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A Certain Captain Coffin being suspected of taking on board his Vessell Provisions for the Army and Navy at Boston, tho' consigned to persons in Rhode Island, We have thought proper to delay his Voyage until we have the Sentiments of the General Congress on the Subject, Our reason of Suspicion is this, that it hath been intimated to us that Messrs Lopez and Roam2 to whom great part of...
Date: 10 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Colo. [James] Clinton and Mr. [Christopher] Tappen, a committee for that purpose, reported a draft of a letter to the New-York Delegates, which was read and approved, and is in the words following, to wit:
In Provincial Congress, New York, June 13th, 1775.
Gentlemen: In consequence of one of your Resolves, we appointed a Committee to view the Post in the Highlands, whose report, with a...
Date: 13 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Capt Thompson arrived here in a Ship from Cork last Evening, and as we understood, he had reported that several Regiments had sailed from thence to Boston and four other Regiments embark'd and embarking for New-York; the Congress desired him to attend their Board this morning to examine him upon the Subject. Upon his Attendance we took Notes of the Substance of the Intelligence he gave, and...
Date: 14 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
We are this day informed by Mr Jeffrey, Capt of the Lord Hide Packet Boat, that the Mercury Ship of War was cruising off our Coast, & is now at Sandy Hook to order the Transports from Ireland with Troops destined to this City to proceed immediately for Boston; and did on Tuesday last [June 13] about thirty Leagues to the South East of Sandy-Hook deliver those Orders to the Old Spry Man of War...
Date: 17 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Gentlemen. Sensible of the great Importance of the Posts in the highlands, We have lately directed an enquiry into their Situation which will appear from the inclosed Return to be far from such as we could wish.
The Necessity General Washington has of all the Troops that compose his Army at New York, prevented his sparing to those Fortresses sufficient Garrisons or the necessary Stores ー What may...
Date: 9 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
On the subject of the resolve of Congress for an exchange of Lieut. Tylee [Edward Tilley], we beg leave to inform the Congress, that a few days before the receipt of that resolve, application was made to Capt. [George] Vandeput under our direction, by a person connected with Lieut. Tylee to procure his exchange, Capt. Vandeput answered that it was not in his power to exchange him at present; that...
Date: 20 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Col. [Alexander] McDougall informed the Committee that the captain of the man of war had despatched a pilot boat with mariners and marines to the relief of the transport ship at the Hook.
The Committee are of opinion that notice thereof should be given to Lord Stirling by express.
Thereupon a draft of a letter to his lordship was read and approved of, and is in the words following, to wit:
In...
Date: 22 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3