This day arrived at New Castle, the ship Minerva, Captain Lindsey, from Newry, with four hundred and fifty passengers.
SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 8
This day, about four o'clock, P. M. met at the Carpenters' Hall, in this city, the representatives appointed to attend from the several committees of the different counties in this Province, viz. Bucks, Chester, Lancaster, York, Cumberland, Berks, Northampton, and Northumberland, to confer with the committee chosen by this city and county, and also to consult and consider what may be proper to propose to our General Assembly that is called by our Governor to meet the 18th instant, respecting the critical situation of all the American Colonies. There appeared in this meeting great unanimity, and a set of resolves [was adopted] in general, declaratory of the sense of this Province on the present state of British America, and the peculiar sufferings
of our brethren in Boston, in order to lay before our Assembly, the 18th.
Arrived this day at New Castle, the ship Peace and Plenty, Captain McKinzey, with four hundred passengers, from Belfast.
SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, pp. 8-9
The delegates from the several counties of this Province have sat every day (First Day excepted) since the 15th inst., preparing a set of general resolves declaratory of the sense of this Province on the present state of British America, and the peculiar sufferings of our brethren in Boston, and as our Assembly have resolved themselves into a grand committee, and appointed this day at ten o'clock for the consideration of the sundry letters from the committees of our sister colonies, they have given leave for our Provincial Committee to attend and hear their debates.
SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 9
The Assembly of this Province, taking into consideration the difficulties that have subsisted between Great Britain and her colonies, came into the measure proposed, that a Congress of Deputies from the several Colonies be held, as soon as may be convenient, [and] have appointed the following, viz., Joseph Galloway, Speaker, Samuel Rhoads, Thomas Mifflin, Charles Humphreys, John Morton, George Ross, and Edward Biddle.
SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 9
Accounts from New Castle of the arrival of the Snow Charlotte, Captain Gafney, from Waterford, with one hundred and ten passengers, and the ship Hope, Captain McClanahan, from Newry, with two hundred and twenty passengers.
SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 9
The ship Renown, Captain Keith, arrived at New Castle, from Newry, with three hundred and fifty passengers; as is also the ship Needham, Captain Chevers, at New York, with three hundred passengers.
SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 9
In the Charleston packet, Captain Wright, came passengers, the Hon. Henry Middleton and Edward Rutledge, Esq's., two of the gentlemen who are nominated, to attend the Congress from the Colony of South Carolina.
SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 10
Also arrived, the ship Hannah, Captain Mitchell, from Londonderry, with four hundred passengers, and Captain Jones, from London, with one hundred passengers, mostly tradesmen.
SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 10
Arrived, brig Sea Nymph, Captain Moore, from Charleston, South Carolina, with whom [came] passengers Thomas Lynch and Christopher Gadsden, two of is give the delegates from that Province. The latter end of this week came to town, Col. Nathaniel Fulson and Major John Sullivan, delegates from New Hampshire.
SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 10
Came to town, Hon. Thomas Cushing, Samuel Adams, Robert Treat Paine, and John Adams, delegates from the Province of Massachusetts Bay, with whom came in company, from New York, John Rutledge, delegate we from South Carolina, who took his passage to New York.
SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 10
Arrived, the ship Alexander, Captain Hunter, with about six hundred passengers, from Londonderry.
SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 10
* The three counties now forming the State of Delaware.
SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 10
This being the day
when the cruel act for blocking up the harbour of Boston took effect, many of
the inhabitants of this city, to express their sympathy and show their concern
for their suffering brethren in the common cause of liberty, had their shops
shut up, their houses kept close from hurry and business; also the ring of bells
at Christ Church were muffled, and rung a solemn peal at intervals, from
morning till night: the colours of the vessels in the harbour were hoisted
half-mast high; the several houses of different worship were crowded, where
divine service was performed, and particular discourses, suitable to the
occasion, were preached by F. Allison, Duffield, Sprout, and Blair. Sorrow,
mixed with indignation, seemed pictured in the countenances of the inhabitants,
and indeed the whole city wore the aspect of deep distress, being a melancholy
occasion.
SOURCE: William
Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept
in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1,
1774-1777, p. 6
This being the
birth-day of King George III., scarcely, if any, notice was taken of it in this
city, by way of rejoicing: not one of our bells suffered to ring, and but very
few colours were shown by the shipping in the harbour; no, nor not one bonfire
kindled.
SOURCE: William
Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept
in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1,
1774-1777, pp. 6-7
This day a petition
was presented to John Penn, our governor, (signed by near nine hundred
respectable freeholders in and near this city,) requesting him to call the
Assembly, in order to consider the proceedings of the British Parliament
towards America in their proceedings against the town of Boston, &c.
&c., to which his Honour was pleased to return the following answer,
"Gentlemen, upon occasions when the peace, order, and tranquillity of the
Province require it, I shall be ready to convene the Assembly; but as that does not appear to be the
case at present, I cannot think such a step would be expedient or consistent
with my duty."
SOURCE: William
Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept
in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1,
1774-1777, p. 7
A great number of
mechanics met at the State House about six o'clock in the evening, in
order to consider
an answer to send to the tradesmen of New York, who had written to this city
respecting what was necessary to be done. At this meeting, John Ross, Esq.
opened the reasons for calling them together, read their letter, &c.; upon
which a committee amongst the tradesmen was appointed, who are to answer the
said letter, and communicate and keep up a correspondence with the committee at
New York.
SOURCE: William
Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept
in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1,
1774-1777, p. 7
There was a meeting
held at the Philosophical Hall, and also the day after, consisting of the
committee and a number of other inhabitants, called in from all Societies in
town, to advise, consult and deliberate upon the propositions that were to be
laid before the general meeting of the inhabitants on the eighteenth instant,
near the State House, at three o'clock in the afternoon.
SOURCE: William
Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept
in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1,
1774-1777, p. 7
A very large and
respectable meeting of the freeholders and freemen of this city and county met
in the State House yard, where Thomas Willing and John Dickinson were chairmen,
when they entered into six spirited resolves, and chose forty-three persons as
committeemen to transact their affairs.
SOURCE: William
Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept
in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1,
1774-1777, pp. 7-8
This day twenty-nine
of the committee met at the Carpenters' Hall, in Chesnut-street, Thomas Willing
in the chair, agreed and appointed three of their members, viz. Joseph Reed,
John Nixon, and Thomas Whartone to wait upon the Speaker of the Assembly,
requesting him to call the Assembly, and to give them a positive answer whether
he would or not, before they made their report to the General Committee that is
to meet on Monday, the 27th inst. They also, at this meeting, appointed a
number of their members to go to different parts of the city and suburbs to
crave collections for poor Boston.
SOURCE: William
Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept
in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1,
1774-1777, p. 8
Very little news has
transpired this week, except an observation on the conduct of the Bostonians.
See Pennsylvania Journal, No. 1623.
SOURCE: William
Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of
Christopher Marshall, Kept in
Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1,
1774-1777, p. 5
