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I beg leave to lay before you that Mr Samuel Thompson of Brunswick one of the Delegates of your Congress has attended by about Forty or upwards of His Minute Men &c Armed, restrained me from following my lawful Occupation, and has detained me here, and compelled a Bond to be given the 4th instant with two Securities for me in the penal Sum of £2,000. lawful money payable to you or the Heads...
Date: 10 May 1775
Volume: Volume 1
To the Honorable Council & House of Representatives of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay assembled at Watertown the 19th Day of July A D 1775.
The Petition of Benjn Foster & Jeremiah Obrian in behalf of the Inhabitants of Machias
Humbly Sheweth. that whereas your Petitioners have been at Great Expence in fixing a Privateer for the Defence of the Place, and its Situation is Such that it...
Date: 19 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
To the Honorable Council & House of Representatives Assembled at Watertown, the 19th of July AD 1775
The Petition of the Subscribers in Behalf of the Inhabitants of Machias in the County of Lincoln and Province of Massachusetts Bayー
Humbly Sheweth, that your Petitioners in the Present unhappy Times, have been at Great Expence in guarding the Coast at Machias, by Which means the inhabitants...
Date: 19 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
To your Hounours the Counsel and house of Representives for the provance of the Masschutes Bay in New ingland
Gentlemen. We of the Committee of the Town of Bristol in the County of Lincoln have taken into Care the Sloop Sally belonging to Mrss Isaac and John Winslows of Boston Comanded by Andrew Johnston the afore said sloop is Now halled up and secured by us at a place Called Meduncook those...
Date: 30 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I have considered the Application made me yesterday from the General Court, with all the attention due to the Situation of the People, in whose behalf it is made, and the Respect due to such a Recommendation. Upon referring to my Instructions and Consulting with those Members of Congress who are Present, as well as the General Officers, they all agree that it would not be consistent with my Duty...
Date: 31 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
To the Honourable the Great and General Court, assembled at Watertown:
The Memorial of the Officers of the Eastern Regiment of Militia, in the County of Lincoln, in Council met at Booth-Bay, August 2, 1775, humbly sheweth:
That in the night between the 20th and 21st of July ultimo, the Colonel of said Regiment received information by express that a Frigate, with four Transport Ships and three...
Date: 2 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I have considered the Papers you left with me Yesterday; those of them which relate to [Ichabod] Jones shew him to be a malignant & inveterate Enemy to his Country and I trust he will meet with his Deserts; but I have such various & important Matters requiring my constant Attention that I must beg Leave to refer him and all others under Similar Circumstances to the Authority of the...
Date: 11 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
To the Honourable the Council and House of Representatives for the Province of Massachusetts-Bay, now sitting at Watertown.
The Committee of Inspection and Correspondence for the Town of Falmouth humbly sheweth: That on information that the brig Sally, from the West Indies, laden with Sugar and Molasses, commanded by Captain Edward Grisbym and owned by Mr. Joseph Sherburne, suspected to be for...
Date: 11 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
May it please your Honours ー
With the profoundest respect and submission I beg leave to acquaint your Honors that the fifth of july last I took passage from this place for Philadelphia in hope of obtaining a supply of provisions for the Inhabitants here, as I had not cash to purchase the Reverend Mr James Lyon furnishd me with a letter of recommendation to his friend Jonathan Smith Esq of...
Date: 11 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
These may inform your Honors: that whereas Stephen Parker went from Machias with Letters of Recommendation from the Chaireman of the Committee to procure if possible for Machias aforesaid being then in great want & he preseeded to Philadelphia as he informes and proves by Letters brought and with out any suckses and on his Return back being at Nantucket he met with one Mr Timothy Fitch with...
Date: 25 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
To the Honorable the Council and to the Honble the House of Representatives of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in General Court Assembled at Watertown the 29th day of May 1776
The Humble Petition of William Greenleaf, Sheriff of the County of Suffolk in said Colony, sheweth, That on the twenty first day of May instant, "a Court erected to try and condemn all Vessels that shall be found...
Date: 29 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
A Petition of Stephen Hall, and Peleg Crocker ー owners of the Sloop Nancy ー setting forth ー That said Sloop was taken sometime last summer by some of the Militia of the Eastern Regiment in the County of Lincoln, & hath been detained there ever since. That at the Time she sailed from Boston, they had no other means of getting her away than by obtaining a pass from the Admiral for to go to the...
Date: 5 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
To the Honnorible The Councal and House of Representitivs of the Coloney of the Massachusitts at Watertown assembld or boston
the Memorial of the Commitee of Inspection for Deer island in the County of lincoln humbly Sheweth ー that wheare as your Memrst Did in the Mounth of August last Teake in Custidity the Sloop Saley and the Schoner Nightingill the Property of Nathan Jones and Jonathan Rich...
Date: 6 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Colony Massachusetts
Bay June 6th 1776
To the Honourable the Council & House of Representatives in General Court assembled
Benjamin Smith of Edgartown in the County of Dukes County humbly sheweth, that the last Genrl Assembly in their Session in Novr last past, passed an Act Entitled, an Act for encourageing the fixing out of Armed Vessels to defend the Sea Coast of America, and for...
Date: 6 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
To the Honle the Council and the Honl House of Representatives of the Massachusets Bay
In pursuance to a Resolve of the Court, have Removed the Four pieces of Cannon from Trurro to the Eliz[abet]h Islands. I Am Bound in Duty to let you know there is no Use for them without Ball, Ladles &c. which Renders them fitt for use ー Whereas, if they were Supply'd with those Materials, they would be of...
Date: 11 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The Committee appointed to fortify the harbour of Boston beg leave to Report That the Enemy have been driven out of the Harbour aforesaid and that your Committee are fortifying with all possible despatch, (in which they ask the further aid of the Court, in such way as they may think best,) the heights of Nantasket & Long Island, especially those of the former, they hope by means thereof that...
Date: 16 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Colony of Massachusetts Bay
To the Honble The Council & House of Representatives of sd Colony in Genl Court Assembled at Watertown June 17th A. D. 1776
Gilbert Harrison of Georgia Mariner & late Master of the Sloop St John, burthen about 90 Tons and own'd by Messrs Codding, Morris, and himself, was taken by the Scarboro Man of War, on her passage from Santa Croix to Georgia, the Sloop was...
Date: 17 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The Petishon of William Tupper of Machias in the County of Lincoln agent for the Committee of Correspondence, Inspection & Safety Humbly Sheweth that Your Petishoner Desires the Direction of your Honers what way and Manner Aught to be taken to bring forward the Tryall of the Sloops Unity & Polley the Schooners Margueritta Diligent, and Satmeqush, all which ware taken Since the Nineteenth...
Date: 29 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
To the Honble the Council & House of Representatives of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, the petition of Bartholomew Putnam of Salem Humbly sheweth ー
That he & his partners, at a very considerable expence have been fitting for the sea the sloop named the Rover of about seventy tons burthen, armed with six carriage guns, eight swivels & two cohorns, besides small arms & other hand...
Date: 2 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
We the Committee of Safety for Machias, beg Leave to Acquaint your Honours that on Satturday Last came into our Harbour the Viper Sloop of War, & She has taken five fishing Vessels, Two of which had about one hundred Quintals of fish Each, all which Vessels were taken as they were passing by our Harbour bound home. & said Man of War after Tarrying here Two days sailed for Annapolis Royal...
Date: 9 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5