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Sir, Your letter of the 28th of Novr by Capt: [Joseph] Blewer being received, was immediately laid before Congress.
By my Letter of the 2d Inst., which I hope you will, in due Time receive, you will perceive, the Congress have in a great Measure prevented 2 your Wishes having written to New York, and given Orders to Genl Schuyler to supply You with, and to forward with all possible...
Date: 8 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I have the Pleasure to acquaint your Excellency that Capt Manly has brought in here a Ship from London, and a Brig from St. Eustatia I Enclose your Excellency the Papers which I forward by Mr [Stephen] Cabot Shall Secure them Untill further Orders from your Excellency 2 The Brig is Safe Arrived from Cape Ann 3 I am with Respect your Excellencys [&c.]
Date: 9 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I beg Leave to inclose your Excellency the Petition of the Committe of Corrispondence of this Town where they set fourth the sutiation of it in a Very Clear Light & Pray Your Excellency would hear and Answer the same, if you in your Great Wisdom think it Necessary.
Those Valuable Prizes brought in here are much Exposed as we have nothing to Defend them with ー Our Harbour is as safe as any can...
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
May it Please Your Exelency. The Petition of us the Subscribers Humbly Sheweth That as the Highhand of minesterael Creuelty hath brought us in to a most unnatural War with our mother Country by which means the Town of Beverly is much Exsposed to their most unnatural Savage Like Creuelty ー the Town Lying more then four miles on the Sea coast and a grate part of that way Conveiniant for Landing,...
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I acknolidge the Favour of yours of this date concerning the Ship Concords Cargo and shall forward it to Head Quts as fast as possible but the Roads being Very bad the Teamers think the Price Stipulated by Our General Court not sufficient Desire your Excellency would inform me weather you will allow them any more or not The Porter togeather with the Other Articles mentioned by your Excellency I...
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I do myself the Honour to address this Letter to you by Mr. Penet, and another French Gentleman 2 who arrived here last Night in Capt. [William] Rhodes from Cape Francois, who was despatched some Time since from this Place for Powder. Mr Penet comes extremely well recommended to our Committee for providing Powder from a Merchant of Character at the Cape. He hath Propossals to make for...
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Colonel Otis, the younger, the author of the letter to your Excellency enclosed herewith, sent the same open to me, as we were together in ordering Mr. Lovell apprehended and sent a prisoner to your Excellency. Upon reading it, I thought it would not be improper to add, that the tw.o Lovells mentioned in this delinquent's letter, owned that they told Shubael Lovell, the prisoner, they wished he...
Date: 12 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The enclosed letter was sent me by the Govemour of Rhode-Island, on the receipt of which, with the advice of the Field Officers of this regiment, I took up the writer, and, with the advise of Colonel Otis, have sent the man to your Excellency, by Lieutenant Lothrop. The two men mentioned in the letter, we talked with, but have dismissed them till further orders, as there was no proof against them...
Date: 12 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I now forward to Your Excellency by the Bearer Three Casks of Porter purchased of Capt [Robert] Hunter one Bll of Lemons of what was Remaining Sound out of the ship Concord one Box of Pickels one Keg of Sweetmeats one Box of wine Two Cases of wine one Bll of Tea & Loaf Sugar one Bll of Oranges being all the sound ones on board the Brign [Little] Hannah the Oranges being Directed to his...
Date: 14 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
May it please your Excellency
I Have in Closed the Observation of the Day.
Last Eveing Eight men Runaway in a bote from Boston, to our guard at the ferry ー arly in the moring finding thay had been with the guard. Immediately forwooded them to the Commete on the Commete Re[c]eption thay Clensed them by Smooking them and Lett them pass one of tham was Capt James Warden who was Taken, in major...
Date: 16 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Agreeable to your Orders of the 5th Inst: I have examined the harbour of Cape Cod. Give it as my Oppinion ー that Cape Cod makes a very extensive Harbour with any Winds from the West to North & N.E. & Shipping may conveniently Ride out of the Reach of Cannon altho' the whole Shore was lined with them. But the Cove, which may strictly be called the Harbour might be pretty well commanded...
Date: 16 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I returned from Ticonderoga to this place on the 15th instant & brought with me the Cannon, &c. It having taken nearly the time I conjectur'd it would to transport them here. ー It is not easy to conceive the difficulties we have had in getting them over the lake owing to the advanced Season of the Year & contrary Winds ー Three days ago it was very uncertain whether we could have...
Date: 17 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Command to Plymouth, (to fling up some works for the Defence of that Town by Genl [Artemas] Ward's Order) to Peleg Wadsworth ー Dr
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Camp at Roxbury 18th Decr 1775
Command [to] Cape Cod (to examin[e the] Harbour &c...
Date: 18 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I have your Excellency's Letter of the 17th which I have laid before the General Committee. Should the Force sailed from Boston be destined for Rhode Island, I tremble for the Consequences, as the Colony, in its present exhausted State, cannot without Assistance defend the Island...
[P.S.] Capt. Wallace hath hinted to some of his Friends that he expects a Reinforcement daily.
Date: 19 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I hereby Acknolidge the receipt of yours pr Callo Glover togeather with the Two Thousand Dollers also Sundry Letters since Concerning Giving to the Prisoners their Private Property which Orders Your Excellency may depend on Shall be Punctually Obey'd with Pleasure for it allways hes ben Very disagreable to me that any thing Should be taken from them and have done my Utmost to Prevent it but it...
Date: 20 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
In answer to your letter of the 18th inst I am to acquaint you That my command does not extend to Canada, nor having received any Accounts wherein the name of [Ethan] Allen is mentioned, I cannot give you the smallest Satisfaction upon the subject of your letter; But trusting Major General Carleton's conduct will never incur censure upon any occasion, I am to conclude in the instance of your...
Date: 21 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The Congress receive, with great satisfaction, your congratulations on the success of Capt Manly. By the enclosed resolves you will perceive their determination on the captures already made, as well as those what may be made hereafter. 2 It is expected the several colonies will erect courts of admiralty, and that the judges in those courts will regulate their decisions by the law of...
Date: 22 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The bearer Capt Samuel Jackson comes with six pr[i]soners, a Midshipman & five Sailors put by Capt [George] Talbot of the Niger Frigate on board the Brigantne Peter, which Brigtn was taken by sd Frigate about 18 days ago, near the Island of Barmudas and orderd into Boston ー This Brigantine was Retaken last Wednesday [December 20] by our people, and was bra't into this Port. ー Capt Jackson the...
Date: 23 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Sir, I should but ill deserve the generous treatment Your Excellency has been pleased to shew me had I not gratitude to acknowledge so great a favor ー I cannot ascribe any part of it to my own merit but must impute the whole to the philanthropy and humane disposition that so truly characterizes General Washington ー Be so obliging therefore to accept of the only return in my power that of my most...
Date: 24 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
May it Please your Excellency At the request of Mesrs Jacob Green & Co owners of the sloop Speedwell [James] Cory Master lately taken by Capt Broughton and sent into this Harbour we have, maturely considered the within Inclo Acco so far as its carried out and are of opinion that the Charges are reasonable and that the Losses were sustained And are further of opinion that the Captors in...
Date: 29 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3