Vice Admiral Samuel Graves to Vice Admiral Molyneux Shuldham, January 27, 1776

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By Sam^l Graves Esqr Vice
Admiral of the White and
Commander in Chief &c

You are hereby required and directed to take upon you the direction of the Port Duty, and the Command of his Majestys Ships and Vessels named in the Margin now in this Harbour, togather with those whose Names are mentioned on the other Side; Giving such Orders and Directions to their several Commanders as you shall judge best for his Majesty's Service.

Given under my Hand on board
his Majs Ship Preston at
Boston 27th January 1776.

Sam^l Graves

(Ships and Vessels mentioned in the Margin Vizt)

Chatham	Captn	Raynor
Lively		Bishop
Halifax Schr	Lieutt	Quarme
Diligent		Dod
Dispatch		Goodridge
Tryal		Brown
Adventure Storeship		Hallum
Spinkes Sloop,	formerly Tender to the Canceaux,
	lately used to carry Provisions and
	Stores to the Ships in the Harbour ー

(Ships and Vessels mentioned on the other Side Vizt)

Ships Names		Commanders	Where stationed
Renown	Captn	Banks	in Nantasket
Centurion		Brathwaite	in Nantasket
Niger		Talbot	Cape Cod
Fowey	Geo.	Montagu	off Cat Island
Halifax	Lieutt	Quarme	off Cat Island
Cerberus	Captn	Symons	At Halifax.
Lizard		Hamilton	Quebec
Merlin		Burnaby	Annapolis Royal
Senegal		Duddingston	Liverpool.
Savage		Bromedge	Halifax.
Hunter		Mackenzie	Quebec.
			The Officer and
Gaspee Brig	Lieutt	Hunter	People taken
			Prisoners.
Nautilus		Mason	In Boston Bay.
Hope Brig		Dawson	In Boston Bay.