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The Troops from Cork, destined for this City, may be hourly expected. I have the pleasure to inform you that this day in [Provincial] Congress it was moved that yourself and Troops be requested to encamp within five miles of this City. The motion was put off until tomorrow, at the intercession of the members for three Counties, and you may be assured it will be carried by a great majority. I am,...
Date: 14 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I am now to inform you that there is a 20 gun ship and two tenders in the Sound. They have begun their work, that is, to intercept the trade of our vessels. Yesterday they run a vessel ashore off Seabrook, which had duck, &c. on board, but [this] was hove overboard before the Barges boarded her. She is now south from this harbor. Capt. Trobrige told me that a man of character and truth told...
Date: 10 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Humbly Shew Isaac Sears & Paschal N. Smith both of Boston m the County of Suffolk Merchants —
That your Petitioners being Inhabitants of sd Town of Boston, & there being a scarcity of Flour, Rice & Bar Iron in sd Town, & a probability of a still greater scarcity; unless some Adventurers are found & permitted to endeavour to Import the same Articles from our Sister States: And...
Date: 27 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
That your Petitioners, with Samuel Broome & Co of the State of Connecticut, & others are Owners of the Ship called the Mars, burthen Two hundred & eighty Tons, Commanded by Thomas Truxtun, William Bull first Lieutenant, William Pinnock ー second Lieutenant, mounted with 22 Carriage Guns, & twelve Swivels, Navigated with 150 Men; ー That Your Petitioners have provided said Ship with...
Date: 24 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I have 2 bales light duck 40 muskets 14 pair of Pistels role Sheet lead 6 Coper Ladles for 9 pounders redy to Send you as soon as I Can get a teem.1 I have ingaged 40 Cables to be maid which have the promiss of them in ten days, have not yet found any flints if to be had Shall Some them,—please to inform me if Cap'n Jancy2 has the Ship3 & in what...
Date: 20 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I have now an oppertunity to send of[f] the articles purchesed for the Putnam,1 to the Care of Mr. John Perit at Norwich, I have Sent but 78 muskets, Cou'd git no more, I think 60 is plenty for the Putnam, I am Sorry it was not in my Power to procuer a harth & Copper for the Ship & the other articls Capn. Allen2 gave me a minet of, they are not...
Date: 26 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I recived your favour of the 8th. Instant the articles ⅌ Capn. Allen list1 as much of them as I Cou'd Git was Sent of[f] about ten days agoe, I hope by the time you have recived them in good order—I had the account of the Brigge Genl Washington,2 being taken before you advised me—Am Glad to hear that so Valueble a Cargo has arived in your...
Date: 18 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11