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Letter from Commodore Hopkins to the Committee of Dartmouth

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ADMIRAL HOPKINS TO DARTMOUTH COMMITTEE.

On board the Alfred, March 18, 1776.

GENTLEMEN: I understand, by Captain Jennings, that you are in want of guns; and I have sent by him two nine-pound guns and some shot, which please to accept, and make such use of them as you think best; and if opportunity permits, send the shot he has on board, that are too big for your guns, to Providence, or Howland' s Ferry, and you will oblige your and your country' s friend,

ESECK HOPKINS.

To the Committee of the Town of Dartmouth.

Details

Title

Letter from Commodore Hopkins to the Committee of Dartmouth: Sends them two Cannon

Creator

Hopkins, Eseck, Admiral

Editor

Hopkins, Eseck, Admiral

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-03-18

Recipient

Massachusetts, Dartmouth Committee of Correspondence

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: meetings, provincial conventions and assemblies
Military action: logistics, provisioning, and recruitment

Document ID

S4-V5-P01-sp08-D0035

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V5

Part

S4-V5-P01

Sub-Part

S4-V5-P01-sp08

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