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To his Excellency Govr Trumbull and the Honble Council of Safety now Convend in Lebanon —

Wee the Subscribers being Desired to Examine the Acctts of Capt William Coit late Commander of the Ship Oliver Cromwell belonging to this State Relative to the Wages Disbursements &cfor said Ship during the time said Coit had the Command, beg leave to Report as follows—

That the whole Amount of Capt Coits Acctts for wages of the officers and Men Disbursements &c for the Ship Amounts to the Sum of £4084 .13 .. 3½

Whereof the Sum of £2884 .. 5s .. 7½d is the Sum due for the Wages of the officers and men while Retaind in said Service on Board Said Ship according to agreement made with them in behalf of this State —

That the further Sum of £591 .. Is. 10½d Containd in Sundry Articles Chardgd in said Acctts for Contingent Expences of the officers for Inlisting men Negociating the affair &c has been Considerd & allowd by Messrs Deshon, Ledgard & Hurlburt but as wee have not the vouchers are not able to Judge of the Justice or Propriety of them Chardges—

That in Regard to the first article of £23 14s .. 8d for board Chardged in the additional part of said Acctts Exhibited the same was forhisownBoard on Shore while at New London after his Capt Coitsappointment tothe Command and before his Dismission: That the time from the 11th of July: 1776: to the first of December following was Chardged at 12/pweekand for the Residue of the time till the 14th of April 1777: at 18/p week — That the article of 320 Meals victuals there Chardgd @ 10d the men belonging to sd Ship had on Shore before the Caboose was made onboard said Ship —

That the Sum of £65. 15 .. 0 in Sundry articles in Said Acctts is Chardged for boarding the officers of Said Ship on shore —

That the further sum Amounting to £145. 14s .. Od Chardgd in said Acctts for boarding & nursing: was for boarding and Nursing the Sick People that belongd to Said Ship while on Shore and that the same articles Containd in the last Mentiond Sum Capt Coit has paid and agreed to pay to those Persons who did the Service.

That the article of £10 — Cash Chardged to be paid to Men to Long Island was paid by Capt Coit to Some of the People belonging to sd Ship for Extra Service going to Long Island to procure Spars & Timber for the use of this State —

That as to the Residue of the articles Chardgd in Said AccttsweehaveExamind the vouchers in Support of them: and find by thevouchersExceptin Some few Instances where they were not had that Capt CoitpaidtheSeveral Sums Chardgd According to the Respective Chardges made therin —

And that the articles last Referd to Excepting an Article of two pieces of Ribon Chardged at £2 .. 0s .. 3 were applied to the use of the Ship and for the use of the People belonging to the same & Negociating in the Service aforesaid: Save only an Article of Expences at Duglass' Chardgd at £4 .. 0s .. Od another Do at Noble Hin mans Chardgd at £ 13 .. 0s .. 8d: another Do Chardgd at £2 .. 0s .. Od at Eliots Watermans & Potters which last Mentiond articles were Expences for Liquors had and used by the People belonging to sd Ship at Sundry of the Taverns at New London while sd Ship Jay in the Harbour there and that the Same were Deliverd Under Capt Coits Direction: which Articles Containd in Capt Coits said Acctts were Examind Revisd & allowd by Messrs Deshon Ledgard & Hurlburt & Some few of them Reduced to a lesser Sum — . . .

Wee also find that 36920 lb of Beef was Delivered on board of sd Ship during the time Capt Coit had the Command — 780: of which Capt Coit procured & has Chardged: That the Quantity of Provisions taken and used on board said Ship during Capt Coits Command woud Much Exceed the Rations & allowance Established in the army & Navy: for Such a Number of men for the time they were Retaind on board sd Ship —

Wee also find that N: Shaw Junr Esqr at the Request of Capt Coit paid to the Seamen on board sd Ship the Sum of £473 .. 2s .. 4d: and also advancd to Capt Coit the further Sum of £510 .. 8 .. 6 for the same Purpose both which Sums are Chardgd in Capt Coits Acctts —

All Which is Submitted by Your Humble Servts —