[Lebanon] August 27th, 1776.
Voted, That Capt. Michael Melally be and he is hereby appointed First Lieutenant of the armed ship, Oliver Cromwell, belonging to this State, and that his Honor the Governor be desired to commissionate him accordingly.2 Commission sent him per Mr. Thos. Winthrop.
Voted, That John Smith of East Hartford be and he is hereby appointed Third Lieutenant of the armed ship Oliver Cromwell, and his Honor the Governor is desired to commissionate him accordingly. Commission granted, and dated 30th August, 1776.
Voted, That John Chapman of New London be and he is hereby appointed Second Lieutenant of the armed ship Oliver Cromwell, and his Honor the Governor is desired to commissionate him accordingly. Commission sent per Mr. Thos Winthrop.
1. Hoadly, ed., Connecticut Records, XV, 508, 509.
2. Melally was highly recommended by Nathaniel Shaw, Jr. in a letter to Governor Trumbull this date. Conn. Arch., 1st series, IX, 304, ConnSL.
