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the bearer Capt [Daniel] Adams shew me a paper from you impowering him to purchase a number of Gunns to arme one of your Provence Brigs.2 ー I had just now purchased fifteen Four & Six pounders a pr Swivels Shott &c. as pr Invoice which he will deliver you Amounting to £907.9.2 which I intended for a Privateer ー but Capt Adams has prevailed on me to let you have them, and that...
Date: 1 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
. . . I shall consider myself much obliged by your advising me by the earliest Opportunity of the arrival or appearance of any considerable Fleet on your Coast or of any other intelligence that you may conceive important and interesting.
Since Genl Howe left the Capes of Delaware with his fleet on the night of Thursday forenight, we have not obtained any accounts of him nor can we fix his...
Date: 10 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9