1776.
Feb. 5, |
Letter from Thomas Lynch to General Washington; Is at New-York, as One of a Committee from Congress; the strong apathy that holds Congress in fetters, is still more forcible here. At Lord Drurnmond's request, he encloses a Letter intended for General Robertson, 943 |
| 5, |
Letter from Lord Drummond to General Robertson; From all his conversations with the gentlemen at Philadelphia, he is convinced they are seriously disposed towards a reconciliation; he has therefore pressed the setting cm foot a negotiation, and is not without hopes of success, 943 |
| 5, |
Letter from Gen. Schuyler to Governour Trumbull: Our brave little Corps before Quebeck hold their ground, and continue the blockade, 944 |
| 5, |
Letter from Governour Trumbull to General Washington, 945 |
| 5, |
Letter from the Committee at Marblehead to the General Court of Massachusetts: They cannot raise the Men required of them, 946 |
| 5, |
Letter from the Heads of the St. John's Indians to the General Court of Massachusetts: The Penobscots are all of one heart, and willing to assist, with their lives, to oppose the wicked People of Old England, 946 |
| 6, |
Proposition of H. Hollingsworth, of Cecil County, Maryland, to furnish any number of Muskets, from two hundred to two thousand, 947 |
| 6, |
Letter from Samuel Chase to Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, 947 |
| 6, |
Letter from the President of Congress to General Schuyler: Operations in Canada, 947 |
| 6, |
Letter from the Provincial Congress of New-Jersey to President Hancock, nominating Field-Officers for the Third Battalion raised in that Colony, 948 |
| 6, |
Letter from the Provincial Congress of New-Jersey to President Hancock, requesting to know if Congress had passed any Resolution permitting the sale of East-India Teas, 948 |
| 6, |
Letter from Abraham Lott to the New-York Committee of Safety, desiring to be informed if he may furnish his Majesty's Ship Mercury with Provisions, 949 |
| 6, |
Application of William A. Forbes for an appointment in one of the new Battalions to be raised in New-York, 949 |
| 7, |
Letter from Lord George Germaine to General Howe; His measures approved by the King, 949 |
| 7, |
Extract of a Letter from Charlestown, South-Caralina, to a Gentleman in Philadelphia: The troubles in the back parts of the Province have entirely subsided; the ringleaders, with about one hundred and thirty others, are taken, 949 |
| 7, |
Letter from William Spear to Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, 950 |
| 7, |
Letter from the Philadelphia Committee to Maryland Council of Safety, offering to instruct any persons they may Bend in making Saltpetre, 951 |
| 7, |
Letter from Lieutenant Wilkinson to the President of Congress, informing him of the conduct of Mr. Richeson, one of the British prisoners, 951 |
| 7, |
Address of a Religious Politician to the People in general: We are reduced to the necessity of becoming independent and entering into a war with Great Britain to preserve our privileges, 951 |
| 7, |
Letter from Henry Remsen to New-York Committee of Safety, 1110 |
| 7, |
Letter from New-York Committee of Safety to Henry Remsen, 1111 |
| 7, |
Petition of John Pell to New-York Congress, 1111 |
| 7, |
Petition of Margaret Graham to New-York Committee of Safety, 1111 |
| 7, |
Letter from General Lee to Governour Trumbull: Contrary to his expectations, his Troops are not only admitted into New-York? but it is determined to take strong possession of the City and its most important environs, 954 |
| 7, |
Letter from General Schuyler to the President of Congress: The Troops in Canada are deficient in almost every article of Military Stores; they will be in great want of Shoes, and none can be had there, or in Albany: the Pennsylvania Companies are without Mittens and Moccasins, 955 |
1776.
Feb. 7, |
Letter from Edward Antill to General Schuyler, 1132 |
| 7, |
Letter from Stephen Moylan to Matthew Thornton: The General wishes the acknowledgment of Colonel Stark may prove satisfactory to the Congress of New-Hampshire; but if they insist on a trial, he will order a Court-Martial, 956 |
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Acknowledgment of Colonel Stark, transmitted to the New-Hampshire Congress, 956 |
| 8, |
Letter from the Council of Safety of Maryland to their Delegates in Congress, 956 |
| 8, |
Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to the Virginia Committee of Safety: Will cheerfully co-operate in every measure for mutual defence against the invaders of our reciprocal rights, 957 |
| 8, |
Address of the New-York Committee to the Inhabitants of the neighbouring Counties and Colonies, in favour of the Poor Inhabitants of the City, who are abandoning their habitations, fearing hostilities will be commenced by the ShipS'of-War in the Harbour, 958 |
| 8, |
Letter from Colonel Wayne to John, Morton, 958 |
| 8, |
Letter from Colonel John Connolly lo the President of Congress, asking to be enlarged on parole, 958 |
| 8, |
Application of Colonel Connolly to the Pennsylvania Committee of Safety, requesting an enlargement on such honourable terms as they think proper, 959 |
| 8, |
Letter from Dr. Rush to Mr. Wilson: There is no remedy for Connolly's disorder but fresh air and gentle exercise, 959 |
| 8, |
Major, Cameron's application to Congress to be enlarged on parole, 959 |
| 8, |
Letter from Samuel A very to the New-York Congress, asking to be appointed Lieutenant-Colonel in one of the new Battalions, 960 |
| 8, |
John Wiley, John Van Winkle, John Sanford, and James Barrett, recommended for appoint-ments, 960 |
| 8, |
Address to the Army of the United States, 960 |
| 8, |
Letter from General Washington to Governour Trumbull: Has heard of the arrival of some Powder and Arms in Connecticut; requests that some may be sent to the Camp, for the exigency of the Army at this particular crisis calls for much more than they have, 962 |
| 8, |
Letter from General Washington to Governour Trumbull: Cannot repay the sum advanced by Connecticut; the claims are so large and so numerous that in a few days he will be drained of every shilling; there is an alarming scarcity of Powder, and the Militia coming without a supply gives rise to the most disagreeable apprehensions, 962 |
| 8, |
Letter from James Sullivan to Perez Morton: Has raised the Men required from Biddeford, Buxtou, Arundel, and Pepperelborough, 963 |
| 8, |
Letter from the New-Hampshire Committee of Safety to the President of Congress: Everything that was thought expedient has been done towards raising the Regiment for Canada, 964 |
| 9, |
Application of New-Hampshire to the Continental Congress for Men for the defence of their Sea-Coast, 964 |
| 9, |
Account of the sailing of the first American Fleet, 964 |
| 9, |
Letter from Lord Stirling to Robert Ogden, 1199 |
| 9, |
Letter from Lord Stirling to William Livingston, 1200 |
| 9, |
Letter from Lord Stirling to John Blanchard, 1200 |
| 9, |
Letter from General Lee to the President of Congress: A Transport has arrived at New-York with Troops, and a reinforcement is necessary, 955 |
| 9, |
Letter from Lord Stirling to the New-York Committee of Safety, 965 |
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Letter from the Provincial Congress of New-Jersey to Lord Stirling: No Vessel has been licensed to export produce, but where security has been given to return the amount in Military stores, 966 |
| 9 |
Letter from R. Yates to Colonel Swart wont, directing him to march with his Regiment to New-York with all convenient despatch, 966 |