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Your Application to me by Messrs [Samuel] Dyre, [John] Jepson, and [John] Malbone engaged my utmost Attention; and I embraced the Opportunity of taking the Advice of a Committee of the Honble the Continental Congress, now sitting here, upon the important subject of it. They unanimously gave their Opinion that the Inhabitants of Newport should supply the Ships of War with Beer and fresh Provisions...
Date: 21 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I received a copy of a letter, signed by James Wallace, commander of his Majesty's Ship Rose, together with your approbation of the contents: In answer to which, I am to let you know, that I will permit you to supply the ministerial navy now in your harbour with fresh provisions, &c. provided the quantity be ascertained, and is no more than what is sufficient, or has been heretofore been made...
Date: 15 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Gentlemen, I received yours this day, wherein you request the word unexamined may be left out of my proposals, which I now give you leave to do; but think it would be more for your interest to let it remain. I am, [&c.]
Date: 16 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I have received a copy of your letter to Capt. Wallace, and his to you, bearing date the 16th inst, and also your request of this date, that the said Wallace may have delivered him seventeen barrels of pork, and five ditto [barrels] of calivance, now in the store of Mr. Christopher Champlin.
You have my permission, under the care and direction of Samuel Dyre Esq; to deliver to Capt. Wallace the...
Date: 17 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Gentlemen ー I understand you are upon a Negociation with Capt [James] Wallace in Consequence of an Act of the General Assembly and that a Committee appointed by you for that Purpose hath been on Board and laid the Act relative thereto before him. ー Your Committee informs me that Capt Wallace hath sent You a Letter by them, the Contents of which I am entirely ignorant of, and would be...
Date: 22 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Gentlemen Yesterday I received the Copy of Capt Wallace's Letter to you of the 21st Inst. by which I perceive he refuses making any Treaty with any part of the Colony, while in Arms against their Sovereign (Newport only excepted) which he believes is not so: Nevertheless considering the present defenceless Situation of the Town of Newport, shall permit said Town to supply Capt Wallace, with two...
Date: 23 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Yours of Yesterday, this Day I've received, acknowledging the Receipt of my Letter of the 23d Inst., by which I perceive you have some Objections against the Restrictions contained in my Letter. First You Pretend to be at a Loss who shall provide the Beef & Beer for Capt Wallace, which I thought must be plainly understood before; but if not, I now tell You, Mr George Irish is the Person who I...
Date: 24 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Yesterday, from undouted authority, I was made fully acquainted with the Distressed situation of the Town of Newport, from which Consideration am Induced to permit the Ferry, wood & Markett Boats or any other Vessell with Provision or Fuel for the Town of Newport, to Pass & repass as usual, on Conditions that the Town Council of the Town of Newport obtains sufficient Assurances from Capn...
Date: 31 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3