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Govr Tryon after dinner at my House, informed me that . . . Orders are issued to the Navy Officers to consider such Towns in Rebellion, as seize the King's stores, raise Works, or Maltreat the Governors, and he authorizes me to make this Public, that the Citizins may be on their Guard, to preserve the City from the Indiscretion both of the Mob & the Men of War. ー He had, he said, given a hint...
Date: 20 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
This Morning Mr. Tryon came over and informed Mr. [John] Plenderleath that last Night the King's Stores in the Garrett of the lower Barracks were carried away by armed Men in 12 Carts, & that he wished him to inform me of it ー adding that he had demanded Restitution of the Magistrates & written to Capt Vanderput that he expected to be seized, in which case he wished him to execute his...
Date: 10 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Returning to Town from Haverstraw, 22 Inst., to which I had retired on the 24th Oct, I this Day visited Mr. Tryon on Board of the Dutchess of Gordon, whither he has betaken himself from the Packet to which he repaired 18th Octr upon Intelligence of a Motion in the Continental Congress to make him a Prisoner ー He was at my House with the Family just before his Flight while I was abroad but dropp'd...
Date: 25 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
On the 28th I repeated this Advice2 (dining that Day & lodging that Night on Board with my Family) and told him that he had a good Opportunity for a Letter to the People in which he might do himself Honor and be useful in urging to a Spirit of Moderation. He promised to call a Council on this Occasion because he had before charged them with Secrecy as to his Leave of Absence ー
Date: 28 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
The Council was called on the 1 Decr but except myself only [Hugh] Wallace, [John Harris] Cruger, and [James] Jauncey attended ー Agreed that the Govrs. Permission to go home be made public ー I urged his communicating it to the Public in Writing ー Wallace joined me ー The Rest said they saw no use in it Suppose, says I, it procures a constitutional Application to Parliament upon the controverted...
Date: 1 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
The Council met on the 4 Decr ー
The Business first broke respected the public Records. The Governor had already caused such as affected the Crown to be brought on Board Ship from the Secretary's Office as he said upon Intimation that Captain Sears had formed a Design of carrying them into New England as a Pledge for or to compel the Fidelity of this Province in the great [Continental] Association...
Date: 4 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
In several Visits from Lord Drummond, who left England in Sepr. and came in the Roebuck to Hallifax & thence to Boston where he tarried only one Night and then set out in the Phoenix Man of War for New York & after some Days went with Mr. [Andrew] Elliot the Collector a Brother of Sir Gilbert Elliot the Minister to Philadelphia where he conversed with several of the Continental Delegates...
Date: 22 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
The City has been in danger of Conflagration as I find upon conversing with Mr. Seymour the Connecticut Atty General & Capt Hugh Ledlie of Hartford.
When General Lee reach'd that Town in his Route from Cambridge he published a Call upon the People of that Neighbourhood to join his Colours for a Month to suppress a dangerous Conspiracy ー These Gentlemen listed with 54 Light Horse in this...
Date: 3 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
In the Afternoon of the same Day (4 Feby) General Clinton arrived from Boston which he left the 20 Jany and General Lee from Stanford. It was reported that Transports were at the Hook and the Multitude in the highest Ferment till the Mayor towards Evening brought a Message from the Governor intimating that Mr. Clinton was only on a Visit, expected no Troops besides a single Transport that parted...
Date: 4 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
On Friday all was Tempest by the coming up of a Transport ー The Fears of the Multitude made them forget the Mayor's Message concerning the expected Ship & concieving that they were betrayed Mr. [Henry] Clinton & the Governor were calumniated as false Villains, Liars and Decievers ー The River was full of Ice and the Cold intemperate and yet the Inhabitants flew into the Country with their...
Date: 10 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
The whole Town was alarmed with the Removal of all the Cannon from the Fort and Battery to the Fields ー Carts were imployed for the Stores & Ammunition & the Cannon drawn by Hands with an astonishing Uproar & shouting & the Work continued all Day long with an almost in tire neglect of all public Worship. The Multitude expected every Moment a Firing from the Ships. The Wind was at...
Date: 11 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Since Sunday last [February 11] the Intercourse to all who had not the Congress's Permit was interdicted by General Lee but Mr. Mayor having yesterday adjusted all Obstacles we proceeded to the Dock apprehending no Difficulties from the Guards ー A centinel forbid the Clerk of the Council to set his Foot in the Boat upon which we retired & I went Home ー The Congress took the Alarm apprehending...
Date: 14 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3
The Phoenix fell down this Morning to the Narrows & the Asia ran aground opposite to Whitehall in the Afternoon in retiring with the Dutchess of Gordon below the Town. She got off before the Preparations for attacking her were completed, for [Charles] Lee and [William Alexander, Lord] Stirling had so resolved & many of the Citizens were hastened in their Flight to the Country.
Yesterday...
Date: 17 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3