Philadelphia, February 17th, 1777
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 ordered to proceed, with all expedition, to the said Works, there to remain for the defence thereof, untill further orders from this Board.
1. Pennsylvania Colonial Records, XI, 125, 126.