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Ran away from the Continental ship Providence, Abraham Whipple, Esq; Commander, Richard Peirce, Quarter Master, about 5 feet 8 inches high, dark hair, and dark complexion, and is a deceiving artful fellow: (his place of abode is Dartmouth:) Whosoever will take up said runaway, and confine him in any gaol in the United States, so that he may be conveyed on board said ship Providence, shall receive...
Date: 21 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Thursday Novr 21st came in the Raven and Cherokee Sloops of war with a prize Sloop from Philadelphia with flour 2 and nine transports with recruits provision and store from Ireland.
Date: 21 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt, in favour of Jacob Kisling, £ 10, for services rendered to the State, in producing a Model for a Fire-Ship.
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to deliver to Pay Martin Pendergast, for Iron WorkforFireRafts, &ca., &ca., (2 Acco'ts) £ 136 17 5
Mr. Nesbitt to pay W'm Taylor £ 17 1 0, for Boatswains' Calls, for 8 of the Armed Boats belonging to this State.
Date: 21 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Capt king has at Last Left Baltimore With all his Papers Invoices &c With him,2 Which I hope Will Pleas — Capt keltey [John Kilty] is Loded 3 But has Many things to Provide Which I New Nothing of, there is No Gib Saill Nor Can Mr Dogan [Cumberland Dugan] find One I have advisd Capt Celty to Ride Down to No if you have any Canvis to Make One, as Wee have None here Nor Do...
Date: 21 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
1776
The Honorable the Council of Safety of Maryland
To Jesse Hollingsworth
For sundries Supplied the Schooner Resolution —
Dr
Novr 14.
To Cash paid for 1¾ Cords wood @ 18/
£1
11
6
15.
To Ditto paid for 630 Nails
7
6
21.
To 29 lb Brown Sugar @ 13d Cask 1/3
1
12
8
To Cash paid for 2 Keggs
7
6
To 1 Barrel of Flour Nt Wt 2..0..0 @ 13/6 Cask 1/10
1
8
10
To 1 Box of...
Date: 21 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Jesse Hollingsworth's Account for Cargo Supplied the Maryland Schooner Resolution, November 21, 1776
1776
The Honorable The Council of Safety of Maryland
To Jesse Hollingsworth
For part of the Cargo on board the Schooner Resolution
Dr
Novr 16
To 20 Hhds Tobacco Nt Wt 17935 lb @ 22/6 P Ct Hhds a 5/ Each
£206
15
4½
To Cash paid Mackie & Brinton Storage of the above Tobacco @ 1/ P Hhd
1
—
—
21
To 49 Barrels of Super fine Flour Nt Wt 77..1..2 @ 17/ P Ct
65
13
6½
To 39...
Date: 21 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Sir Should Captain [William] Stone replevy the Brigg, 2 you will be pleased to let us know immediately that we may give the necessary Security, and proper orders to the Sheriff; Captn Stone petitioned the Convention, and by his own desire the Affair was postponed. — Should he now issue a Writ of Replevin, it can be only to obstruct the voyage, which [we] are determined, if possible,...
Date: 21 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
His Excellency the Governor having by an Express received Intelligence that upwards of one hundred Sail of the Enemy's Ships have moved from New York and are Steering Southwardly It is the Opinion therefore of this Board that a sufficient For_ce should be collected for the protection of this State. For which purpose a circular Letter was written to the County Leiutenants of Princess Ann Norfolk,...
Date: 21 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Byrd Chamberlaine is Recommended to his excellency the Governor and the honble the Council as a proper person to be appointed first Lieutenant of the Brig Musquetto. —
Edward Chamberlaine is Recommended to Capt [John] Harris of the Brig Musquetto as a proper person to serve as Midshipman on Board the said Brig —
Ordered that John Bleauford, George Edwards, John Truman, Ellis Leeland, John Wilkins...
Date: 21 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Remarks on Thursday 21st Novr 1776
4 [A. M.]
Calm
11 [A. M.]
All hands on Deck swearing them that never past the Trophick 37 in number 2
Lattd in 22d58m Longd in 48d36m
1 [P. M.]
Small breeze of wind & Cloudy weather
11 [P. M.]
Squally with rain
Date: 21 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
This serves Just to Inform you of the Arrival of Capt [Samuel] A very in the schooner Salley from Nantes wch place he left the last of Sept has brot but 26 Bal(e]s of Cloth & 16 m[illegible]ys of Salt, a Considerable of wch he supposes to have melted on his passage Acation'd by his Limber post getg out — The Invo[ice] he Del[ivere]d you have Inclos'd but no Acct yet Deld have not as yet had...
Date: 22 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
A Flagg of Truce arrived from Lord Howe in this Harbour this Day — The inclosed Copy will inform your Honor of the Business he is charged with —2 it seems he is confined to those in the Naval Department we have not many of those in that Department in this State, but we suppose there is likely many in the state of Rhode-Island — but since our Arrival in this Town we have been informed...
Date: 22 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Having Powers from Lord Howe to negotiate respecting the exchange of Officers, & seamen, now prisoners on board the Fleet at New York; I must therefore request an interview with you to know your sentiments on that head.
I have sent Mr Wm Howland on shore this morning on his parole for three days to endeavour to accelerate the said exchange 2 I have the Honor to be Gentlemen [&c...
Date: 22 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
The Public are desired to take Notice, That the Prize Ship Sally, her Appurtenances and Cargo, will be sold at Vendue in New London, on Tuesday the 3d Day of December next.
The Public are desired to take Notice, That the Ship John, and her Cargo of Rum, Sugar, Cotton Wool, &c. will be sold At Norwich, at Public Vendue, The Sale to begin the 27th Day of November Instant, and from Day to Day,...
Date: 22 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Fryday November the 22 Day 1776
Latter part Fryday Morning Six A Clock Spi'd A Bark Bearing S E [illegible] Spoke With her Been from Hyspanala forty Days Lost His Mast onshiped his Rudder knock'd off his Waste In A Gale the 13. of this Month Been Drove off th[re]e Times From the Lattd 37. to the Lattd 35. Did Not Chouse to Leave the Wreck. Lett Him have Provision Beef & Bread & Water Got...
Date: 22 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
In consequence of a letter received by us the subscribers, members of the secret committee, from the Committee of Safety, dated the day of November instant, when we were at Fort Montgomery fixing the chain across the river, enclosing an extract from a letter of Gen. Schuyler, requesting the Convention to have the river sounded in different places in the Highlands, we have sounded the river,...
Date: 22 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
The British Army left West Chester for the City & afterwards came up from it agt. Fort Washington. Perhaps a Party crossed at Kings Bridge in Boats sent up Harlem River for the Purpose from the Ships in the East River. In either Case why did not the Provincials march to their old Ground at Harlem Heights & prevent or raise the Seige? The River is now open to the Highland Forts, and...
Date: 22 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
[New York] 22d Novr Came in a fleet of 9 sail, last from Cork with provisions, and about 400 Recruits on board. Came in also a transport with two Companies of the 6th Regiment, which had parted from the fleet to which she belonged, a few days before they came in. She was attacked off the Hook by two small privateers, but beat them off.
Date: 22 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
In Secret Committee
Sir
Philada Novr 22d 1776
We hope you may in due time Receive this letter by Capt Stevens of the Continental Schooner Lewis — which goes from hence to Carolina where we have directed her to be loaden with Rice & Indico for Your address, We hope she may arrive safe & deliver You a Valuable Cargo, the Rice you will sell of course, but it is not likely the Indico will...
Date: 22 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
. . . News last night of Sykes new Brigg & its Sd two other Provision vessells taken & Carried into New-york by our British enemies: four or five sea vessells came up to day. there is Some Salt in one of them . . . one of those Sea vessells arrived this forenoon, its said is a large Ship a Prize from the Montgomery privater, but from where did not learn &c &c 2
Date: 22 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7