1775.
Oct. 5, |
Letter from Alexander Skinner to General Grant: The St. Lawrence has arrived at St. Augustine; if she had been sooner on the station, one hundred barrels of the King's Powder, taken out of Lofthouse, by a Carolina Pirate, would have been saved, 329 |
| 3, |
Letter from Captain Mulcaster to General Grant, giving a general view of the state of affairs at the South, 329 |
| 2, |
Letter from C. Shirreff to General Robertson, 334 |
| 2, |
Letter from Govern our Tonyn to Major Donkin, 334 |
| 4, |
Letter from Spencer Man to General Grant: The political body in Florida is much diseased; the Governour has neither ability to point out, nor interest to procure, any good for the People, 335 |
| 4, |
Letter from Alexander Ross to Captain Stanton: Captain Fordyce, with his Company and a Detachment, is on board a Vessel, to sail with the first fair wind for Virginia, 335 |
| 4, |
Letter from John Moultrie to General Grant: St. Augustine is already too weak; no more Troops should be taken from it; it is now the best and only communication between Great Britain and our Red Brothers 336 |
| 3, |
Letter from Daniel Chamier, Jun., to Daniel Chamier, 337 |
| 4 |
Letter from Colonel Stuart to Samuel Kemble, 340 |
| Nov. 18, |
Letter from Governour Chester to Govemour Tryon: Has received Instructions from the King to afford protection to such of his Loyal Subjects as are compelled to fly from the Colonies in Rebellion, and wish for an asylum in West-Florida, 340 |
| 11, |
Proclamation by the Governour of West-Florida, offering Lands to such as seek a retreat in that Province, 341 |
| 11, |
Letter from Allan Cameron to Duncan Cameron: He has accepted a Commission under Lord Dunmore, and is to set out to-morrow morning for Detroit with Major Connolly, 342 Letter from Captain Montagu to Admiral Graves, 343 |
| 14, |
Letter from Captain Montagu to Admiral Graves, 343 |
| 14, |
Letter from W. Griffin to George GifTarina: He is at Jamestown, surrounded by Rebels, and dare not move; a thousand Rebels are on their way for Norfolk, to punish the People there for declaring for Government; two Regiments would restore peace and good order to the Province, 343 |
| 17, |
Letter from Neil Jamieson to Glassford, Gordon & Co., 343 |
| 21, |
Letter from Walter Hatton to Nathaniel Coffin: Those in arms against the Government know that, the halter is round their necks, and, if taken, they are liable to be trussed up without delay; many have sworn allegiance to their lawful Sovereign in Norfolk, Portsmouth, Nansemond, &c.: they amount to upwards of three thousand. 345 |
| 24, |
Letter from Lord Dunmore to Admiral Graves, 347 |
| 28, |
Letter from Neil Jamieson to James Anderson, 347 |
| 20, |
Letter from Neil Jamieson to Edward and Rene Payne, 348 |
| Dec. 1, |
Letter from Captain Leslie to General Gage, 349 |
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Return of a Detachment of his Majesty's Fourteenth Regiment at Norfolk, Virginia, in October, November, and December, 349 |
| 1, |
Letter from Captain Fordyce to Captain Urquhart: Two thousand Men would settle everything in Virginia in the course of the Winter; we have had a little brush with the Rebels, who behaved in a most dastardly manner; a Corps of about seven hundred of them has been sent to take Norfolk, but they will not find it quite so easy as they expect, 350 |
| 2, |
Letter from Captain Squire to Admiral Graves, 351 |
| Dec. 19, |
Letter from Dr. Franklin to M. Dumas: We have hitherto applied to no Foreign Power, but we wish to know if any one of them is disposed to step in for the relief of an oppressed People; or, if we break off all connection with Britain, and declare ourselves independent, is there any Power in Europe who will enter into an Alliance with us for the benefit of our commerce, 352 |
1775.
Dec. 19, |
Letter from William Livingston to Lord Stirling, 354 |
| 19, |
Letter from Lord Stirling to the President of Congress: The Order of Captain Parker, prohibiting Vessels from Foreign Countries entering New-York, in direct violation of the Act of Parliament, alarms the moderate, and vexes the Tories of New-York; if this circumstance be well managed, it will turn out very fortunate, 354 |
| 19, |
New-York Committee&madsh; |
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Apply to the Provincial Congress for a Loan of one thousand Pounds, to defray necessary charges in defending our rights and privileges, 355 |
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Mr. Mercer ordered, to produce a Certificate from the Congress of New-Jersey, authorizing him to export Provisions, 356 |
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Mr. Totten and others appointed a Committee to examine, and, if they see fit, to discharge, such persons as may be hereafter taken into custody, 356 |
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Michael Albert, Edward White, and John, Moore, charged with having in listed Men for the Ministerial Army, examined and discharged, 350 |
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The case of John Bladder, who was several weeks on board the Asia, referred to the Provincial Congress, 356 |
| 19, |
Letter from Governour Cooke to General Washington: Fears the Vessels sailed from Boston may be destined, for Rhode-Island; asks a Detachment from the Continental Army for their defence, and that General Lee may be sent to take the command, 356 |
| 19, |
Letter from General Washington to the President of Congress, 357 |
| 19, |
Letter from General Howe to the Karl of Dartmouth: He has the authority of the Rebel Commander for believing Brigadier Prescott has fallen into their hands. Mr. Washington, commanding the Rebel Army, presuming upon the number and rank of his Prisoners, has threatened retaliation in point of treatment to any Prisoners of theirs in our power, and proposes an exchange, 357 |
| 20, |
Letter from a Clergyman in Maryland to the Earl of Dartmouth, 358 |
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Letter from Cortland Skinner to Colonel William Skinner: We have actually begun a Revolution, The Congress are our King, Lords, and Commons, They have taken Canada; blocked up the Royal Army in Boston; secured the Indians; appointed an Admiral; are fitting out a Fleet; and are universally obeyed. Is not this Independency? They say it is not, 363 |
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Proceedings of the Committee for Morris County, New-Jersey, on a complaint against Cortlandt Skinner, 354 |
| 20, |
Letter from Provincial Congress to New-York Delegates in Continental Congress, 429 |
| 20, |
Letter from Governour Trumbull to the President of Congress, requesting sixty thousand Pounds from the Continental Treasury may be forwarded immediately, 365 |
| 20, |
Letter from Thomas Greenough to Committee of Congress, with a Statement of his losses in June last, by the burning of his Property on Noddle-Island by the Provincials, 365 |
| 20, |
Letter from General Washington to Governour Cooke: Cannot send him assistance, and does not believe the Troops from Boston were destined for Rhode-Island, 366 |
| 20, |
Letter from General Washington to Colonel Baldwin: Mr. Wiber stands in a suspicious and unfriendly light; but, if the Committee consider him a friend, he may return, 366 |
| 20, |
Letter from William Bartlettto General Washington, desiring his Instructions respecting the Prize Cargoes at Beverly, 367 |
| 20, |
Letter from General Greene to Jacob Greene; Is surprised that the Committee of Newport are desirous of nourishing such a serpent as Wallace in the bosom of the country. To grant him supplies for Indemnity to that Town only, is sacrificing the rest of the Province for the benefit of Newport, 367 |