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to Joshua Mauger
8 December 1772
Watson, Brook, 1735-1807
Regarding Mauger's apparent illness. Their letters were detained on a ship and now must be picked up from Poole.
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16 December 1772
He has forwarded Mauger a letter from Mr. Butler.
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19 December 1772
Encloses bank post bills; the Adamant has arrived safely in Halifax; ship arrived at Boston.
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22 December 1772
Mrs. Tyson is deathly ill. Her doctor has advised her to go to Bath. The Adamant is kept off coast by easterly winds, so it will not be able to sail on time.
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29 December 1772
He did visit Mrs. Tyson and she is much better. The winds have also died down.
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4 January 1773
Four Principal Houses [banks] in Holland have stopped payment, forcing as many Houses in London to do the same. He notes that : "The Jews suffer most severely and its thought many great Houses will be greatly Injur'd."
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15 October 1774
Mauger has been re-elected to parliament for Poole. Watson impatiently awaits a ship from Boston but fears it will bring bad news. ". . .this Country have [sic] enacted Laws they cannot enforce and the Americans have Advanced too far to retreat....
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8 November 1774
Acknowledges a letter to his clerk, Mr. Pitt. Mauger is ill. Docketing reads: "Praising the behaviour of his kinsman Pitt."
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21 October 1776
Watson, a merchant and British soldier, informs Mauger that he will remain in Canada until 10 November 1776. Mentions Captains Douglas and Abbott. Reports that in October, "the Two Little Inland Fleets first met each other about 10 o Clock in the...
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22 July 1777
There is no word of the "Adamant" which should have returned from Nova Scotia long ago. A ship arrived with letters from Admiral Montague describing how the British Frigate "Fox" was taken by two American ships, The "Handcock" [sic] and the "Boston...
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