| 1776. |
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| June 8, |
Letter from Commodore Hopkins to Stephen Hopkins: If the Southern Colonies think he is partial in favour of the Northern Colonies, they are greatly mistaken; when he returned from New-Providence, the enemy were too strong for him to attempt to go to Georgia, Virginia, the Delaware, or to New-York; it would be better for the country if no officer in the fleet depended on any friend but his own merit; for himself, the Committee cannot do him a greater service than by appointing one in his place; he will still render all the assistance in his power, |
764 |
8, |
Letter from General Sullivan to General Washington, |
1036 |
8, |
Letter from General Howe to Lord George Germaine: Expresses his amazement at the decisive and masterly strokes for carrying such extensive plans into immediate execution as have been effected since his Lordship has assumed the conducting of this war, |
766 |
9, |
Letter from President Rutledge to Colonel Moultrie: General Lee has the command of all the Regulars and the Militia; orders issued by him are to be obeyed, |
1186 |
9, |
Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to the Members of the Convention, requesting them to meet at Annapolis on the 20th instant, |
766 |
9, |
Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to the Brigadier-Generals of the Province, requiring Returns of the number of effective arms in the hands of the Militia, |
766 |
9, |
Letter from Colonel Fleming to Daniel Gold-smith, requesting him to receive certain prisoners in the jail of New-York, |
766 |
9, |
Letter from General Washington to the President of Congress: Has forwarded the muskets, as requested by Robert Morris, Chairman of the Secret Committee of Congress, except ten put on board two valuable vessels lately fitted for France on the Continental service, |
768 |
9, |
Letter from General Washington to General Schuyler: General views and instructions respecting the condition and movements of the Army, |
768 |
9, |
Letter from the New-York Congress to Ezekiel Hawley, Chairman of the Committee of Salem, in Westchester County, |
1386 |
9, |
Letter from General Washington to the New-York Congress: In answer to their Vote of Thanks, |
1386 |
9, |
Letter from General Washington to General Wooster: Requesting him immediately to repair to Head-Quarters at New-York, |
770 |
9, |
Letter from General Washington to Joseph Trumbull, Commissary-General: Supplies for the Northern Army, |
770 |
9, |
Letter from Joseph Trumbull to General Washington, |
815 |
9, |
Letter from Joseph Trumbull to the President of Congress: He will be compelled to give up his office of Commissary-General, unless he can have a reasonable compensation for his risk and services, |
790 |
9, |
Letter from General Ward to General Washington: A transport with near a hundred High-landers, taken by the Warren and Lee, was brought into Marblehead yesterday, |
770 |
10, |
Letter from Barbue Dubourg to Dr. Franklin: Has had successful efforts in the cause of the Americans with the Court of France, |
771 |
10, |
Letter from General Lee to Colonel Moultrie: Sends him flats, ropes, and planks, for the construction of bridges for his retreat, |
1186 |
10, |
Letter from Colonel Moultrie to General Lee: Will send the detachment to-day; at night they will embark for Long-Island, |
1186 |
10, |
Letter from General Lee to Colonel Moultrie: Directing him to stop his expedition against Long-Island unless he is certain of success, |
1187 |
10, |
Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to their Delegates in Congress: They called a meeting of the Convention to be held at Annapolis on the 20th instant, and request such of them as can be spared from the Congress will attend, |
782 |
| 1776. |
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June10, |
Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to the President of Congress: They will use their utmost exertions at this critical crisis to prevent the impending calamities which threaten the Continent, |
783 |
10, |
Letter from the Secret Committee of Congress to William Bingham: He will take passage for Martinico on board the Reprisal, Captain Wickes, |
783 |
10, |
Letter from the Marine Committee to Captain Wickes: They have given up the direction of the Reprisal to the Committee of Secret Correspondence, from whom he will receive orders, |
783 |
10, |
Letter from William Whipple to John Langdon: Captain Thomas Thompson’s appointment as Commander of the frigate Raleigh has been confirmed by the Congress, |
1026 |
10, |
Letter from Josiah Bartlett to John Langdon: Enclosing the Bill of Rights drawn up by Virginia. New-Hampshire should give instructions to the Delegates on the question of Independence. Instructions from the Colony either requiring, or only authorizing. them to vote in favour of it, would carry great weight with it, |
1027 |
10, |
Letter from Mrs. Connolly to the President of Congress: Requesting permission to leave Philadelphia on Monday next, |
784 |
10, |
First, Second, Fourth, and Fifth Battalions of Associators, of Philadelphia, resolve to support the Resolution of Congress of the 15th of May, and the proceedings of the publick meeting held in the city on the 20th of May, |
784 |
10, |
Associators of First Battalion of Chester County, Pennsylvania, resolve that they will exert their utmost efforts to support and strengthen the Continental Union; and that they will support the measures now adopted, at all hazards, |
785 |
10, |
Resolutions adopted and signed by six hundred and sixty men of the Elk Battalion, of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Militia, |
786 |
10, |
Resolutions adopted by Colonel Crawford’s Battalion of Associators, of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, |
786 |
10, |
Letter from the Committee for Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to the Philadelphia Committee: They have appointed Deputies to attend the Provincial Conference on the 18th instant, |
787 |
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Address of a Watchman to the Common People of Pennsylvania, [June 10,] |
787 |
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Petition signed by a number of inhabitants of New-Jersey, and addressed to the Provincial Congress: Against a separation from Great Britain, [June 10,] |
788 |
10, |
Letter from General Washington to the President of Congress: The suspected and dangerous persons in New-York have not been secured; we may therefore have internal as well as external enemies to contend with, |
789 |
10, |
Orders of General Washington to Major Schuyler, to take three Companies for the defence of the inhabitants and protection of property on the east end of Long-Island, |
792 |
10, |
Letter from General Washington to the Commissioners in the Highlands, enclosing directions for the completion of the works there, |
792 |
10, |
Letter from Robert H. Harrison to General Ward, |
793 |
10, |
Letter from Joseph Trumbull to the New-York Congress, |
815 |
10, |
Return of Cannon and Artillery in and about the City of New-York, |
920 |
10, |
Letter from New-York to a gentleman in Philadelphia: Many Tories have been arrested, |
794 |
10, |
Letter from General Schuyler to General Washington: So far from being able to procure two thousand Indians to join us, it is well if. we can prevent them from acting against us. General Thomas died on the 2d instant, |
795 |
10, |
Letter from Colonel Wynkoop to General Schuyler, |
942 |
10, |
Letter from General Arnold to General Schuyler, |
976 |
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