Thurmer Hoggard to Continental Marine Committee, March 20, 1778

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Virginia Princess Anne, March y^e 20^th 1778

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I persume you have Long ere now been inform'd that I engaged With Mess^rs. Maxwell & Loyall,¹ to Cant a frame for one of the Frigates to be built at Gosport,² for one thousand Pounds, and as I am a considerable sufferor by Said undertakeing, take the liberty to enclose An Acc^t. of the Timber at the prices they realy cost me, after rating my workmen & at the most reasonable Wages, and entreat the favour of you to lay it before the Honble Congress, in hopes they will give Directions to Mess^rs. Maxwell & Loyall to pay me the Bal^t. The Bearer M^rStodder³ will do me the faver to give you any further information that may be required & I am [&c.]

Thurmer Hoggard

P.S. As Capt Tho^s Tolbut [Talbot] Agread for the other frame and is Since Dead and left me Ex^ctr hope that frame may be Consider'd in the Same manner⁴ And Oblige y^rs

^T.H.

L, DNA, PCC, item 78, vol. 11 pp. 293-96 (M247, reel 96). Addressed: "The Chairman of the Marine Cummittee of Congress/at/york Town/Pensylvania/⅌ faver of M^r Stodder." Docketed: "Letter from Thurmer Hoggard/Virginia Princess Ann—/March 20. 1778/recvd 6 April.—/referred to the marine Com^e./who are directed to report."

1. James Maxwell and Paul Loyall, Joint Commissioners for Building Two Continental Frigates at Gosport, Va.

2. On 20 Nov. 1776 the Continental Congress authorized the construction of two frigates in Virginia. NDAR 7: 223; 10: 631-32.

3. David Stodder (or Stoddart),Joint Commissioner with Paul Loyall of the Continental Ship Yard at Gosport.

4. NDAR 10: 1193-94, 1194-95.

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1778 March 20

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