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I recd thy Letter of the 7th at portsmouth the 8th. Inst with Much Concern on thy Acct apprehendg the Measure of Sueing at this time would increas instead of Lessening thy Difficulties for the same Disposition that could Suspect thy purchasing flour on purpose to carry to Boston could evade the force of Such a Suit and even tum it against thee and thy friend at Newport that so kindly assisted in...
Date: 16 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
...We hope to Launch our Frigate to Morrow or next day, the Ways are almost Compleated, Cables & Anchors going on board, the small one at Newbury getting in her upper deck the large one has not her lower deck beams in as yet ー2 I find by my Letters from Phila: that there's an Order on you & your Brother for one hundred Bolts Canvas, which you'll please to forward by Land with...
Date: 20 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Your favo'r p post I've receiv'd and shall take Care, as soon as your Sloop arrives from Mount Desert, to give Captain Jacobs every assistance in my power, more especially as you intend fitting her out for a privateer, shall take care to give the Letter to Captain Jacobs which you inclos'd for him. ー my services this way none would be more ready to serve then Your [&c.]
Date: 1 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I have bought the Brigg of Mr Corey and am to pay Eighteen hundred Dollars in Contenentle or Rhode island money and I tarrey hear to git the Brigg Redey to Bring to Providance and Shall be glad you will Send the money by Capt Northam, as they dont Cear to go after It for It is a Matterof indifferanc with them weather thay Sell or not Shee is a fine Vessel fit for the Perpos and as well Bult as...
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
We have Recd the honor of your first letter of the 23d April By Capt [Gideon] Crawford, who arrived at Nantes In the Ship happy Return,2 we have made the Best Returns we Could of his Cargo. However we have not Sold to such advantage as we could have wish'd, but we hope nevertheless you will find your account in it, & that you will be Entirely Satisfied with Merchadize we Send you...
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Above is Copy of our last,2 since which have not had the Pleasure of hearing from you, this now Serves to Inform you that we this day dispatched your Schooner Sally Capt [Samuel] Avery, and by whom You will receive the Invoice & Sales of her Cargo, we are extreemly mortified that the duty on Oils are So grait, and which we where Oblig'd to pay on those recd by your two Vessels...
Date: 28 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
This informs You of the arrival of the prize Brigt Countess of Eglinton, from Glasgow bound to Antigua, her cargo amounting Pr Invoice to 4582.17 ..6 Sterlg mostly in Check Linnens, Thread Hose Shoes &c also 200 Firkins Butter &c 160 Bbls Bread &c &c The Brigantine of about 160 Tons is full She was taken by Capt Wm Dennis in the privateer Sloop America. Your Privateer Retaliation...
Date: 31 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Since writing the above 2 have heard the disagreeable news of an American Vessell being taken a going out of Bordeaux River, by an English frigate, who was laying in wait for her, One reports she is worth about Twenty thousand pounds Sterling, being loaded with Dry Goods, It is thought by most people here that information was given of her by some of our ennemies who knew the particular...
Date: 3 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Mrs Mary Briggs, & her attendant Miss Peggy Brown who on the 25th Day of September last on their passage from Jamaica to London in the Bark Ship Lowther were captured by the Continental Brig of War the Cabot, & sent into this Port, are now very desirous of getting from hence to New Port, in order to proceed from thence home to England. ー I therefore request that you will please to lay the...
Date: 24 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
We have proposed that the small sloop Fly belonging to Clarke and Nightingale is now going immediately to Providence shall return hither again directly and bring as many able seamen as she can carry ー If her owners shall agree to this plan to Whom we have wrote for this purpose we shall be greatly obliged to you to use your utmost influence for the procuring of such seamen, it being slowly that...
Date: 9 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
As the Plan for a Powder voyage in wch you was to be deeply Consem'd, faild ー doubtless you would be glad to know the Reasons &C ー Mr Forster return'd on Monday Evg [December 4] his Capt, Stevens, detain'd in Order to Make preperation & Expected the Next day, but did not Make his Appearance till Wednesday eveg when All those first Consern'd wth Capt Power in Lew of Jo. B. who was gone to...
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Your favr of the 2d Inst is now before me; I have not had the Pleasure of seeing Capt Allen, but the business upon which he came has been laid before the Board, & they find themselves vested with no power to commissionate any Vessels, but only Such as are owned within this Colony. I believe that every one of the Council, wou'd rejoice in meeting your wish, could they do it with propriety: I...
Date: 5 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3