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It is truly affecting to behold the Distresses of the People here under an Apprehension that they are shortly to be visited by Lord Dunmore. From Reports formerly they have had much Uneasiness, but that Uneasiness is much increased by hearing that Colo Chew had sent Express to your Board informing that a Number of Ships and other Vessels were at the Mouth of Patuxent. If Dunmore has any Design on...
Date: 16 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
When Capt Kelly was down my Sloop lay at Such a Distance that we could not go to her as they ware in Such a hurrey but I Promised to Send up her Dementions he heard her Carector of being the fastest Saylor in this place ー her standing Riging in Good order Sales & Runing Riging Very Indiferent ー 46 feet Long on Deck. 14½ feet Beem 6 foot Hole ー I Consider her Sales & Riging as not her...
Date: 16 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
...The Resolution of the Convention in ordering our regular Troops to march to the Assistance of New York & the Jerseys must have been precipitate & inconsiderate or I think they woud not have done it. Our Province is left thereby exceedly weak & defenceless more especially as so large a Body of our Militia is soon also to march to the Northward & will carry with them most [ of]...
Date: 18 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5