1776 March 18 . Daniel Roberdeau ALS to U.S. Continental Congress Committee of Accounts; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania].
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Payment for Committee of Safety.
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1776 March 20 . Elisha Porter LS to William Bacons; Pitsfield.
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Orders to march to Canada to join U.S. blockade of Quebec. Will receive provisions at Bennington, [Vermont] and then proceed to Ticonderoga. Instructions for troops to maintain good order and discipline on their march.
1776 March 20 . Joseph Trumbull ALS to Christopher Leffingwell; Windham.
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British evacuation of Boston. Plans on being in Lebanon tommorow to discuss future operations.
1776 March 25 . U.S. Continental Congress CyS.
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Allowing a ration of provision for officers' servants per day.
1776 March 30 . Josiah Quincy, [ Jr.] ALS to Benjamin Lincoln; Braintree, [Massachusetts].
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Information on fortifying Boston Harbor, addressing such questions as how many passages for ships there are into the Harbor and what the depth and width of the channel for each passage is.
1776 April 2 . Ed Snickers ALS to James Mercer.
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Requests money for supplies (a quarter-page of calculations on the back).
1776 April 8 . John G. Frazer ADS to Artemas Ward; Camp Boston, [Massachusetts].
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Report from the officer of the day. The century at main guard had to be confined for negligence of his duty.
1776 April 19 . Timothy Pickering ADS; [Massachusetts].
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No law requires captors to pay for maintenance of prisoners from captured vessels. Courts trying to condemn all vessels infesting the America's coast, sprecifically mentioning those of Suffolk, Middlesex, and Essex counties.
1776 April 19 . Walter Spooner ALS to William Tallman and Elisha Pope; Watertown.
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Information about orders.
1776 April 26 . Benjamin Bourne ALS to Shearjashub Bourne; Newport Camp, [Rhode Island].
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Speculation that the American Navy is going to attack soon. Several cannon shots have been heard at sea and the frigate Cerebus, with 8 guns, has been sighted.