[Watertown] Monday April 1st 1776
The Committee appointed to take into consideration a Letter from Tristram Dalton Esqr of Newbury Port,2 and the Papers Accompanying the same, relative to the Brign Unity and her Cargo now lying in the West Indias, by reason of the death of Capt Michael Corbit, Master of said Brigr1 in the Service of this Colony ー [reported] Resolved That Moses Gill, John Brown & Abraham Watson Esqrs be and they hereby are impowered and directed to employ some suitable person to proceed immediately to St. Thomass and dispose of said Brign & her Cargo in such manner as they shall think will be most for the Intrest of this Colony, and send or bring home the Neet proceeds of said Vessel and Cargo in Cash, or such Articles, as he shall think most advantageous to the Colony. Also Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the Public Treasury of this Colony urito Isaac Noyes, one of the Marriners belonging to the Brign Unity, the sum of Twenty Eight pounds, Two shillings & Eight pence, for his Wages, and the further sum of Two pounds five shillings for his Expences from York to this place and other Services in full to this date ー Resolved That there be paid to Mr Michael Hodge for the Use of the Committee of Correspondence &c. for Newbury Port, the sum of Nine hundred and fifty pounds, Eighteen shillings and Two pence, in full discharge of their Accounts Exhibited to this Court, for fitting out the Two Armed Vessels, called the .Sloop Machias Liberty, and the Schooner dilligent Commanded by Capt Jeremiah Obrian, which was done by the Order of this Court. Further Resolved that the sum ofTwenty One pounds four shillings & five pence be allowed and paid to Mr Michael Hodge for the Use of Jackson, Tracy & Tracy in full discharge of their Accot Exhibited to this Court for sundry Supplies which.Capt Jeremiah Obrian received of the said Jackson, Tracy &.Tracy for the Use of the Two abovesaid Armed Vessels, before the Committee of Correspondence for Newbury Port received the Order of Court