Letter from Allan McDonald, a prisoner, at Lancaster, to the Pennsylvania Committee of Safety,

Letter from General Washington to the President of Congress: Has committed the heads of sundry matters for consideration, to General Gates, who will give the fullest satisfaction about the measures necessary to be adopted at this alarming crisis,

Letter from General Washington to the New-York’ Congress, repeating his applications on the subject of arms, and intreating them to use their utmost exertions to procure a supply for the Regiments of the Colony,

Letter from Robert H. Harrison to General Ward: General Washington wishes him to remain at Boston, and carry on the works for the defence of the Town and Harbour until he is relieved,

Letter from Robert H. Harrison to Colonel Livingston: It is impossible to furnish him arms,

Letter from William Palfrey to the President of Congress, enclosing a Letter to him from a friend at Bristol,

Letter from Colonel Pawling to the New-York Congress,

Letter from Colonel Henry B. Livingston to John McKesson: The garrisons in the Highlands are in want of everything—arms, provisions, quarters, and money. These posts are too important to be left at the mercy of our enemies; yet the consequences of their being attacked by one hundred well-armed men may be dreaded,

Letter from Colonel Dayton to General Sullivan: He has just arrived at Johnstown, and has been informed by Lady Johnson that Sir John Johnson and the Highlanders had resolved not to deliver themselves up as prisoners. If vigorous measures are to be pursued to apprehend them, a supply of provisions and powder must be immediately sent forward,

Letter from Lieutenant John Paul Jones to Joseph Hewes,

Letter from General Ward to General Washington, in explanation of the charge made against him by Colonel Varnum,

Letter from Halifax, in Nova-Scotia: Vessels with Troops and supplies for the Army recently arrived there; they are raising a Regiment of Loyal Nova-Scotia Volunteers; all deserters who surrender and enter this corps have free pardon,

Presentments by the Grand Jury of Cheraws District, in South-Carolina,

Memorial of Henry Ridgely to the Convention of Maryland,

Letter from the Baltimore Committee to the Maryland Convention,

Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to Captain Nicholson, directing him, as most of the British armed vessels are gone, to assist in getting out to sea vessels with valuable cargoes of bread, flour, &c.,

Letter from the President of Congress to General Lee: The Congress highly approves of his vigilance and attention to the duties of his department,

Letter from Elbridge Gerry to James Warren: The delay of Congress in agitating questions which long since must have terminated in a separation from Great Britain, is owing to the instructions of the Pennsylvania Assembly to their Delegates. The “moderate gentlemen,” whose timidity has so long clogged the affairs of the Colonies—whose constitution never admits of their defending freedom on the noblest principles—whose apprehensions have but served to increase the evils they feared—are at length coming over,

Letter from William Whipple to John Langdon,

Proceedings at a meeting of the Inhabitants of the City and Liberties of Philadelphia, called at the request of a number of respectable citizens,

Committee of Amwell, Hunterdon County, New-Jersey, declare Cornelius Williamson an enemy to the liberties of America,

Committee of Newark, New-Jersey, prohibit the killing of any lamb or sheep before the 1st of August,

Letter from General Washington to the President of Congress: In compliance with the request of the Congress, he will leave for Philadelphia to-morrow, if he can settle some matters which are in agitation with the New-York Provincial Congress,

Letter from Colonel James Clinton to General Washington,

Letter from Whitehead Hicks to John McKesson,

Letter from Petrus Schoonmaker to the New-York Congress, respecting his rank in Colonel Pawling’s Regiment,

Letter from General Thomas to the Commissioners in Canada,

Memorial from the Assembly of Rhode-Island: State of affairs in the Colony, and of the importance of leaving at Newport the cannon brought there by Commodore Hopkins; if taken away it will be impossible for the people to defend themselves; they will not attempt it; if the cannon are left, Newport can be saved,

Letter from Captain Harding to Governour Trumbull: The combination betwixt the Tories daily grows more and more open; in a few days he will send some new discoveries,

Letter from General Ward to General Washington: Attack of the boats of the British Fleet on Captain Mugford, of the schooner Franklin, who lay aground near Point Shirley,

Vote of the Inhabitants of Watertown, Massachusetts, in favour of Independence,

Votes of the Inhabitants of the Towns of Walpole and Medway, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, in favour of Independence,

Protest of divers of the Inhabitants of the Province against the authority and qualification of the Assembly for framing a new Government,

Letter from the Philadelphia Committee to the Committee of the several Counties in the Province: If they wish the Province to be restored to its rank in the Continental Union, they are requested to send Deputies to meet in Philadelphia, on the 18th of June, to provide for electing members for a Provincial Convention to be held for the express purpose of forming and establishing a new Government, “on the authority of the People” only, and for the security of their peace, liberty, and safety, according to the Resolution of the Continental Congress,