THE COMMITTEE [to consider what is proper to be done with the Letters of the late Govr Hutchinson and how they shall be preserv’d] Report, that it is of Great Importance that the Letters and other Papers of the late Governor Hutchinson, be carefully preserved, as they Contain Documents for History of great Moment: and that Evidence, in the hand writing of a Man whose nefarious Intrigues and...
2To John Adams from Perez Morton, 28 October 1775 (Adams Papers)
I am directed by the Major part of the Council of this Colony, to acquaint You, that by Virtue of the power and Authority in and by the Royal Charter in the abscence of the Governor and Lieutt. Governor lodged in them, they have seen fit to appoint You, with the Advice and consent of Council, to be first or Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature &c. for this Colony. The inclosed is...
3Enclosure: List of Superior Court Justices, 28 October 1775 (Adams Papers)
Honble. John Adams Esqr. William Cushing Esqr. William Read Esqr. Honble. Rob. Treat Paine Esqr. Nathl. P. Sargent Esqr. RC ( Adams Papers ); addressed: “To The Honble. John Adams Esq at Philadelphia”; docketed: “Dpty Secys. Letter. Octr. 28. 1775.” For Paine’s placement in the ranking and its consequences, see James Warren to JA , 20 Oct. and notes (above).
4The Council to the Massachusetts Delegates, 11 November 1775 (Adams Papers)
The Manifest Militation between the Resolve which passed the hon’ble the American Congress on the ninth June last relative to Establishing Civil Government in this Colony and the Resolve which passed the Congress on 18th of last July pointing to a method how the Militia should be regulated in the Several United American Colony’s hath caused some Altercation between the Hon’ble House of...
5Resolution to pay post-riders, 26 December 1775 (Adams Papers)
26 December 1775. Resolution to pay post-riders. M-Ar :207, p. 311–315. printed : Force, Archives [Peter Force, ed.,] American Archives: Consisting of a Collection of Authentick Records, State Papers, Debates, and Letters and Other Notices of Publick Affairs , Washington, 1837–1853; 9 vols. , 4th ser., 4:1242–1243. ( M-Ar :207, p. 311–315. printed : Force, Archives [Peter Force, ed.,]
6Resolution appointing members to a joint committee to determine how bills of credit were to be signed and numbered, 26 … (Adams Papers)
26 December 1775. Resolution appointing members to a joint committee to determine how bills of credit were to be signed and numbered. M-Ar :207, p. 316. printed : Force, Archives [Peter Force, ed.,] American Archives: Consisting of a Collection of Authentick Records, State Papers, Debates, and Letters and Other Notices of Publick Affairs , Washington, 1837–1853; 9 vols. , 4th ser., 4:1243. (...
7Resolution to pay John Davis a sum in behalf of Edward Johnson, a petitioning soldier, 26 December 1775 (Adams Papers)
Resolution to pay John Davis a sum in behalf of Edward Johnson, a petitioning soldier. M-Ar :207, p. 317–318. ( M-Ar :207, p. 317–318).
8Resolution to approve committee report recommending payment to the Committee of Supplies for its services, in response … (Adams Papers)
26 December 1775. Resolution to approve committee report recommending payment to the Committee of Supplies for its services, in response to its petition. M-Ar :207, p. 319–321. ( M-Ar :207, p. 319–321).
9Resolution to approve appointment of a committee to assist the commissary general in procuring military supplies, 27 … (Adams Papers)
27 December 1775. Resolution to approve appointment of a committee to assist the commissary general in procuring military supplies. M-Ar :207, p. 326. ( M-Ar :207, p. 326).
10Resolution to liberate Henry Middleton and George Price, prisoners in the Plymouth jail, 28 December 1775 (Adams Papers)
28 December 1775. Resolution to liberate Henry Middleton and George Price, prisoners in the Plymouth jail. M-Ar : 164, p. 228. ( M-Ar : 164, p. 228).
11Resolution ordering committee for purchasing saltpeter to deliver it to Richard Devens, 28 December 1775 (Adams Papers)
28 December 1775. Resolution ordering committee for purchasing saltpeter to deliver it to Richard Devens. M-Ar :207, p. 329. ( M-Ar :207, p. 329).
28 December 1775. Recommendation to towns to promote the manufacture of saltpeter. M-Ar :207, p. 330. ( M-Ar :207, p. 330).
13Resolution to approve payment to Committee for the Poor of Boston to assist those at Shirley Point, 28 December 1775 (Adams Papers)
28 December 1775. Resolution to approve payment to Committee for the Poor of Boston to assist those at Shirley Point (see Joseph Ward to JA , 3 Dec., note 1 , above). M-Ar :207, p. 331. ( M-Ar :207, p. 331).
14Resolution ordering the Milton committee to deliver Thomas Hutchinson’s furniture to Mrs. Deborah Cushing, 29 December … (Adams Papers)
29 December 1775. Resolution ordering the Milton committee to deliver Thomas Hutchinson’s furniture to Mrs. Deborah Cushing. M-Ar : 207, p. 332. ( M-Ar : 207, p. 332).
15Resolution concerning payment of military companies at Braintree, Weymouth, and Hingham, 30 December 1775 (Adams Papers)
30 December 1775. Resolution concerning payment of military companies at Braintree, Weymouth, and Hingham (see Josiah Quincy to JA , 2 Jan. 1776, note 1 , below). M-Ar :207, p. 337. ( M-Ar :207, p. 337).
30 December 1775. Resolution approving a new levy of men for the seacoast forces. M-Ar :207, p. 351–352. ( M-Ar :207, p. 351–352).
17Resolution to have copies made of military rolls for use of the treasurer, 3 January 1776 (Adams Papers)
3 January 1776. Resolution to have copies made of military rolls for use of the treasurer. M-Ar :207, p. 366. Printed: Force, Archives [Peter Force, ed.,] American Archives: Consisting of a Collection of Authentick Records, State Papers, Debates, and Letters and Other Notices of Publick Affairs , Washington, 1837–1853; 9 vols. , 4th ser., 4:1251. ( M-Ar :207, p. 366.) Printed: ( Force,...
18Approval of mittimus of Moses Wayman and Samuel Webb to Plymouth jail, 3 January 1776 (Adams Papers)
3 January 1776. Approval of mittimus of Moses Wayman and Samuel Webb to Plymouth jail. M-Ar : 164, p. 230. ( M-Ar : 164, p. 230).
4 January 1776. Message to House concerning the guarding of Hull and other towns. M-Ar :207, p. 369. printed : Force, Archives [Peter Force, ed.,] American Archives: Consisting of a Collection of Authentick Records, State Papers, Debates, and Letters and Other Notices of Publick Affairs , Washington, 1837–1853; 9 vols. , 4th ser., 4:1252. ( M-Ar :207, p. 369.) printed : ( Force, Archives
5 January 1776. Resolution to supply the Continental Army with 4,000 blankets. M-Ar :207, p. 370–374. ( M-Ar :207, p. 370–374).
21Resolution concerning mittimus of sixteen named men to Worcester jail, 5 January 1776 (Adams Papers)
5 January 1776. Resolution concerning mittimus of sixteen named men to Worcester jail. M-Ar : 164, p. 231. printed : Naval Docs. Amer. Rev. William Bell Clark, William James Morgan (from vol. 5), and others, eds., Naval Documents of the American Revolution , Washington, 1964- , 3:631. ( M-Ar : 164, p. 231.) printed : ( Naval Docs. Amer. Rev. William Bell Clark, William James Morgan (from vol....
22Order to Plymouth jail to release James Middleton, 6 January 1776 (Adams Papers)
6 January 1776. Order to Plymouth jail to release James Middleton. M-Ar :164, p. 234. ( M-Ar :164, p. 234).
23Resolution directing the Receiver General to pay £8,000 to the committee for fitting out vessels for importing powder, 6 … (Adams Papers)
6 January 1776. Resolution directing the Receiver General to pay £8,000 to the committee for fitting out vessels for importing powder. M-Ar :283, p. 141. ( M-Ar :283, p. 141).
24Resolution ordering Frenchman’s Bay committee to deliver clothing to Neal Mclntyre or to Charles Chauncy in Mclntyre’s … (Adams Papers)
10 January 1776. Resolution ordering Frenchman’s Bay committee to deliver clothing to Neal Mclntyre or to Charles Chauncy in Mclntyre’s behalf. M-Ar :207, p. 392. printed : Force, Archives [Peter Force, ed.,] American Archives: Consisting of a Collection of Authentick Records, State Papers, Debates, and Letters and Other Notices of Publick Affairs , Washington, 1837–1853; 9 vols. , 4th ser.,...
25Resolution to allow the accounts of the treasurer of Barnstable county, 15 January 1776 (Adams Papers)
15 January 1776. Resolution to allow the accounts of the treasurer of Barnstable county. M-Ar :207, p. 405. ( M-Ar :207, p. 405).
26Order to Worcester jail to release Thomas Mullin, 17 January 1776 (Adams Papers)
17 January 1776. Order to Worcester jail to release Thomas Mullin. M-Ar :164, p. 237. ( M-Ar :164, p. 237).
27Order that blankets collected in Hampshire and Berkshire counties be retained there for use by troops going northward … (Adams Papers)
19 January 1776. Order that blankets collected in Hampshire and Berkshire counties be retained there for use by troops going northward. M-Ar :207, p. 423–424. ( M-Ar :207, p. 423–424).
28Resolution requesting accounts from towns of powder, lead, and flints supplied to the Continental Army, 19 January 1776 (Adams Papers)
19 January 1776. Resolution requesting accounts from towns of powder, lead, and flints supplied to the Continental Army. M-Ar :207, p. 426. printed : Force, Archives [Peter Force, ed.,] American Archives: Consisting of a Collection of Authentick Records, State Papers, Debates, and Letters and Other Notices of Publick Affairs , Washington, 1837–1853; 9 vols. , 4th ser., 4:1267. ( M-Ar :207, p....
29Resolution ordering commissioners designated to erect a powder mill to do so at Stoughton, 19 January 1776 (Adams Papers)
19 January 1776. Resolution ordering commissioners designated to erect a powder mill to do so at Stoughton. M-Ar :207, p. 429. printed : Force, Archives [Peter Force, ed.,] American Archives: Consisting of a Collection of Authentick Records, State Papers, Debates, and Letters and Other Notices of Publick Affairs , Washington, 1837–1853; 9 vols. , 4th ser., 4:1270. ( M-Ar :207, p. 429.) printed...
30Resolution for raising 728 officers and men in Hampshire and Berkshire counties to go to Canada, 19 January 1776 (Adams Papers)
Resolution for raising 728 officers and men in Hampshire and Berkshire counties to go to Canada. M-Ar :207, p. 430. printed : Force, Archives [Peter Force, ed.,] American Archives: Consisting of a Collection of Authentick Records, State Papers, Debates, and Letters and Other Notices of Publick Affairs , Washington, 1837–1853; 9 vols. , 4th ser., 4:1270. ( M-Ar :207, p. 430.) printed : ( Force,...