New London 11th July 1777 William Coit
Memm July 14th 1777 An order was given by the Govr & Council of Safety for the Above Ballance & Dd to Capt Coit pr Benjn Huntington Clerk
We the subscribers being Duely Authorized have carefully attended to the Settlement of the Accounts of Capn William Coit against the State of Connecticut on Account of the Ship Oliver Cromwell, and haveing Re ceived the Oath of said Coit &: others to said Accounts and duly considered thereof Do by our best Judgment Determin that Seven Hundred Eighty seven pounds 12/6¼ is Due to said Coit in full Ballance &: Settlement of alf his Accounts against said State for Wages or any other Charges whatsoever on Account of Said Ship, het Stores or Crew or Relateing to the same. And as Said Accounts were not Regularly prepared or Charged (in some respects) it is hoped that no Allowances made by us will ever be Plead or Drawn into Precedent in any Future Settlement of Maritime Accounts with the State all which is Submitted Your [&c.]
1. Conn. Arch., 1st Series, IX, 169, ConnSL.
2. In a rough draft of his bill against the State, Coit explained this item thus: "To 3 Dom & Ten Wine Made Merry with at Discharge;" Conn. Arch., 1st Series, IX, 166, ConnSL
