Order’d, That Colo Crafts1 receive of Capt Harraden2 all the small Arms on board Brigt Tyranicide, and have them put in proper Order imediately.—
Order’d, That Capt Hopkins3 receive of Capt [blank] Commander of the Brigt Hazard4 all the Rum return’d in said Brigt. & that he make return of the number of Gallons— Also, that he deliver for the use of Said Brigt. Sixty-seven & a half Gallons W.I. Rum—
Order’d, That the Comy Genl.5 deliver Capt [blank] Commander of the Arm’d Brigt Hazard, the following Articles—viz:—
(Entd. July 7th)
D, M-Ar, Mass. Archives Collection, vol. 149 (Board of War Minutes, 1777–1778), pp. 336–37.
1. Col. Thomas Crafts, commanding Massachusetts State Artillery Regiment.
2. Capt. Jonathan Haraden, commanding Massachusetts Navy brigantine Tyrannicide.
3. Capt. Caleb Hopkins.
4. Capt. Simeon Samson had resigned the command of Massachusetts Navy brigantine Hazard on 10 June, leaving it without a captain. See Samuel Phillips Savage, President of the Massachusetts Board of War, to Massachusetts Council and House of Representatives, 10 June, above.
5. David Devens.