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Sir In the last letter which I had the honor to Address You I took the liberty to recommend to Congress to send three thousand men to this [P]lace, that they might seize the first oppertunity of marching into Canada such a measure then appeared to me to be prudent, unfortunately for us it seems now to be indispensibly necessary as the inclosed letters from General Montgomery and Colo Arnold...
Date: 8 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Sir Captain Manly of the Lee Armed Schooner has taken & sent into Beverly Two prizes since I wrote you last, which was the 7 Inst, one of them is the Ship Jenny Capt Forster who left London late in October, he has very unfortunately thrown all his papers overboard, is not yet arrived at Camp, If he does, before I close this, I will let you know what Information I get from him, his Vessell is...
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The Two french Gentlemen, who will appear before you with this, brought recommendations to me from Governor Cooke of Providence, their names are, Messieurs Pennet & Depliarne.
They propose a plan for supplying this Continent with Arms & Ammunition, which appears to me very eligible, as I am not acquainted with the extent of Schemes already formed by Congress for the attainment of these...
Date: 14 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Sir I received your favour of the 2 Instant with the several Resolves of Congress therein Inclosed ー The Resolves relative to Captures made by Continental armed vessells only want a Court Established for Trial to make them complete ー This I hope will be soon done, as I have taken the Liberty to urge it often to Congress.
I am somewhat at a Loss to know whether I am to raise the Two...
Date: 14 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Sir Since my last to you I have received no Accounts from Canada.
I learn that the recruiting Parties I have sent out, meet with little Success. The Troops at Fort George & Tconderoga have only seventeen Days more to serve, & I fear they will come away, as soon as their Time of Service is expired.
All the Prisoners are not yet arrived here. The Moment they come in, I shall send them to...
Date: 14 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Observations of this day.
Last evening eight men came in a boat from Boston to our guard at the ferry, six of them captains of vessels. They brought the following account.
Yesterday one large mortar was carried over to Bunker hill, the troops filling water, carrying it on board the transports ー provisions scarce; not more than sufficient for six weeks ー one regiment of foot and three companies of...
Date: 16 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Sir Captain Manly of the Lee armed Schooner took & sent into Beverly the sloop Betsey, A. Atkinson master, she is an armed vessell, dispatchd by Lord Dunmore with Indian Com, Potatoes & Oats for the Army in Boston ー the paquetts of Letters found on board I have the honor to send you with this, by Captain James Chambers, they being of so much importance that I do not think, it...
Date: 18 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
This Letter will be handed to you by Messrs Penet & Pliame, who arrived here about Ten Days ago from Cape Francois in a Vessel sent by this Colony for Powder. They were well recommended to us, and I gave them a Letter to General Washington, who hath prevailed upon them to lay their Proposals before the Congress. I hope their Visit to North America will be an Introduction to such Measures as...
Date: 18 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
In Consequence of the New Orders published by Capt Parker of the Phoenix, Since his Arrival at N York, all Vessels coming from foreign Countries to that port, receive on the Coast, orders to Come into this province, and if possible to this place; Several are already arrived in Princes Bay, and in the Sound between this and Amboy, some of the Owners of them being apprehensive that the Men of War...
Date: 19 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I do myself the Honour to enclose you a Return of the Military Stores that were at Ticonderoga Landing and Crown point on the 2d Instant ー The Cannon Mortars and other Stores sent for by General Washington are happily arrived at Fort George, from whence they will be moved to the place of their Destination as soon as we are favoured with the Fall of Snow, and that the Ice in the River will be...
Date: 21 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Sir I had the honour to address myself to you the 19 Instant, since which I have received undoubted Information, that the genuine instructions given to Conolly, have not reached your hands, that they are very artfully concealed in the tree of his saddle & covered with Canvas so nicely, that they are scarcely discerned, that those which were found upon him, are Intended to deceive if he should...
Date: 25 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Sir I do Myself the Honor to in close You an Extract of a Letter which I Yesterday had the Pleasure to receive from General Montgomery. It has relieved me from a most distressing Anxiety occasioned by a Report which prevailed here, that General Montgomery was killed, Colo: Arnold taken Prisoner & our Army totally defeated. I find that this Lye was Contrived by some here Inimical to Us, &...
Date: 26 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Captain Freeman, arrived this day at Camp from Canada, he Left Quebec the 24th ultmo in Consequence of General Carleton's proclamation, which I have the honor to send you herewith ー he saw Col Arnold the 26th ー and says that he was joind at Point au Tremble by General Montgomery the 1st instant that they were about 2000 Strong & were makeing every preparation for attacking Quebec, that...
Date: 31 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
This moment an Express arrived from General Wooster, Copy of his letter, with Copy of a Letter from General Montgomery to him I now Inclose you. ー
I cannot procure any Gold or Silver here to send to Canada I am afraid It is not to be had at Philadelphia as a Considerable time has Already Elapsed Since Congress gave me reason to hope that a Supply would be Sent. ー
I cannot Sir help repeatfng my...
Date: 31 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
In Committee of Safety for the Colony of New York,
appointed by the Provincial Congress to act in their recess ー
Sir,
New York January 3d 1776.
As it is an object of great Moment with us as well as the continental Congress to have the Important pass on Hudsons River properly secured & fortified, we think it our Duty to furnish them with all possible Information on the Subject. For this...
Date: 3 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Since my last of the 31st Ult., I have been honoured with your favour of the 22d Inclosing sundry resolves, which shall, in matters they respect, be made the rule of my conduct.
The resolution relative to the Troops in Boston, 2 I beg the favour of you Sir, to assure Congress, shall be attempted to be put in execution, the first moment I see a probability of success, and in such a way...
Date: 4 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Inclosed I send you the Deposition of a certain Capt John Horn of Providence in Rhode Island who arrived here this day. By said Deposition it appears, That there is the greatest Reason to believe the Ships of War have fired upon & destroyed the Town of Norfolk in Virginia. I thought it a matter of so much Importance that the Congress should have the earliest Advice of this important...
Date: 5 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Several Vessels being nearly ready to sail for the foreign West Indies agreeable to the Resolutions of Congress, on the Account of this Province, our Convention sent two Gentlemen Express to Williamsburg and Hampton, to gain Intelligence of the Situation of Affairs in Virginia; they have just returned, and the inclosed Copies will inform of the Strength of Lord Dunmore and his present Situation...
Date: 5 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Sir I take the Liberty to enclose You an Extract of a Letter from General [Richard] Montgomery to me of the 18 Ult; I fear his next will announce the disagreeable Account of his having been obliged to raise the Siege, as soon after the Date of his Letter the Weather became most intensely cold in Canada. Congress will perceive by the first Part of the second Paragraph of his Letter that he...
Date: 10 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
every Account I have out of Boston confirms the embarkation of troops mentiond in my Last, which, from the Season of the year and other Circumstances must be destined for some expedition to the Southward of this ー I have therefore thought it prudent to Send Major General [Charles] Lee to New york, I have given him Letters reccomendatory to Governor [Jonathan] Trumbull, & to the Committee of...
Date: 11 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3