Volume 4
Mr.Nichs Low attended and informed the committee [sic Congress] that a vessel was arrived with about 1,500 lb. of gunpowder, consigned to him for sale.
Ordered, That Mr. [Joseph] Hallett and. Mr. [Thomas] Randall be a committee to agree with Mr.Low about the price of said powder, and purchase the same in behalf of this Congress.
Mr.Hallett and Mr. Randall reported that Mr.Low demanded £30 per cwt... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
We are informed by a Captain of a vessel from Rhode-Island, that last week Capt. [James] Wallace landed his Marines on Conanicut in the evening, and began to burn the buildings, but being discovered by one of the Centinels, a number of our people concealed themselves behind the walls and fences until they came near them; but the commander thinking it unfair to fire on them without giving them... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
As several of the marine committee are absent,
Resolved, That their places be supplyed by Mr.[Samuel] Huntington, for Connecticut, Mr.[Jonathan Dickinson] Sergeant, for New Jersey, Mr. [Benjamin] Harrison, for Virginia, and Mr. E[dward] Rutledge, for South Carolina
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Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
... the Marine Comee was filled up, (Sergeant for N Jersey)
2 [William] Hooper just returned from Boston says that Capt Manley with 5 or 6 Privateers, are laid up for Want of Powder (Manley soon got out again)
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Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
I Rec'd your Letter by Mr. Avery, & this Day your's by Mr Osgood wherein you mention the Rect of the plans, & express a Surprize at Receivg no Letter, I am to inform you that the Plans were Sent by Col [John] Bull, by whom I not only wrote you but Sent you Twenty five Thousand Dollars, & at same time committed to your Care the Plan for the New Hampshire Ship; I am surprized that I... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Dear Sir An Express goes off in a few Hours for the Camp & affords just Time to hint a few Things which I beg You Will communicate to the honorable House
It is of great Importance that your Militia should be well armed & equipped & Powder is essentially necessary -without it what will be the Distresses of the Sea Coast Frontiers & how can they defend themselves? I have heard of my... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Sir Upon the recommendation given o(you by the Virginia Delegates, and in consequence of the Agreement made by Mr J.H.Norton Mr C.M.Thruston & yourself with the Committee of Safety of Virginia for Importing Gun Powder, we have agreed to join you in the said Importation by adding an equal Sum to what those Gentlemen & yourself advance for the Execution of this Adventure, you inform us you... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
By order of the Board, Robert Towers, Commissary, was directed to deliver Capt. [Robert] Whyte, 12 pieces of Sail Cloth.
Resolved, That Capt. [William] Brown, be ordered to raise fifty able bodied Men for the Marine service of this Province.
That he be careful to inlist none but healthy Men, not under Sixteen years of age.
That he be allowed ten shillings per Man in Lieu of his recruiting... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Your Memorialist Understanding That A Captn for the Floating Battery is not Yet Appointed, and he being in the Service, Would be Glad to be Appointed by your Honorble Board; to the Command of the Above Battery Which will be esteemed A favor by ー Gentlemen [&c]
Philadelphia March 6. 1776
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
The Committee of Observation took into Consideration the following Letter from the Council of Safety
Annapolis 5 March 1776
We have just recieved intelligence, that a large Ship, supposed to be the Forty Four Gun Man of War, and two Sloops, are on their way up the Bay-Their Destination is not known, but as they may intend for your Town, we send off this Express, that you may be on your Guard and... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
... I have a Brig laying in Boston ー New England that will carry abot twelve hundred barrels of flour, a fine vessel & well found, have a good man as master for her that can be much depended on as to conduct and attachment to our cause I would perpose either selling her or chartering to you, which if we could agree would have her order'd round immediately, and as she is a small vessel and... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
At Mr Thomas Cleverly Dare's on the Clifts. Whereas a man of war supposed [to] be twenty guns or upwards & two tenders the one a sloop the other a schooner both armed vessels have anchored off this shore yesterday afternoon (the man of War abt 6 miles off the tenders close in shore within one mile) with design as is suspected that is Inimical to this neighbourhood having taken a new england... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
A Warrant to Capt. James Baron for £ 117.12.0 for the pay of his company of militia for the month of November last.
Same to Capt. James Baron for £ 113.13.4 for the pay of his company of militia from 1st to 28th January last.
Same to same for £ 5.11.6 for pay of himself and men on board the Liberty.
Same to same for use Capt. Richard Barron for £ 59.2.8 for the pay of himself and men on board the... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Mr. President laid before the Congress the following copy of the letter, written by their order, to Georgia:
South-Carolina.
Charles-Town, March 5, 1776.
By Authority of Congress.
To the Honourable the Council of Safety for Georgia.
Gentlemen,
Your letters of the 1st and 2d instant, and your resolutions, order, and proclamation of those dates, were laid before the Congress, transfusing a general... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
The Inclosed Letter is from our Congress which Mr Drayton Sent here last Night in answer to yours which I laid before the Congress yesterday Morning -I have paid your several expresses the following sums to enable them as they pretend to pay their expences on our Road.
£25. to Rodolph Strohacker & Jenkin Davis ー £ 12,, to Thomas Herman & a further Sum about £ 18,, ー for Expences himself... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Sir: Your letter of the 5th March came to hand this morning, about half an hour ago; and we must observe, that the gentlemen whose release you desire were aboard ship at the time that you signified to Mr. Demere that, if the vessels and troops were withdrawn to Cockspur, without annoying the people of the Province, these gentlemen were authorized to receive any propositions that might be made.... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Dear Sir: I was this morning sent for by Captain Barkley and Major Grant, who presented me with your letter of yesterday to them: in answer to which, I must observe, that, when you authorized Mr. Roberts and myself to declare to those gentlemen that a cessation of hostilities should cease until the vessels got down to Cockspur, I did not imagine it implied that we should have liberty to return. I... Continue Reading
Date: 6 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
at ½ Past 7 [A.M;] Saw a Sail to the SE Qr out all Reefs & up T-G-yds & Give Chace at 8 OClock Came up wt the Chace found hir to be the sloop John,
2 from Virginia wt flour bound to Cape Ann took hir in Posesion, Do Saw a Schooner to the N E Md Sail & Chaced at Noon Came up with hir found hir to be the Schooner Polley... Continue Reading
Date: 7 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
at 6 AM Weigh'd and came to Sail - Chac'd a small Schooner to the Etward, fird several Shot at Ditto, but would not bring her too, having got in Shore
Date: 7 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Sir, On the 26. Ulto I had the honour of addressing you and there mentioned that we were making preparation for taking possession of Dorchester Heights. ー I now beg leave to Inform you, that a Council of General Officers having determined a previous Bombardment & Cannonade expedient & proper in order to harrass the Enemy and divert their attention from that Quarter, on Saturday Sunday,... Continue Reading
Date: 7 March 1776
Volume: Volume 4
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