Letters / Correspondence

Secret Committee

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1 Secret Committee Samuel Purviance, Jr. The Secret Committee request that you immediately put a Trusty Officer from the frigate Virginia on board the Lexington with orders to have her directly moved up to the place most fit for unloading... Jan. 3, 1776
2 Secret Committee John Langdon We some time ago desired you to purchase two or three ships and send them to Virginia, or South Carolina, since which we have not had the pleasure of hearing from you, but hope that business is in... Jan. 4, 1777
3 Secret Committee Robert Morris Agreed that Thomas Morris and William Lee, Esquires be joint Agents for superintending and directing all the Commercial business of Congress in Europe, and that they be allowed one thousand pounds... Jan. 13, 1777
4 Secret Committee the Commissioners at Paris I have the honor to enclose herein a Copy of two Resolves of Congress passed the 19th & 29th Novr by which the Secret Committee are directed to import two hundred & twenty Six Brass Canon... Jan. 14, 1777
5 Secret Committee Commissioners at Paris We have the honor to enclose you a Resolve of Congress that is of great Importance to the public Service,1 which has suffered considerably the last Fall, and during this Winter, by the insufficient... Jan. 17, 1777
6 Secret Committee Robert Morris The inclosed resolve1 Of Congress cannot be executed without the books and papers of the Secret Committee. And if the wishes of many Members be gratified, it will be proper to make known what... Jan. 18, 1777
7 Secret Committee Robert Morris We are duely favored with yours of the 14th instant with its inclosures, also with your last of the 21st by Mr. Fitzsimmons.1 We have signed the order in favor of John Nixon & Co. for 26025.9.9... Jan. 25, 1777
8 Secret Committee Commissioners at Paris You will receive herewith a Copy of our Letter of Yesterday by the Lexington with its enclosures. This goes to Boston for a Passage from thence. An armed Vessel belonging to that State will carry... Feb. 18, 1777
9 Robert Morris Secret Committee I have transmitted the Resolve of Congress of the 5 February to the Commissioners at Paris as you will see by the Copy of a letter I wrote them yesterday. You should have sent me half a dozen... Feb. 19, 1777
10 Secret Committee Robert Purviance, Samuel Purviance, Jr. Enclosed is an order for one bbl. of Powder for the Brig. Friendship which you will please to deliver immediately to Mr. Fitzsimons that he may apply to the Commissary for the same as the Brig only... Feb. 22, 1777
11 Secret Committee William Bingham You will find enclosed herein an Invoice & bill of Loading for 31 Casks of the best Carolina Indico Containing 8795 lb & 35 bbls of Superfine flour the whole amounting to £4731.18.6 this... Feb. 26, 1777
12 Secret Committee Robert Morris We take the opportunity of a Waggon going to Camp with money, to send to your care one hundred and twenty thousand dollars which Congress ordered for the Secret Committee to answer the purchases of... Feb. 26, 1777
13 Secret Committee Robert Purviance, Samuel Purviance, Jr. We are informed that you have in your hands Nineteen hundred and eight pounds, eight shillings & six pence this currency by a Captain Bailey as the property of Monsr. Le Croix of the Island of... Feb. 28, 1777
14 Secret Committee Massachusetts Council The present lines will be delivered you by Mr Cumberland Dugan and the design of them only to inform you that this Committee have chartered of him a ship Called the Roxbury, Nathl. Bosworth Master,... Mar. 27, 1777
15 Secret Committee John Langdon Your letter of the 18th Ultimo has been delivered us by Capt Wentworth together with the Several dispatches that came by the French Ship Mercury, Capt. Dudoger, and have afforded particular... Apr. 2, 1777
16 Secret Committee Caesar Rodney You will doubtless have heard of the heavy loss the Public as well as individuals are likely to meet with by the Ship Success, Capt Anderson, being drove onshoar & blown up, near Cape Henlopen... Apr. 15, 1777
17 Secret Committee Robert Purviance, Samuel Purviance, Jr. Your favours of the 12th & 15th Inst. came duely to hand the first advising your purchase of flour & enclosing Inventories of the Two Prize Vessells. We think the flour was bought very... Apr. 19, 1777
18 Secret Committee Caesar Rodney By a letter lately received from Mr Purdy at Lewis Town we learn that he has been pretty Successfull in collecting the goods that were Saved from the Ship Success lately blown up at the Capes; and... Apr. 25, 1777