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To the Honble the Continental Congress now Sitting at Philadelphia
The Memorial of Robert Murray and John Murray of the City of New York Merchants Humbly Sheweth
That the Memorialists being owners of the Ship Dutchess of Gordon and expecting She would be in London by the time their orders could arrive there did, on the 7th of September last by a letter to Philip Sansom direct him to put certain...
Date: 14 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Your resolution of the 18th. Inst & recommendation of Measures to the City's of New-York and Albany, in Consequence of the taking Possession of Ticonderoga &c. has this moment been deliverd me, as Commanding Officer here, the Purport of which Induces me to believe, the Committee of Safety of the Massachusetts Bay, have not Informed you of my Appointment, or Instructions from them which I...
Date: 29 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
An Abstract of the minutes of Council from the Continental Congress, signed Pr Mr Charles Thomson Secretary has just come to hand and tho' it approves of the taking the Fortresses on Lake Champlain and the Artillery &c. I am nevertheless much surprised that your Honours should recommend it to us to remove the Artillery to the South End of Lake George and there to make a stand, the Consequence...
Date: 29 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Colonel Ethan Allen; Major Samuel Elmore, of the Connecticut Farms; Colonel James Easton, of Pittsfield; Captain Seth Warner; Captain Hezekiah Balding, Captain Ebenezer Marvin, Captain Remember Baker, Captain George White; Captain James Noble, commandant at this place; Captain Amos Chapple; Captain Wait Hopkins; Captain Joseph McCracken; Captain John Grand; Captain Barnabus Barnum; Captain James...
Date: 10 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
As commanding Officer here, I think it my duty to acquaint you, that having lately sent one Mr Hoit, an Indian Interpreter to Montreal, & Caughnawaga, to consult with some Gentlemen of my Acquaintance in the former Place, and with the Indians in the latter, to know their Intentions in the present dispute ー he has returned with the agreeable Intelligence that the Indians are determined not to...
Date: 13 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Gent. Mr Dirick Swart a member of this Board, who is just returned from Crown-Point, brings the following intelligence; that one Mr Hay who lives about 40 miles up Lake Champlain came down to Crown-Point, who told Colo [Benedict] Arnold and others that he had been to Montreal for some flour, that Governor [Guy] Carleton had him Seized, and Confined for several days; that by the interposition of...
Date: 21 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I did myself the Honor to write you yesterday since which I have received some Intelligence, which I think it my Duty to lay before you.
A Gentleman, a Member of the Provincial Congress here is this Afternoon arrived from Albany. He advises that a few of the Onida Indians are lately arrived at that Place in a Disposition very friendly to our Cause ー that they have declared a Desire that the...
Date: 29 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
General [Philip] Schuyler has desired me to acquaint you of the state and situation of the Army in the Northern Department. Six days since, when I left Crown Point, &here were at that post near three hundred men, without employ, having received no orders to fortify; at Ticonderoga about six hundred in the same state; at Fort George, upwards of three hundred men; some few employed in building...
Date: 11 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Committee of the City & Liberties of Philada having last Night recd an Application from a Gentleman in this City to supply the Man of War now in the River Delaware2 with a Quantity of fresh Beef have appointed us a sub-Committee to wait on the honble Congress to take their Opinion concerning the same in Order that a general Rule of Conduct may be found for the several...
Date: 26 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
In the Absence of the Governor and Deputy Governor Commodore Esek Hopkins hath applied to us for the re-delivery of 20 Pieces of Cannon which he had landed in this Colony. We have thought it absolutely necessary to detain them until your Honors should be made acquainted with the Circumstances of the Colony, not doubting but that upon mature Consideration it will be thought best for the common...
Date: 20 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
That Your Petitioner had the Honour to be appointed Surgeon in the Sevice of this Continent on Board the Armed Sloop the Hornet...That he Conceives he could afford more Considerable Services to his Country in a fighting Capacity That anxious to Contribute his Assistance, towards Repelling the hostile Invasions of the Enemies af America, he was an Early Associator in the third Battalion of this...
Date: 28 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Be pleased to spare me one Quarter cask of powder, to prove four Howitz, and four sets of Organs, which I have prepared for a Vessel, that I do not doubt will be of service to this country.
Be pleased also, to order my Salary paid from the seventeenth of October last, as first Naval Commander in the American service, which station I obtaineg by the consent and Agreement of the Honourable...
Date: 31 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
That when Admiral Hopkins arrived at [New] Providence with the Continental Fleet under his Command, not having sufficient Room in his own Ships for the Ordinance Stores which he found at that place, Your Petitioner furnished him with a Convenient Vessel, for which the Admiral gave your Petitioner a, Certificate entitling him to receive of the Congress, a full and ample Payment of all his Accounts...
Date: 18 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The Petition and Memorial of Christopher Champlin of Newport in the Colony of Rhode Island ー humbly sheweth
That in July 1775 your Memorialist dispatched the ship Peggy William Barron Master to the Address of Captn St Croix of New York who contracted with Mr Jacob Watson and other Merchants to carry a Load of Wheat to Falmouth and a Market, with which she left New York the 4th September and on...
Date: 28 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
In January 1775 the Subscribers by orders from London exported a Cargo of Flour, Wax, Staves &c. to Terceira one of the Western Islands. The Vessel in which they were shipp'd belonging to us, was purchas'd at the Island aforesaid & Payment made in Bills of Exctia on London, One of which to the Value of about £800 Currency was return'd Protested for non payment in March last Since which...
Date: 24 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sirs, This will be handed you by Captain George Ord, whom I have supplied with Sundries, and to whom I beg Leave to refer you for Particulars.
As I conceive myself to be too much interested in every Thing that can serve America (notwithstanding my present Situation is remote from the Scene of Action) I eagerly embrace the Opportunity of exerting my utmost Endeavours for the glorious Cause, and...
Date: 10 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Memorial of Benjamin Eyre of Phila Shipwright humbly representing That his Petition of the 24th October 2 last preferred to Your Honours for the Payment of certain Services by him done together with his Bill of Charges for the same Services has been by Your Order referred to the Board of Treasury — And they by stating that Account upon a postulatum or principle by them for similar...
Date: 18 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
That about twelve Months past Joseph Hewes and Robert Smith Esquires of Edenton, Merchants and free Citizens of this State loaded a Certain Brigantine called the Joseph under the command of Emperor Moseley, and sent her to Cadiz in Spain, where she was detained until the Ninth day of October by British Ships of War which Cruized off the said Port
That on the Eleventh day of November last the said...
Date: 23 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Your Petitioner was Taken in Delawair River in may last by Capt Alexander in the Contenantel Armed Schooner Wasp & Confined in Philadelphia State Prison till removed to this Town which I would now take the liberty to beg that Your Honours would Grant me the Indulgance of a Parole — if Admitted I will Strictly Comply with and I flatter myself that I Can Give Security for my Performance if...
Date: 24 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Gentlemen: With regard to me, gentlemen, my sincere attachment to your cause and my respectful esteem for your persons has not suffered me to hesitate and to wait till vessels loaded by you should arrive in this country with the produce of your own in exchange for our merchandise, but the faith of the powers of your commissioner (a duplicate of which he has left in the hands of our ministry) have...
Date: 1 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7