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Inclos'd you have Capt Jehiel Tinkers Receit for three Chests of Arms and One Barrell & One Kegg of Flints, a p Invoice Inclos'd, 2 the Arms were Sent to me by Daniel Tillinghast Esqr the Flints by Messrs Clark & Nightingale Merchts In Providence desiring I would forward them to you by the first Oppertunity, hope they will come Safe to hand & am Sir [&c.]
Date: 18 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Nathaniel Shaw Junr in Accot wth Willm Packwood
Dr
Cr
To Powder & Armes Shipt
home in Macaroni 1st Voyage
19796.. 3.. ー
By Sales of the Sloop Macaroni
Cargo the 1st Voyage
28845.18..1
To Coffee & Cocoa in ditto 1377-18.60
7884.. 0.. ー
By 200 half Jos
13200.
Amo Disbursments on sd Voyag
1097.. 8.. ー
By Cash pr Sloop Commerce
11487.18..2
To...
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
1776
June 28
The Continental Brig Cabot Elish[a] Hinmam Commader
Dr
To I bar Tallow 212 pd @/8
£
7.. 1..4
To 1 bar Pitch
1.. 4..0
To Use o Scow in Landing Stores & carnng off Water &c.
0.12..0
To John Deshons Bill for Wood & filling Water &c
30
To Cash pd Capt Hinman
£ 150. ー
To ditto pd ditto
30. ー
July 8
To ditto pd...
Date: 26 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Andrew Dorias Prize
1776
July 29
Goods Recd on Shore [at Watch Hill]
p Capt [Robert] Niles
2 hhd Rum
1 Cable
p Capt LittleField & dl
in Guy Richards Store
1 Anchor
15 hhds Rum
1 hhd Sugar
1 Box 1 Kegg Do
Small Riggin
3 hatch Barrs
13 hhd Rum
1 hhd sold [Seth] Harding
2 Anchors
dl p Wm Harris & dl
in Jno...
Date: 29 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
1776
The Prize Vessells
Dr
April
To paid for 6 pad Lock
0.18..0
To pd Bolles for Staples
0.. 2..3½
To 1 Gal Rum
0.. 6.. ー
To 3 pd Locks
0.. 6..0
To pd the Butcher for fresh Beef ー
7..8½
To Warfage of the Three prizes from 14th Aprl to the July 23d is 100 Days @ 3/
15.. 0..0
To Warfage of the Bermuden Sloop from 1 Aprl the 10 to July 30th is...
Date: 30 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Agreeable to your orders of the 15 Ins.2 I now Inclose you the apprizement of the Cannon Stores &c delivered me by Commodore Hopkins Amo to £4765.4.10 L M ー You'l observe the Shells & Mortars were sent to N Y to General Washington & Six of the heavy Canon wt 15.8.0. 6 & twenty four Wheels wt 19.3.9 to Phila. ー Last Sunday a Ship sent in as a prize by Capt Bidle in the...
Date: 31 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I Received yours of the 8th Ins. and agreeable to your Request I apply'd to Gov. Trumbull to know the Quantity of Powder Supply'd his Excellency Gen. Washington, but as yet they have not furnished me with the Accot. Since that I have had thirteen thousand five hundred wt more arrived from Port Au Prince and all Safe landed in this Town 2 which makes a ballance as by the Inclosed Accot in my hands...
Date: 31 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The bearer Doctor [Simeon] Wolcott will deliver you a Turtle wich was taken in a Ship bound from Jamaica to London by Capt Biddle in the Brigg Andrew Doria, & was Sent into this Port but Unfortunately was Lost on the Rocks of Fisher Island, being Chas'd by a Man of Warr, we Sav'd About Ninety Puncheons of Rum, the Sugar 250 hhds all Lost & the Ship2 ー and as the Turtle was...
Date: 1 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
This day we din'd on a Turtle wich you Sent in hear, and was taken out of the Wreck2 and as he was destin'd for the Support of the Pres't Infamous Ministry in Great Brittain we Condemn'd him as a Tory ー and have dealt with him Accordingly ー and I hope you'l have the Good Luck to alter the Course of many more of them, that are sent on the same Purpose Viz to fill their Damn'd Gutts...
Date: 3 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
1776
Sloop American Revenue
Wm. Packwood Commdr
Dr
August
To the Hull Guns &c.
£2700..—..—
6
To 20 Tons Piag Iron
£193.13 .. 6½
To freight ditto from Nor[wi]ch
5.. — ..—
To Scow hire for Shingle Ball[as]t
6 .. —
193..19..6½
To pd. Robinson Mumford for a Boat, Sails & Oars
20..—..—
To 5 Long Oats Conta[ining] 125 feet,
@ 6
3 .. 2 .. 6
To 8 Short ditto...
Date: 6 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
...We have purchased the Bermudians Sloop for the Colony at £ 2710.15/6 Phila Cury which was the very lowest price we could git & their was severall people from Providence who whould give the Same Viz what She Cost ー We shall fitt her out soon as possible agreeable to your Directions2...
Date: 7 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Inclosed is Robert Knights Receipt for some Cordage & Sail Cloth, which is intended for the Vessels fitting on the Lake & must be immediately sent of[f] for Albany to the Care of Philip Van Renslear Store Keeper it would be best to have the waggon that carries the Sail Cloth Covered It was purchased here by Capt Leonard Van Beuren, who I suppose will be with you by the time this boat gets...
Date: 10 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Schooner Spy Robt Niles Commander to Nath Shaw Junr
Dr
1776
To 213½ lb Powder a 5/4
£56.16..ー
Aug 10
to 84 lb Muskett Ball /6
2 ..2..ー
£58.18..ー
To My Commissions 2½ pCt
1.. 9.. 6
£ 60.. 7.. 6
Date: 10 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Invoice of Warlike Stores Shipt to New York p David Harris 8C Consigned to Ezekiel Chevers Commissary of ordinance Stores viz
2
boxes Conta[ining]
16 Carcass's
1
bar Conta
1 paper Quick Match
11 Long paper Tubes or fallse fires
300 Tin Tubes
fill'd
39 Flannel cartrages
258 Fusees
2 papers pitch
1 pr pinchers...
Date: 11 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
1776 The Ordinance Store at N York Ezekiel Chevers Esqr
Apr
Recever General
Dr.
23
9 Brass Morters 14..0..4 @ 120/
£ 84.. 4..0
50 Seven Inch Chells 12..3.22
£ 18
29.14..7
150 Five & half Inc do 20..0.10
2 Wooden Beds for the 5½ Inc Morters
0.. 0..0
6 Iron Mounted not apprized
1 Brass Howet from the Boulton deld Robt. Coak
40. .0..0
May...
Date: 11 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
1776 The Brig Cabot
Dr
To pd for Fresh Meet from June 26th to 16th July
£23.16.. -
To 17th 212 lb Mutton @ 3d
2.13.. -
To pd for do from 19th to the 24th July
7.17.. 6
To pd for do from 25th to the 28th July
5.19.. 9
To pd for do from Augt 1st to the 5th
5.. 8.. 3
To pd for do. from the 7th to the 8th
2.. 2.. 9
To pd for do from the 9th to 14th Augt
6.12...
Date: 25 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
1776
The Brig Defence 2d Cruse
Dr
July 17/
To Cash at Sundry times
625..4..-
Augt 2d
To 10 bottles & 2 Cases Claret
11..
To 439 Gal Rum
109..5
To 114 Gal Jamaca ditto
6[½]/
36..2
To 8 iron bound Qr Cask for ditto
6..
To 3 Kegs Brandy
60/
9.. -
To 2 bar Sugar 5..2.20
60/
17.. 2..-
To 41 1/4 Gall Melasses
3/
6.. 5..3
To...
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir, The Marine Committee at Philadelphia wrote of the 22d Ulto that the Secrett Committee had given you orders to deliver me what Articles you had imported on Continent Accot Should be glad you would forward them to me soon as you can, as I want to make use of them, and any matters you want for the Ship, if wanted before She comes Round you can keep, and any other articles you want let me know...
Date: 5 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
1776
The Sloop Schuyler
Charles Pond Capt
Sepr 5
To pd Wm Brooks for 90 lb beef @ 3½
£ 2..6..1
To pd Mrs Cheeny for Nursing Eph Jones
4.. 0 ..0
To 1 Shirt & Sheet
1.14 ..6
To pd the Sexton
0.. 6 ..0
To pd Jona Starr for Coffin
0.18.—
6.18..6
To Doc Wolcotts Bill
3.10..8
To Doc Thos Coits Bill
3..2.ー
£ 15.17..3
To My Coms 5 pCt
15..0...
Date: 5 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Since the Council left N L the Committe have Sent a Number of Vessells to Long Island, and have brot of[f] as many People as Chose to come, Also as much Stock as were offer'd them to transport, and tomorrow Several more Vessells will Return to the Island, but it is Doubtfull wether they will be requested to take any more Stock, as the Inhabitants that are now left seem to be Determin'd to Remain...
Date: 7 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6