Boston 26t Novr 1776. A.M.
Mr [Jonathan Loring] Austin, retum'd to Town, waited on the Board, and Accepted of his appointment of Secretary. —
Resolv'd that Capt Eleazr Johnson purchase the Ship George at£ 1,000 — including her Cable or at £ 800 without 2 —
Resolv'd that the Secretary to this Board be allowed Ten pounds Lawfull Money P Month; he took the Oath of Office accordingly, wch is filed, agreable to Order of Court & Adjourn'd 'till 4 o'Clock P M —
1. Mass. Arch., vol. 148, 11-12.
2. "On Tuesday, the 26th of November, Instant, at One o'Clock, Will be Sold at the Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Congress Street, The Prize Ship George, burthen about 260 Tons, now laying at the Hon. John Hancock, Esqrs. Wharf, a fine Ship, extremely well fitted with Sails and Rigging, a fast sailing Vessel, Inventory of Stores to be seen at the Time and Place of Sale," Independent Chronicle, Boston, November 21, 1776. The George was taken by the Massachusetts privateer schooner Boston, Captain Silas Atkins.
