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The barer Daniel Deshon is a Person who has Saild in my Imploy Several Years last Past & has behav'd himself well as a Seaman, and last April was taken by the Scarborough Man of Warr in a Schooner that I Imported Powder in for the Continent. ー2
I think he is Qualified for a Second Lieutenants birth in the Brigg Defence, & if your Honour has no objection should be Glad he may...
Date: 26 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The barer Capt [Charles] Walker2 has had an Oppertunity to see one of his Friends who Just now Came from New Providence with a Load of Salt, and as that Island is so Situated for Trade Capt Walker is very Certain it will be of great Advantage to the American States to have Supplys from that Quarter, and att Present the Person who is Principal in the Custom House their makes all the...
Date: 27 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I have the honor of your favor of the 27th ulto and note the contents. The Row Galleys belonging to your State together with those the property of the United States and all other vessels, on the approach of the Men of War, ran up the North River under cover of the Battery on Mount Washington, from whence tis now impossible to remove them. As they are now posted they are serviceable to us, by...
Date: 1 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I am to acknowledge the favour of your Honor's letter of the 1st instant, and to inform you that I laid it before the committee appointed to act in the recess of the General Assembly, who also conferred with Commodore Hopkins, and Mr. [Aaron] Burr upon your plan of an expedition to Long Island.
The committee upon the information and advice of Mr. [Stephen] Hopkins, a member of the General...
Date: 5 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I receivd yours of the 1st & 3rd of this Instant, and have laid them before the Governor & Council, and they have passed the inclosed Resolves ー.
The Alfred and Hamden are ready ー the two new Frigates I expect will be ready in about a week if they can be mann'd, which none of the four are half at present ー.
I shall do all in my power to forward your Expedition, and join your Fleet when...
Date: 5 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I receiv'd yours of the 11th Instant, and can assure you that there is no sort of Shot to be had in this State, as they Sent to Boston and could get but a bare Sufficiency for the New Ships ー have Order'd the Hamden out to gain Intelligence ー the Columbus is now a Graving ー the new Ships and Alfred are ready, all but Men, which we must have three hundred at least for them ー and one hundred for...
Date: 15 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The very critical state of our Army and frequent movements of the Enemy render it almost impossible for the General to write himself without neglecting more important duties. He therefore directs me to answer your letter of the 14th and to say that the Captains of the Galleys from your State have misbehaved invariably from the first moment they came to the time of their departure from hence about...
Date: 18 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Marine Committee being desirous to get the Continental Frigates to Sea, quickly as possible, request the favor of you, to provide Sixty four Cannon for the use of the Frigate building in New Hampshire, and one of those in the Massachusetts Bay ー Fifty two of these Cannon to carry 12 pounds Shot, and 12 of them to carry four pounds Shot ー The proof that Congress has already contracted for the...
Date: 25 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
By a letter from Majr General Greene who is stationed on the Jersey side of the North River his Excellency is informed, that six officers belonging to Privateers who had been taken by the Enemy and made their escape report that Seventy Sail of Transports and Ships have fallen down to Red Hook, having on board about three thousand Troops, and that their destination, as given out, is to Rhode...
Date: 6 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Last evening I Return'd from Hartford & was surprized to find that Capt Kenedy [Thomas Kennedy] in a ship fitted out by order of the Continental Congress -for France, was by Capt Hardings order Stopt & not Suffered to depart, the men belonging to the Ship have quitted her, and if this is been done by your order I think its best that sum person should be directed what to do with the Ship...
Date: 14 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
To the Honourable the Governor and Council of Safety of the State of Connecticut agreable to your Honors Directions, We the Subscribers have repaired to Newlondon, and Examined into the Curcumstances of Capt Hardens [Seth Harding] Stoping the Ship Mary under the Command of Capt Thos Kanady from proceeding on her Voige; and the reasons of her being Detained in this Harbour till this time; have...
Date: 20 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
The Continental Frigate Raleigh built in this State has been ready to receive her Guns since June last the want of which has prevented her doing great Service to the States if it's in your Honor's power to Furnish this Ship with her Guns it would render great good & Demand my thanks I shall be ready to receive them whenever your Hon: thinks proper to Deliver them & pay for the Guns with...
Date: 3 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Nathaniel Shaw, Jr. to Joseph Trumbull, Commissary General of the Continental Army, December 7, 1776
I Reced yours 29th Dito and observe what you say about Mr Cable — have engaged one hundred Teirces of Bread of him for the Navy and am very sorry to here that he has Rais'd the price of flour however shall wright him about the matter and shall take care how I employ such Fellows for the future — as to the pork I purchase have given express orders that they give no more then what you do — Their is...
Date: 7 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
I make no doubt but your Honour long Before this, hath been apprizd of our being Prisoners in New York — That our present Situation is most wretched your Honr need not doubt, which I Likewise hope you will Soon be assured of from men of Undoubted Veracity — There are more than two Hundred and fifty prisoners of us on board this Ship (Some of which are Sick and without the least assistance from...
Date: 9 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
This Serves to Inform your Honr Mr Bartum [Samuel Bartram] 2 Is a good Deale unwell and in my opinion Not Capable to go on this Cruse for which I am Verry Sorey for his Illness at the Same Time think he ought to be kept under pay for the good Servises he has Dun in time past Mr Bartum is a man of Curig and I Dare say wood be willing to procead on a Cruse was it adviseable — I am Sir [...
Date: 12 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
this is to inform your Honr. that as I am in a Very poor State of Health at present & it is Very unc[e]rtain — wheather I Shall be able to go to sea I therefore think it Highly Necessary to Send the Brigg to Sea 2 I would Recomend Mr Smedly [Samuel Smedley] to take Comand of sd Brigg if I am not able to go which is Very uncertain if I am able to go I would Recomend Mr. Smedly to...
Date: 21 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Sr I had the honor of writing to you a few Days before I left Philadelphia, since Which I am so unhappy as to be Without any intelligence from the Colony, Either public or private, except what Newspapers affords, the whole of which has amounted to nothing, either determinate, or of importance—I have not had Leisure to Visit, as I intended, the different Manufactories of this Kingdom, on my...
Date: 2 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
this serves to Inform your Honr I have got So as to go out for 5 or 6 Days past the Brig Defence Still Lyes at New London the Br[e]ad is Near about Reddey I Recommend to your Honer to appint Mr Samuel Smedl[e]y the Barer to go as first Lewtenent the Docters has pached me up perhaps I may Serve for one Cruse if not I Deseir Mr Samuel Smedly to take the Command of the Brig Defence However hope your...
Date: 8 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Recd your Hons favor yesterday menshoning the Brig Defence Being nearly Ready to proceed to Sea which is so only a feue things from Norwich Mr Smedley Informes me Likewise of my Coming to Lebenon this Day in Order for Settlement I am sorey to Inform your Honour I have bin hear 7 Days to Day Settleing acct have bin Sick Ever since have got the Brigs acct Nearly Settled and they would have bin...
Date: 23 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
The thirteen Ships who came down the Sound the 26th current, arrived at Newport Yesterday, and are supposed to be the Wood Vessels from Long-Island with their Convoy; they drove on Shore at Point Judith a Sloop laden with Salt: — an Armed Schooner and a Number of Barges from the Harbor of Newport attacked her, and it is most likely will destroy her. —
The Enemy are erecting a Fort or Battery upon...
Date: 28 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7