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I beg leave to lay before you that Mr Samuel Thompson of Brunswick one of the Delegates of your Congress has attended by about Forty or upwards of His Minute Men &c Armed, restrained me from following my lawful Occupation, and has detained me here, and compelled a Bond to be given the 4th instant with two Securities for me in the penal Sum of £2,000. lawful money payable to you or the Heads...
Date: 10 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
To the Honorable Council & House of Representatives of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay assembled at Watertown the 19th Day of July A D 1775.
The Petition of Benjn Foster & Jeremiah Obrian in behalf of the Inhabitants of Machias
Humbly Sheweth. that whereas your Petitioners have been at Great Expence in fixing a Privateer for the Defence of the Place, and its Situation is Such that it...
Date: 19 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
To the Honorable Council & House of Representatives Assembled at Watertown, the 19th of July AD 1775
The Petition of the Subscribers in Behalf of the Inhabitants of Machias in the County of Lincoln and Province of Massachusetts Bayー
Humbly Sheweth, that your Petitioners in the Present unhappy Times, have been at Great Expence in guarding the Coast at Machias, by Which means the inhabitants...
Date: 19 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
To your Hounours the Counsel and house of Representives for the provance of the Masschutes Bay in New ingland
Gentlemen. We of the Committee of the Town of Bristol in the County of Lincoln have taken into Care the Sloop Sally belonging to Mrss Isaac and John Winslows of Boston Comanded by Andrew Johnston the afore said sloop is Now halled up and secured by us at a place Called Meduncook those...
Date: 30 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I have considered the Application made me yesterday from the General Court, with all the attention due to the Situation of the People, in whose behalf it is made, and the Respect due to such a Recommendation. Upon referring to my Instructions and Consulting with those Members of Congress who are Present, as well as the General Officers, they all agree that it would not be consistent with my Duty...
Date: 31 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
To the Honourable the Great and General Court, assembled at Watertown:
The Memorial of the Officers of the Eastern Regiment of Militia, in the County of Lincoln, in Council met at Booth-Bay, August 2, 1775, humbly sheweth:
That in the night between the 20th and 21st of July ultimo, the Colonel of said Regiment received information by express that a Frigate, with four Transport Ships and three...
Date: 2 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I have considered the Papers you left with me Yesterday; those of them which relate to [Ichabod] Jones shew him to be a malignant & inveterate Enemy to his Country and I trust he will meet with his Deserts; but I have such various & important Matters requiring my constant Attention that I must beg Leave to refer him and all others under Similar Circumstances to the Authority of the...
Date: 11 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
To the Honourable the Council and House of Representatives for the Province of Massachusetts-Bay, now sitting at Watertown.
The Committee of Inspection and Correspondence for the Town of Falmouth humbly sheweth: That on information that the brig Sally, from the West Indies, laden with Sugar and Molasses, commanded by Captain Edward Grisbym and owned by Mr. Joseph Sherburne, suspected to be for...
Date: 11 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1