| 1775. |
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|
August
10,
|
Letter from a Gentleman in Boston to a Friend in England, giving a like account of an action on the 7th instant,
|
83
|
| 10, |
Recommendation of Sergeant William Lee to
be appointed Lieutenant, |
83 |
| 10, |
Notice of several Officers who distinguished themselves in the late engagement at Bunker’s Hill, |
84 |
| 10, |
Report of a Committee of both Houses of Assembly of Massachusetts on the case of Captain Thomas Cowden, of Fitchburgh, |
84 |
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Confession of Thomas Cowden, August 8, |
85 |
| 10, |
Letter from Colonel Huntington to Governour Trumbull, |
86 |
| 11, |
Fifty Indians of the Six Nations, at Westmoreland, promise neutrality between Great Britain
and the Colonies, |
86 |
| 11, |
Letter from Captain Broome to the New-York Congress, |
86 |
| 11, |
Letter from General Schuyler to the Albany Committee. Mr. White, Sheriff of Tryon County, taken prisoner, |
86 |
| 11, |
Letter from Governour Cooke to General Washington. Some Bermudians have been at Philadelphia soliciting permission to import Provisions for the use of that Island; they gave information of the Powder there, and think it might be easily obtained, |
87 |
| 11, |
Letter from Governour Trumbull to General Washington, informing him of the plundering of Gardiner’s Island by the British Fleet, |
87 |
| 11, |
Account of the plundering of Fisher’s, Gardiner’s, Plumb, and Block Islands, by the British, |
88 |
| 11, |
Letter from Angus McDonald to any of the publick Printers in New-York, complaining of his treatment as a prisoner, |
89 |
| 11, |
Letter from General Washington to General Gage, complaining of the treatment received by the American Prisoners in his possession, and threatening retaliation, |
245 |
| 11, |
Letter from General Washington to a Committee of the General Court of Massachusetts. Approves of the spirit of the people of Machias in proposing an expedition against Nova-Scotia, but disapproves of the enterprise, under present circumstances, |
90 |
|
Colonel Thompson’s plan for an expedition against Nova-Scotia, |
90 |
| 11, |
Letter from General Gates to James Otis, with Lieutenant John Knight and six others of the British Navy, prisoners. General Washington has written General Gage to know in what manner he intends to treat American Officers taken prisoners; Lieutenant Knight and those with him will be treated in the same manner, |
90 |
| 11, |
Another Letter, with more Prisoners taken at
Cape Anne,
|
91 |
|
List of the Prisoners taken at Cape Anne, |
91 |
| 11, |
Letter from Theodore Atkinson to Governour Wentworth. The Council of New-Hampshire, by a large majority, has disapproved of the firing on Captain Barclay’s Boat, |
91 |
| 11, |
Letter from John Macartney, Commander of His Majesty’s Ship Mercury, to the Mayor of Norfolk, Virginia. Complains of the summons received by Mr. Sprowle to attend the Committee of Norfolk. He will, to the utmost of his power, protect the friends of His Majesty, and will use the most coercive means to suppress all unlawful combinations and persecutions within the Province of Virginia, |
92 |
| 14, |
Letter from Paul Loyal, Mayor of Norfolk, to
Captain Macartney. The Committee who have summoned Mr. Sprowle are for the County, and without the jurisdiction of the Magistrates of the Borough. The conduct intended to be pursued by Captain Macartney, in preserving peace and obedience to the laws, must be commended by every good man. The inhabitants of the Borough desire to live in perfect harmony with the Gentlemen of the Navy,
|
93 |
| 15, |
Letter from Captain Macartney to Paul Loyal. He will accompany Mr. Sprowle to the Committee to-morrow morning. When an individual is arraigned for furnishing Barracks for His Majesty’s Troops, there is reason to apprehend that the authority of the Civil Magistracy is not competent for the support of Government and good order, |
94 |
| 1775. |
|
|
August
26,
|
Letter from Paul Loyal to Captain Macartney, enclosing him a copy of the Resolves of the Common-Hall of the Borough,
|
94
|
| 21, |
Resolves of the Borough of Norfolk, declaring the Letters of Captain Macartney disrespectful to the Mayor, an officious intermeddling in the Civil Government of the Town, and imply a threat, which the Hall conceive to be unjustifiable, premature, and indecent, |
95 |
| 28, |
Letter from Captain Macartney to Paul Loyal, requesting their Letters may be published, that the Publick may judge of the motives which actuate his conduct, |
95 |
| 12, |
Letter from the Provincial Congress of New-York to Gen. Montgomery. They will forward the articles he writes for immediately, if they can be had. Armscannot be had in New-York, |
529 |
| 12, |
Memorial of sundry persons in New-York to the Provincial Congress, desiring to know whether the people of the Colony are at liberty to ship Flaxseed to Ireland, |
96 |
| 12, |
Letter from Francis Stephens, Ordnance Storekeeper in New-York, to General Gage, explaining why the Stores were not sent to Boston, which have since unfortunately fallen into the hands of the Rebels, |
96 |
| 12, |
Letter from Peter T. Curtenius to the New-York Congress, |
97 |
| 12, |
Letter from General Schuyler to Governour Trumbull. No Tents for Colonel Hinman’s Regiment yet arrived, |
97 |
| 12, |
Letter from the Committee of Tryon County to the New-York Congress. They are entirely without Regulations for their Committees, and apply for Instructions how to act against the transactions, either in words or deeds, of the enemies of the Association, |
541 |
| 12, |
Letter from Governour Trumbull to General Washington. Eight wagon loads of Powder are at Hartford, on the way to the Camp. He has directed two of the Wagons to be detained, the other six to proceed, |
97 |
| 12, |
Letter from General Washington to the Council
of Massachusetts. The payment of the Troops is of indispensable necessity, and he must use the powers committed to him by Congress to remove the complaints. He applauds the spirit of the people of Machias, who have proposed the expedition against Nova-Scotia, but considers it inexpedient at present,
|
1183 |
| 13, |
Letter from General Gage to General Washington. Denies the charge of maltreating the Prisoners, whose lives, by the laws of the land, are destined to the cord, but who have hitherto been treated with care and kindness. British Soldiers do not fear retaliation; they will suffer with the patience of martyrs under misfortune, |
246 |
| 13, |
Letter from Loammi Baldwin to General Washington, |
98 |
| 13, |
Authentick and particular account of the eugagement at Cape Anne, on the 9th instant, |
99 |
| 13, |
Committee of Safety of New-Hampshire prohibit all communication between the Scarborough, British Man-of-War, and the Town of Portsmouth, |
91 |
| 14, |
Association of Tryon Country, North-Carolina, |
99 |
| 14, |
Committee of Newbern, North-Carolina, require the Captains of the several Companies in the County and Town to disarm all who have not signed the Association, |
100 |
MARYLAND CONVENTION.
| July 26, |
The Convention meets at Annapolis, |
99 |
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List of the Delegates, |
99 |
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Matthew Tilghman chosen Chairman, and Gabriel Duvall appointed Clerk, |
101 |
| 27, |
Committee to consider of the ways and means to put the Province into the best state of defence, |
101 |
| 28, |
Petition of Patrick Graham, of Port Tobacco, praying a remission of the sentence of the Committee of Charles County, and that he may be restored to the privileges of a citizen, |
119 |
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