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Gentn We are very much obliged to you for your favour of the 26th our boats for four days past have brought up information from Captn [James] Nicholson of the Defence on a cruize down the Bay, that several Men of War were at an anchor off Wind-Point [Windmill Point], above the mouth of Rhapahk, and we are glad that you have given us certain advice what vessels they are. ー
If Lord Dunmore expects...
Date: 2 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
We take the Liberty of addressing a few Lines to your honourable Body to inform you, that in order to render our Services more extensively useful to our Country & Friends; we have this day entered into a Copartriership, which we propose to carry on under the firm of Van Bibber & Harrison ー The former will reside here, the latter at St Pierre, Martinique. ー Should you find Occasion,...
Date: 14 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Your Letter of the 1st ulto I had the Honor of recieving a few days ago by way of Statia, and agreeable to your request, immediately waited on the Governor, Count Dargout, with the several interesting Resolves it contained; which I have the Happiness to inform you were recieved with politeness & Thanks, perused with pleasure, and are now on the way to the Court of France.2 I...
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Gentn We are much obliged by your Favour of the 27th Ulto and shall most cheerfully co-operate with you in every Measure, that may contribute to our mutual Defence against the Invaders of our reciprocal Rights, that may be in our Power; and shall also be happy in keeping up a constant intimate Correspondence, which our common Cause at this Time renders necessary. ー
Our Inexperience in naval...
Date: 8 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Agreeable to a resolution of the Continental Congress, we, the subscribers, by them appointed as a Comm'ee of Secrecy, do hereby authorize and impower Benjamin Harrison, of Virginia, Esquire, to load the Brigantine Fanny, Capt. ー [William Tokeley] Master, with the produce of that colony and to export the same.
Sam.Ward,
Robt. Morris,
Thomas McKean,
Joseph Hewes,
John Alsop.
Francis Lewis...
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3