[Peekskill, July 4, 1777]
Agreed — that 1 12 Pr on travelling Carriage & that with the new Trunnion be sent to Fort Montgomery; that the 9 Prs at Fort Constitution be immediately put on Board the ship Congress;2 - that Lt [Daniel] Shaw of sd ship command the galley Shark;3—that Col [John] Lamb be ordered to Ft Montgomy with a Reinforcement of Arty; — that the 2 12 Prs be sent for from N Windsor; — the Brass 24 to supply their Place; — that the 12 Prs left last Fall near Fort Lee be immediately sent for; — a Party be detached from Gen [Samuel H.] Parson's Brige for this Purpose; — that Two Comps be ordered to Ft Constitution to supply Col [Jotham] Loring's Place.
1. George Clinton Papers, no. 595, N.Y. Arch.
2. Continental Navy frigate, Captain Thomas Grennell.
3. Connecticut Navy row galley.
