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I recd your Honors Letter by Mr Fry and in Compliance with your request have deliverd him the Arms & Military Stores mentioned at foot — I flatter myself that my Conduct in this Matter will be approved of by the Congress as the Publick Safety I am confident requirred it — I hope a Speedy removal of your disagreable Neighbours — should the residue of the Stores be wanted I will exert myself to...
Date: 14 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
That his Sloop Polly whereof Lemuel Jenkins is Master now lying in Dartmouth aforesaid is bound on a Voyage to South Carolina with forty Hogsheads of Rum and five Hogsheads of Sugar, and to return back with Rice and other Merchandize; And as a general Embargo is laid on Vessells they cannot Sail without leave from your Honors. Therefore
Your petitioner Humbly prays your Honors would be pleased to...
Date: 20 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Since I had the pleasure of seeing you in Boston the Glass Ware that I spoke of has most all been dispos'd of however I will endeavour to procure for you two pair of Decanters or more, some Wine Glasses & Tumblers When Mr [Edward] Southouse comes here I shall speak to him about the Hand Organ & if you will let me know what price you would give for it, I will engage it for you it seems...
Date: 19 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
In reply to your favour of the 10th Instant, I am now to inform you, that I have heard that there was a Sum of Money, on board the Mellish but as that Report appeared to me, to be very improbable, and to have no other foundation than the Wishes of the People, and is what has been said of almost every Vessall, that has been captured, I took no other Notice of it then to ask, whither the Money...
Date: 21 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I have now to reply to your Favour of the 9th Instant which inclos'd me a list of the Persons concern'd in the Capture of the Ship Alexander — which being certified only ,by the Clerk — I have returnd with the list of the Ship Alfreds Company to Capt John Bradford for you to affix your Signature — I was the more induced to this as I observe that you have put down James Grennell as a Boy — when...
Date: 23 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I have the pleasure at last of being able to inform you that We have got a Mast into the Sloop Providence — & am in hopes that we shall get her to Sea the Next Week without troubling you further than in procuring for her the Drugs &c agreable to the Memorandum that I have delivered Mr Vesey2 which was made out at my request by the Physicians of this place who examin'd the...
Date: 12 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Your Favour of the 3d Instant1 was deliverd me by Mr. Trivett2—Capt. Rathburn3 has not yet got here—as soon as he arrives, I shall apply to him to know what may be wanted for the intended Cruize—& shall apply to your Honl. Board for those Articles, which cannot be procur'd here
It would have given me real pleasure to...
Date: 10 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Your Favour of the 10th. Instt. was handed mejust now by Capt. Bass.1 I shall do all in my Power to procure a Master & hands for the Loyalty—but fear that it will be without Effect: as every Master in our Neighbourhood is engaged—I shall write to Mr Bourroughs2—who Capt. Bass tells me you mentiond as being likely to...
Date: 12 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11