Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: PART II. AMERICAN DOCUMENTS. In Massachusetts Committee of Safety, Cambridge, June 15, 1775. " Whereas, it appears of importance to the safety of this colony, that possession of the Hill called Bunker's Hill, in Charlestown, be securely kept and defended, and also some one hill or hills on Dorchester Neck be likewise secured; therefore! " Resolved, unanimously, That it be recommended to the Council of War, that the above mentioned Bunker's Hill be maintained by sufficient force being posted there ; and as the particular situation of Dorchester Neck is unknown to this Committee, they desire that the Council of War take and pursue such steps respecting- the same, as to them shall appear to be for the security of this colony." June 17, 1775. " The following order was issued to the towns in the vicinity of Boston. " To the Selectmen of the town of " Gentlemen: You are ordered instantly losend all the town stock of powder you hare to the town of Watertown, saving enough to furnish one pound to each soldier." " July 18, 1775. " This Committee have with great concern considered the advantages our enemies will derive from General Gage's misrepresentations of the battle of Charlestown, unless counteracted by |he truth of that day's transactions being fairly and honestly represented to our friends and others in Great Britain ; therefore, " Resolved, That it be humbly recommended to the honorable Congress now sitting at Water- town, to appoint a committee to draw up and transmit to Great Britain, as soon as possible, a fair, honest, and impartial account of the late battle of Charlestown, on the 17th ultimo, so that our friends and others in that part of the world, may not be in any degree imposed upon by General Gage's misrepresentations of that day's trans...