Minutes of the Massachusetts Board of War, July 31, 1778

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	Board of War,
Present—		Boston July 31^st 1778—
Sam^l Ph'ps Savage Esq^r		Eleazer Johnson Esq^r
John Browne Esq^r		Isaac Philips Esq^r
Thomas Walker Esq^r
Sam^l Ph'ps Savage President—

Order’d, That the 4 drummers, & 4 Fifers who beat up for recruitn^g the Tyranicide¹with Men . . @10/. . . £4..—..—

. . . .

Order’d, That Roger Bartlett for his Attendance & Labour on board sundry Vessels— be paid ~~p^r Acco^t~~ viz:—

Brig^t Tyranicide, . . as p^r his Acc^t . .			£18..—..—
Brig^t Hazard² . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			36..—..—
Snow Happy Release . . . . . .			14.. 8..—
Schooner Starks . . . . . . . .			1.. 4..—
Brig^t Nantz³ . . . . . . . . .			1.. 4..—
Snow Penet⁴ . . . . . .	14.. 8..—
d^o p'd Labourers . . . .	12..12..—		39..—..—
d^o w^g Iron &c . . . . .	12..—..—
		£	109..16..—

Order’d, That Roger Bartlett be paid the Ballance of his Acc^t. £77..14..—

D, M-Ar, Mass. Archives Collection, vol. 149 (Board of War Minutes, 1777–1778), pp. 395–97.

1. Massachusetts Navy brigantine Tyrannicide, Capt. Allen Hallet, commander, which was fitting out for a cruise.

2. Massachusetts Navy brigantine Hazard, Capt. John Foster Williams, commander.

3. Massachusetts State trading brigantine Nantes, Joseph Chapman, master.

4. Massachusetts State trading snow Penet, John Harris, master.

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1778 July 31

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American Theater, June 1 to August 15, 1778

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