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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
My Dear Sir Philadelphia, July 4, 1775 I was yesterday favored with yours of the 27th of June and was much obliged by your account of how the Assembly ended, as I believe the Trap guns have destroyed all the fingers in Williamsburg, none of Us having received a line from thence, nor do we even get a paper. Wronghead (1) will probably solicit Troops to be sent Us, but other circumstances may overrule his Application by the time it reaches London; Independant of that I do not believe you will have any: It is I fancy, their plan was to have struck a bold stroak at Boston and as they vainly supposed freightened them out of all resistance, and then to have dispersed part of their Generals with Troops to other parts to diffuse terror through the Continent, but the scene
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is changed, they find all their force little enough to defend themselves at Boston and have accordingly ordered several transports which have arrived at New York, to proceed directly with their Cargoes to Boston, and I doubt not the like orders are lodged at other places. My last account of the Enemie's loss seems so far confirmed--that all now fix it between 12 and 1400 and we have little doubt, but that General How[e] is now among the slain. Ours remains under 200.
I was afraid after so much time had elapsed to send your things to the head of the Elk, imagining Mr Johnston's Vessel had sailed. They are now in Mr. Griffin's Warehouse, whose storekeeper sets out this week for Rappahannock and will land them either at Hobb's Hole [Tappahannock] or at Port Royal, from either you will easily get them. Gentlemen here generally agree there will be no danger 'til the 20th of July, in passing by Water. Your Marquie is a grand one, and affords us as Comfortable Lodgings as any brick House in Town, I am sure you'l be pleased with it, if 'tis not too heavy a Carriage. I have received your three Bills for 15. 3. 1 Sterling. Johnny Taylor is at present on a Visit to New York and is to return tomorrow. I am obliged to you for forwarding his and my letters. I doubt we shall have a dull Market for our Crop of wheat unless something fav[orabl]e should turn up, however I am glad to hear 'tis a good one: I will not again say when I hope to se Virginia, there is no time but I most ardently Wish it. My compliments to Colonel Taylor and all friends. I am as Usual, Yours, Edmd Pendleton
MS not found; reprinted from Edmund Pendleton, The Letters and Papers of Edmund Pendleton 1734-1803, ed. David J. Mays, 2 vols. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1967), 1:113-14.
1 A reference to Lord Dunmore.
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