[Annapolis] Friday 5th April 1776.
Commissions issued to John Nicholson appointed first Lieutenant of the Ship Defence in the Room of John Thomas Boucher who resigned; Also to Aquila Johns appointed second Lieutenant and to John Bonnell Master of said Ship.
1. Council of Safety Journal, 29 August 1775 to 20 March 1777, Md. Arch. Minutes this date also include a pay table for naval officers. Ranks are given, but the column for the pay rate is blank.
