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Letter from Thomas Wickes to the New-York Committee of Safety

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THOMAS WICKES TO NEW-YORK COMMITTEE OF SAFETY.

Huntington, April 8, 1776.

GENTLEMEN: We have just received intelligence that a fleet of thirty sail of square-rigged vessels have been seen off between Cray-Neck and Eaton' s Neck; and we thought it best to send you the earliest intelligence. We shall watch their motions, and as soon as we can discover their motions, we shall send you further intelligence. We are mustering our Militia, and shall do the best in our power.

We are, gentlemen, your humble servants,

THOMAS WICKES, Chairman.

P˙ S. About seven o' clock in the evening we received the intelligence.

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Title

Letter from Thomas Wickes to the New-York Committee of Safety

Creator

Wickes, Thomas

Editor

Wickes, Thomas

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-04-08

Recipient

New-York, Committee of Safety

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: meetings, provincial conventions and assemblies
Military action: British forces
Military action: intelligence and planning

Document ID

S4-V5-P01-sp13-D0159

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V5

Part

S4-V5-P01

Sub-Part

S4-V5-P01-sp13

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