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That he is informed by his Councill that the Presence of Peter Ramsey who is now a Prisoner at Concord is necessary at the Trial of the Briga Eliza[beth] which was taken & carried into Portsmouth last March ー The Said Manley therefore prays that the said Peter Ramsey may be permitted to attend said Trial under such Restrictions as to your Honors may think fit and as in Duty Bound shall ever...
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I Crean Brush do Testify and say that on or about 3d day of January 1776 John Ireland deliverd to me a large quantity of English Goods to take care of for Robert Ruggles, and than on or about 13th day March by virtue of an Order from General How, I went up to the stores of the following persons
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John Barret & Sons
14
Samuel Dashwood
6
John Rowe
16
John Scollay
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Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Yours of the 5th Inst is before us, Mr [John] Langdon Claims the Preference to you of the Cannon as his Vessel is now ready as he says for them and yours is not, as to price we say the last Guns we have sold was at £80 Lawful money P Ton since which they have been sold here at Double That At Vendue, a Gentleman from this Town has Engagd a sett to be Made at one of the Furnaces in Your Province...
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Major General Schuyler has requested that two hundred Seamen may be raised in this State to mann the Vessels on the Lake. As most of our Seamen have marched with our Militia to join your Army I have to ask the favor of Your Excellency to permit Capt David Hawley and Capt Frederick Chappel to enlist such number of Seaman out of our Militia as may be necessary for that Servic ー I am Sir with great...
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Voted to draw an order in favour of Capt. David Hawley for £180, to enable him [to] raise a crew of seamen for the naval service of the United States of America on the Lakes to the northward, to which service he is appointed a Captain. Said money to be disposed of by him in the same ways and manner as was directed to Capt. [Seth] Warner in this book Order drawn August 16th, 1776, delivered to...
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Draw on the Treasuror of this State for the Sum of two Thousand one Hundred and sixty Eight Pounds Twelve Shillings and five Pence L[awfu]l Money in Favour of Capt Charles Walker of New Providence it being for the Purchase of a Large Bermudian Built Sloop for the Purpose of an Armed Vessell2
By Order the Governor & Council of Safety
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Draw on the Treasurer of this State for the Sum of Six Hundred Seventy two Pounds six Shillings and five Pence in Favour of Capt James Rice it being in Ballance of his Account of Expences of Brig Defence & Row Gally as Pr his Account Appears at this Time
By Order of the Govr & Council of Safety
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I arriv'd here at 10 oClock last night much as I left Tyconderoga a little feverish but no ague Yet, a dose Phisick this afternoon I hope will set matters in order. I have applied to Doctr Sparham who (I believe) Cannot be persuaded to go with the Fleet ー I dont think it prudent to go without a Surgeon, Lieut [Isaac Budd] Dunn acquaints me, that the Surgeons Mate of Coln [Arthur] St Clair's Regt...
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
All the Brass-Blunderbusses in Camp, belonging to the Publick, or taken from the enemy, are to be delivered in immediately to Mr Lane Conductor of Naval Stores.ー
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Our strength by sea is as follows, ー two schooners, one sloop, two row-gallies and six gondolas, all fit for action. ー At this place we have one gondola launched, and another just finished. ー We have also three row-gallies in great forwardness, from 60 to 70 feet in keel and 16 feet beam, which will mount each 6 cannon and 20 swivels, and are to go with 36 oars besides sails ー They will be fit...
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
August 1776
Friday 16th
In Hudsons River New York
AM [light breezes] and Cloudy, dry'd Sails, to all Appearance the Channell abrest of the Fort quite Block'd up.
First part light breezes and Cloudy, Mide light airs and hazy with Calms latter little Wind & Cloudy PM at 1/2 past 11 saw some Vessels close on board of us, took them to be Rebel Gallys two of which prov'd to be fire vessels,...
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
August 1776.
Friday 16th
At Single Anchor, four Miles above the upper Fort on York Island.
Cut up tor Match Tubs Six Puncheons, several Gallies in sight down the River.
Light Airs and Cloudy at 11 P M discover'd a Vessel Standing up the River, she being near the Rose's Tender hail'd her and gave order's for her to Fire into the Vessel; In Five Seconds the Rebel Vessel Boarded the Tender and...
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
[New York, August] 16th.ー Our General was again requested to be a spectator on the bank of the river the approaching night, with the most positive assurances that he should not be again disappointed: he accordingly went, attended as on the preceding time, and took a proper position on the bank. The night was pretty dark; they soon found that the galleys and fire-vessels were silently moving up...
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Whereas a secret committee appointed by this Convention to devise means for annoying the enemy's ships and obstructing the navigation of Hudson's river, having by their letter received this day, informed the Convention of their fitting out two armed vessels at Poughkeepsie, and giving the command of one of them to Capt. Henry Benson, who they have sent down to New-York to procure and purchase...
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Congress resumed the consideration of the instructions given to Commodore Hopkins, his examination and answers, &c. and, thereupon came to the following resolution:
Resolved, That the said conduct of Commodore Hopkins deserves the censure of this house, and the house does accordingly censure him.
Ordered, That a copy of the resolutions passed against Commodore Hopkins be transmitted to...
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
You will find inclosed herein a Paper sent us by the Captn of a French Sloop that is now daily expected from Martinico with Arms and Ammunition Which we are very Anxious should be got safe in2 ー therefore we desire you to keep a good look out for her and if you fall in with her; make Such Signals as will make you known for a Friend ー She Mounts twelve Guns with Sixty Men. ー You'l...
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The next day, the 10th of May, 1776, Mr. Jones was ordered by the commander in chief to take command "as captain of the Providence." This proves that Mr. Jones did his duty on the [New] Providence expedition. As the commander in chief had in his hand no blank-commission, this appointment was written and signed on the back of the commission that Mr. Jones had received at Philadelphia the 7th of...
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
In Council of Safety,
[Philadelphia] Aug't. 16th, 1776.
Capt. [Richard] Ayres of the Armed Boat Campden, was directed to pay Hugh Whiteford the wages due to his Slave, Jacob Kelly, and discharge said Kelly from the Service of this State.
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Ordered that the keeper of the Public Magazine deliver unto Capt George Muter five hundred pounds of Cannon Powder, One hundred pounds of Musquett Powder, 70 eighteen Pound Shott, fifty Pounds of Sheet Lead thirty six Grape Shott, a Rheme of Cartridge Paper, One hundred & fifty Gun-flints & sixty Cartridge Boxes and Balls for the use of the Hero Galley.ー
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The inclos'd Memorandum for Rope you'll please to get ready as soon as possible and charge it to the Schooner Speedwell Capt Cook on the Eastern Shore I am by order &c.
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6