1To George Washington from the Massachusetts Council, 28 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency in your Letter of the 19th Instant to the General Assembly of this State, having Mentioned that the Army under your Command were much in want of Camp Utensells, and that you knew not how to procure a Sufficiency, The Council have directed the Commissary General of this State to forward to your Excellency, Two Loads of Iron Potts, which he had in his Store for the Use of the...
2To George Washington from the Massachusetts Council, 3 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
Council Chamber, Watertown, 3 October 1776 . Transmits a copy of a letter just received from Richard Derby “containing some Intelligence Which the Board Apprehend your Excellency ought to be made acquainted with.” The council asks to be informed of the posts and commanding officers of the state’s regiments. Df , M-Ar ; LB , M-Ar . Richard Derby, Jr., of Salem informs the council in his letter...
3To George Washington from the Massachusetts Council, 5 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
In consequence of the measures taken by this Government to Engage a number of Indians of the Penobscott, St Johns and Mickmac Tribes in the Service of the united States of America agreable to the desire of your Excellency, Seven of the Penobscott Tribe have Inlisted for the Term of one Year, and have arrived here on their way to New York. As they were very poorly Cloathed, and would not...