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this may inform you that in four days after our departure from Nantaskett, we Arrived at this place May the first upon which the Commander of the Cartel was taken on board to Sir George Collier, & treated, politely the hurry of Sir George was great in dispatching of Two fleats, one for N: York, the other for Quebec, for a weak after our arivel, after which we supposed they would dispatch the...
Date: 30 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
We were too sanguine in our expectation[s] on saturday, which occasiond Mr Moylan to tell Mr Reed, that one of the Schooners would be ready for the sea on thursday next it is difficult to procure Carpenters to put them in the necessary order, we therefore think it win be saturday before the first will be ready to sail, on that day we wou'd recommend to your Excellency to order the Captain &...
Date: 9 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Sir This will acquaint you the two Vsells that the Captains [Nicholson] Broughton, & Selmon [John Selman] are to Command, are ready to tack the troops on board, the formers, for the Cannon and Swevil Cartridges, I have Sent to Coln Burbank [William Burbeck]. Would it not be best, that every man be furnisht with a Spear, or Cutlast, & a pare of Pistles, if to be had, as guns is very...
Date: 15 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Mr Moylan received your letter of this day with the money he had received at Portsmouth 260 dolls the evening of the day he last wrote you, this serves to acquaint his Excellency that Capt Broughton, & Capt Sillman will both be ready to sail tomorrow, the latter is in want of a Surgeon, which you will be pleased to have dispatched, as we believe it will be difficult to prevail on the Capt...
Date: 19 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
The Schooners Commanded by Captains Broughton & Sillman [John Selman] Saild this morning, as they had none but their old Colours, we appointed them a signal, that they may Know each other by, & be known to their friends ー the ensign up to the Main topping Lift, ー
you will please to order the Crew of the Schooner to be mannd out of General sullivans Brigade, to hold themselves in readiness...
Date: 22 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
We received your favor of the 25th Instant incloseing instructions for the Agents, one of which we will deliver to the person appointed for this place & transmit the others to Portsmouth Newbury &ca &ca
the first article mentions the laying in provisions Conformable to an inclosed paper, which inclosure was omitted, you will therefore please to send us five of them, & one more...
Date: 28 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Please to Send forward to Cape ann 1000 lb bread Ditto 1000 lb beef for the Use of the Guards ordered their by order of his Excellencey Genl Washington2
Your &c
Date: 29 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
This will inform you, the Enemys Fleet saild from the Hook this 23d inst in Consequence of which Genl Sullivan's & Lord Stirlings Divisions cross'd the North River by Genl Washington's Order, for Philadelphia this morning — But I must Confess I expect them back again.
The Enemy's Conduct is exceedingly Embarrassing to us. —They have for two weeks past been Collecting all the Seamen that have...
Date: 25 January 1777
Volume: Volume 9