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June 19, | Conference of thirteen Oneida Indians upon their return from Canada, with the Commissioners for Indian Affairs at Albany, | 977
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19, | Letter from Commodore Hopkins to the Marine Committee, with muster rolls, &c, and general information respecting the fleet, | 979
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19, | Letter from William Watson to General Washington, respecting the prizes taken last winter by Captain Coit, | 980
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19, | Letter from Captain Harding to Governour Trumbull, informing him of his capture of three vessels near the entrance of Boston harbour, | 981
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19, | Letter from Colonel Campbell to General Howe: He has fallen into the hands of the Americans in the middle of Boston harbour, | 981
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| Prisoners taken on board the George, the Annabella, the Lord Howe, and the Ann, transports, | 983
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20, | Committee for Spotsylvania County, Virginia, publish Benjamin Grymes as inimical to the good cause of America, | 983
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20, | Thomas Yuille, Thomas Hope, James Steven, Walter Robertson, Ralph Owen, and Richard Walker, declared disaffected to the American interest, and ordered to be disarmed, by the Committee for Halifax County, Virginia, | 984
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20, | Bennett Armstrong, of Norfolk County, Virginia, convicted of violating the ninth article of the Continental Association, | 984
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20, | Proceedings’ of Calvert County, Maryland, Committee, on complaint against William Wallen, of Annapolis, | 985
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20, | Letter from Maryland Council of Safety to Dr. Edward Johnson, | 985
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20, | Letter from Maryland Council of Safety to Captain Vanbibber, | 985
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20, | Letter from Maryland Council of Safety to Captain Handy. Instructions for him on his voyage to St. Eustatia, | 986
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20, | Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to Cumberland Dugan, | 986
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20, | Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to Messrs. Lux & Bowley, | 986
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20, | Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to John Leypold, | 987
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20, | Memorandum made in Congress, by Robert Moris, of the proceedings on his application for advice or instructions to the Pennsylvania Committee of Safety, | 1288
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20, | Address to the People of Pennsylvania: Review of the Proceedings of the Assembly, | 987
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20, | Letter from General Washington to the President of Congress, | 991
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20, | Letter from General Washington to General Schuyler: He is to use every method he shall judge necessary to obtain the favour of the Indians, | 992
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20, | Letter from Robert H. Harrison to the New-York Congress, | 1421
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20, | Letter from Captain Cregier to Thomas Randall, | 992
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20, | Letter from Cornelius Steenrod to the New-York Congress, | 993
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20, | Letter from Colonel Hand to General Washington, with a prisoner for his examination, | 993
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20, | Complaint of William Smith to the New-York Congress, against Captain Johnson, of Colonel McDougall’s Regiment, | 993
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20, | Letter from Thomas Brown to the New-York Congress: Is a Quaker, and cannot be accessary to the destruction of men’s lives; requests liberty to retire without molestation or impediment, | 994
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| The Interest of America: Letter 3, | 944
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20, | Election of Deputies for the City and County of New-York, to serve in the Provincial Congress the ensuing year, | 996
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20, | Committee for the City of New-York recommend to the publick not to encourage, by any means, the circulation of tickets issued for small change, by any individual, | 996
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20, | Letter from General Schuyler to General Sullivan: The loss of Canada will be attended with many disagreeable consequences, but the total destruction of the Army will be much more fatal; it should remain at Sorel no longer than there is a prospect of retreating with safety, | 997
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June 20, | Letter from Colonel Wynkoop to Gen. Schuyler, | 1058
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20, | Letter from Governour Trumbull to the President of Congress, with a map of the harbour of New-London and the adjacent sound. Has procured, with much difficulty, and forwarded to the Northern Army, eighteen hundred pounds, | 997
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20, | Proceedingsof Committee for Westfield, Massachusetts, on complaint against Captain John Bancroft, | 998
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20, | Letter from Commodore Hopkins to General Greene, | 998
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20, | Letter from Commodore Hopkins to Captain Whipple, | 999
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20, | Letter from Commodore Hopkins to Captain Biddle, directing him to take the command of the fleet during the absence of Captains Whipple and Saltonstall, who, with himself, have been ordered to Philadelphia immediately, | 999
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20, | Letter from Captain Jones to Colonel Tilling-hast: Requests him to send a copy of the Alfred’s Log-Book, which was made out for his private use, and was unjustly withheld from him by Captain Saltonstall, | 980
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20, | Letter from Governour Cooke to General Washington, with a vote of thanks from the Assembly of Rhode-Island, | 999
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20, | Letter from General Ward to General Washington: Repeats his earnest request to be relieved immediately, | 1000
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20, | Letter from John Bradford to the Connecticut Committee of Safety, | 1000
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20, | Letter from Lord Howe to Dr. Franklin: Has the most flattering hopes of proving serviceable in the objects of the King’s paternal solicitude, by promoting the establishment of lasting peace and union with the Colonies. Was not able to send the papers of this until July 12th, | 1000
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20, | Letter from Lord Howe to the Governours of the several Colonies, and sundry other persons therein: He is one of the Commissioners appointed by the King for restoring peace to the Colonies, and for granting pardons to such as shall be solicitous to benefit by that effort of his gracious indulgence, | 1001
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20, | Declaration by Lord Howe, enclosed in his Circular Letter, | 1001
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20, | Letter from General Carleton to Lord George Germaine: His account of the defeat of the detachment under the command of General Thompson, at Three Rivers, 8th of June, | 1002
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21, | Order of the King in Council, offering bounties to Seamen to enter the Royal Navy, | 1003
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21, | Letter from Lord George Germaine to General Howe: The seasonable reinforcement of the Highlanders, which must have joined him before he reached New-York, must have given fresh spirit and confidence to the troops, and greatly facilitated his taking possession of that place, | 1003
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21, | Letter from Lord George Germaine to General Carleton, | 1005
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21, | Letter from General Lee to Colonel Moultrie: Has been told that the gunners are suffered to fire at the enemy when it is almost impossible that their fire should have any effect; it should be established as an eternal rule, that no piece of ordnance, great or small, should be fired at a greater distance than four hundred yards, | 1188
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21, | Letter from General Lee to Colonel Moultrie: Some means will be devised to baffle the enemy, should the Fort be really their object, | 1189
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21, | Deposition of John Emmes, a Delaware Pilot, a prisoner in the British Fleet, from September 1775, to the 6th of June 1776, when he made his escape from Gwinn’s Island, | 1006
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21, | Letter from the President of Congress to the New-York Convention: Another Regiment is to be raised in New-York on the Continental establishment; the many ill consequences resulting from the short inlistment of troops have induced the Congress to leave the term of their service indefinite, | 1008
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