Continental Navy Board, Philadelphia, April 21, 1777
All Surgeons and Warrant Officers in or near this city, belonging to the Navy of the United States, and not in actual service, are hereby directed to give personal attendance at the Continental Navy-Board, every Monday and Thursday, between the hours often and one in the forenoon, to receive the orders of the said Board.
John Nixon, Francis Hopkinson, John Wharton.
1. Pennsylvania Gazette, April 23, 1777.