State Navy Board
[Philadelphia] April 1st 1777
An Order to Robert Fitz Gerald to deliver Capt [William] Brown 2 180 Bottoms for Grape Shot and what Blocks he wants.
An Order to William Richards to deliver bolt Rope and Twine to Abraham Mason Sufficient to make Captain [John] Rice's Sails.3
Deliver'd to Capt Tatnall of the Armed Boat Porcupine 24 Yards Sacking.
An Order to William Richards to Supply Capt [Hugh] Montgomery with Six Scanes Marline and One Pound of Wipping twine for the Use of the Effiingham Galley.
An order on William Webb to Jacob Nagle for Two pounds Ten Shillings & nine pence for 1 Keg Spirits Turpentine Contain'g 10 Gallons @ 4/6 pr Gll'n Keg & porterage 5/9 put in the State Store £2 10 9.
Deliver'd to Capt [Benjamin] Rue of the Armed Boat Fire Brand, Twenty four Yards Sacking.
Resolved, That this Board will recommend to the Executive Council proper persons to be appointed to the vacancies now in the fleet. And that Commodore Seymore furnish each Captain with a Copy of this resolve, that if any persons under them chuse to apply, they may do it immediately.
Resolved, That Commodore Seymore be desir'd to return to this Board tomorrow a List of all the Officers under his Command and the dates of their respective Commissions.
