In Council, December 1, 1775 : Whereas it is of the utmost importance to the inhabitants of this colony, as well as the American Army, that the fortifications at Cambridge and Roxbury be effectually defended: and His Excellency General Washington has applied for a temporary reinforcement from New-Hampshire and this colony ...
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