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Sir It is with the utmost Concern I find Myself called upon by my Duty to the King to communicate to You a most unhappy Affair perpetrated here this Day.
Yesterday in the Afternoon One Paul Rivere2 arrived in this Town Express from a Committee in Boston to another Committee in this Town, and delivered his Dispatch to Mr. Saml. Cutts a Merchant of this Town who immediately convened a...
Date: 14 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
On Wednesday last [December 14] after 12 o'clock, an insurrection suddenly took place in town and immediately proceeded to his Majesty's castle, attacked, overpowered, wounded and confined the Captain, and thence took away all the King's powder. Yesterday numbers more assembled, and last night brought off many cannon, &c, and about sixty muskets. This day the town is full of armed men, who...
Date: 16 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
Sir I received the Honour of your Letter of the 17th instant by Captain [Andrew] Barkley, who arrived in this Harbour yesterday with the Scarborough, as did Lieut [Henry] Mowat with the Canceaux on saturday Night last [December 17].
Permit me to return my most hearty thanks to You, Sir, for your great Readiness in ordering such timely Assistance to support his Majesty's Service here, which I...
Date: 20 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
Sir, Since I had the honor to write you of the [20th] instant, the weather has continued excessively severe, I have however conferred twice with Captain [Andrew] Barkley and Lieutt [Henry] Mowat of His Majesty's Ships Scarborough & Canceaux upon the best means of securing the King's service & Servants in this Town, from any sudden attack, which may be too reasonably apprehended from the...
Date: 30 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
Sir The Select Men and Freeholders of this Town have this Morning represented to me that the Inhabitants are extremely distress'd by sundry of their Fishermen being impress'd Onboard his Majesty's Ship Scarborough under your Command whereby the sustenance of the People is greatly reduced.
These Gentlemen on behalf of the Town, declare their universal disapprobation of the firing On your Boat,...
Date: 3 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The spirit of outrage runs so high that on Tuesday last [June 13] my house was beset by great bodies of armed men who proceeded to such length of violence as to bring a cannon directly before my house, and point it at my door, threatening fire and destruction unless Mr. Fenton (a member of the Assembly sitting) who happened to call upon me, and against whom they had taken up such resentment as...
Date: 15 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir I cannot pass over this Opportunity without acquainting You that Tumult and Outrage hath been at length carried to such Excess at Portsmouth, as to make it necessary for me to retire to Fort William and Mary, which is entirely in a defenceless State, without Accomodation, and altogether insecure, in case the prevailing Madness of the People should follow me hither, so that although the King's...
Date: 15 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Captain [Andrew] Barkley has this morning seizd the Sloop King Fisher, Jona Eaton master, laden with thirteen hogsheads & three tierces of Molasses, bound from Newbury to Piscataqua for breach of Acts of trade. This Sloop run into Little Harbour and unladed Eight cask into a Gondula without entering or reporting at the Custom house. Capt Barkley sends information to the Custom house &...
Date: 17 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir I have had the Honour to receive your Letter of the 23d instant, and am much obliged to You for your kind Expressions of Concern at my Situation, the People of New Hampshire are unhappily adopting the Measures recommended by the General Congress, and it is to be feared it will be some time before they come to be right again I do not indeed expect it until the Public Tranquility be restored...
Date: 29 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Admiral [Samuel] Graves has sent a transport under convoy of the Falcon sloop of war, and entirely dismantled this ungarrisoned Castle of all the ordinance, stores, &c.
Besides the inconvenience of being crowded into this miserable house, confined for room and neither wind or water tight, I am inevitably obliged to incur some extra expence for my safety and existence even here. Being of...
Date: 29 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Captain Barkley (at noon) gave me the inclosed paper, which I hope may effect a continuance of the boat fishery. You are sensible that I have not any powers to alter or direct in this matter, the execution of the Restraining Act, being committed to the Navy & Cusom house. I am &c.
Date: 21 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I find it necessary to go to sea for a few days, and must desire that in the mean time you will use your best endeavours to preserve peace and quietness as much as possible. I am &c.
Date: 23 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir ー Being just arrived at the Shoals, and pressed for time, I can only desire that the Enclosed Proclamation for prorogueing the General Court to the 24th of April next, may be forthwith published and made effectual to its intent . . .
I am, in haste, dear Sir, [&c.]
Date: 21 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I have the Honour this moment to receive your Excellency's Letter informing me that the King had been pleased to order your Attendance in England to lay before his Majesty the particular State of this Country, also that Major General Carleton and Major General Howe, were appointed to the Command of his Majesty's Forces in the Districts respectively mentioned, during your absence; and referring my...
Date: 8 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
By late Advices which I have received from the Earl of Dartmouth, his Lordship informs Me that Measures are pursuing for augmenting the Fleet in North America, and that you would be instructed to exert the most vigorous Efforts for suppressing the Rebellion now openly avowed and supported in this Country that the Commanders of His Majesty's Ships should be directed to receive on Board, and give...
Date: 24 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2