Boston 21 March [1777] pm
Order'd That the Accot for Ship Content &c purchas'd at Beverly for £2105 .. 14 .. 8 be pd
Voted That the Ship Content purchased at Beverly be call'd the Union
Voted That Capt William Hains have the Command of the Ship Union now Loading at Falmouth
Voted That Colo Crafts be directed to return Salutes to all the French arm'd Vessells which shall salute the Forts ー further
Voted That not more than seven Guns be return'd at Hull nor more than thirteen at the Castle, but if neither of the French Vessells fire so many, the Salutes from the Forts to be two less than those from the Ships
On reconsidering the two former Votes
Resolved That the Salutes be from Castle Island only ー