Pay of the Officers and Men in the Pennsylvania Navy, November 22, 1776

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In Council of Safety,

[Philadelphia ] November 22, 1776.

A list of the pay of the Fleet in the service of the State of Pennsylvania.

Stations.		Ships and Batteries	Gallies and Boats		Rations.
Commodore	60	dolls. per mo.,
Captain	32	do	32	dollars,
First Lieutenant	20	do	20	do
Second and Third Lieut's	16	do	16	do
Masster	20	do	None
Master's Mate	15	do	None
Carpenter	14	do	12	dollars,
Gunner	14	do	12	do
Boatswain	14	do	12	do
Armourer	9	do	None
Clerk	12	do	13	do
Steward	10	do	13	do
Cook	9	do	8	do
Drummer	8	do	8	do
Fifer	8	do	8	do
Chief Surgeon of the fleet, (ship excepted) Artillery, and Superintend'nt of the Hospital	10	shil's per day			3	rations.
Surgeon of the ship	32	dolls. per mo.,			3	do.
Surgeon's Mate	18	do			2	do.
Privates	8	do	8	dollars,
Boys	4	do	4	do

Petty officers, such as Quartermasters, Gunner's Mates, Boatswain's Mate and Carpenter's Mates on board the Ship and Floating Batteries, to have nine dollars per month.

Pay to commence 1st October, 1776.

1. Pennsylvania Archives, 2nd series, I, 394.

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1776 November 22

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American Theatre from November 1, 1776, to December 31, 1776

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