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Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, Vol. 1
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U.S. History
From Governor Cooke.
Providence, 25 October, 1775.
SIR,
Captain Whipple returned here from his voyage to Bermuda on Friday last. He had received authentic intelligence of the arrival of the packet at New York, before the first time limited for his cruise was expired, and immediately sailed for Bermuda. He had light, flattering winds for several days, and when near the Island met with a violent gale, which drove him three or four degrees to the southward, and occasioned his having a long voyage. He put in at the west end of the Island, where the inhabitants, taking him to be an armed vessel belonging to the King, were thrown into the utmost confusion, and the women and children fled into the country; but upon showing his commission and instructions, were satisfied, and treated him with great cordiality and friendship. They informed him, that, upon the powder being removed, the Governor had given General Gage an account of the part they had taken in the transaction, who had despatched a sloop of war, and a transport of six hundred tons, to take all the provisions sent to the Island. They then lay at Georgetown, and treated the islanders as rebels. Captain Whipple had five of the King’s Council on board his sloop, who all assured him, that the inhabitants were hearty friends of the American cause, and heartily disposed to serve it. As the assistance they gave in the removal of the powder hath made them obnoxious to the enemy, and reduced them to a disagreeable situation, I think they ought to be treated with every mark of friendship. I submit to your Excellency the propriety of our representing their case to the Continental Congress, and recommending them to favor.
We are fitting out Captain Whipple for a cruise to the Eastward, with all possible expedition, which I hope will prove more fortunate than his last. I am, with acknowledgment of the polite treatment I received from you at Cambridge, and with great respect, Sir,
Your humble, and most obedient servant,
NICHOLAS COOKE.
P. S. I inclose your Address to the inhabitants of Bermuda.
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Chicago: Nicholas Cooke, "From Governor Cooke.," Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, Vol. 1 in Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, ed. Jared Sparks (Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press, 1853), 67–68. Original Sources, accessed December 4, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8RTK6G1JXJAYFJA.
MLA: Cooke, Nicholas. "From Governor Cooke." Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, Vol. 1, in Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, edited by Jared Sparks, Vol. 1, Freeport, NY, Books for Libraries Press, 1853, pp. 67–68. Original Sources. 4 Dec. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8RTK6G1JXJAYFJA.
Harvard: Cooke, N, 'From Governor Cooke.' in Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, Vol. 1. cited in 1853, Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, ed. , Books for Libraries Press, Freeport, NY, pp.67–68. Original Sources, retrieved 4 December 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8RTK6G1JXJAYFJA.
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