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It [is] with the deepest Concern that We find Mr [John] Browne, that devoted Friend to the Cause of America, betrayed into the Hands of our common Enemies & every Measure for his Release that can be pursued by us shall most earnestly be adopted
We have ordered Samuel Murray son of the Mandamus Counceller & such officers of General [Thomas] Gages Army as are prisoners of War & not...
Date: 28 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
. . . we have three men of War and one packet that are constantly aRobing and plundering allmost all the Vessels that comes in Especially those that belong to providence none Escape that they can get in their power and they have So Strong a party in their favour in the town of Newport that nothing can be said or done in the coloney but they have immediate intelligence of it our [Governor Joseph]...
Date: 18 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Capt. [James] Wallace in One of his mad Fits last Week drew up all Three of the Men of War before the Town of Newport and swore with the most bitter Imprecations that he would burn it. He fired several Guns over the Town which put the People, the Tories as well as the Whigs, into the most terrible Consternation. I heard that Two Women have since lost their Lives in Consequence of the Fright.
Date: 25 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
By a Letter from General Washington I was informed that Three Ships of War and Nine Transports sailed from Boston the beginning of last Week. As the Enemy are greatly distressed for Want of fresh Provisions I conjectured this Fleet was designed to supply them; and immediately sent a Quantity of Powder, Ball and Flints to Block Island to enable the Inhabitants to defend themselves, and gave them...
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I receiv'd your kind Letter of the 31st May & observe the Contents and as for the Southern Colonies being Uneasy it is no more than from the Circumstances of things I before apprehended ー but it was not nor is in my power to prevent it ー but if they think I am partial in favour of the Northern Colonies they are greatly mistaken.
When I went to the Southward I intended to go from New...
Date: 8 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
We have already Two Privateers out from this Place and one from Greenwich. Three more are now fitting from this Town and will soon sail. Capt [Samuel] Chace brought with him Four 4 Pounders, Six 3 Pounders, and Eight Swivels which are greatly wanted here for privateers. I have written to the General to permit us to take them for that Use at the full Value in Case they can be spared, 2...
Date: 16 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
1776
Dolls
Feby
3
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pd him P. Draft from the Marine Committee
60,000
10
pd Do P. Do
20,000
Mar.
11
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pd Do P. Do
9,000
20
pd Do P. Do
8,000
Apl
24
pd Do P. Do
11,500
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28
pd Do P. Do
40,000
148,500
The Credit given by the Naval Committee at Providence for Money they recd.
127,550
Remains in the Hands of Mr Hopkins or still...
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I have just received a Letter by Express from Mr President Hancock with Orders to dispatch our armed Vessels to intercept Two Brig's from England to Quebec. Our large Vessel is upon a Voyage to Bermuda and the small One is unfit for the Service. I have given Information of this to Genl Washington & Gov. Trumbull that they may not make any Reliance upon our assisting in this important...
Date: 10 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
As I had determined to take the Liberty to give you My Crude thats on some Matters by Genl [Esek] Hopkins, whose dispatch in geting Away gave Me No Time2 ー I now Imbrace the same by Capt Whipple3 ー The Importance of an Open & free Communication from all the United Colonys to the Grand Continental Army by water thro' this Colony, tho' of but a Short duration would be of...
Date: 21 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
We have now in the Harbor of Newport the Rose the Swan and the Glasgow with a Bomb-Brig2 and Six Tenders, and a large Scow as a Transport.
Capt. Whipple who sailed last Night for Philadelphia took a Schooner of 30 Tons from Boston in Ballast addressed to G. [George] Rome for fresh Provisions.3 Capt. [David] Arnold who came Passenger in her informs me that, when he left...
Date: 27 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
We have taken on Shore in Newport Lieut Stanhope Commander of one of the armed Schooners. He himself is much upon the Reserve; but by the best Accounts he is Nephew to the Dutchess of Chandois [Chandos] and a very near Relation of Earl [of] Stanhope. He is at present confined in One of the best Rooms in our Gaol under a Guard. I should think it best for the Congress to erect a suitable Place in...
Date: 4 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I recd yours In behalf of the Comte of Naval Affairs of the 9th Inst wch Came to hand by Capt Munrow 21st I emediately laid the same before Govr Cooke & Mr Secry [Henry] Ward, who was Zealious for getg the Men & would have got the Govrs Co[uncil] together & asked Money from the Treasry to paid the Expence & Necs[r]y Advance, Had not we tho't it best to be Advanced by Private...
Date: 25 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I wrote you 25th Inst to wch Refer ー Capt Nichs Power who went to Newport a 2nd Time to Enlist seamen as Mention in My last return'd last evening, after the Most Disagreeble perplexing Jobb in the very Seveer Wheather of last Week has bro't to this Town sixty four Seamen, Affected thro' his Grait Zeal And Indefaticable Industory I just now left him paying of[f] & Setling with the Seamen Sixty...
Date: 2 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3