Captain John Gibbons' Account with the State of Maryland for the Schooner Friendship, May 1, 1777

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1776 Dr	The State of Maryland to John Gibbons
Novr the 12	To Cash paid as Pr Bill for Sundries	8. . -.10
30	To Cash paid Thomas Creighton as one Months Advance on Board the Schooner Friendship	10. . -. . -
	To Cash paid Joseph Meekings for Do	10. . -. . -
	To Cash paid John Creighton for Do	10. . -. . -
	To Cash paid Isaac Dawson for Do	10. . -. . -
	To Cash paid John Pantoflett Mate	13.10. . -
	To Cash paid John Argent as part of A Months Advance	7.10. . -
	To Cash paid Willliam Sutton	6. .4. .7
	To Cash paid Labourer for 20 Days work on Board the Schooner Friendship @ 4/6 P Day	4.10. . -
	To Cash paid for 3 Keggs Bisquett @ 5/	15. . -
	To Cash paid Jacob Dawson as Pr Rect	6. . 6
	To Cash paid for 4 Bushels Pease @ 6/3	1. .5. . -
	To Cash paid for 3 Galls Rum @ 10/	1.10. . -
	To Cash paid for 4 Weeks Board @ 15/ p Week	3. . -. . -
	To Cash paid for 3 gals Rum @ 12/6 P Galln	1.17. .6
	To Do for 4 [lb.] Sugar @ 1/4 (5/4) 1 Pair of Grains 5/	10. .4
1777
Feby the 27	To Cash paid for Stores at Curacao Ps Equal in Maryland Money to (differencce in favor Maryd Money 10 PCt	13. .6. .2
	To Cash paid for Turtle for Schooners use P. 5: 2: 0. Equal to	1. .8. .4
	Commander of the Schooner Friendship	Cr
1776
Novr the 9	By Cash Recd of Jessee Hollingsworth	21. . -. . -
20	By Do from Do	10. . -. . -
29	By Do from Do	60. . -. . -
[Decr] 6	By Do from the Treasury at Anapolis	50. . -. . -
1777
[Feby] the 29	By Ditto Recd of Mr James Smith at Curacau Ps81. .4. .3 Equal in Maryland Money to 59 Dollars & 4 Bitts the difference in Money being 10 PCt	22. . 5. . -
		£163. .5. . -
	balance	201.11. . -
		364.16. .0
	To the above balance	201.11. .0
	To 1 Ax for the use of the Vessell omitd 30 Nov.	10. . -
	To Error in extending the Seam's Wages	19. .6
	Deduct for over Charge in Seamen's Wages, allowed to the 17th February the Time of delivery of Cargo at Curacoa	102.15. .4
	Balance due Capt Gibbons	£100. .5. .2

In Council: Apl 30th 1777

The Governor & Council are of opinion that Wages are due on the above Acct 'till the Time of the Delivery of the Cargo only.

R Ridgely Clk

	To Cash paid Weigh Master Ps 2. .6. .0 Equal to	15. . -
	To Cash paid Weighter Ps 2. .0. .3 Equal to	11. .3
	To Cash paid for Rum Ps 2. .2. .0 Equal to	12. .2
March 1st	To Cash Advanced to Sailor at Curacau to make the Voyage in Place of John Argent that left the Vesel Ps 16. .4. .0 Equal to	4.10. . -
	To Wages on Board the Schooner Friendship from Novr the 6th 1776 To April the 4th 1777 Being 4 Months & 28 Days @ £20 P Month	98.13.10
	To Thomas Creighton for Wages from Decr the 8th 1776 To April the 4th 1777 Being 3 Months & 26 Days @ £10 P Month	38.13. .4
	To Joseph Meekins for Do from Decr the 8th 1776 To April the 4th 1777 Being 3 Months & 26 Days @ £10 P M.	38.13. .4
	To William Sutton for Do to Do @ £6 P Month	22. .4. . -
	To John Creighton for Wages from Decr 25th 1776 To April the 4th 1777 Being 3 Months & 11 Days @ £10 P Month	33.13. .4
	To Isaac Dawson for Wages from Decr the 27th 1776 To April the 4th 1777 Being 3 Months & 7 Days @ £10 P Month	32. .6. .8
		£364.16. .0

30th April 1777 The above Account proved according to Law before —

Allen Quynn

Board of Accounts 1st May 1777 The above Account examd corrected & passed by this Board

Tho^s B Hodgkin J Johnson

1. Executive Papers, Box 9, Folder 1777, Account of Friendship, Md. Arch. An uncorrected draft of the account is in Executive Papers, Box 6, Friendship Accounts, Md. Arch.

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1777 May 1

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Volume 8

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American Theatre from May 1, 1777, to May 31, 1777

Naval Documents of the American Revolution

Captain John Gibbons' Account with the State of Maryland for the Schooner Friendship, May 1, 1777

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