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I am very Sorry that Matters have Bin Such that I Could not writ to you.Be fore I arived at Newpot the fifth Day of this Instant when I found Colonel [John] Cook upon a Retreat and I thought it Best not to Countermand the order Bout to asist with all Posable Des patch we have got of [f] a grate quanty of Stock also Chife of the Bagage and war Like Stores But obliged to Leve about fifteen heave...
Date: 7 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
I have this Day Recd your Leter to the Deputy Govrner Read By which I under Stand you are Disireous I Should Keep posistion of the fourt at Bristers [Bristol] ferry and howlens ferry which I am fully of opinon we Can Do in Case we are Soported with Stores and men as to gowing on newport I also think adviseable providad there Can posable Be Boats a nu£ procured So that we Can Land Two Div[i]ssions...
Date: 9 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
I am Informed by Two Persons that Made their Escape Last night About 8 oClock from the Ship that Lays now A Ground that She is the Dimond of Thirty Six Guns and Two hundred & Twenty Men Commanded by Capt [Charles] Fielding, and as they are Persons belongs To the Country & ha~e been In the service Untill Unfortunatly Taken and are Still Willing to Enter In our Ships to make An Attack upon...
Date: 2 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
I take the liberty to send you herewith Doctor Eneas Munson's Certificate who attended me during my Sickness last year, after my return from on board the Black Brigg Andrew Doria, at same time humbly pray that you will Oblige me with your Qrder upon Mr Shaw, to pay me all my Wages and such Shares of Prize money, as shall a,ppear due to me, as I shou'd really be in want of Necessaries, if some of...
Date: 14 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
I herewith send you John Collins who has been Apprehended here, and Tried by a Court Martial for sundry Misdemeaners as will Appear by the Inclosed Judgment, the Two first Sentence's has been fully Comply'd with, and as Immagine him to be the same Person Advertised in the Providence Gazette for Stealing a Silver watch at the House of Thomas Bently, the property of Thomas Anderson, Clark of the...
Date: 26 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Gentlemen ー I understand you are upon a Negociation with Capt [James] Wallace in Consequence of an Act of the General Assembly and that a Committee appointed by you for that Purpose hath been on Board and laid the Act relative thereto before him. ー Your Committee informs me that Capt Wallace hath sent You a Letter by them, the Contents of which I am entirely ignorant of, and would be...
Date: 22 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Gentlemen Yesterday I received the Copy of Capt Wallace's Letter to you of the 21st Inst. by which I perceive he refuses making any Treaty with any part of the Colony, while in Arms against their Sovereign (Newport only excepted) which he believes is not so: Nevertheless considering the present defenceless Situation of the Town of Newport, shall permit said Town to supply Capt Wallace, with two...
Date: 23 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Last Saturday Evening about Six oClock I arrived here, & was then informed that Capt Wallace had received his usual Supply of Beef, with the following Additions, viz, one Barrel of Apples, one Do of Sugar, two Boxes of Candles, one Do of Soap, a large Role of Tobacco, one Turky, one Goose, Onions & Other Things in a Bag & one Bunch of Fowls; And early on Sunday Morning a Committee...
Date: 24 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Yours of Yesterday, this Day I've received, acknowledging the Receipt of my Letter of the 23d Inst., by which I perceive you have some Objections against the Restrictions contained in my Letter. First You Pretend to be at a Loss who shall provide the Beef & Beer for Capt Wallace, which I thought must be plainly understood before; but if not, I now tell You, Mr George Irish is the Person who I...
Date: 24 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Yesterday, from undouted authority, I was made fully acquainted with the Distressed situation of the Town of Newport, from which Consideration am Induced to permit the Ferry, wood & Markett Boats or any other Vessell with Provision or Fuel for the Town of Newport, to Pass & repass as usual, on Conditions that the Town Council of the Town of Newport obtains sufficient Assurances from Capn...
Date: 31 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I Recevid yours of the 29 Jan 1776 in which it is Recommended that I should Suffer the Boats to Pass and repass a Cordingly I have premitted the Boats to pass But would observe to your Honer that Capt [James] wallace will not suffer aney Boat to pass Except men of his Prenciples Sending his Boat on Bord to See if they have his permitt if not Robes them of what they have and so long as the Boats...
Date: 1 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
The Ferry Boats are permitted to Pass and repass from Newport to Conanicut every Person passing from Newport to. have my Permit, and those coming from Conanicut to Rhode Island to have the Permit of the Commanding Officer there ー
NB The Boats are likewise permitted to Pass from the Main to Conanicut
P Order
Date: 1 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Brigadier General William West to Lieutenant Colonel Gideon Hoxie, Jamestown, R.I., February 2, 1776
Collo Hoxsey
These are to acquaint you that the Ferry Boats are to Pass as usual 'till further Orders from me
Date: 2 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
I take this oppertunity to Inform you that on the 4th Inst. the Ministerial fleet under the Command of Capt [James] Wallace, went to Point Judith & took on Board about one Hundred Sheep 2 Cows Seven Load of Hay & from many Circumstances no doubt Capt Wallace was well inform'd how matters Stood at Point Judith & in a particular manner it is strongly Suspected that Joseph Aplin &...
Date: 7 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Hond Sir. I take this Opportunity to acquaint You Colo Wanton is returned to Head Quarters upon his Parole, being set at Liberty till the Sitting of the Genl Assembly; at the first Sight of Him. my Blood felt warm & continued so for some Time in every Vein in my Body. I can truely Say with Job, had he "been sent back by my Enemies I could have born it;" but for Men, from whom I expected the...
Date: 13 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3