Letter from Provincial Congress to Benedict Arnold at Ticonderoga, May 22, 1775 The Congress applauds “the conduct of the troops and esteem [the fort] a very valuable acquisition,” and reports that they have written to Connecticut asking them to take the matter under their control. SC1/series 45X. v. 146, p. 96a.

List of soldiers killed and wounded in the attack on Fort Ticonderoga, July 6–8, 1758 Note the single mark in the first column of the row labelled “55th, the Late Lord How,” which represents the death of the eldest brother of William Howe. SC1/series 45X. v. 77 p. 432a.

Payroll for the crew of the sloop Enterprise, which sailed on Lake Champlain, for May–July 1775 Submitted by Benedict Arnold. SC1/series 45X. v. 138, pp. 225-227.

Memorial of Gen. Henry Knox to the Council that the Continental Congress had ordered 16 new Continental battalions, with increase of bounty, January 31, 1777 SC1/series 45X. v. 182, pp. 102-103.

Petition of Scipio Fayerweather, a Black man whose house in Boston was destroyed by the British, submitted April 27, 1776 SC1/series 45X. v. 180 pp. 416-417.

Petition of Ann Swift requesting pay for damage done to her house in Dorchester by the Continental Army in 1775, submitted March 31, 1777 SC1/series 45X. v. 182, p. 292.

Daily proceedings of March 21–24, 1776, relating to Battle of Dorchester Heights On March 24, 1776, General Washington urged vigilance against British troops remaining in the harbor. SC1/series 57X. v. 77, p. 35.

Report of Committee conferring with General Washington regarding the removal of Continental troops from Boston after the withdrawal of the British, March 22, 1776 The report also discusses the construction of fortifications for securing the town. SC1/series 45X. v. 137, p. 65.

Printed memorial by Hopestill Capen, a Tory prisoner in Boston, stating that he was acting on the principles of his religion and conscience, August 29, 1776 SC1/series 45X. v. 181, pp. 281-286.

Resolve of Council to arrest Royalists in Boston who joined the British troops or endeavored to “further the measures of the British administration for enslaving the united American colonies,” January 1776 Includes reports of arrests from 1777. SC1/series 45X. v. 154, pp. 40-45a.

Petition of the Committee of Spencer reporting suspicious meetings of Tories, and requesting instructions “to prevent their Evil Designs,” July 13, 1776 SC1/series 45X. v. 181 p. 141.

Petition of the Committee of Cape Elizabeth, Maine for cannon and ammunition to arm a fort under construction, which they say guards “the Key of the whole Province of Maine,” submitted June 1, 1776 SC1/series 45X. v. 181, p. 65.

Petition of the Committee of Deer Island, Maine for instructions regarding captured vessels, and accompanying resolve directing them to detain the ships, June 6, 1776 SC1/series 45X. v. 181, pp. 82-84.

Letter from George Washington concerning the defense of Boston Harbor, March 22, 1776 SC1/series 45X. v. 194, p. 297.

Printed resolve of Congress allowing for the capture of British vessels, March 23, 1776 SC1/series 45X. v. 208, p. 223.

Report on the importance of fortifying Hull and Boston Harbor due to their exposed conditions, January 1776 The report claims that, should the British take and fortify Hull, “not 40,000 men perhaps could dislodge them.” SC1/series 45X. v. 146, pp. 365-367.

Resolve of the Committee of Safety to fortify Bunker Hill and Dorchester Heights, June 15, 1775 SC1/series 45X. v.146, p. 200.

Draft of a letter of resolve to be sent to neighboring colonies of Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, April 23, 1775 This resolve of the Provincial Congress involved raising an army of 30,000 to defend the liberties of the people. SC1/series 45X. v. 193, p. 66-67.

Letter from General Henry Knox to James Bowdoin requesting cannons from Boston, February 12, 1777 In this letter, Knox states that the cannons were “much wanted at Ticonderoga.” SC1/series 45X. v. 166, p. 242.

Letter to Benedict Arnold at Ticonderoga from Joseph Warren notifying him of reinforcements sent by Connecticut and New York, June 1, 1775 In this letter, Warren makes note of “great satisfaction in the acquisitions… at Ticonderoga.” SC1/series 45X. v. 193, p. 293-294.

Speech by Governor Thomas Gage to the General Court upon his arrival in Massachusetts, May 26, 1774 SC1/series 45X. v. 110, p. 721.