Colonel David Waterbury's Account with Connecticut, January 4, 1776

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[December 17, 1775 ー January 4, 1776]

Stamford December 17th. 1776 [sic 1775] Then Recd An order from the Honorable General Assembly to go & View Briggontion in Company with Capt Isaac Sears belonging to Capt. John Griggs of Greenwich. In order to See if [sd] Briggont[ee]n was Suitable for an Armd Vessel, & to report our opinion to the [sd] General Assembly then setting at New Haven, we according to order Viewd Sd Brigonteen then Lying at Greenwich & on the 19th of Inst, waited on the General Assembly according to orders & Reported Sd Briggonteen to be a Suitable well built Vessel for the Purpose on the 20th Inst I recd orders from sd General Assembly to return to sd Greenwich & Purchase Sd Briggonteen & take a bill of sale in the name of the Governor & Company of Connecticut & to Bring sd. Briggonteen & set about as quick as possible To Rig & Ballace sd Briggonteen as soon as possible & Likewise I had orders from his honour the Governor to Bring some Artilery, Stores from Greenwich ー The Whole cost of my Proceeding from the first till arrived at New Haven with the Briggonteen is as Follows ー

Sept [sic].	To My Horse hire from Stamford to New Haven	8 .. 5
[Dec] 18	To my Expences while lying in New Haven	2 .. ー
	To my Expences while lying in New Haven	4 .. 9
	To my Expenses in Returning home	3 .. 9

An acct of the Mens Wages while on board ー
	To Abraham Shays 12 days on board & two allowed to
	Return home to Greenwich at ⅔ pr Day	1 . 11 .. 6
	Alexander Stewart 12 days at ⅔ pr Day	1 .. 7 .. ー
	Joseph Eldon 12 days at ⅔ pr day	1 .. 7 .. ー
	Patrick Canada 12 Days at ⅔ pr Day	1 .. 7 .. ー
	Obadiah Shu[ ]n 12 Days on board & two Days allowd to Return home to Greenwich	1 .. 11 .. 6
	To Silvr Waterbury as Pilote & hand on board 8 days & two days to return home	2 .. ー .. ー

	To Stores put on board the Lilly²
	To 83½ lb of Salt Pork at 4d pr lb	1 .. 7 .10
	To 50 lbs Beef at 2½d pr lb	10 .. 1
	To 1 Bushels of Potatoes	1 . .6
	To 1 Barrel full of Cider	7 .. 6
	To 1½ Galls Rum	6 .. ー
	To ¼ 1 Bread	4 .. 6
	To 12 q Rum at N Haven	1 .. ー
	To 12 lb Bread	2 .. 6
	To 2 lbs Candles	1 .. 6
	To Diating ashore	10 .. ー
	To Carting the Artillery Stores on board the Brigg	11 .. 3
	To 12 lb Beef	2 .. 3

To my own time from the first order Recd on the 17th Day of December 1775 till the 4th Day of Janry 1776 which was the time of my returning home from Delivering Sd Brigg, at New Haven which in the Whole Was 18 days

To the Expenses of my horse from New Haven

9.. ー

The foregoing a Count is Payed to me

David Waterbury

1. Account Book of Col. David Waterbury No. 2, US Revolution, LC.

2. Subsequently the Connecticut State brig Defence.

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1776 January 4

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