Account of Nathaniel Shaw, Jr., for Continental Navy Frigate Trumbull, May 22, 1778

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[New London, Conn., 22 May 1778]¹

	The Ship Trumbull
			D^r
1778	To Sum Brought from page 39		£ 4993.. 9.. 9
Jan^r.	To Cash pd Capt Saltonstall² as ⅌ Rec^t		185.. 0.. 0
	To pd John Bolles Bill		4.. 8.. 0
	To pd Ichabod Olmsted's Bill for Beef		369.. 18.. 6
	To pd Silas Churches Bill for Vinegar		28..— ..
Mar 8	To Cash pd Cap^t Saltonstall as ⅌ Rec^t		170.. 0.. 0
	To 1 bar[rel] pork		15.. 0.. 0
		⅌ Ships Boat 80/,-
	To 1 bar bread 0.. 3..13		3..10.. 0
9	To 2 Teirces Rum 96 Gall	48/,-	230.. 8.. 0
	To 1 bar Sugar 2.. 1.. 2lb	@ £28—	64.. 0.. 0
	To 8 bar pork	£15—	120.. 0.. 0
	To 8 Cask Bread 9.2.21	80/-	38..15.. 0
	To 8 Cask for d^o.	10/	4.. 0.. 0
	To pd Rich^d Spinks Bill of freight		13.. 0.. 0
14	To 1 Bar^l Old Rum 32 Gall ⅌ y^e Boat	55/	88.. 0.. 0
	To 1 barrel for ditto—		0..10.. 0
	To pd John Braddicks Bill fr^t		3..14.. 0
	To 456 feet Oars	1/.-	22..16.. 0
	To 1 Hand Line		1.. 0.. 0
	To 15 lb 20^d Nails	6/-	4..10.. 0
	To 1 keg powder 28lb	12/	16..16.. 0
omitt 23	To an Order on John Chanover for 2 Cask Rum
Apr^l 4	To 4 bar[rels] pork £60— 4 bar beef £50—		110.. 0.. 0
	To 12 G^l. Bread	80/.	48.. 0.. 0
omit	To order on Chanover for 1 Bag Coffee
10	To 1 bar^l Brandy 27 Gal	48/-	64..16.. 0
	To 6 Q^r. Cartridge paper	6/	1..16.. 0
	To pd Daniel Hales Bill of fr^t.		2.. 4.. 0
	To pd Sam^ll Ingrahams Bill of fr^t.		1..12..—
	To pd Jon^a Douglass for a Rum barrel		0..12.. 0
	To pd Tim^o Green for a Theem Paper		1..10—
	Car^d. Page 51		£6607.. 5.. 3
	Ship Trumbull
			D
	To am^o brought from page 42		£6607.. 5.. 3
1778	To pd Jon^a Setchals Wages as pr order		17..14.. 0
	To pd James Miller ditto		12..18.. 0
	To pd Richard Shoud ditto		15..18.. 0
	To pd W^m. Carver ditto		17.14.. 0
	To pd John Masters ditto		17..14..—
Apr^l.	To pd Charles Reed ditto		17.. 2..—
30	To Cash pd Cap^t Saltonstall		45.. 0.. 0
	To pd John Tubbs Ballance of his Acco^t for Wages		6..11.. 1
	To pd Daniel Hendsales Bill fr^t.		0..14.. 0
May 14	To 2 Teirces Bread Nt. 4..0..0 @ 100/,		20.. 0.. 0
22	To paid Roger Robins Ball^a. of his Acc^t for Wages		11..11.. 9
			£6790.. 2.. 1
	To pd Anth^a. Robensons Bill		6.. 7.. 6
	To pd John Springer for frt. of 128 12lb Grape Shott from Norwich		0..18.. 0
	To pd W^m. Presher ballance of Wages		8..13.. 4
	To pd J T Miller ballance of Wages		17.. 3.. 3
	To pd Nathan Gould ditto		21..19.. 8
			£6845.. 3..10
	To Commissions 5 p C^t—		342.. 5[..0]
	Carr^d. to W. Ship Book 38		£7187.. 8..10
	To pd W^m Taylor ballance of Wages		17.. 4.. 0
	To pd Samuel Dunham d^o.		15.. 1.. 1
	To pd Samuel Collens d^o.		18.. 2..10
	To pd Richard Goff's ditto		9..19.. 6
	To pd Ichabod Powers Jun^r Bill		6.. 2.. 2
	To pd Peter Whitney's Wages as ⅌ Bill		39.. 0.. 6
	To pd Thos Tileys Bill hire of a Sloop		10.. 0.. 0
			£115..10.. 1
	Carr^d. t^o other side³

D, CtY, Nathaniel and Thomas Shaw Papers, Ledger Book No. 39, pp. 42, 51.

1. This date is determined by the last entry in the account.

2. Capt. Dudley Saltonstall, commander of Continental Navy frigate Trumbull.

3. This account is carried over to page 52 of Ledger Book No. 39.

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1778 May 22

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Volume 12

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American Theatre from April 1, 1778 to May 31, 1778

Naval Documents of the American Revolution

Account of Nathaniel Shaw, Jr., for Continental Navy Frigate Trumbull, May 22, 1778

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