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your favour of yesterday with the two barriels powder Came to hand two Clock this Morning & is in my Store and Shall be Improved in the best Manner for the Publick ー your favour of this day is before me the Ships have not fired as I Can learn since about 5 Clock Last Evening the best accounts I Can get of the beginning of the Hostilities is that two Packets employd by Rhod island to Land...
Date: 31 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
...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
Voted the Following —
Instructions to his Hon'r Colo. Huntington from his Hon'r the Gov'r and Com'tee of Safety.
You are directed to proceed to New London with all possible Despatch, and there in behalf and for the Use of the Colony, in conjunction with Your Son Mr. And'w Huntington, to purchase such necessary Cloathing for the Troops of this Colony, as you can procure upon the most reasonable...
Date: 30 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I Understand that our Family are Conserned in a Privateer from N London.2 I told Brother And'w I should be glad to be Concerned £ 100 L. M. Should be Glad to know Wheather he has Engaged any Part for Me or not, as I Expectd if he was Concerned to take a Part with him.
Date: 20 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
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
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
Please to consult and advise me what you think proper on the within Letter2 ー Whether to Draw and for what Sum ー your Answer by the Bearer or by my Wife on her return will oblige Gentlen [&.]
Date: 29 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