On this day 250 years ago off the coast of Georgia, three British warships appear off Tybee Point.

Source: Smithsonian at 106; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Rice_Boats

On this day 250 years ago in Annapolis, Maryland, Samuel Chase wrote to John Adams regarding their return to Congress when it would reconvene:

The Business of our provincial Convention draws to a Conclusion, and the Session will end in a few Days. I have Leave to visit my Family before I sett off for the Congress, and I expect to take You by the Hand before 1st. of Febry. I cannot omit in the mean Time to express to You my opinion on the present State of our public Affaires, and the Measures I would wish to be adopted.

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I would have an Army in the Massachusetts encreased to 30,000. I would 10,000 stationed in New York, and every proper place on Hudsons River strongly secured by Batteries of heavy Cannon and obstructions in the River. A Body of 3000 should be stationed in the middle Colonies. I would exert every Nerve to fitt out a Number of vessells from 10 to 30 Guns. I would cruise for the India and Jamaica Men. I would make prizes of every british Vessell whenever found. I would if possible destroy the army at Boston, tho the Consequence should be certain Destruction to the Town. The Colonies should either bear the Loss, or tax the Damages in the Bill of Costs. I would from Canada, if practicable destroy the Fur Trade on Hudson’s Bay. In short I would adopt every Scheme to reduce G. B. to our Terms. Whether to open or to continue our Ports shut, I am undetermined. To starve the West Indies, and to ruin the Sugar trade ought not to be easily given up

Source: “Samuel Chase to John Adams, 12 January 1776,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/06-03-02-0203. [Original source: The Adams Papers, Papers of John Adams, vol. 3, May 1775 – January 1776, ed. Robert J. Taylor. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1979, pp. 400–401.]