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New-Hampshire Committee of Safety to General Washington

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NEW-HAMPSHIRE COMMITTEE OF SAFETY TO GENERAL WASHINGTON.

In Committee of Safety for the Colony of New-Hampshire,

October 18, 1775.

SIR: We have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 15th instant, and are deeply sensible of your benevolence towards the inhabitants of Portsmouth. We have consulted the Committee of that Town, and concluded to forward the whole cargo; to sell three hundred barrels thereof to the inhabitants of Portsmouth, and, out of the proceeds, to pay the sailors' wages.

Before the receipt of yours, Mr˙ Moylan had settled the method of transportation.

In behalf of the Committee, I have the honour to be, with the highest esteem, your Excellency' s most obedient humble servant.

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Title

Letter from the New-Hampshire Committee of Safety to General Washington. After consulting with the Committee of Portsmouth, they have determined to forward the whole cargo of Flour taken in the Ship Prince

Creator

New-Hampshire, Committee of Safety

Editor

New-Hampshire, Committee of Safety

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1775-10-18

Recipient

Washington, George

Subject

Economy: agriculture
Economy: trade and commerce
Economy: trade restrictions
Key people, events, and institutions: Continental Army
Key people, events, and institutions: meetings, provincial conventions and assemblies
Military action: logistics, provisioning, and recruitment
Mobilizing the populace: trade boycotts
Social reality: hunger

Document ID

S4-V3-P01-sp24-D0007

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V3

Part

S4-V3-P01

Sub-Part

S4-V3-P01-sp24

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No Copyright - Public Domain

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