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Having been informed by a vessel that arrived here yesterday, that his Majesty's Troops in Garrison at St Augustine, as well as the inhabitants, are in Great want of Provisions; I have therefore lost no time in dispatching my Tender, commanded by Mr [Richard] Whitworth, with a Small Supply of Bread and Flour to you, and every thing besides that could be spared from the numerous Fleet we have here...
Date: 9 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
To His Excellency Patrick Tonyn Esqr Captain General Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the Province of East Florida Chancellor, Vice Admiral and Ordinary of the Same.
The Memorial and humble Petition of the several Persons whose Names are hereunto subscrib'd late ー Inhabitants of the Provinces of South Carolina and Georgia, but now. residing in the said province of East Florida....
Date: 20 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
"Extract of a Letter from the Rt Honble The Earl of Dunmore, dated Virginia 31st July 1776. On board the Ship, Dunmore, Potomack River."
I have also sent You a Number of prisoners onboard the Otter, thathave fallen into my Hands from Time to Time which I find absolutely impossible to keep any longer here, I have therefore to request, You will putthem in some place of Security, 'till an Exchange...
Date: 31 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir, An express is just arrived from Mr [John] Martin with an account that a Schooner with 40 men a large flat and another Vessel force not known are now on their way to take [Lieutenant William] Grant plunder this place and do what mischief they can, the whole number of men between 240 and 300.2 I have sent intelligence to Captain Graham, Mr Grant thinks proper to go off directly when...
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir I had the honour to write you yesterday, inclosing the intelligence from Mr [John] Martin which I am sorry to Acquaint you is too true. ー The Moment I received it I sent for [Stephen] Egan and desired him to take such measures as he thought best to Secure Lady Egmont's Property. As I proposed going off the Barr; At the same time sent an express to Captain Graham Unmoor'd, Weighed, and dropt...
Date: 7 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir I've just time to acquaint you that this morning Osborne fell in with a sailing Boat belonging to the St John Schooner, by which find she and the Troops have quitted their Station, this gives me much concern, having flattered myself, should have had it in my power to have given you a very good account of your troublesome rebellious Neighbours, but this precipitate retreat has dash'd my most...
Date: 9 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
(Sir) I have the honour to inform your Excellency that on Thursday the first day of August last an Armament by Land & Sea being fitted out from the Town of Sunbury in the Province of Georgia. Consisting of a large flat on which was Mounted One Twelve pounder & Six Swivels with two Small Schooners Attendants and about One hundred and Eighty Men, destined for the River St Marys, with...
Date: 9 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I this minute received your letter to Andrew Turnbul: This Information is very alarming especially with regard to Doctor Turnbul's people, a great many of whom woud certainly Join them [the Americans]; And the Plantations have neither arms nor ammunition, either to defend themselves or to endeavour to prevent their landing at Smyrneaー
They can only come in with boats as our Barr has not water...
Date: 1 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I have received your Dispatches from No 20 to 32, one marked Private No 3 & one dated 24th Deer without any Number, & have laid them before The King.
The Abandonment of the Enterprize formed by the Rebels against St Augustine renders it unnecessary for me now to make any particular Observations upon the very proper Measures you took to repel their intended Attack, & of which your...
Date: 2 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Sir, I did myself the honor to write to your Excellency by Colo. Kirkland some time ago; and at the same time sent all the packets that came by the two preceding Mails. I now convey to your Excellency those brought by Pond, & am at the same time to beg a thousand pardons for the liberty I took in opening your News papers, as by some neglect Lord Williams2 were not sent and in our...
Date: 15 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
May it please your Excellency
Whereas it has been your Excellency's pleasure, by your orders of the 8th & 24th Ult., to detain the Brig Diligence (employ'd as a Packet in his Majesty's Service & under my Command) from the 8th of Decr 1775 'till the 14th January 1776. I must beg leave again to represent to your Excellency, that these Packets are hir'd by Government for the...
Date: 14 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Sickness and unavoidable Accidents has prevented my sending my Sloop to Florida untill now, and I have known of but one opportunity to St Augustine since my arrival in Georgia, and it too late, for me to testify the high Sense I have of the favour You conferred upon me by the loan of the Gun Powder. With it I am enabled to begin my Trade with the Indians, without it I must have dropt a Trade in...
Date: 18 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I am just arrived from Savannah and fully intended waiting upon your Excellency with the utmost Dispatch, but Matters of the last consequence to my little Settlement lays me under an absolute necessity of being here a few Days.
The Governor and Council of Georgia have been under Arrest (by orders of the present Rulers of the Province) these five Weeks past and I had it in charge from the Governor...
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
A Vessell of War, belonging to this State, lately after a short Engagement took and brought into Port, the Armed Brigantine Judith Alvara Lofthouse Master bound from London to St Augustine. She had on board Passengers, who write to you and their Friends by this Conveyance. I should have suffered them to proceed immediately to the place of their destination, had I not been informed, that you...
Date: 5 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Captain Fanshawe1 having thought proper to order the Galatea under my Command to remain upon this Coast, to act in consort with the Hinchinbrook and Rebecca, in order to prevent the Rebel force from advancing by the inland navigation towards St. Augustine.
On consulting Lieutenant Ellis,2 and Mowbray3 I find the Galatea cannot be got into St....
Date: 6 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I wrote the 6th. off St. Marys1 to inform your Excellency Captain Fanshawe2 had ordered the Galatea to remain upon this Coast in order to prevent an Armed Force said to be advancing by the inland Navigation to the Southward.
That she might be of effectual Service from the intelligence I could collect, Frederica appeared to be the place where she might...
Date: 17 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11