1From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 12 September 1775 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Library of Congress I have this Day received your Favours per Capt. Falconer, of which more in my next. With this I send you a number of Newspapers and Pamphlets, by which you will see Things are become serious here. Your Nation must stop short, and change its Measures, or she will lose the Colonies for ever. The Burning of Towns, and firing from Men of War on defenceless Cities...
2From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Jr., 12 September 1775 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library I this Day receiv’d yours per Capt. Falconer, and am vastly oblig’d by your Industry in Packing and Dispatching my Things. Their Arrival makes me very happy; tho’ they are not yet come on shore. I have not before written to you, imagining you would hardly be found there; but now I find by Mr. Alexander’s Letter (to whom my best Respects) that he advises you to...
3General Orders, 12 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW .
4To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Loammi Baldwin, 12 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
Enclosed are the Observations of yesterday & to day. I have observed that the Boat at Charlestown Ferry have passed more frequently than usual last Night & this Morning Those from Boston to Charlestown being deeply Loaded with Soldiers & those the Contrary way with none. Nothing Remarkable Since my Last. I am Your Excellencys Most Obediant & Very Humb. Servnt ALS , DLC:GW . Joseph Leach’s...
5To George Washington from Perez Morton, 12 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
Agreable to your Request, I am directed by the Board to inform your Excellency, that in consequence of your Excellency’s Letter to the Board, relative to the great Increase of Prisoners here, they apprised the 3 other Colonies of New England, thereof by Letters to their several Assemblies —In Consequence of Which they have received for answer, from Govr Cooke of Rhode Island, that their...
6To George Washington from John Augustine Washington, 12 September 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John Augustine Washington, 12 Sept. 1775. On 13 Oct. 1775 GW wrote to his brother John Augustine : “Your favour of the 12th Ulto came safe to hand.”