Part II

. p. 111 and 112, 1788. The first restraining act was passed March the 30th, the second April the 13th. The news of them was undoubtedly carried by the vessels from London, which arrived at Philadelphia the evening of June the 7th, and had on board major Skeen.

Footnote 128:

A shilling a day.

Footnote 129:

Governor Martin went not on board the Cruiser sloop till the middle of July.

Footnote 130:

The bishop of St. Asaph.

Footnote 131:

Lord Camden.

Footnote 132:

Lord Chatham.

Footnote 133:

General Washington’s Private Letter.

Footnote 134:

Mr. Thomas Gamble’s letter to general Gage.

Footnote 135:

See the copy in Mr. Smith’s History of New-York.

Footnote 136:

Eighty barrels of flour, 11 ditto rice, 7 ditto pease, 6 furkins of butter, 134 barrels of pork, 7 ditto damaged, 124 barrels of gun-powder, 300 swivel shot, 1 box of musket shot, 6564 musket cartridges, 150 stand of French arms, 3 royal mortars, 61 shells, 500 hand-granades, Royal fusileers muskets 83, accoutrements 83, rigging for three vessels at least, 1 major, 2 captains, 3 lieutenants, the captain of the schooner which is sunk, a commissary and surgeon, soldiers 83.

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