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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… next half-hour he treated me very unkindly, and was ready at every turn to send Pendleton to gaol. Next day the … of the King's land, not exceeding seven miles square, at a rent of sixpence per hundred acres. So also in the 7th, … alarmed by the news from Northfield, and were short of arms and ammunition. I went first to secure our Indians about …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies, Addenda
… before October. Certain persons have lately taken up arms and seized the magazine and the records of the province. … some emissary will arrive from England, in October next at latest, with authority to govern this province and that he … events have made them apprehensive, but they were joyful at our coming and were preparing to return home. Copy. p. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… place. They happened to come in the evening and alighted at Mr. Merrit's, when some people immediately informed … who had refused to answer when challenged by the sentinel at the State-house, but had run into Merrit's and shut the … half-an-hour about five hundred men came courageously to arms, though most of the troopers failed to appear, being …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Queen. Congratulations on the success of your Majesties' arms. Every effort has been made to divert Maryland from her … were fitting out an old sloop to go to Captain Nicholson at New York for supplies both from New Dartmouth fort and … but the townspeople were all in their houses or abroad at work. At nine o'clock in the morning the Indians attacked …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 1,001. Certificate of the Agent for the regular Companies at New York. That the officers and men have been paid to the … found us in peace on his arrival but much alarmed at the prospect of war with the Indians. The Council thanks … to me with a flag of truce to desire a cessation of arms for three days with a view to a capitulation. I …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the evening met sixty of our Indians. June 24 th. Arrived at Saratoga where we were joined by fifteen Mohawks. June 26 … th. Fresh Indians came, raising our numbers to 260. Camped at Chinandroga. July 19 th. Advanced from Chinandroga to … and Fort La Prairie twenty six miles W.S.W. July 29 th. At ten a.m. we heard alarmguns at both forts. Built a small …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Order for certain payments. Order for building a fort at Mosquito Point, if the ground be suitable. Elizabeth … Cornish and John Ayres gave bond to take their trial at the next Supreme Court. Orders for certain payments. … the Queen will bestow on us a certain quantity of small arms, ammunition and gun carriages. And since the Treasury is …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… within those towns. Permission granted to the French at New Oxford to stockade the most suitable houses therein; … of beer and 1,000 lbs. of best sugar should be laid in at Fontabelle for the reception of the new Governor. This … of fortifications, which was deferred this day. (2) The arms being out of order we propose to send them to Barbados …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the propriety of Pennsylvania be restored to him, he will at once repair thither to take charge of the Government, … and the nomination of Commissioners to meet the Indians at Albany. [ Col. Entry Bk., Vol. LXIV., p. 263.] Aug. 2. … Trade and Plantations. It has pleased God so to bless our arms that we have beaten off the French. They have done …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Admiralty a list showing the present distribution of ships at war, with their opinion as to the ships that should be … Jamaica, and directing that an advice-boat for Jamaica be at once prepared. [ Board of Trade. Jamaica, 53. p. 211.] … the country, so few were the people, and so little used to arms. Stapleton wrote to his wife (whom he had lodged by the …