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Resolved, That Messrs. Andrew Caldwell, Joseph Blewer, Joseph Marsh, Emanuel Eyres, Paul Cox, & Robert Ritchie, be appointed to act as a Navy Board, and be authorized to take under their care all the V essells of War, Armed Boats, fire-ships, fire-Rafts, &ca., Constructed for the defence of this City by Water, and do furnish them with everything necessary to attack or repel the Enemy. To...
Date: 13 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Resolved, That in Consequence of advice from Thomas Savadge, at the Pennsylvania Salt Works on Tom's River, of a design of the Enemy against those works, and of a Letter from Rob't Morris, Esq'r, one of the members of Congress recommending it to the attention of this Council, The armed boat called the Delaware, under the Command of Richard Eyre [Eyres], Esq'r, be immediately fitted out and...
Date: 17 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
You are hereby directed to Order all the Galleys & armed boats (except the Delaware 2 & those that are in the Carpenters hands for repairs) down to Fort Island immediately with their Officers and Crews to remain on that Station till further Orders from this board, or with your particular permission, it is left at the option of the Commanding Officer of each armed boat...
Date: 19 December 1777
Volume: Volume 7
The Council having received information that a number of men in the naval service of this State are on board the Brig Delaware, Commanded by Capt. Hamilton, you are directed to order an officer from each armed Boat to search said Brig and bring away such men as they may have on Board belonging to the Fleet.
By order of Council.
Date: 19 December 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Resolved, That Messrs. William Pollard, Samuel Massey, Thomas Barclay, & William Bradford, be added to the Navy Board.
Mr. [Robert] Towers was directed to deliver to the order of the Navy Board 150 three Pound Shott, to be charged to Congress.
Date: 19 December 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay to John Watson, for dressing the wounds of men of armed Boats in May last, £ 1 4 0.
Jno. M. Nesbitt, Esq'r, was directed to continue George Smith, a Seamen that lost his hearing on board the armed Boat Hancock, Capt. [Thomas] Moore, on half pay, 'till further orders.
Date: 20 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Mr. Nesbitt was directed to pay Doct'r Story Steward, of the Pennsylvania Hospital, £90 10, for Board, &c., of sick and wounded men, to be charged to Congress. Also, £2 for the Board of John Crony, who was hurt by a fall in the Province Ship Montgomery.
Date: 21 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
An order was drawn on Mr. Nesbitt, in favour of Commodore Seymour, for One thousand Dollars, for the recruiting Service of the Naval Armament of this State, to be charged to his acco't.
Resolved, That all able bodied men who will enter into the service of this State (during the war) on board of any armed Vessell, shall receive a bounty of twelve Dollars on their enlistment.
Resolved, That the pay...
Date: 22 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
In Council of Safety
Philada., February 25th, 1777.
Resolved, That every person, Seaman or Soldier in the Service of this State, who by sickness or otherwise shall be rendered unfit to do his duty, shall be sent to the nearest Hospital to be taken care of, and if his case shall, by the Director or Physician thereof, be thought incurable, he shall certifie the same to the Navy Board, or to this or...
Date: 25 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Resolved, That Mr William Webb be appointed Paymaster to the Navy and Navy Board for this State
Date: 1 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8