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The General Much Approves of the Vigilance & Courage of the Officers and Soldiers under the Command of Col. [Ephraim] Doolittle in the late Action at Chelsea, & has ordered 2 Barrils of Rum to be dealt out to them in equal portions for their Service.
Date: 28 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
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I have the pleasure to inform your Excellency that on the seventh Instant, Capt [Samuel] Tucker commander of the armed Schooner Hancock took two Brigs in the Bay, (within sight of the Men of War) and carried them into Lynn. One of them was from Cork, ninety tons burthen, laden with Beef, Pork, Butter, and Coal; ー the other was from the Western Islands laden with Wine and fruit, about an...
Date: 9 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I have the pleasure to inform your Excellency that the Armed Schooner Franklin, Captain [James] Mugford this day took and bro't into this Harbour a large Ship from Cork, Several other armed Schooners were in company. A Bill of Lading I have inclosed, by which you will see that she is a very valuable Prize; she carried four three pounders, and is about three hundred tons burthen. She came out the...
Date: 17 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I am to inform your Excellency that yesterday afternoon Captain Mugford in the armed Schooner Franklin, fell down in order to go out on a Cruise but got a ground near Point Shirley in the Evening. Major [John Gizzard] Frazers little armed Schooner went down at the same time with the Franklin, and anchored not far from her; about midnight a number of sail and other Boats from the Men of War...
Date: 20 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I am to inform your Excellency that Mr Bartlett the Agent at Beverly has purchased the Brigantine [Little] Hannah for the Continent, at five hundred and twenty pounds. Captain [John] Bradford of Boston having represented to me that he had an order from Robert Morris Esqr of Congress, and one of the Marine Committee, to provide a good sailing Vessel for Continental Service and that the Brigantine...
Date: 27 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Inclosed is the Invoice of the Ordnance Stores whichI have forwarded to Norwich to the Care of Capt [Benjamin] Huntington to be forwardedfrom thence by him to New york, agreeable to general Putnam's request in his letter to me of the twenty fourth of May. All those Articles were taken in the Ship Hope lately brought into this Harbor by Captain [James] Mug ford. I am Your Excellency's [&c.]
Date: 6 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Yours of the twenty eighth of May, I received last evening, and shall give immediate attention to all your Directions. I sent forward the first of last week under the care of Genl [Israel] Putnam's Son to be forwarded to New york, five hundred Barrels of powder, five hundred Carbines, and all the other articles which were wrote for. The remaining three hundred Carbines to compleat the eight...
Date: 9 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
As the Enemy are driven out of this Harbour I would submit to your Consideration, whether it might not be proper to station a large Ship in Nantasket with a broad Pendant as a Decoy to the Enemy's Vessels who may fall in not knowing the Men of War are gone. The Transport Ship lately brought into this Port I think might answer for this purpose, if the General Assembly should think proper. to adopt...
Date: 15 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I have just received information from several Privateers that eleven sail of Transports under convoy of a Frigate, are in the Bay standing in and supposed to be part, of the Scotch Fleet; the privateers are all ordered out, and I have taken measures to secure the Transports in case they should come into Nantasket Road. I am your Excellency's [&c.]
Date: 23 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Agreeable to your Directions I have forwarded all the Arms and Accoutrements fit for use that were in the Hands of the Agents, lately taken from the Scotch Prisoners.
The Agents, without my knowledge, parted with part of the Arms; part of them were taken by the Commander of a Connecticut Privateer who assisted in taking the Transports; 2 and some I am told were thrown over board by the...
Date: 11 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir ー Yesterday the armed Schooners Franklin and Hancock, commanded by Captains [John] Skimmer and [Samuel] Tucker, sent into Marblehead a Ship from Hallifax bound to New York with refugee Tories and Tory Goods on board. The Invoices which Mr [Jonathan] Glover the Agent sent me, I have inclosed. The same day Captain [William] Burk[e] in the armed Schooner Lee [sic Warren] came into Marblehead to...
Date: 29 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Yesterday I received from Mr Glover, Agent at Marblehead, a Box of broad Swords, which he lately found in the Scotch Ship Ann, that was taken some time since. Also received from Mr Bradford, Agent for Continental Prizes, the inclosed Invoice, of articles which he has in his hands. The reason he gave for delaying it so long, was, the Plaids were infested with the small pox and he thought it...
Date: 6 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Having been informed the Army were in distress for want of clothing and there being a quantity on board a Prize lately brought into this port by Captains Skimmer and Tucker, in the Service of the United States,2 I have forwarded to the Army at or near New York the several articles contained in the enclosed Invoice. I should have had them appraised before they were forwarded but found...
Date: 23 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Capt Manley took two Prizes last week & to save himself was obliged to run his Vessel a shore at North River & left her; the enemy boarded her, but Manly gave them such a heavy fire, that they were obliged to quit her, taking nothing, save one Swivel gun which gun he some time before borrowed of them.
Date: 3 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
The twenty fifth ultimo your favour of the fourth was duly received; Am glad to hear of your welfare, and the favourable Intelligence, you was pleased to give me, Respecting the Army, our Publick affairs, and other matters. Capt Hector [McNeill] — is Returned from his Cruize — Is Coldly Recd on account of his — Behaviour whilst out; which some say was the cause of M—y being taken. . . .
This...
Date: 2 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9