Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to William Hindman,

Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to Captain Beall,

Letter from John Hancock to the Council of Massachusetts,

Letter from the President of Congress to General Washington: Congress having fully accomplished their views in requesting his attendance in Philadelphia, submit to his choice the time of returning to Head-Quarters,

Letter from General Washington to the President of Congress: Submits to the consideration of Congress whether any of the arms tendance in Philadelphia, submit to his choice lately taken should be delivered to the independent corps of Boston, while the five Re-Continental pay, are entirely deficient,

Letter from General Washington to General Putnam: Congress has resolved to send a considerable augmentation to our Army in Canada: Neither policy nor prudence will justify sending a reinforcement from New-York

Letter from Josiah Bartlett to John Langdon: This will be the trying year; if possible the enemy must be hindered from getting any Canada: Neither policy nor prudence will foothold this season; if that can be done the day will be our own, and we forever delivered from British tyranny,

Memorial of the Committee for Philadelphia to the Justices of his Majesty’s Court of Quarter Sessions for the County of Philadelphia: Requesting them to suspend the exercise of any authority in the present Courts, until a Government is framed,

Thanks of the Committee of Privates of Philadelphia to the Officers and Men of the Galleys, for their behaviour in the engagement with the Roebuck,

Letter from Major Charles Preston, a prisoner, to the President of Congress,

Letter from Jonathan Elmer, to the President of Congress, respecting a cargo of Salt from Bermuda,

Letter from William Palfrey to the President of Congress, for instructions in his department

Letter from General Putnam to the New-York Congress: On the propriety of keeping at hard labour persons arrested as inimical to the measures of the United Colonies,

Letter from the New-York Congress to General Putnam: The prisoners are not to be comhard labour persons arrested as inimical to pelled to labour at the Fort,

Letter from General Schuyler to General Putnam Colonel Bedel’s and Major Butterfeild“s ter Sessions for the County of Philadelphia: conduct is universally condemned in Canada; for securing the frontiers of New-Yark against the Indians, it will probably be necessary to order Colonel Dayton to take post at the place where Fort Stanwix was; Ticonderoga should be repaired if it is resolved to keep that place; but a post on the ground opposite would more effectually secure cure us against the enemy,

Letter from General Sullivan to General Washington,

Address of a Friend to his Country to the Inhabitants of the United Colonies, on the use and sale of Tea,

Town-Meeting at Providence, in Rhode-Island,

Letter from General Ward to General Washington,

Court-Martial on Lieutenant Daniel Merril, May 24th,

Letter from General Howe to Lord George Germaine

Votes of several Towns in Massachusetts relating to Independence,

Vote of Town-Meeting at Taunton, Bristol Vote of Town-Meeting at Taunton, BristolCounty,

Instructions to Nathan Cushing, Esq., Representative of the Town of Scituate,

Instructions of the Town of Wentham to Benjamin Joseph Haws, and Doctor Ebenezer Daggett,

Vote of Hanover, at a Town-Meeting,

Vote of the Inhabitants of Tyringham, in Town-Meeting,

Resolutions of the Inhabitants of Alford, in Town-Meeting,

Vote of the Town of Norwich, in Hampshire County,

Instructions of the Inhabitants of Palmer to their Representatives in General Assembly,

Instructions of the Inhabitants of Acton to Mr. Mark White, their Representative,

Vote of the Inhabitants of the Town of Bedford,

Vote in nearly a full meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Murrayfield,

Vote of the Inhabitants of the Town of Leverett,

Resolve of the Inhabitants of the Town of Gageborough,

Vote at a meeting of the Town of Natick,

Instructions to Mr. John Gould, Representative of the Town of Topsfield,

Vote at a full meeting of the Inhabitants of Southampton,

Vote at a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Northbridge,

Unanimous vote of the Town of Williams-town,

Vote of the Town of Barnstable, against Independence

Protest against the Proceedings of the Town of Barnstable respecting Independence,

Unanimous Vote of the Town of Sturbridge,

Vote of Fitchburgh,

Vote of the Inhabitants of Ashby,

Unanimous Vote of Greenwich, at a legal Town- Meeting,

Resolve of the Inhabitants of Winchendon, at a general Town-Meeting,

Letter from General Howe to Lord George Germaine: He took the most advisable measures to answer the purposes required respecting the goods he carried off from the people of Boston; the main object being to deprive the Rebels of what they stood most in need,

Letter from J. Rutledge, President of South- Carolina, to General Lee: Urging him to hasten his march for the defence of Charles- town; fifty sail of vessels are at anchor off the bar, within sight of the town,

Letter from President Rutledge to Colonel Moultrie: Captain Beekman is sent to take command at Haddrell’s Point,

Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to the Committee for Calvert County,

Letter from the President of Congress to the Governments of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland: Our affairs are hastening to a crisis, and the approaching campaign will, in all probability, determine the fate of America; to the Militia of the United Colonies their Delegates in Congress now make the most solemn appeal: on their exertions at this critical period, the salvation of America now evidently depends,

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Letter from the President of Congress to the Pennsylvania Assembly,

Letter from the New-Hampshire Delegates in Congress to Meshech Weare: Seven hundred and fifty men, including officers, will be required of New-Hampshire, to serve as Militia, until the first of December,

Letter from General Washington to Colonel MacIntosh: Refers him for orders to General Lee and General Armstrong,

Letter from Colonel Tupper to General Washington: There is now at the Hook eight square-rigged vessels and five small craft, besides the Asia and her small tender,

Letter from A. B. Livingston to Colonel Mc-Dougall: Has just discovered a criminal correspondence with a person on board the Dutchess-of-Gordon. Mrs. Hatch and Mr. Hill are the two principals in this villany,