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The ship Houston Capt. Robert M'Lish, having arrived in this province since the first instant, with the following packages and parcels of goods, viz.
2
bales of osnabrig
1
box of felt hats
1
bale of Irish sheeting
10
boxes of candles
2
trunks of Irish linen
4
boxes of soap
2
casks of snuff
12
casks of red and white port wines, containing 72 dozen.
2
casks of shoes
The property...
Date: 24 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
A Proclamation by the Governor
Whereas several Bodies of Men did, in the day time of the 14th and in the Night of the 15th of this Instant December, in the most daring and rebellious Manner invest, attack, and forcibly enter into his Majesty's Castle William and Mary in this Province, and overpowering and confining the Captain and Garrison, did, besides committing many treasonable Insults and...
Date: 26 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
. . . we have received Accounts of an Attack made by a Number of People in New-Hampshire on His Majesty's Fort William and Mary in Piscataqua Harbour. There has been different Reports concerning this Transaction, but I transmit your Lordship Copys and Extracts of Letters that I have received from Governor [John] Wentworth upon the Subject. A Frigate and Sloop of War are now in that Harbour, and...
Date: 26 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
The week before last Thomas Gilbert, George Chace, Jaheel Hathway, Abiel Terry, Benjamin Grinnell, and two of Col. Hathway's sons, having proved themselves great enemies to their country, fled from Freetown to Boston, to take shelter under the wing of Gen. [Thomas] Gage. We hear one of the above Tories hung up his coat and shot one or two bullets through the skirts, then put it on to wear to...
Date: 26 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
The Lively proceded to Salem Road to prevent smuggling the Importation of Arms Ammunition &c
Date: 29 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
Yours 19th Ins is now before me & am sorry to find that the underwriters on the Hawk2 have not paid you for I Really want the Money. I wrote you by Capt. [Edward] Chappell & Rogers, hope they have both arrived & that you will be able to send me the money for the Draft on Mess [Thomas & Isaac] Wharton, also Negociate £800 Currency to be pd in Boston. I expect [Eleazer]...
Date: 29 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
1774
Decmr 29
Ship Emperor of Germany, John Richards, Master, 160 tons, 9 men, from Bristol
European Goods pr 4 Cockets,2 4786 Bushels of Salt
29
Ship Richmond, Thomas Hutchinson, Master, 70 tons, 8 men, from Liverpool
European Goods pr 2 Cockets 5520 Bushels of Salt.
Date: 29 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
Sir, Since I had the honor to write you of the [20th] instant, the weather has continued excessively severe, I have however conferred twice with Captain [Andrew] Barkley and Lieutt [Henry] Mowat of His Majesty's Ships Scarborough & Canceaux upon the best means of securing the King's service & Servants in this Town, from any sudden attack, which may be too reasonably apprehended from the...
Date: 30 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
I have lately been favoured with a Copy of Lord Dartmouth's circular Letter to the Governors of the respective Colonies upon this Continent, wherein he Informs them, that His Majesty has thought fit, by his order in Council of the 19th October 1774, to prohibit the exportation from Great Britain of Gunpowder or any sort of Arms or Ammunition & that it is his Majesty's Command that they take...
Date: 30 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
This Province has been tolerably quiet since I arrived ー Before that, they had in one or two Instances been second (I think) in Violent Measures to Boston ー The Spirit of [Res]istence against the Tea Act or any Mode of internal Taxation is as strong & universal here as ever. I firmly believe that they will undergo any Hardships sooner than acknowledge a Right in the British Parlt. in that...
Date: 30 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
Alexander Hostler, & Co., produced invoices of goods amounting . . . in the whole nineteen hundred and fifty-one pounds, nineteen shillings seven and three quarter pence, imported in the Thetis from Glasgow, which they delivered into the hands of the committee and requested that the same might be sold pursuant to the resolves of the general Congress.
Hogg and Campbell, produced invoices of...
Date: 30 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
Decr 1774
Satury 31
At Noon came on board His Excellency Governour [John] Wentworth Satury 31 Saluted him with 17 Guns. at 4 P M His Excellency Lef the Ship Saluted him with 17 Guns.
Date: 31 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
The goods of Alexander Hostler & Co.; Hogg and Campbell, Abraham Hunter, Hanna, M'Clintock, & Co., and John Cruden & Co. were exposed to sale according to notice, and sold as follows:
£.
s.
d.
130 tons of salt, imported by Hogg & Campbell, at
225
13
5
Anchors, canvass, cables & by Abram Hunter
561
0
0
Sundry goods in 4 invoices by Alex. Hostler, & Co.
1952...
Date: 31 December 1774
Volume: Volume 1
List of the North American Squadron on the 1st of January 1775
Ships &c
Guns
Men
Commanders
Station
V. Adml
Graves
In Boston harbour
Preston
50
300
Capt
Jno Robinson
Somerset
68
520
Edwd LeCras
Boyne
70
520
Brodk Hartwell
Asia
64
480
Geo Vanderput
Mercury
20
130
Jno Macartney
Glasgow
20
130
Wm Maltby
ー disabled by running on the rocks the 10th Decr...
Date: 1 January 1775
Volume: Volume 1
1775.
1st January -
The Force in North America under the command of Vice Admiral [Samuel] Graves consisting of
Rate
Ships
Men
3d
3
1,540
4
1
320
Ships
Men
6
7
940
23
3,445
Sloops
5
420
Schooners
6
180
Armd Vessl
1
45.
And there was at the same time fitting out to join him one Sloop
1.
100...
Date: 1 January 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Halifax Schooner went to her Station from Manahigan Islands to Passamaquody, with Directions to carry the Scarborough's Sails, now repaired, to her at Piscataqua.
Date: 2 January 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Last week the Marines, which lately arrived in the Men of War from England, commanded by Maj. [John] Pitcairn, were landed, and are now in Barracks at the North Part of the Town.
Date: 2 January 1775
Volume: Volume 1
WE the signing Officers of His Majesty's Ship the Hind do hereby certify that there is wanting for the Refreshment of her Company a Proportion of Fresh Beef for two Days in a Week, during her Stay in Port. Given under our Hands, and dated on board the said Ship in Newport this 2d Day of January 1775
To Mr. Christophr Champlin Agent to the Contractor for supplying His Majesty's Ships with Fresh...
Date: 2 January 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Printer from the best Authority can assure the Public, that the late Seizure of Arms, Lead and Powder, made by the Collector of this Port, was solely for this one sufficient Reason ー that there was no Cocket or Clearance for them, under any Mark or Denomination whatever.1
Date: 2 January 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Wines are Safely landed in good Order The Quality of No 3 I am Sencable is very Indifferent & doubt not in the Least it will prove Vinegar in the Course of a Hott Summer tho I shall do the Utmost to save & dispose of it at any Rate, As to the others there is a Judgeing being so thick, I have taken your Advice to fine. down 3 Pipes ー Information Relative to a Plantation I shall write...
Date: 2 January 1775
Volume: Volume 1