American Archives: Fifth Series : Containing a Documentary History of the United States of America from the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 to the Definitive Treaty of Peace with Great Britain, September 3, 1783

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CONSISTING OF
A COLLECTION OF AUTHENTICK RECORDS, STATE PAPERS, DEBATES,AND LETTERS AND
OTHER NOTICES OF PUBLICK AFFAIRS,
THE WHOLE FORMING
A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
OF
THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES:
OF THE
CAUSES AND ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION;
AND OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE UNITED STATES,
TO
THE FINAL RATIFICATION THEREOF.
IW SIX SERIES.
FIRST SERIES. FOURTH SERIES.
From the Discovery and Settlement ofthe North American From the King's Message ofMarch 7th, 1774, tothe Decla-
Colonies, to the Revolution in England, in 1688. ration of Independence, by the United States, in 1776.
SECOND SERIES. FIFTH SERIES.
From the Revolution in England, in 1688, to the Cessionof From the Declaration ofIndependence, in 1776, to the De-
Canada to Great Britain, bythe Treaty at Paris, in 1763. finitive Treaty of Peace with Great Britain, in 1783.
THIRD SERIES. SIXTH SERIES.
From the CessionofCanada, in 1763, tothe King's Message From the Treaty of Peace, in 1783, to the final ratification
to Parliament, ofMarch 7th, 1774, on the Proceedings in of the Constitution ofGovernment for the United States,
North America. proposed bythe Convention, heldat Philadelphia, 1787.
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ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OP CONGRESS,IN THE YEAR 1843,
BY PETER FORCE,
IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
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FROM THE
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, JULY
4, 1776,
TO THE
DEFINITIVE TREATY OF PEACE WITH GREAT BRITAIN, SEPTEMBER
3, 1783.
BY PETER FORCE.
VOLilllflE I.
PUBLISHED BY M. ST. CLAIR CLARKE AND PETER FORCE,
UNDER ACTHOMTY OF ACTS OF CONGRESS, PASSED ON THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH; 1833,
AND ON THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH, 1843.
WASHINGTON, APRIL, 1848,
ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OP CONGRESS, IN THE YEAR 1848,
BY PETER FORCE,
IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA.
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CONTENTS
OF THE FIRST VOLUME OF THE FIFTH SERIES.
CORRESPONDENCE,_PROCEEDINGS, ETC. 1776.
1776. Junell,LetterfromColonelFlemingtotheNew-York
MayZ,Letter from Dennis De Berdt to Joseph Reed, 372 Provincial Congress, 204
6,Letter from the Bridgetown Committee to the 21, Letter from the Committee for Cumberland
New-Jersey Delegates in Congress, - - 469 County to theN.ew-Y.ork.Conv.entio.n, .- 1535
7,Letter from General Lee to P.atric.k He.nry,.on 22, Letter from Stephen Smith to the Massachu.
his objections to an immediate declaration setts Council, 703
of independence, - 95 25, Letter from Elbridge Gerry to General Gates
14, Letter of agency to Asa Perley and Asa Kim- The affairs ofCanada having been evidently
ball, 704 suffering from want of an experienced offi-
14, Proceedingsofthe InhabitantsofSunbury,No- cer, his appointment to that command is
va-Scotia, 705 considered a ha.ppy.circ.umsta.nce,.notw.ith-
17, Letter from Lord George Germaine to Gover- standing the Eastern Colonies needed his
nour Tryon: The first division of Hessians assistance, 21
have sailed for America, the remainder will 26, Protest of sundry Inhabitants of the Town of
GseonoenraflollHooww;ethtios roepiennfotrhceemceantmpwaiillgnenawbilteh Bcaerendsitnagbsleo,fMthaastsaTcohwuns,etatts,thaeigraimnesettithnegPhreol-d
advantage; theProvinceofNew-Yorkwillbe on the 25th instant, 147
themainobjectofthe General's attention, - 122 28, Memorial of Lieutenant.-Colo.nel.Brow.n, .- 1219
19, Letter from Captain George Forster to Major July1, Proceedings of the Committee of Leonard- *
Butterfield: Termsofcapitulation atthe Ce- Town, Maryland, 520
dars, 162 1, Letterfrom the PresidentofCongressto Gene,
21, Petition ofthe Inhabitants ofSt.John's, Nova- ral Washington: Major Rodgers has been
Scotia, to the Massachusetts Assembly, - 703 put under guard at the Barracks, - . 1
22, Letter from S. Kirkland to General Schuyler, - 867 1, Letterfrom Joseph Trumbull, Commissary-Ge-
26, Articles of Capitulation between Major Sher- neral, to the President ofCongress, - - 19
burne and Captain Forster, - - . 162 1, Letter from John Whittier to James Warren:
27, Articles of Capitulation between General Ar- Declines, at present, to accept h.is a.ppoi.nt-
nold and Captain Forster, - - . . 163 ment to the command ofa Regiment for the
30, ProceedingsofaCouncilofWarheld in Cham- Canada expedition, - - 1
bly, Canada, ----- 164 2, Letter from General Lee to the President of
J«rae2,Letter from General Arnold to the Commis- Congress: Accountofthe defeat ofthe Bri-
sioners ofCongress, 165 tish at Sullivan's Island, - - . . 435
7, Extract of a Letter from Colonel Pellenger to 2, Letter from John Covenhoven to the President
the Albany Committee, - . - . §17 ofCongress: The enemy's fleet has passed
8, Letter from the Albany Committee to General the Hook, for New-York, where the Militia
Schuyler, 817 of Monmouth County, New-Jersey, cannot
10, Letter from General SchuylertoGeneralWash. be prevailed up-on t-o mar.ch,.as th.ey w.ould
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ington, - - - - - - leave theirwivesand childrentobe murdered
11, Letter from Lord George Germaine to Gover- by the Tories, \
nour Tryon: He trusts that General Howe 3, Letter from Samuel Tucker to the President of
has fixed his Head-Quarters in New-York, Congress: RecommendingMajorAnderson, 2
and will soon drive the Rebels out of the 2, Letter from the MassachusettsAssembly tothe
Province: Officers appointed to command several Town Committees: Urges them to
Corps raised in America are not to expect raise Troops with all possible expedition, - 2
rank in the Army after their reduction, or to 3, Letter from Massachusetts Assembly to the
be entitled to half-pay, - - . . 123 President of Congress: Request Congress
11, Letter from Thomas Burke to General Lee, - 98 will directGeneralWashington to order two
17, Letter from George Johnson to General Lee: of the Regiments stationed at Boston to
It is a greater honour to contribute in the march to Canada, - - - - . 3
smallest degree to areconciliation ofAmeri- 3, Letter from General Sullivan to Colonel Hoi.
caandGreatBritain,thantohavethegreatest sington: The Army on Lake Champlain is
share in bringing about avictory, - - 99 fully sufficient to oppose any force that may
17, Report of the Committe.e of.Con.gres.s on.the be sentagainst them at present, - - 3
Capitulation between General Arnold and 3, Letter from the Officers on Governour's Island
Captain Forster, 159 to GeneralHeath: Requestareinforcement
18, Letter from John Adams to General Gates theyare notstrongenoughtodefendthe post, 3
Congress has ordered him to the post of 3, Letter from the President of Congress to the
honour, and made him dictator in Canada CommitteeforLancaster, Pennsylvania: The
for six months, or at least until the first of Troopsthey are toraise for the Flying-Camp
October, 21 should be senttoPhiladelphiawith thegreat-
21, Letterfrom GeneralLee to ColonelThompson est expedition, - .3
Has learned withconcern that the men have 3, Letter from Colonel Burd to the Committeefor
been suffered to fire at a preposterous dis. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: Has ar-
tance; ordersthat nota manis tofire without rested Daniel S-helly-, wh.o is.char.ged.with
almost a moral certainty of hitting their ob- attempting to raise soldiers for the Ministe-
ject, — 99 rial Army, 4
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CONTENTS. IV
III
1776.
July2, Orders of Colonel Burd to Captain Crutch, lor July5, Letter from Maltby Gelston, Chairman of the
SttahteemaernrtesstooffWCialpltiaaimnWSahlelllya,nd An-n Wal-l, -- tChoemmNietwt-eeYsorokfSPoruotvhincainadlECaosntgrHeasmsp:tonT,hetyo
4, LetotferCofnrgormesMsa;ttehnecwloTsiilngghRmeasnoltuottihoensPrfeosrirdaeinst- fIesalrandthweillstfoalclkinonthethheanedasstofsitdheeoefneLmoyn,g-- 1394
ing the^number required ofMaryland forthe Letter from General Scott to the New-York
Congress; with a number of prisoners of
Flying-Camp, - - - -
4, LetWtaesrhifnrgotmonG,over-nour-Trum-bull-to General- 190 twhaer.detGeennteiroanloWfapsrhiisonngetrosno.fiswvae.rryinu.nteheas.cyitya,t
5, EdiicntteorcfouthreseKbientgweoefnPohritsugdaolmipnrioohnisbitainndgtahlel LetatterthifsrocmritGiecnalerjuanlctGurree,ene to General Wash- 22
American Colonies, - - - - " ington, with an examination of four persons
5, Letter from Barbue Dubourg to Dr. Franklin taken last night, . . . - . 27
Is privately informed that France is raising Letter from General Mifflin to General Wash-
funds for a greatarmament, - ' - ington: FromtheColonels'reports,themen's
5, Georgia Council of Safety: Representation to arms are in a most alarming situation. 27
General Lee ofthe state of the Province, - Letter from Governour Trumbull to the Presi-
5, Reformation of the Book of Common Prayer, dent of Con-gres-s, -. -- -. -. -. 28
by the Virginia Convention, - - - Letter from Governour Trumbull to General
5, Court-Martial on Captain Ball, Schuyler, 29
5, Letter fromDavid Hall to thePresident ofCon- Letter from the Council of Massachusetts to
gress General disaffection among the peo- Walter Spooner, - . - . . 30
ple of:Sussex, in Delaware, Proceedings at ameetingofthe townsofLyme,
5, Letter from a Committee of Sussex County to Hanover, Lebanon,Thredford,Norwich, and
tashseisCtoaunnccei—l aoflaSragfeetmyajoofrDiteylaowfatrhee:peRoepqlueesitn LetHtaerrtfforrodm,AarttHhuarnoLveeer,toNCehwa-rHlaesmpWs.hiFr.eD,umas, 3300
the lower part of the County disaffected, - 10 Extract of a Letter from Paris: The Court of
Testimony ofEnoch Scudder, . - - 11 Great Britain has presented a memorial to
5, Letter from the President ofCongress to Colo- the Courts of France and Spain, strongly
nel Haslett, commander of the Continental complaining of the trade which is so indus-
Troops in Delaware, 11 triously carried o-n by-the-Fren-ch a-nd S-pan-
5, Letter from the President of Congress to the ish merchants with the rebellious Colonies
Convention of New-Jersey: The Prisoners ofAmerica, .... 31
are to be removedfromNew-Jerseyto York, Letter from Benjamin Harrison, Jun., to the
in Pennsylvania, - - - - - 11 PresidentofCongress,..... 31
5, Letter from the President of Congress to the Letter from Matthew Tilghman to the Presi-
Pennsylvania Committee of Safety: The dent of Congress, 31
AmericanStatesarenowforeverdividedfrom Letter from the PresidentofCongressto Gene-
those who wished to destroy them, - 12 ral Washington : The Congress havejudged
•5, Letter from General Wooster to a Committee it necessary to dissolve the connection be-
ofCongress: Complains ofthe treatmenthe tween Great-Brit-ain a-ndt.heAm.eric.an C.olo-
receivedfrom the Commissionersto Canada, 12 nies, and to declare them free and indepen-
5, Letter from General Wooster to a Committee dent States, ..... 32
of Congress: Justifies his seizure of the Letter from the PresidentofCongresstoGene-
goods ofone Bernard, an Indian trader, 13 ral Washington, 33
5, Letter from Elbridge Gerry to James Warren Letterfromthe BoardofWartoGeneral Wash-
All the Colonies except New-Yorkvoted for ington, - - - 33
,
the Declaration ofIndependency, 14 Letter from the President of Congress to the
5, Extract ofa Letter from Philadelphia: Loss of States of New-York, Massachusetts, Con-
the Brig Nancy in Delaware Bay, 14 necticut,Rhode-Island,andNew-Hampshire,
5, Measures proposed for the defence of New- with the Declaration ofIndependence, 33
Jersey and Pennsylvania, - - - - 14 Letter from the President of Congress to the
5, Letter from a French officer in America to a AssemblyofNew-Hampshire: The Congress
French nobleman in Paris: The Americans have ordered Major Rogers to be sent to
are able to resist all their enemies, 15 New-Hamps.hire-, -.... 33
5, Letter from Samuel Tucker to the President of Letter from the PresidentofCongresstoJames
Congress:-An-offic-er wh-o ma-y be-conf-ided Mease, 33
in hasbeen senttotake charge ofGovernour Letter from the PresidentofCongress to Gene-
Franklin, 16 ral Ward, ------- 34
Letter fromthe Committee forBrunswick (July Letter from the President of Congress to John
4) to the New-Jersey Provincial Congress Bradford, 34
The prisoners ofwar should be removed to Advertisement by the Board of War, for infor-
some other place., .. .. -- -. .. 16 mation respecting flint stone, and persons
5, Letter from General Washington to General skilled in the manufacture offlints, 34
Livingston, 17 LetterfromJacob RushtoGeneralWashington, 34
5, Letter from General Livingston to General Letter from a gentleman in Philadelphia to his
Washington: ColonelDrake,withtheSecond friend in Annapolis: General Howe has
Morris Battalion of two hundred and fifty landedtenthousandTroops; thewholeMilitia
men, will be down this evening, 18 ofPennsylvaniaareorderedtotheJerseys, - 34
5, Letter from General Livingston to General Letter from the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Com-
Washington, enclosing intelligence from mittee to the President ofCongress, - 35
Staten-Island, 18 Letter from George Ross to Colonel Galliraith, 35
5, Letter from Major Duyckinck to General Liv- Letter from the Northampton, Pennsylvania,
ingston: Has arrived at Aniboy with four Committee to the President ofCongress, 35
hundred and fifty men, leaving about one Letter from the Reading, Pennsylvania, Com-
hundred atthe Old and New Blazing-Star, - 19 mittee to the President ofCongress, - 35
5, Letter from Colonel Joseph Reed t.o th.e Ne.w- Conference with Indians at FortPitt, 36
YorkConvention, on removing the prisoners Letter from the Convention of New-Jersey to
from the City ofNew-York, 19 the President of Congress: The Militia are
5, Letter from Joseph Trumbullto General Gates, 20 wholly destitute of ammunition the Mon-
5, Letter from EbenezerHazardto GeneralGates mouth Tori.es h.ad co.nfed.erate.d u,n.der o.ath;
The British have taken possession ofStaten- about thirty are flying on board the enemy's
Island, cattle and Tories, - - - . 20 fleet, 37
5, Letter from Major Goforth to the New-York Letter from General Livingston to General
Provincial Congress, 205 Washington: He cannot send out the neces-
5, Letter from Colonel Joseph Reed to the New- sary detachments for want of powder and
York Convention, respecting prisoners, - 1389 ball, 38
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CONTENTS.
VI
1776. 1776.
July6, Letter from Major-Duy-ckin-ck t-o Gen-eral-Liv- To prevent the forging and altering Bills of
ingston, with the Tory prisoners taken by Publick Credit, and for preventing the de-
GeneralHeard, 38 preciation thereof; and for making Bills of
6, Letter from General Washington to General Credit of the United Colonies, and of this
Livingston: The disaffection of the people Colony, a tender in all payments, - - 88
of Amboy and the treachery of those of To abolish the Court ofAppealsinthis Colony,
Slaten-Island, induced him to give orders to and to empower the Superior Court ofJudi-
General Heard for their arrest, - - - 38 cature to sustain and determine all matters
6, Letter from General Washington to Colonel pending in said Court of Appeals, and to
Silliman: There is occasion for all the men prevent the absurd practice of granting ap-
that can be possiblygot; noforce thatcan be peals to the-Kin-gof-Grea-t Bri-tain-in C-ounci9l, 0
collected will be too great to ward off the fromjudgmentsofany CourtsinthisColony,
blow our enemies mean to strike in a little in future,
time, - 39 For encouraging the fixing out of armed ves-
6, LetterfromColonelHenshawtoGeneralWash- sels to defend the sea-coast ofAmerica, and
ington, - 950 to cruize on the enemies of the United
6, Letter from John Jay to the President of Con- Colonies; as also for erecting a court to try
gress, enclosing a memorial from Mr. Bill, and condemn all ships and other vessels,
ofNew-York, 40 their tackle, apparel, and furniture, and all
6, Letter from John Jay to Edward Rutledge, - 40 goods, wares, and merchandises, belonging
6, Letter from Colonel Weissenfels to Lord Stir- to any inhabitant or inhabitantsofGreat Bri-
ling, 41 tain, taken on the high seas, - - - 90
6, Letter from Major Goforth to the New-York
Convention: He views the appointment of
juniors over him, as no-mo-re 'than-tak-ing-the CORRESPOMDENCE, PROCEEDOIINNGGSS,, EETTCC..
most genteel way of discharging him from 1776.
the publick service, 1390 July!, LetterfromGeneralLeetoEdmundPendleton, 95
6, Letter from the President of Congress to the 7, Letter from Jesse Hollingsworth to the Mary-
New-York Convention: Congress has de- land Council ofSafety, - - - - 100
clared Independence, . - . . 1397 7, Letter fromE.Johnson to the MarylandCoun-
6, Petition from Cadwalader Colden to the New- cil ofSafety, 100
York Convention, 1404 7, Letter from the Baltimore Committee to the
6, Examination and Parole of John Simpson, Maryland Council ofSafety: Colonel Ware
Samuel Cox, William Elder, William Mc- has drawn aplan ofaFortificationforWhet-
Dermot, James Auchmuty Joseph Wool- stone Point, 101
comb, and Richard Bruere, - - - 23 7, Letter from the Maryland Council ofSafety to
6, Letter from H. Glenn to Colonel Dayton, - 42 the Baltimore Committee: The Convention
6, Letter from H. Glenn to Major Fonda, - - 42 has ordered no further money for Fortifica-
6, Letter from General Sullivan to General Schuy- tions at or nearBaltimore-Town, 101
ler, requesting leave of absence from the 7, Letter from Colonel Smallwood to the Mary-
Army, as he cannot, consistently with his land Council ofSafety, - - - - 101
honour, serveunderthe commandofGeneral 7, Letterfrom Richard Tootell toMarylandCoun-
Gates, - - -- -- -T -- -- 235 cil ofSafety: Petitions for the office ofSur-
6, Letter from Governour Trumbull to the Presi- geon Major, 101
dent ofCongress, 42 7, Letter from the Maryland Council ofSafety to
6, Letter from Governour Trumbull to the Presi- General Buchanan, - - - - - 101
dentofCongress: Eighteen hundred pounds 7, Letter from the Maryland Council ofSafety to
in hard money has been sent to the Paymas- Colonel Weems, - - - - - 101
ter-General for the No-rther-n De-part-ment-, - 43 7, Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety
6, Letter from Governour TrumbulPto the Presi- to Captain Veazey and Lieutenant Harri-
dent of Congress, 45 son, - - - 102
6, Letter from Governour Trumbull to the Presi- 7, Letter from the Maryland Council ofSafety to
dent of Congres-s: G-over-nour-Fran-klin-has Captain Veazey, - . - - - 102
given his parole in writing; he is to reside 7, Letter from the Maryland Council ofSafety to
in Wallingford, 45 Richard Buchanan, - - - - - 102
6, Letter from Governour Trumbull to General 7, Extract ofa Letter fromJohn Adams: Hopes,
Washington: Th-eCon-nect-icut-Batt-alion-sare for the honour of New-England, the people
raising with all possible diligence, and will will not be backward in marching to New-
soon march, ------ 45 York; that importantpostmustbe maintain-
6, Resolutions of the Committee on Prisoners, in ed and defended at aU events, - - - 102
Connecticut, 46 7, Letter from the Committee for Bucks County,
6, Letter fromNehemiahEstabrook totheAssem- Pennsylvania, to the President ofCongress, 103
bly of New-Hampshire: The people about 7, Letterfromthe CommitteeforLancaster, Penn-
New-Hampshire have agreed to raise three sylvania, to the PresidentofCongress: Some
hundred men for-the-defe-nce o-fthe-front-iers, measures should be adopted to secure the
but they are destitute of arms, ammunition, prisoners at La-ncast-er; -they-are-at l-arge,
and money, 46 and it is believed they carry intelligence to
the enemy, 103
7, Letter from Dr. Co-chra-n to-Tho-mas-McKe-an, 104
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL_OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. 7, Letter from General Livingston to General
1776. Washington, 104
July6, Proceedings of the Council from June 5 to 7, Letter fromGeneral Howe toLordGeorgeGer-
July 6, 47-59 maine: Met with Governour Tryon at the
Hook, and many fast friends to the Govern-
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI_VES OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. ment attending him; who gave the fullest
1776. informationofthestate oftheRebels. There
July6, Proceedings from June 5 to July 6, - 59-87 is great reason to expect a numerous body
to join the Army from New-York, the Jer-
Acts passed bythe Legislature of New-Hamp- seys, and Connecticut; sixty mencame over
shire: a few days ago from Shrewsbury, 105
ForestablishingthestyleofCommissions,which 7, Letter from General Washington to Governour
shall hereafter be issued, and for altering the Trumbull: The situation of our affairs calls
style of Writs, Processes, and all Law Pro- aloud for the most vigorous exertions, and
ceedings, within the Colony; and for direct- nothing else will be sufficient to avert the
ing how R-ecog-niza-nces-, to-the.use-of t8his 7 impending blow-the-situ-ation-oft-heNo-rth-
;
Colony, shall in future be taken and prose- ern Armyis certainlydistressing, butwe can
cuted, afford norelief, 106
CONTENTS.
VIII
VII
1776.
Ju1l77y67., LetWtaerrd,from-Gene-ral -Washi-ngto-n to-Gen-eral 107 July8, LetertaelrSfcrhoumyltehre,Pr--eside-n-t of-C-on-gre-s-s to--Gen-- 115
1, LetWtaetrsofnr,om General Washington to William 107 8, LetetrearlfGraotmes,the President ofCongress to Gen- 116
7, LetJtaemresfrColmintGoenn:erHaolpWeasshheinwgitllonbetaobleCotloongeelt 8, Letetrearl fRroobmerthdeeaPure:siCdaepnttaionfCPoetnegrrse,ssSetcoreGteanr-y
amrumsst bfeordihsimsismseedn,; i-f not,-all no-t equ-ipped- 108 toofPthhielaWdaelrphOifaf,ice, must not be ordered out 116
7, Letsctaoecmrhpulfsieratontmsc-eGAesnwseie.rtmahblltyWh.ae:sThrhei-aqnungiktssio-tntiohnteosm-tofhofer-MCtaohensi--r 8, LetgRtreeevrs.sfJrhaoacsmo,btfhDreuomcPhraeesc:ioIdnnesnfitdoerormfaitnCigoonnhgiromfesthshiasttoCpiotenht-ey
108 and zealous attachment to the rights of
giess,
Regulations agreed upon betwixt the Director America, appointed h-im t-heir-Chapl-ain,-- 116
General of the American Hospitals and the 8, LetterfromJoseph HewestoSamuelJohnston,
Regimental Surgeons and Mates at New- ofNorth-Carolina, 117
York-, ------- 108 8, LetterfromThomasJeffersontoRichardHenry
1, Commitment ofJohn Lewis by General Spen- Lee, enclosing original report of the Decla-
cer, 109 ration of Independence, - - - - 118
7, Letter from H. Glenn to Colonel Fonda, 110 8, Letter from William Whipple to John Lang-
7, Letter from H. Glenn to Colonel Dayton, 110 don, 118
7, Letter from H. Glenn to John Petrie, 110 8, Declaration ofIndependency read at the State
7, Letter from Colonel Hurd to the New-Hamp- House in Philadelphia, - - . - 119
sohnireanCdommneiatrteCeonofneScatfiectuyt: Trihveerinahraebimtuancths 8, DecElaasrtaotni,onNorofthaImnpdteopnenCdoeunnctyy,pPreoncnlsayilmveadniai,n 119
alarmed, several families have moved off,and 8, Declaration of Independence, with the new
smeoqrueenacree tmhoavtirnegin;fiotricsemoefnttsheshuoutlmdosbtecsoenn-t TCroennsttoint,uti-on o.f New--Jer-sey,.proc.laime.d in 119
into thatquarter, - - - - 110 8, Letter from General Mercer to General Wash-
7, Memorialfrom the inhabitants ofConway,Fry- ington, 120
burgh, and Brovvnfield, to the Assembly of 8, Examination ofWilliam Ash, from Staten-Isl-
New-Hampshire They are exposed to the and, 120
:
incursions ofthe Savages, and request to be 8, Letter fromColonelGalbraithto theLancaster,
supplied with arms and ammunition, - 111 Pennsylvania; Committee, - - - - 121
7, Minutes of a Council ofWar held at Crown- 8, Letter from Lewis Ogden to John Jay and
Point, 233 Gouverneur Morris, 121
7, Letter from General Schuyler to General Sul- 8, Letter from General Howe to Lord George
livan, grantinghimpermissionto reporthim- Germaine: Two ships ofwar are to proceed
selfto the Commander-in-Chief, 235 up the North River to distressthe Rebels, by
Deposition of Jarret Williams, of Fincastle obstructing supplies coming down the river, 121
County, Virginia: The Overhill Cherokees, 8, Letter from Governour Tryon to Lord George
are preparing to go to war against the fron- Germaine: Four hundred of the Militia on
tiers ofVirginia; a number tVom the Lower Staten-Island have taken the oath ofallegi-
Towns were gone to fall on the frontiers of ance tohisMajesty; this testimonyofloyalty
South-Carolina and Georgia, . . - 111 will probably be general throughout the
Letter from Dr. Wiesenthall to the Maryland Province, -when-the-Kin-g's A-rmy-gets-the
CouncilofSafety: When heentered theser- main body of the Rebels between them and
vice he expected the appointment of Sur- the sea, 122
geon-General, or Director-in-Chief, - 112 8, Letter from General Washington to the Presi-
LetterfromColonelHoUingsworthtotheMary- dentofCongress,recommending Lieutenant
land Council ofSafety, - . - - 113 Wilpert to the command of a Company in
Letter from Colonel Tyler to the Maryland the German Battalion, - - - . 124
Council ofSafety: There are but three hun- 8, Letter from GeneralWashington to the Penn-
dred and fifty-one guns in his Battalion, 113 sylvania Co-mmit-tee-of Sa-fety,-. ---- 124
Letter from Jesse HoUingsworth to the Mary- 8, Letter from General Washington to Colonel
land Council ofSafety: Has sent three ves- Seymour, 124
sels to take the three Companies from An- 8, Conference of General Officers and others at
napolis to the Head ofElk, 113 Head-Quarters, New-York, - . - 125
Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety 8, Letterfrom General Greene to the Presidentof
to Matthias Hammond, Quartermaster: Re- * Congress, recommending Dr. Senior, who
quires him to make provision for the Troops went last year from Boston to Canada, as
ordered to Annapolis for its defence, - 113 Surgeon in General Arnold's Detachment, - 125
Letter from the Marylan-d Co-unci-l of-Safet-y to 8, Letter from the Ulster County, New-York,
Stephen Stewart, respecting armed vessels Committee,totheNew-YorkProvincialCon-
for the Province, 113 gress, complaining that Kingston is left des-
Letter from the Maryland Council ofSafety to titute of Powder, although the town is, and
Colonel Dorsey, - - - - - 114 has for a long ti-me b-een,-crow-dedw-ith-a set
Letter from the Maryland Council ofSafety to of Ministerial cut-throats, regular officers,
Thomas Smith, - - - - . 114 and soldiers, 125
Letter from the Maryland Council ofSafety to 8, LetterfromJohannesHardenburghtotheNew-
CharlesRidgely: TheProvincehasimmediate York Provincial Congress, with complaint
occasionforsome swivels and small cannon. 114 against the Committee for Ulster County, - 126
8, Letter from the Council ofSafety to the Mary- 8, Address to General Sullivan by the Field Offi-
land Delegates in Congress: Ten thousand cers lately under his command, - - - 127
pounds have been appropriated to fortifythe 8, General Sullivan'sAnswerto theAddressofthe
city ofAnnapolis, but there is no engineer Field Officers, 127
to carryon the w-orks-; th-e Del-egat-es ar-e re- 8, Committee of Skenesborough, New-York, de-
quested to inquire for and recommend a clare Lieutenant Daniel Brundage an incor-
proper person, 114 rigible enemy to the rights of American lib-
Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to erty, 128
Robert Alexander, 114 8, Minutes of a Council of General Officers held
Baltimore Committee: Information received of at Crown-Point, 236
landingoftheBritishArmyonStaten-Island, 115 8, Remonstrance ofField OfficersatCrown-Point
Letter fromthe PresidentofCongressto Gene- against the determination of the General
ral Washington: By order of Congress he Officers to remove theArmyto Ticonderoga, 233
haansdwrrietctoenmmteonGdeenderamlustuSaclhucyolnefridaenndceGataensd, 8, LetgtievringfraomtruCehasrtalteesofGufaschtisnwgitthorehigsardbrottohetrh,e
harmony in their military operations, - 115 Army in Canada, - .- - - - 128
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IX
1776. 1776.
JulyS, Letter from the Committee for Symsbury, Con- Tw/y9, Letter from Governour Trumbull to General
necticut, to Governour Trumbull: The per- Schuyler: Has sent Major John Ely, a gen-
sons committed to Newgate Prison, asene- tleman skilled in the treatment of the small-
mies to their country, are not in safe cus- pox, to consult and assist in putting a stop
tody, 132 to its progress, 145
8, Letterfrom Benjamin Payne to James Warren: 9, Letter from Moses Morse to the Commanding
John Graves, ofPittsfield, who aided Captain Officer at Crown-Point Has been directed
:
McKay, aprisoner, in making his escape, in by the General Court to ascertain the true
violation of his parole, is in prison in Hart- stateofthe Army.in t.hatd.epart-ment-, and.the
ford; it is recommended that he be removed danger that the country is in at present from
to Massachusetts for trial, - - - - 133 that quarter, 145
8, Letter from the Council of Massachusetts to 9, Petition of the inhabitants of Truro to the
Jerathmeel Bowers: He is desired to equip Council anJ. House ofRepresentatives ofthe
the Colony vessels for sea immediately, - 134 Colony ofMassachusetts-Bay, . . - 146
8, Letter from Samuel Elliot to Governour Trum- 9, Letter from the Council of Massachusetts to
bull, relating to Captain Harding's Prizes, - 134 General Ward, on the report that he had
9, LetterfromAmsterdam to agentleman in Lon- given liberty to a number ofthe Continental
don: EffectsoftheAmericanRevolution on Troops stationed at Winter-Hill, to receive
the trade ofFrance and Spain, - - - 134 the small-pox by inoculation, - - . 146
9, Letter from Thomas Oliver to David Phips, - 135 9, Letterfrom General Ward to the Massachusetts
9, Letter from Colonel Dorsey to the Maryland Council There are no Continental Troops
:
CouncilofSafety: Hasordered the Elkridge at or near Winter-Hill, except a guard, and
Battalion to meet immediately, and will send they have all had the small-pox, - - - 146
the number ofmen required to Annapolis, - 135 9, Letter from Sturgis Gorham, on the Protest
9, Letter from Stephen Stewart to the Maryland againsttheProceedingsoftheTownofBarn-
Council ofSafety, 136 stable, Massachusetts, - - - . 147
9, LetterfromthePresidentofCongresstoJoseph Protest of inhabitants ofthe Town of Barnsta-
Trumbull,enclosingResolutionsofCongress ble, June 26, 147
ofJuly8, 136 Letter from Joseph Otis, July 18, on the Pro-
9, Letter from J-osiah-Bart-lett t-o Me-shec-hWe-are, 136 ceedings ofthe Town ofBarnstable, - - 147
9, Letter from Lewis Gordon to the President of 9, IntelligencefromSalem,Massachusetts Prizes
:
Congress, 137 to the Yankee privateer sloop, (Captain
9, Letter from Commodore Hopkins to Captain Henry Johnson,) in the Continental service,
Hacker, 137 lately fitted out at Boston, - . - - 147
- 9, Intelligence from the Indians, brought by 9, Letter from Benjam-in F-oster-, Ch-airm-an of-the
George Morgan, - . - . . 137 CommitteeforMachias,totheMassachusetts
9, Letter from Captain Crawford, a prisoner, to Assembly, i4g
-138
Jasper Yeates, - - - - - 10, Letterfrom Thomas Oliver, London, to Edward
9, Letter from Samuel Tucker to the President of Winslow, Halifax: The application from the
Congress, on the defence of New-Jersey sufferers in America are like to be so very
We
contribute to the general defence of the numerous, that it will probably prevent the
BCoosnttionne,notf,Vtiorgtihneia,deoffetnhceeCoafroNlienwa-sY:orWkh,eonf vgirantciefiicnaAtimoenriofcaanwyhi;cthhedroeesisnostcaarfcfeolrydashPoraol-s
we are pressed by the stroke ofwar, in our ofpetitioners hanging about the Treasury, - 149
turn, are we alone to sustain the burden? - 138 10, Letterfrom the Camp at Gwinn's Island Lord
:
9, Letter from Joseph Barton to Henry Wisner Dunmore has been driven from the Island
Sussex County, in New-Jersey, abounds in the only loss we sustained was Captain Do-
flint. The people there should be supplied hickey Arundel, of the Artillery, who was
with powder; if attacked now, they have killed by the bursting ofa mortar, - - 149
nothing but sticks or axes to fight with, - 139 10, Particular account of the attack and rout of
9, Letter from Ibbetson Hamer, a prisoner, to the Lord Dunmore, with his piratical crew, from
President ofCongress, - . - - 140 Gwinn's Island, 150
9, Letter from General Mercer to General Wash- 10, List ofLord Dunmore's Fleet, - . - 152
ington: State ofthe Army in New-Jersey, - 140 10, Letter from Edward Tillard to the Maryland
9, Letter from Captain Cregier to Thomas Ran- CouncilofSafety: Themenforhis Company
dall: Account ofaction between the schoo- are nearly raised, but they have no firelocks
nerGeneralPutnamandaBritishvessel-of-war fit for service among them, - - - 153
oftwenty guns, . - - . - J41 10, Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to
9, Letter from General Washington to Governour Jesse Hollingsworth, - - - . 153
Cooke, 141 10, Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to
9, Letter from General Washington to Governour Smyth, Hands, and Ni-chol-son,-. -- -- 153
Trumbull, 142 10, Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to
9, Letter from General Washington to General General Buchanan, 153
Ward, requesting him to detach immediately 10, Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to
three of his fullest Regiments to Ticonde- Edward Pa-rker.: "Th.e ser-vice r-equir-es an.im-
roga, 142 mediate supply of linen cloth, fit for making
9, Letterfrom GeneralWashington to theAssem- tents, 153
bly of Massachusetts: Should it be deemed 10, Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to
expedient by the Assembly, they are autho- Amos Garrett, forasupply ofbayonets they
;
rized by Congress to imbody a number of aremuchwantedfortheMilitiaofthe Flying-
Militia, equal to the Regiments detached, to Camp, 153
strengthen the Northern Army, - - - 143 10, Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to
9, Colonel Knox's plan for increasing the Artil- Stephen Stewart: In great want of tents, - 154
lery, 502 10, Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to
9, Resolutions of the New-York Convention, ap- John ArcherandJames Harris: The publick
proving the Declaration ofIndependence, - 205 service requires linen fit for tenting, - - 154
9, Declaration of Independence proclaimed at 10, Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to
New-York, I44 Richard Dallam, to send all the arms he has
9, Certificate of Dutchess County, New-York, already made, and allhe can make, to Gerard
Committee, of the quantity of gunpowder .Hopkins,CommissaryofStores,atBaltimore, 154
made by John R. Livingston, - - - 144 10, Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to
9, Letter from General Schuyler to the Field-Offi- William Whetcroft, 154
cers, in reply to their remonstrance, - - 234 10, Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to
9, Letter from Governour Trumbull to Captain Colonel Dorsey, 154
Shaw, for an account of the cannon left at 10, Letter from the Maryland Council of Safety to
New-London by Commodore Hopkins, - 144 the Committee of Harford, to send all the
9, Letter from William Hillhouse to Nathaniel arms purchased by them, or manufactured
Shaw, — 145 under their direction, to Baltimore, - - 155
Fifth Series. Vol. L
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CONTENTS.
XI XII
1776. 1776.
July 10, Iwntoeoldl'isgeBnactetfalrioomnAenmnbaaprokliesd:atCoAlnonnaeplolSimsalflo-r July10,LeLtitveirngfsrtoomn:H.HeGlisenf,orC-woamrmdi-isnsgaar-sy,fast-toaWsa-lptoes-r
the Head ofElk, 155 sible men and stores to Colonel Dayton, at
10, Letter from the President ofCongressto Gene- the German Flats, 175
ral Washington, referring to him Ephraim 10, Letter from H. Glen to General Schuyler, - 176
Anderson's plan for destroying the British 10, Letter from General Arnold to GeneralGates
Fleet at New-York, 155 ColonelHartleyhas arrivedfrom atourdown
Letter from Ephraim Anderson, July 9, to the the Lakes, 207
President of Congress, submitting a plan for 10, Letterfrom ColonelHartleytoGeneralArnold
destruction ofthe British Fleet, . - - 155 Report ofhis scout down Lake Champlain, 207
10, Letter from the President of Congress to Wil- 10, ListofArtificers sent from Crown-Point to Ti-
liam Palfrey, 156 conderoga and Skenesborough, - - . 209
10, Petition ofLieutenant Benjamin Flower to the 10, Letter from Colonel Hartley to General Gates
honourable the -Unite-d St-ates-ofAm-eric-a, - 156 Suggeststhe arrangementoftheEastern and
10, PetitionofIsaacMelchior,lateMajorofBrigade Southern troops in different Brigades, and
in Canada, 156 the appointment of Colonel St. Clair to the
10, Letter from the Marine CommitteeofCongress command of the latter; the Eastern troops
to Captain Parker, of the Brig Despatch: will act much better alone thanjoined with
Instructions for his voyage to France, - 156 the others, - - '- - - - 176
10, Letter from the Marine Committee to the Mes- 10, Letter fVom Ira Allen to the New-Hampshire
sieurs Samuel and J. H. Delap: The Brig Committee of Safety: Suggesting measures
Despatch is consigned to them, and, with fortheprotectionanddefenceofthefrontiers, 177
the proceeds of-the-carg-o, af-ter p-ayin-g all 10, Letter from Nathan Miller toGovernourTrum-
expenses,they arerequested to procure mili- bull, 177
tary stores, 158 10, Letter fromWilliamPitkin to GovernourTrum-
10, Resolutions ofCongress on the capitulation at bull: Fears an attempt will be made to de-
the Cedars, - - - - - - 158 stroy his Powder Mill, and requests protec-
Report of the Committee on the capitulation tion for it, ------ 178
entered into between Greneral Arnold and 10, Letter from Colonel Herrick to the Council of
Captain Forster, June 17, - - - - 159 Massachusetts, 178
Letter from Captain George Forster to Major Resignation of Captain Flint and his subal-
Butterfield, May 19: Terms ofthe capitula- terns, July 8, - - - - • - 178
tion, - - 162 10, Conference betwee-n th.e Cou-ncil.ofM-assa.chu-
Articles of Capitulation between Major Sher- setts and the St. Johns and Mickmack tribe
burne and Captain Forster, May 26, - - 162 ofIndians, 838
Articles of Capitulation bet\veen General Ar- 10, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Committee,
nold and Captain Forster, May 27, - - 163 authorize the employment ofprisoners, - 178
Proceedings ofaCouncilofWarheldin Cham- 10, Thomas Billings and others, confined to the
bly, Canada, May 30, - . - - 164 limits oftheir farms in Worcester, - - 179
Major Butterfield's testimony respecting a 10, Subscriptionsin Kittery,Maine, fortheencour-
breach ofthe Convention at the Cedars, - 165 agement ofinlistments, - - - - 179
Captains Estabrook and Wilkins's testimony 11, LetterfromSt.EustatiatoagentlemaninPhila-
respecting a breach ofthe convention at the delphia, 180
Cedars, 166 11, Letterfrom CaptainWickestotheSecretCom-
ListofthePrisonersbelongingtotheContinen- mittee ofCongress Has taken a prize and
:
tal Army taken at the Cedars, - - - 167 ordered her to Philadelphia, - . - 180
List of the Prisoners belonging to the Conti- 11, Extract ofa Letter from Savannah: Alarming
nental Army taken at Fort Cedars, Canada, 168 newsfrom-the I-ndia-ns, -- -- ---- 181
10, Letter from Caesar Rodney to ThomasRodney, 169 11, Resolutions adopted by theAssociatorsofAn-
10, Letter from John Adams to Mrs. Adams, - 170 napolis, 181
10, Address ofBoardofOfficers to General Rober- 11, Letter from Jesse Hollingsworth to the Mary-
deau, - - 170 land Council ofSafety, - - - - 182
10, General Roberdeau's reply to the Address, - 171 11, Baltimore Committee order the arrest ofAbra-
10, Resolutions of Bu.cks.Coun-ty, .Penns-ylva.nia, ham Eveni-ng,-a No-n-Ass-ocia-tor,-and-sus- '
Committee, for collecting the arms ofNon- pected ofbeingunfriendly to the liberties of
Associators, 171 America, 182
10, Letter from the Provincial Congress of New- 11, Letter from the Baltimore Committee to the
Jersey to the President of Congress: The Council ofSafety, recommendingofficersfor
Colony is drained of men for the defence of two companies ofGermans, - - - 183
New-York; they should be permitted to re- 11, Letterfrom HarfordCommitteetotheMaryland
turn for the present, that they may save and Council of Safety Recommending officers
:
secure their grain, already suffering, - - 172 for a Rifle Company, . . - - 183
10, Declaration of Independence proclaimed at 11, Letter from the Maryland Council ofSafety to
Princeton, New-Jersey, - . - . 173 Colonel Hall, ----- 184
10, Letter from General Washington to the Presi- 11, Letter from the Council ofSafety to the Balti-
dent ofCongress: The Declaration ofInde- more Committee, 184
pendence has been proclaimed before the 11, Letter from the Council of Safety to Colonel
Army, andseemed to have their most hearty Hollingsworth for four hundred bayonets, - 184
assent. The Militia from Maryland, Penn- 11, LetterfromJohnAdam&toMrs.Adams: While
sylvania, and Delaware, to form the Flyino- the Congresswere employed in politicalreg-
bCeagniipn,toarceoimnemiont;iGoenn;erfarlomHCoownenehcatsibceuttwteheeny unloawtiotnhsesehismaptrteerssenwciellwsaosonnebceescsoamrpyle;tebdu,t
nine and ten thousand men, and large rein- and he will ask to be relieved, - - - 184
forcements are daily expected: the Staten- 11, Letter from Richard Ellis to.the.Pre.sident of
Islanders -have-all.join;ed -him,-and-tal.k of Congress: OfferstoraiseaCompany toserve
carryingallbeforethemwhenAdmiralHowe during the war, - - 185
arrives, 173 11, Letter from the President ofCongress to Ge-
10, General jail delivery of debtors in New-York, neral Washington, 185
in pursuance ofthe DeclarationforIndepen- 11, Letter from the Pennsylvania Committee of
dency, jij-^ Safety to General Washington, offering the
10, Letter from the New-York Convention to Eg- services ofCaptain Hazlewood to assist in
bert Benson: Theysend him gunpowder for preparingfire-vesselsforthedefenceofNew-
the Northern Counties, - - - . 1394 York, 186
10, Petition ofJosephBlanchard and others to the 11, Petition of Francis Mentges to the Congress,
ProvincialCongressofNew-York:Complain for the appointment ofMajor in the German
of their confinement in jail, occasioned, as Battalion, 186
they apprehend,by some mistaken notion of 11, ReportofMarine Committee on Captains Sal-
their political principles, - . . . 175 tonstall and Whipple, - - - - 187