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Gentlemen ー one Captain Davis from the Southward came to Inform of a large Number of Whaling Boats now at Falmouth in the County of Barnstable and Nantucket that are Halled up which may be easily got here if wanted. The people that Way are afraid they will be taken from them by the Tenders the Messenger could not wait on you but desired I would inform you relative to this Matter any Orders...
Date: 1 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir a master of a vesel that Came out of Boston Saturday Night in order to Take Charge of a vesel at Soneington in Coniticut Loaded with Malases to Purseed to New York as he Saith his aquaintances in the Country Inform that he has bin a Suspected Person & I Think it my Duty to forward him to your Exelencye for your Exemiation I am Sir [&c.]
Date: 10 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
...The invalids who have got in I shall leave here with the other troops for a few days, where Mr. [John] Bonfield tells me he can provide for them. I shall repair immediately to the Sorel, and advise with the principal officers there; if the boats and gondolas are in readiness, it will be my opinion to return with the utmost expedition to Deschambault, a post I am, for many substantial reasons,...
Date: 15 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I Sent a Boat Thursday Evening with Sum Butter Beaf Tongues & Two Barrils of Ruset apples which I hope is Got to you by this you will Examin the Butter to the Botom & if it not to your Likeing it is best to Send it Back & I shall Return it the Beaf will want Pickel you will Doe with [it] as you Think best there is 2 Bushels of Pairs for Bakeing & fit for no other use if there...
Date: 3 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I have Just opertunety to write you a Line by young Bartlett a Soldur & Send you the Paper of yasterday: it Contains no matter of News Tho I have to Inform you of one Thing that is agreeabl[e] viz one Capt Manly of a Privateer out of Marblehead has brought in to Capeann a Fine Large Ship from Ingland Laden with warlike Stores of all Kind Except Powder a very valeable Pri[z]e Indeed2...
Date: 1 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2