| 1775. |
by in possession of Kingston Packet, and so manage the matter that Head-Quarters may hear no more of it, 221 |
| Dec. 8, |
Letter from General Sullivan to the New-Hampshire Committee of Safety: General Washington is extremely pleased with the vigorous exertions and noble spirit of the People of New-Hampshire, 221 |
| 8, |
Letter from Jonathan Titcomb, and others, to Benjamin Greenleaf, 1229 |
| 8, |
Letter from Thomas Jones, and others, to Benjamin Greenleaf, 1229 |
| 8, |
Proclamation by the Governour of Nova-Scotia: Fearing the evil consequences that may ensue from permitting strangers, who may be in the interest of the Rebels, to resort to the Town of Halifax, all persons coming there are required to report themselves within two hours, or they will be treated as Spies, 222 |
| 9, |
Letter from London: Measures of the Ministry to carry into effect their plans with regard to the Colonies, 222 |
| 9, |
Letter from a Gentleman in London to his friend in Virginia: Government does not intend to make the Grand Armament at Boston; the whole Force, including those now in America, is to be twenty-six thousand men; they are to be divided in America, and sent to New-York, Virginia, and South-Carolina, 223 |
| 9, |
Letter from Colonel Woodford to Edmund Pendleton, informing him of the attack and defeat of the British at Great Bridge, 224 |
| 9, |
Letter from Major Spotswood to a friend in Williamsburgh, with sundry particulars of the battle at Great Bridge, 224 |
| 9, |
Committee of King and Queen County, Virginia, examine into the charge against William-Lyne, of endeavouring to prejudice the Minute Service, and decide that he appears to be a friend to American liberty, 224 |
| 9, |
Letter from the Committee for Trenton, New-Jersey to the President of Congress, on the conduct of the Prisoners on parole at that place, 225 |
| 9, |
Letter from New-York Congress to General Schuyler, 396 |
| 9, |
Letter from Provincial Congress to New-York Delegates in Continental Congress, 397 |
| 9, |
Letter from New-York Congress to Committee for Tryon County, 397 |
| 9, |
Letter from Colonel David Mulford to the New-York Congress, 408 |
| 9, |
Letter from General Schuyler to General Washington: Colonel Knox will get the articles he wants except Powder and Flints, at Fort George and they will be sent to Cambridge the first snow, 225 |
| 9, |
Letter from General Schuyler to General Washington, with a Return of the Artillery at Ticonderoga, Crown-Point, &c, 226 |
| 9, |
Letter from Governour Trumbull to General Washington, 227 |
| 9, |
Letter from Elbridge Gerry to Massachusetts Council, 1227 |
| 9, |
Letter from General Gates to Massachusetts Council, 1227 |
| 9, |
Letter from Colonel Moylan to James Otis, with four Prisoners for examination, 227 |
| 9, |
Letter from William Bartlett to General Washington: Captain Manly has brought in two more Prizes, 227 |
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Account of the capture of the two Vessels by Captain Manly, 227 |
| 10, |
Letter from Colonel Woodford to the Virginia Convention, 228 |
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Full account of the battle at the Great Bridge, (Note,) 228 |
| 10, |
Letter from Samuel Tucker to Lord Stirling: Has endeavoured to do every thing that was required; the Assembly passed a law far repairing the several Barracks, but it was lost in the Council, 228 |
| 10, |
Letter from Colonel Lowrey to Lord Stirling: He has been with Mr. Hancock, and many Members of Congress, urging them to provide for the necessary articles; they have promised something should be done, 229 |
| 10, |
Letter from Gilbert Potter to New-York Congress, 404 |
1776.
Dec. 10, |
Account of the burning and plundering by the British at Conanicut, Rhode-Island, 230 |
| 10, |
Letter from Thomas Crafts, Jun., to William Cooper, 1229 |
| 10, |
Letter from General Washington to James Otis, 1229 |
| 10, |
Letter from Thomas Crafts, Jun., to General Washington, 1229 |
| 10, |
Letter from Stephen Moylan to William Bartlett, giving instructions in regard to the two Prizes last sent in, 230 |
| 10, |
Letter from Stephen Moylan to William Bartlett, directing the cargo of the two Prizes to be laid up in a secure place, and to assist Captain Adorns in preparing for a cruise, 231 |
| 10, |
Letter from General Greene to Samuel Ward: The inlistments proceed slowly; the Rhode-Island Troops are home-sick; the Connecticut Troops are going off in shoals; New-Hampshire behaves nobly; their Troops engage cheerfully; in Massachusetts they are zealous to engage in the service, 232 |
| 11, |
Address of the Provost, &c., of the Royal Burgh of Wick, to the King, 232 |
| 11, |
Letter from Colonel Woodford to Edmund Pendleton: The enemy has abandoned the Fort at the Great Bridge, and he has taken possession of it, 233 |
| 11, |
Order of the Maryland Convention, that the Parliamentary Post be not permitted to travel in, or pass through the Province, with any Mail, Packages, or Letters, 234 |
| 11, |
Letter from Captain Conway to Lord Stirling, 234 |
| 11, |
Letter from Captain Morris to Lord Stirling: Has no Money to buy Arms, and half his Company have none, 235 |
| 11, |
Committee for Barnard's Township, New-Jersey, declare Nathaniel Haten an enemy to the liberties of America, 235 |
| 11, |
Letter from Colonel Nicoll to John McKesson, 235 |
| 11, |
Letter from Governour Cooke to General Washington: Mr. Penet has arrived with proposals for supplying the United Colonies with Arms and warlike Stores, 235 |
| 11, |
Letter from William Sever to General Washington, 1229 |
| 11, |
Letter from General Washington to the Committee of Symsbury, requesting them to secure, in the Jail at that place, certain Prisoners sentenced by a Court-Martial to be imprisoned there, 235 |
| 11, |
Letter from Robert H. Harrison to General Ward, 236 |
| 11, |
Letter from Robert H. Harrison to Thomas Crafts, Jun., 236 |
| 11, |
Letter from William Bartlett to General Washington: The valuable Prizes at Beverly are much exposed, as there is nothing to defend them with; there are forts and breastworks, but no guns nor ammunition, 236 |
| 11, |
Petition from the Committee for Beverly, Massachusetts, to General Washington, requesting they may be supplied with some Guns and Powder, as they are much exposed, and entirely without the means of defence, 236 |
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Letter from General Washington to the President of Congress: The inlistments go on at a slow rate; the Militia are coming in fast; Massachusetts and New-Hampshire have shown great alacrity on the occasion, 237 |
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Letter from General Washington to Governour Trumbull, 238 |
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Proceedings of a Court-Martial for the trial of Lieutenant-Colonel Enos, 238 |
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General Orders, from December 6 to December 11, 240 |
| 11, |
Letter from General Sullivan to Meshech Weare: The Congress having given New-Hampshire a power to assume Government, he submits his views of the form which will best answer the true end and design thereof, 241 |
| 12, |
Address of the Magistrates and Council of the Burgh of Kirkwall to the King, 243 |
| 12, |
Address of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of the County of Roxburgh to the King, 244 |
| 12, |
Letter from Colonel Woodford to the Virginia Convention: He Has taken some of the principal Tories of Norfolk, and sends their examinations to the Convention, 244 |