Tuthill Hubbart to Benjamin Franklin, February 18, 1775

Boston Feby: 18th. 1775

Dear Sir

This will be handed to you by Mr. Duncan Ingraham 3 who is so kind as to take charge of three Packetts of News papers &ct. containing our Politicall Disputes, there has no Pamphletts lately been publish’d here on the Subject or should have sent them.

You can better conceive than I can express the distress’t scituation, of your once happy Native Town; had it not been for the benevolence of Our sympathizing Brethren, very many must have abandon’d it as they have no thoughts of giving up what they esteem their Rights. I am told by one of the Committee of Donations that there is upwards of three thousand People served out with their dayly Provissions, which must otherwise perrish or leave the Town. 4

We are still threatned with an aditional number of Troops coming out. When they arrive its said coercive measures will be try’d; but be assure’d America will resist and must be conquer’d ‘ere they submitt. Suckey and Mrs. Partridge &ct. dessires their duty to you. 5 With sincerest Esteem and regard I have the Honor to subscribe my Self Your Affectionate and Dutyfull Nephew

Tuthill Hubbart

I have just procure’d the Inclosed paper from the Printer which he says is not corrected as it does not come out till Monday.