25th & 26th Instant. He advises me that the Enemy's Fleet and Army are arrived at Crown point; that they have sent strong Detachments one to cut off Fort George and the other either to surprize Skenesborough or throw themselves on the Communication between that and Tyonderoga. Our Garrison at Tyonderoga is greatly...
Date: 28 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I have received your Letter of the 28th past, inclosing a Copy of a Letter of the 22d April from Mr James Bowdoin to Sir George Collier — I have also received an account of Prisoners sent now, under the direction of Captn Job Prince to be exchanged here, together with the general Account — In your Letter of the 22d of April to Sr Geor Collier you say "by Accounts settled between Sir Petr Parker...
Date: 9 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I this day sent onboard the Cartel Vessel Speedwell, a like Number of Men of the same Quality with those which were received from her, a List of them is delivered to Mr Hussey who is Charged with Negotiating the Exchange, and I am to observe to You, that the whole in our Possession have been sent, which were desired in return; And that the Major part ofthe rest appear upon the Books here, to...
Date: 28 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9