[Williamsburg] Saturday 21st December 1776. —
Orders sent to Lieut Thomas Commanding Officer on Board the Protector Galley now lying in Queens Creek to come up with his Vessel to Lewis's Landing and have the Galley prepared to Proceed up York River as far as New Castle with a Quantity of Gun powder. —
Ordered that a Warrant Issue to Capt Eliezer Callender for Two hundred pounds upon Account for Recruiting Seamen for the use of the Navy, who gave Bond for his faithfully applying the said Money & Rendering a Just and true Account thereof when required. —
Mr James Murdough appeared and Contracted to furnish this Board with Twenty thousand feet of two and a half Inch Oak Plank and three thousand feet of three and four Inch Oak Plank at the following Prices, to wit, the two and a half Inch Plank at Seventeen shillings and six pence p hundred and the three and four Inch Plank at Twenty five shillings p hundred, to be delivered at a Convenient Landing on or before the first day of April next and the money to be paid on the delivery thereof. —
Adjourned till Monday next. —
Signed, Thomas Whiting 1st Comsr