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your Letter to his Excellency of the 23d instant is Come to hand, by Lieut. Wiggleworth [John Wigglesworth], his Conduct respecting Mr Dote, in giving up the first Lieutenancy to him will be taken due notice of on a future occasion
he Carrys the Commissions, & Cartridge paper ー the General doubts not your endeavoring to get the Harrison out as soon as possible ー
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Last Saturday [January 20] a vessel, filled with our distressed brethren of Boston, put off from that place, and landed her passengers at Chelsea, among whom were Capt. Andrew S[y]mmes, and Capt. John Dean. It is said a considerable number more were soon to follow.
Last Thursday [January 18] one of our cruisers, 1 commanded by Captain [Stephen] Mascoll, carried into Cape Ann a ship of...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The House again considered the Resolve for establishing Fees for the Courts of Admiralty.
It was moved, that the Vote of Yesterday for allowing the Judges Twenty Shillings per Day for sitting on Trial, be reconsidered.
After Debate thereon the Question was put, and it passed in the Negative.
Then the House passed the following Resolves, viz.
Resolved, That the Fees to be hereafter demanded and...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
As Mr Rapale has alter'd the property of the Schooner & Cleard her out as he did, you'l Endeav[o]r to Get in to Cape Ann harbour, Newbury Port or Salem ー provided She is not unloaded & Stored. Say into Dartmouth: but the risque is little More by her going Round ー if any thing Should you Get into Boston you Can Sell and Get the Money at a Great price, or Bills at 17½ discount ー but I had...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Ordered that John Stone of York in the County of York be permitted to proceed in the Sloop [blank] from the Port of Dartmouth on a Voyage to the Colony of Connecticut to procure a load of provisions He giving Bond to the Comttee of Correspondence for sd Town of York that He will bring the same into some port in this Colony, Boston & Nantuckett excepted ー and that it be & it hereby is...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Dear Sir I had the pleasure of writing you two letters dated the 14th and 16th Instt by the Ship Julius Caeser in which Mrs [Peter] Oliver & Mrs [John] Wentworth went passengers ー
This I hope will be handed to you by Captain [James] Urquhart our late Town Major, who is appointed to Command the additional Company of the 14th Regt
I am much disapointed in not having the pleasure of a line from...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The Admiral ordered the Prestons Marines to be landed and join the Battalion on Shore, and ten Men to be discharged from the Canceaux to the Tryal, Schooner, now compleatly fitted for an Advice Boat and well manned.... And Captain [Francis] Banks the senior Officer in Nantasket, 2 received Orders upon his observing an Attack in the Offing to order any Ship in the Road to slip and run...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
To the Hon'ble the General Committee appointed to act during the Recess of the General Assembly.
May it please your Honors
Having been urged in the most pressing Manner by the Naval Committee to undertake the Building of One of the Frigates ordered to be built in this Town, and having given my Consent thereto from Motives of the publick Interest without any Desire to quit the Service of...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Know all Men by these Presents That we James Cahoone of Newport in the County of Newport and Colony of Rhode Island &c. Merchant as Principal and Nicholas Power of Providence in the County of Providence and Colony of Rhode Island &c Merchant as Surety are held and firmly bound unto Joseph Clarke Esqr. General Treasurer of said Colony in the Sum of Twelve Hundred Pounds Lawful Money to be...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Know all Men by these Presents That I John Dennis of Swanzey in the Country of Bristol in the Province of the Massachussetts Bay Merchant am held and firmly bound unto Joseph Clarke Esqr. General Treasurer of the Colony of Rhode Island in the Sum of Six Hundred Pounds Lawful Money to be paid to the said Joseph Clarke in his said Capacity or to his Successors in said Office for the Use of the said...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I am directed by the Freemen of this Town, in Town-Meeting assembled on the 24th, Instant to request the Favor that your Honor wou'd transmit me by Mr William Anthony who is dispatched with this Letter for that Purpose the Memorial that was proferred by them to the Honorable Continental Congress together with the Papers that accompanied it ー If your Honor desires that those Papers shou'd be...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Names of Officers and Men
Quality
When Inlisted [1775]
When Discharged or Disirted 1776
Giles Hall
Captain
Augt 2
Jany 26
1775
James Hopkins
1st Lt
Augt 14
Decr 19
Thompson Phillips
2d Lt
Sept 14
Decr 19
William Pluymort
Master
Augt 22
Decr 17
William Warner
1st Mate
Augt 24
Decr 26
John Cotton
2d Mate
Augt 12
Decr 26
1776
Thos Lamb
Clark...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I have this Moment received a Letter from General Wooster, 2 Copy of which, with Copys of Sundries inclosed I now do myself the Honor to transmit to you.
I shall order him to send every person from Canada, that may be dangerous to our Cause, if left in that Country.
From General Wooster's Letter one would be led to imagine, that I had sent back vast numbers of dangerous persons, he has...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Francis Lewis, Esqr. came into the Committee of Safety and informed them that the schooner Success, Jonathan Bowne, master, was laded by his order on Continental account, and requested a permit for her to sail:
Thereupon, a certificate [was] given to Col. Alexander McDougall in the words following, to wit:
The schooner Success, whereof Jonathan Bowne is master, being laded on Continental account...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
We hear from New-Jersey, that on Monday last [January 22], the people in the sea port towns; having note that a store ship 1 with coals, porter, cheese, &c. for the murderingarmy in Boston, was arrived at the Hook, a number of men in a small vessel at night boarded, took and brought her into port, where they have unloaded her.
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The Ship Asia has been supplied with provisions in the following manner, Vizt.
Abraham Lott Esqr Treasurer of this Colony (in whom you know the Inhabitants universally place great Confidence) has for several years been one of the Agent Victuallers for his Majesty's ships at this port ー having recd orders for Provisions he laid them before the provincial Congress ー he was directed fo obtain the...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Give me leave to Congratulate you and your Honble House on the Success of Lord Stirling, by the Capture of the Transport ship blue Mountain Valley, Captain [James Hamilton] Dempster the particulars of which Lord Stirling writes you by this Conveyance, I was on board the ship last evening in Amboy Bay, some of the Sailors informed one of our men that there was a Quantity of Arms & Amunition in...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Resolved, That the direction of the fleet fitted out by the order of Congress, be left to the marine/naval/committee. 2
Resolved, That the fortification at Crown Point be not repaired; and that the fortress at Ticonderoga be repaired and made defensible; and that General Schuyler be desired to make return to the Congress, as soon as may be, of the size and number of cannon, that will...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
[Philadelphia] Thursday 25 Jany. A Petition was read from Matthias Aspden for Permission to load a French Vessel with Produce, it was referred to a Comee... 10,000 Dollars voted on Account, to the Troops in North Carolina ー 2 or 3 Ships of War are fitting out there for our Service accordg to report. 2
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The Committee of Safety having resolved to increase the Number of Men in the pay of, and for the defence of this Province, Captain [Thomas] Proctor is hereby directed to enlist seventy Voluntiers, who are to be instructed principally in the use and management of Artillery, but to be embodied in such manner, and employed occasionally upon such service as may be hereafter determined by the said...
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3