[Extract]

At a meeting of the Governor and Council of Safety held at Lebanon the 29th day of November, 1777.

. . . Voted, That the Committee of Pay-Table be and they are hereby directed to draw on the Treasurer of this State, in favour of Capt. Jabez Perkins, for the sum of £490 13 2, it being the sum due to him as agent for the capturers of the sloop Dolphin, taken by the schooner Spy belonging to this State.

Nov^r, 1777, 29th. By the account exhibited to this Board by Capt. Jabez Perkins, agent for the Captors of the sloop Dolphin taken by Capt. Niles, which account is sent for^d to the Committee of Pay-Table, it appears that

This State purchased said sloop Dolphin at the price of £1000.

The account this day settled with Capt. Jabez Perkins as agent to the captors, and an order drawn on the Pay-Table directing them to draw on the Treasurer for the sum of

£490 13 2, it being the sum due to the captors for the one half of s^d sloop. Said order deliver'd to Gen^l Jabez Huntington.

N.B. There was a quantity of wood taken on board said sloop, which was sold to Capt. Robert Niles, the one half of which belonged to this State and is said to be settled by Capt. Niles in the settlement of his accounts against this State with the Committee of Pay-Table and must be enquired into. . . .

Voted, That Colo Joseph Trumbull be directed and impowered to . . . apply to Sam^ll Elliot jun^r, Esq^r, after his account with the State, and advise relative to the two vessels of war, the Oliver Cromwel and Defence, belonging to this State, of their situation and circumstances, and direct that the Defence be rigged a ship, and immediately advise his Excellency the Governor and Council of Safety thereof by express or otherwise and observe their further directions in the premises.