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I came into this place through Roxbury last evening & find great numbers of troops or rather armed men in much more confusion than I expected, but perhaps with as little as possible in this disordered state of the Massachusetts; most of the soldiers here are inhabitants of this Province who are now enlisting in a regular manner ー General [Artemus] Ward is at Roxbury ー Genl [Israel] Putnam is...
Date: 27 April 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Dear Sir An Insurance Office is lately opened at Philadelphia, I have sent to know the Price of Premiums to the West Indies ー Col: [Joseph] Trumbull, Col: [Thomas] Mifflin & Lady are going down this Day ー It is said Congress have taken off all Restraints on the Prices of Goods that by their consequent Rise, Adventurers here & abroad may be induced to bring us Supplies upon which I am...
Date: 11 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
ーa French Vessell with about 12 Tons of Powder & 500 Stand of Arms coming into this Port has fallen into the Hands of our Enemies at the Hook throu' the Indiscretion of the Captain ー
a Vessell with Dutch Goods such as Linnens &C is just arrived & the Cargo all sold to one Retailer ー European Goods appear to me to be plentier in the City than when I first came here, it is expected they...
Date: 22 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
...by an Intelligent Fellow belonging to Boston lately deserted from the Rose Frigate up the North River we learn that the Rose recieved Six 12 pound shot from our Batteries as she passed them which took off the Thigh of one Man & Leg of two others besides doing considerable Damage to the Ship what Damage the Ph[o]enix sustained he could not learn ー there Design in going up was to destroy the...
Date: 27 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Yesterday a Frigate from N York passed throu' Hell-gate and went up Sound out of Sight we fear her Intention is to interrupt our Navigation another Frigate came throu' soon after and turned up into the Mouth of the River before Haerlem we apprehend an Attack from the Enemy very soon...
Date: 1 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
We have no News of importance save the Loss of the Navigation of the North River by Means of the Ships which went up last Wednesday 14 Miles above us. it will make more Work for Land Carriers. we shall be disobliged for Want of Boards &c.
Date: 12 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
This Moment hear that a Brig from Quebeck loaded with Stock on Deck and supposed Flour in the Hole has fallen into the Hands of our Country Men at Cape Ann and another from New Providence with Turtle & Fruit is taken at Marblehead3 they were both bound for Boston and it is said were drove by the Violence of the Wind so near the above mentioned Places as to fall a Prey into our...
Date: 28 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
A Ship of 28 Guns arrived this Morning others of the same Size or near it have lately Come in probably they are to keep this Station the Winter and the larger Ships to go Home. Six Sailors deserted the Scarborough last Night they say there are only Eighteen Hands on board her besides pressed Men
Date: 3 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
a Deseter came to our Guards last Night, a Corporal, and a sensible Fellow ー says 200 Marines & two light Companies are embarked on Board some Transports & orders were expected to have all the Grenadiers join them supposed to be destined fo Virginia ー that there has been no Arrivals since the Chatham which brought Admiral Shuldham ー says General Howe was very angry at the Conduct of his...
Date: 10 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Hond Sir Your Letters of 16th 21st & two of the 24th are to Hand ー Our Privateers took, the last Week, four Prizes, two carried into Salem & two into Plymouth, the first two mentioned, were in plain Sight of the Shipping at Nantasket, the Sailors said the Yankees would come next & carry away the Admirals Ship ー the Ships carryed to Salem we hear are loaded with Coal & Potatoes...
Date: 28 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I wish you to give your Influence to Capt Clark to enable him to collect all the Whale Boats in the State & bring them to this Place where they may be together under Guard & put into Repair — If an Order from Governor Trumbull is necessary for this Purpose I will procure it — I would be glad that Capt Clark might bring the Mifflin2 to this Place since the Return of Genl Howe to...
Date: 24 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9