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June 21, | Letter from the President of Congress to the Convention of New-York, the Assemblies of Rhode-Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts: Calling their attention to a Resolution of Congress respecting the mode of providing proper clothing for the Troops, | 1009
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21, | Letter from the President of Congress to General Washington: The Congress, having the greatest reason to believe there has been gross misconduct in the management of our affairs in Canada, have ordered a general inquiry to be made into the behaviour of the officers employed in that expedition, the result of which he is requested to transmit, with the proofs, to Congress, | 1009
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21, | Letter from the New-Jersey Convention to the President of Congress, with their proceedings on the arrest of Governour Franklin, | 1010
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21, | Letter from Colonel Tupper to General Washington, giving an account of his attack on the Light-House at Sandy-Hook, | 1011
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21, | Letter from General Washington to the President of Congress: The Commissioners for Indian Affairs, at their late meeting at Albany, appear to have widely mistaken the views of Congress, and to have formed a plan for engaging such Indians as were not in contemplation, | 1011
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21, | Letter from a Committee of the New-York Provincial Congress to General Washington: Requesting he will cause the arrest of David Matthews, who stands charged with dangerous designs and treasonable practices, | 1158 |
21, | Captain Leary’s proposition for raising a troop of Horse, for the Continental service, | 1012
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21, | Memorial of William Goddard to the Commissioners or Delegates from the several American States, now sitting in General Congress: Having completed the duties required of him as Surveyor of the Post-Office, he solicits an opportunity of serving his country in the Army for one year at least, | 1012
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21, | Letter from Colonel Fleming to the New-York Congress: Conceives himself much injured by the recent appointment of another as Adjutant-General. He is compelled to resign his commission of Deputy Adjutant-General of the Continental Army, but, as a private citizen, his property and his life will be cheerfully hazarded in the defence of America, | 1013
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21, | Extract from the Proceedings of the Committee for Cumberland County, New-York: They will unite with the Colony in forming a Government independent of the Crown, but reserve the right of pursuing the Petition for a reunion with Massachusetts, | 1014
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21, | Letter from John Watson to Governour Trumbull, respecting the prisoners at Canaan, | 1014
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21, | Letter from Joseph Hawley to General Washington: It is unhappy for Massachusetts that we have a numerous Assembly; more than one-half the House are new members; their deliberations are most afflictingly slow; the Colony will probably raise the men required by the Congress before snow falls, but not in season for the relief of either New-York or Canada, | 1015
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21, | Letter from Captain Gould to General Washington, | 1016
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21, | Letter from MeshechWeare to General Schuyler, with eleven hundred and forty-five pounds, hard money, collected in New-Hampshire for the Army in Canada | 1016
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22, | Letter from General Lee to Colonel Moultrie, on the necessity of enforcing strict discipline, | 1189
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22, | Meeting of the Associators in Anne Arundel County, Maryland: Resolves in favour of Independence, | 1017
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22, | Instructions to the Delegates from Charles County in the Convention of Maryland, to move for, without loss of time, and endeavour to obtain, positive instructions to their Delegates in Congress immediately to join the other Colonies in declaring the Colonies independent of Great Britain, | 1018
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22, | Instructions to the Delegates from Talbot County in the Maryland Convention, for Independence, | 1019
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June 22, | Letter from the President of Congress to Ebe-nezer Hancock, enclosing the Pay-Roil of the Continental Army, | 1021
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22, | Letter from William Whipple to John Lang-don: By continual applications and importunities has, at last, prevailed on the Marine Committee to consent to the shipping of men. Authority accordingly is given from them to enter seamen on board the Raleigh, and get her manned as soon as possible, | 1030
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22, | Letter from the Committee for Queen’s County to the New-York Congress, | 1031
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22, | Letter from Ezekiel Hawley to the New-York Congress: The Tories grow more and more disaffected, and are daily going off to Long-Island; they regard neither bonds, oaths, nor anything the Committee does with them, so long as they have their liberty, | 1031
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22, | Letter from Colonel Clinton to General Washington: Will endeavour to execute his warrant with the greatest care, expedition, and exactness; when it is done will bring the prisoner to Fort Constitution, and keep him there, | 1031
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22, | Letter from Colonel James Clinton to the New-York Congress, | 1427
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22, | Confession before the Committee for Cornwall Precinct, in Orange County, New-York, by James Haff, of a plot for a number of men to join the Ministerial Army as soon as they should arrive at New-York, | 1032
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22, | Letter from Governour Trumbull to General Washington: The requisition for the quota of men to be furnished by Connecticut is fully complied with; the men are raising and to march soon, | 1032
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22, | Letter from Meshech Weare to the Massachusetts Assembly, requesting, with all earnestness, the loan of any number of cannon they can possibly spare, for the forts in New-Hampshire, which are now mostly completed, and but few cannon to mount therein, | 1032
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22, | Letter from Stephen Smith to the Massachusetts Assembly, representing his difficulties with the Indians, as Truckmaster at Machias, | 1033
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22, | Letter from David Reed to the Massachusetts Assembly, | 1033
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23, | Letter from General Lee to Colonel Moultrie: He will be with him to-morrow, | 1190
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23, | Letter from William Lux to the Maryland Council Of Safety, | 1034
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23, | Letter from Captain Montagu to Governour Eden: Has arrived at Annapolis with the Fowey, and has hoisted a flag of truce; his boat will be at any time ready to take off the Governour and his property, | 1034
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23, | Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to Joseph Middleton, directing him to proceed up the Bay, and give information to outward-bound vessels that the Fowey is at the mouth of the Severn to receive the Governour, | 1034
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23, | Letter from General Washington to the President of Congress, | 1035
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| Letter from General Ward to General Washington, June 16, | 1035
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| Letter from General Sullivan to General Washington, June 8: Complains of the conduct of General Arnold, who has acted directly contrary to repeated orders. His abandonment of Montreal with all the troops is imprudent and injudicious. General Thompson is defeated at Three Rivers, and is a prisoner, | 1036
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| Letter from General Thompson to General Sullivan, June 7, | 1038
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| Letter from General Arnold to General Schuy-ler, June 13. Report of General Thompson’sdefeat, | 1038
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23, | Letter from General Washington to the Committee of Essex County, New-Jersey, requesting them to investigate certain charges against some of the troops, made by a person who resides in Newark, | 1039
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23, | Letter from General Washington to Colonel Clinton: When the person is seized, he is to be sent immediately to New-York, in charge of an officer; in this no time is to be lost, | 1039
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