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On a perusal of the address to me yesterday,2 don't find it requires any answer; not do I understand that any was expected. Anything I could say might be thought too little here, and would be thought too much elsewhere. I just trouble you with this to mention a circumstance or two that have occurred to me, to which some attention may prevent disagreeable occurrences.
I am going to send...
Date: 25 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir. On Wednesday last Lord Dunmore and the Fleet at Norfolk, quitted that station and fell down into Hampton Road, where they remained 'til yesterday evening, when they got under way, apparently intending out to sea, but this morning were discovered by our look outs to have turned up the Bay and had passed the mouth of York River. I this moment received the intelligence and thought it might be...
Date: 26 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
It is my wish, in every respect, inviolably to preserve the Truce under which His Majesty's ship Fowey came up this Bay for his Excellency your Governour, and as soon as his Effects are all on board, which I expect them to be to Morrow Morning, the Fowey will return to the Fleet, without committing any Hostility if His Majesty's Colours receive no Insult.
With regard to the servants for whose...
Date: 24 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir. Your favour of 14th is now before me the contents of which I note. you may be assured that I want no other indulgence in loading the Brig Friendship then others are intittled to by Similar contracts and without vanity can say that I can execute such business on equal terms with any other in Baltimore, but I wish not to sacrifice a commission in giving advanced prices above my limits...
Date: 16 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Before this no doubt you have heard of ill fate of the schooner Nancy at St Eustatia, I have as yet no letters from my Capt or supercargo I daily expect to hear from them ー as soon as I do shall advise you ー as to the vessels being taken that account is confirmed different ways which I am sorry for ー I have provided a Cargo of flour some time ago expecting the Schooner in and had no doubt of her...
Date: 12 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Sir. Mr [William] Spear shewed me a note which Mr Purviance brought him from The Council of Safety; Whereby its probable you may have occasion to see Capt Martin, therefore have given him orders to wait on the council of Safety with Mr Spears Captain, should you have occasion to employ the Brig Friendship Capt Martin back here with such returns as you may have ordered, I shall have no...
Date: 18 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3