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1776 September 14 . Sam[ue]l Dashwood ALS to "Committee[e] of Corresponds..."

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Box 2
Abstract:
Providing information on Tory spies, particularly Isaac Jones (1728-1813) from Weston. While Dashwood was in the home of Dr. Silvester Gard[i]ner (1708-1786), "a Notted Tore," Mr. Wheaton and his sons visited, and their news of Jones's escape was greeted happily. Calls Jones "our fri[e]nd" and believes he will provide as much information as he can, which requires he "keep in with the pore Devels as he called them or he would not be abl[e] to give them any mor[e] Information." Jones informed Wheaton that Captain O'Brien, possibly Jeremiah O'Brien (1744-1818), was at Newbery collecting provisions to deliver to Machias, and suggests that he get an Admiral to send a ship. Acknowledges that much has escaped his memory but heard enough to "Consider that sd Jones was Gre[a]t an Enemy to America as any in itt."
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Collection

Schoff Revolutionary War collection, 1766-1896
Total components 293
Last indexed 2024-08-05