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The Humble Address of the Merchants, inspectors, and [Pa]rtners, and other dependants on the Merchants and warehouses in the Town of Blandford and parts adjacent to the Right Honble Lord North, Genl Gage &c. &c.
We your Lordships most Humble admirers, and dutifull adherents having taken into our most [careful] consideration, Your Lordships & his excellency's [many] noble Virtues, and...
Date: 1 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
I had the honor of your Excellency's letter acquainting Me with your having Ordered two Vessels to be purchased for his Majesty's Service and desiring Signals for them to pass and repass the King's Ships under my Command. I have accordingly given directions for that purpose, upon their hoisting a Yellow Pendant when they at any time come near One of the Squadron.
I am Sir with great regard Your...
Date: 10 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
On Wednesday last [December 14] after 12 o'clock, an insurrection suddenly took place in town and immediately proceeded to his Majesty's castle, attacked, overpowered, wounded and confined the Captain, and thence took away all the King's powder. Yesterday numbers more assembled, and last night brought off many cannon, &c, and about sixty muskets. This day the town is full of armed men, who...
Date: 16 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
I had the Honor of your Excellency's letter of yesterday Morning the Supernumerary Marines serving in His Majesty's Squadron under my Command may be landed as soon as their Quarters are ready,2 that they may be disciplined in a manner to enable them to act on shore with the rest of His Majestys Troops.
When Major [John] Pitcaime reports to me that Quarters are in all respects ready for...
Date: 19 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
I have the honor to signify my consent to your Excellency's requisition that the Supernumerary Marines to be landed from His Majestys Squadron under my Command, may, while they are on shore, be put on the same footing with the rest of the Soldiers as to their Pay an_d Provisions being satisfied for the reasons mentioned in your Excellency's letter of yesterday and from Major [John] Pitcairns...
Date: 22 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
We the Subscribers Inhabitants of Scituate and Marshfield, being loyall Subjects of his Majesty King George the Third, desireous of Supporting his Crown, & dignity and the Laws of Great Brittain, But being insulted, our persons and property's threatned by many ill disposed people, who declare their intention of Assembling in great Numbers to Attack & destroy us and many others among us...
Date: 20 January 1775
Volume: Volume 1
To his Excellency Thomas Gage Esqr. Capt. General and Governor in Chief in and over his Majestys Province of the Massachusetts Bay &c.ー
We the inhabitants of Marshfield, in legal town meeting assembled the 20th day of February AD. 1775, beg leave to return your Excellency our most grateful acknowledgements for your seasonable assistance and protection, in sending a detachment of his Majesty's...
Date: 20 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Gun Carriages that are making at Charles Town is by one Kinney a wheel wright but making principally Wheels, for them at present, many have been carted through Cambridge 'tis said for Worcesterー
Gun Carriages are making at Water Town by Mr Curtain ー an Irishman, who has fallen out with the Select Men there, as he will not permit them to be taken away untill the Cash is forthcoming.
Bowman a...
Date: 21 February 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I had the Honor of your Excellency's Letter of yesterday, and beg leave, in answer, to represent to you that The Act of Parliament allowing no Supplies of Provisions or Fuel, to be brought for the Inhabitants of Boston but such as are cleared at Marblehead, and Stores for the Use of Government only in Vessels Commissioned by or in the immediate pay of the King;2 My orders to the...
Date: 7 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I should have paid my respects to your Excellency oftner since your return to your command in America if I had not been restrained by the consideration of your having your hands too full of employment to admit of complimentary intrusions.
The state of this Province has been till lately so perfectly like that of the neighbouring Colonies that I have had nothing material to communicate to your...
Date: 16 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
As there appears to me a necessity for sending one of His Majesty's Ships to New York to protect the Persons and Property of His Majesty's trading Subjects, and to assist and co-operate with the Lieutenant Governor against the designs of those who are acting in open Violation of the Laws, I have appointed Captain [George] Vandeput of His Majesty's Ship Asia to this Service; but in the low state...
Date: 22 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
At present I can only endeavour to protect Captain [Thomas] Courson's Ship and the Vessel with Rigging from Bristol, about which Your Excellency is pleased to inform me there are great disturbances at Falmouth; The Canceaux is the only Ship I can spare, the rest in this Neighbourhood being employed at places where, I trust your Excellency is satisfied, their presence is indispensably necessary;...
Date: 30 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
There being a Necessity for taking out all the Somerset's Guns and, perhaps, the greatest part of her Stores, that by heeling her, when lightned, they may caulk as much of her bottom as possible which is at present in a very leaky Condition. I shall be greatly obliged to your Excellency for one or Two Transports a few days to take in her Stores while this work is in hand. I have the Honor to be...
Date: 31 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I have sent Captain [James] Wallace A Copy of your Excellency's letter to me, of this Morning, with Orders to comply with your requests therein mentioned. I have the Honor to be with great regard Sir [&c.]
Date: 31 March 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir I have received your Excellency letter relative to the affair of Penobscot &c and will do myself the Honor of calling upon your Excellency tomorrwo Morning at 10 o'Clock. I am Sir [&c.]
Date: 5 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir. Yesterday Governor [John] Wentworth sent on board His Majesty's Ship under my Command, John Johnson, a deserter from the 43d Regiment desireing I wou'd keep him on board until an Oppertunity offerd to send him to your Excellency. I will therefore send him in the first Kings Vessel that goes for Boston, he seems very sensible of his past error, in desirting of His Majesty's Service in this...
Date: 13 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Yesterday I had the honour of receiving your Excellys letter of the 8th instant with orders to deliver to Lieut [Thomas] Graves the Artillery & Spare arms belonging to this Fort which I immediately comply'd with & delivr'd them agreeable to the inclosed list.
There are now left for the use of the Fort 26 Arms about half a hundd wt of musquet balls & about 10 lb of powder which is a...
Date: 16 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I have ordered Lieutt [George] Dawson, in the Hope Schooner, to sail immediately, with Two wood Sloops that I have prest, to bring away Capt Balfour's detachment from Marshfield, and all the friends of Government And your Excellency may depend that not a Moments time shall be lost in executing this Service. I have the Honor to be with great regard Sir [&c.]
Date: 20 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
In answer to your Excellency's Letter of this Evening I have the Honor to acquaint You that a few passes have been granted by me to some known friends to Government, And to an inconsiderable number of transient people & fishing Vessels; but I shall very readily comply with your Excellency's desire not to permit any more to leave the Town, but such as produce to me Your Excellency's...
Date: 25 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Yesterday, Capt. [James] Wallis [Wallace] of His Majesty's Ship Rose, stationed in this Harbor, stopped a small Sloop, bound to Providence with a Quantity of Flour, consigned to Mr John Brown, Merchant in that Town, who was a Passenger on board said Sloop, with a regular Sufferance from the Custom House for the Flour; notwithstanding which, Capt. Wallis detained Mr Brown on board His Majesty's...
Date: 27 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1