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1776
Dolls
Feby
3
ー
pd him P. Draft from the Marine Committee
60,000
10
pd Do P. Do
20,000
Mar.
11
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pd Do P. Do
9,000
20
pd Do P. Do
8,000
Apl
24
pd Do P. Do
11,500
Augt
28
pd Do P. Do
40,000
148,500
The Credit given by the Naval Committee at Providence for Money they recd.
127,550
Remains in the Hands of Mr Hopkins or still...
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
First Part these 24 hours A Jumbling sea Agoing Jib'd Ship the Wind at N E. onbent our Topsail Mended Him Bent Him Again Mended Him Handed Him Stearing S E by S Looks Like A [storm] Hous'd our Guns Took them out of the Carrages Put them [illegible] Hole all But the After ones
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Deserted from the Continental Ship Warren, commanded by Capt. John Hopkins, two Sailors, who entered on board on Monday last, and received their Month's Pay; one of them named John Williams, about forty Years of Age, has a scar on his left Cheek, had on a blue Jacket and a Pair of Trowsers; the other named Thomas Kalton or Caton said to be about thirty Years of Age, had on a light coloured Jacket...
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remarks On Wednesday At. 28 [1776]
Spoke with the Brigg Sent the Bote on Board
Latt 40.29 Londg 65.27
The Furst [part] Weither pr Logg
Winds Enceling [inclining] E ward Sent The Dockter on Board the Brigg One Man Very Much hirt
Heavey Sea Much Rain and theke Weither
Date: 28 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
Please to pay Capt Elepkalet Roberts One Hundred Pounds Lawfull Money and place the same to my Acct as paymaster of the Ship of Warr of this State Built at Saybrook (Now call'd the Oliver Cromwell) and You will Oblige [&c.]
William Coit
Gentlemen Comtee the Pay Table of the State of Connecticut Hartford
Gentlemen The Reason of my giving the above Draft without A perticular Order from his...
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Last Monday passed our Harbour, standing to the Westward, two Frigates, the Nigar of 32 guns, Capt. [George] Talbot, the other is said to carry 28 guns, also a large Brig of 16 or 18 guns,1 who had in Company two small vessels supposed to be prizes. They left the English Fleet, near New-York, last Friday se'nnight, and it is probable will remain in the Sound to interrupt our...
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
One Cap. 2 Sub[altern]s, 2 Ser. [sergeants] 2 D[ru]ms & 50 Rank and File from Gen. Bricket's [James Brickett] Brigade to parade as soon as possible, to take 12 Batteaus to Skeensborough, the Cap. to wait.on the D. Aj. [Deputy Adjutant] for orders before he setts out; ー The Batteau Mas[te]r will provide the Batteaus immediately.
The Batteau Masr is ordered to take a Fatigue-Party and-proceed...
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
As the Small-Pox is now perfectly removed from the Army, I shall in consequence of the Intelligence received of the Motions of the Enemy immediately assemble my principal Strength to maintain this Important Rass, and hope General Waterbury, in a Week at farthest will be able to come with the three Row-Gallies to Tyconderoga, and proceed the Instant they arrive and are fitted to join General...
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
[New York, August 28, 1776] On the morning of the 28th, there was a skirmish between the Americans and British which terminated rather in favour of the former. The same night, the British began to open works, at the distance of about 600 yards from the American works on the left. Gen. Washington wrote to our General to send down to the city all the boats that could be spared from Kingsbridge and...
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Dear sir I wrote you soon after I came into Town of the landing of the Kings Troops upon long Island we expected an Attack upon the Town by the Shipping or an Attempt to land above the Town soon ー but it seems the Enemy have collected most or all their strength upon the Island ー they have been advancing towards our lines ever since they landed ー & have met with little opposition from our...
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I return you many thanks, my dear sir, for your congratulations on the events of yesterday. I have the satisfaction to hear from Genl Howe, that he has every reason to be contented with the prospects before him, and in the highest degree so, with the spirit & temper of the Troops.
I should be more deficient in judgement & discretion that I will confess that I am, if I did not much covet...
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
An Acct. of Prisoners taken in three following Vessels [holm Halifax bound to Sandy Hook by Capt. Willm. Rogers [in] the Montgomery Privateer of[f] Fire Island Creek South [sho]re of Long Island
1st. Sloop Phenix's Crew
John Brown Master
Willm. Hardy Mate
John Mayou, Boatswain
John Deacon Seaman
John Pinnet Do.
John Lincis, Boy
George Clandir Passenger
2d Sloop Sally...
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Resolved, That an order for 500,000 dollars be drawn on the treasurer, in favour of the Marine committee; they to be accountable for the expenditure of the same.
The Marine Committee having recommended Joseph Greenway to be a third lieutenant on board the Delaware frigate, commanded by Charles Alexander, Esqr
Resolved, That he be accepted, and that a commission be granted to him accordingly....
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
In Council of Safety,
[Philadelphia] August 28th, 1776.
An order was drawn on Jno. M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, Treas'r, in fav'r of Capt. Hazlewood, or his son, for $20, on acco't of the Fire Rafts, to be charged to Capt. Hazlewood.
An order was drawn on John M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, Treasurer, in favour of Arthur Donaldson, for £200, towards the Floating Battery now Building under his direction, to be charged...
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The bearer hereof (Nathan Linton) has informed the Committee of this County, that some time past he in company with one other man took up a wreck at sea, and carried it into some creek in your County, that before they could strip the wreck it was retaken from them by Joseph Wailing a noted Tory who was then bound to the Kings fleet with 20 or 30 people of his own stamp, that he the said Linton...
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
John Hamilton appearing before this Board in behalf of John Hamilton and Company and suggesting that they had been aggrieved by the determination of this Board relative to the Brigantine William directed by the Congress held at Halifax in April last to be seized as British property, and praying an Appeal from the determination of this Board to the next Congress, and that all further proceedings...
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I held a Council yesterday before whom I laid all the Papers and Informations I had receiv'd relative to the Internal situation of this Country since their last meeting on the 21st inst when the Board were unanimous in advising me to take off Martial Law provid'd I renew'd my former order of the 11th of July requiring the Colonels and Commanding Officers of. the Militia through the Island to keep...
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Augst [17]76
Wednesy 28th
Moor'd off Fort Cumberland in the Bay of Fundy.
Empd. Occasionally
First part fresh Breezes & Squally with rain, Middle & Latter Modte & Cloudy, at 4 P. M found the Ship to take the ground aft,
Thursy 29th
at 6 AM bent the stream Cable to the small Bower, veer'd away and began to unmoor at 7 the Ship grounded aft; the strong Ebb Tide taking her upon...
Date: 29 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Ship Prince George commanded by Capt. Emms [Richard Emmes] had her trial last week;2 the Jury brought in their Verdict & condemned three quarters of Ship & Cargo to the use of the Colony ー the other quarter to the Matross Company (Stationed at Fort Washington) to be equally divided between officers & privates ー tho' both the Resolves of Congress & Law of the Colony...
Date: 29 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6