At a Meeting of the Committee 15 March 1776ー
Mr Robert Brown appeared before the Committee, & being examined, said, that he & Mr Robt Chapple were taken by the Otter, as he was crossing the Bay, & that Capt Squires said, he would burn down Baltimore Town, & mentioned many other Circumstances, which are thought too immaterial to be recordedー
The following is an exact Copy of a Paper delivered in to the Committee by Capt Isaac Vanbibberー
The Committee for Baltimore County appointing us the Subscribers to appraise and value the Hulls of Sundry Vessels now lying at Whetstone Point, and intended to be sunk there in the Narrows, do say, that the sundry Vessels as follows are worth the several Sums annexed thereto ー viztー
| N 1 — |
One old Schooner the Property of John Boone worth. |
£ 25. .0. .0 |
| 2 — |
One do . . . do . . of Robt Burns & Parker . . do . . . . |
20. .0. .0 |
| 3 — |
One do . . . . . . . Under Care of Jostph M[c]Guffin. |
200. .0. .0 |
| 4 — |
One do . . . .Sloop belonging to Capt Seth Paddock. . |
100. .0. .0 |
| 5 — |
One do .Schooner . .do . .to Oliver White . . . . . . . . . . |
60. .0. .0 |
| 6 . . |
One do . . . . do . . . Nathaniel Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
40. .0. .0 |
| 7 . . |
One do . . . . do . . . Robert Christie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
75. .0. .0 |
| 8 . . |
One do . . . . do . . . James Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
50. .0. .0 |
| 9 . . |
One do . . . . do . . . Martin Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
70. .0. .0 |
| 10 . . |
One do . . . . do . . . Silvanus Coffin (Master) . . . . . . |
225. .0. .0 |
| 11 . . |
One do . . . . do . . . Job Greene or Capt. Adams . . . . |
90. .0. .0 |
| 12 . . |
One do . . . . do . . . Melchior Reener . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
20. .0. .0 |
| 13 . . |
One do . . . . do . . . Hutchins & Carmichael . . . . . . . . |
300. .0. .0 |
| 14 . . |
One Sloop . .do . . . John Cornthwait . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
60. .0. .0 |
| 15 . . |
One do . . . . do . . . John Martin Baker . . . . . . . . . . . |
40. .0. .0 |
| 16 . . |
One Schooner. do . John Boone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
15. .0. .0 |
| 17 . . |
One do . . . . do . . . Severn Major & Thos Jacobs of Virga |
35. .0. .0 |
| 18 . . |
One do . . . . do . . . Henry Hermison of . . do . . . . . . |
75. .0. .0 |
| 19 . . |
One do . . . . do . . . Robert Christie . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
85. .0. .0 |
| 20 . . |
One do . . . . do . . . Wm Lux & Robt Sanders . . . . . |
40. .0. .0 |
| 21 . . |
One Brig . . . do . . . John Pringle or Geo Wolsey . . |
450. .0. .0 |
| |
|
£ 2075. .0. .0 |
Witness our Hands this 14th March 1776
Hercules Courtenay ー Isaac Vanbibber ー William Spear
