Major John Gizzard Frazer to George Washington, April 14, 1776

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Boston April 14th 1776—

[Extract]

Sir I now enclose you a more particular Accot of the Vessels, left by the Enemy at Boston; also an Inventory of the Ordnance and Ordnance stores. I have not included those that are at the Castle Island, because General Ward informs me, that the Province claim the whole of them. we have found within this week, Anchors and Cables, worth at least £3,000 Sterling. they weigh from 35 hundred weight, down to 500 Wt (meaning the Anchors.) taken out in three or four fathom water, at low tide. I hope the Continental Congress, will allow us, salvage, upon these as well as other things, which we have secured. I have had only 12 Men employed constantly, in clearing the Docks &x;, which do not belong to the Anny. On thursday last [April 11], the people at Cohasett observing a Brigg coming up the Bay, armed themselves, and mann'd three or four whale boats, went off and found her to be a merchant-man, boarded and took her. she was from the West Indies, laden with Rum & Sugar, Rum 300 Hhds, for General [William] Howe's army, which they expected to find here. On friday morning last, ran away from the Renown, ship of war now lying in Nantasket Road, 8 british seamen, that belonged to her; who brought off the Cutter & landed at Point Shirley, and are now in this town. Commodore Manly's crew, that he took in the last rich prize, are in close prison in this Town. Mr [William] Jackson, [Crean] Brush and 3 others, were examined by the General Court, who were all committed to prison Yesterday, Brush in Irons. I expect to settle all my Accots and finish all matters in my late Department this Week; and shall be much obliged to you, to give me leave to come to New York, to have a final settlement with Colo Mifflin, and deliver up the Books &ca.

[Enclosure]

Inventory of Stores belonging to the King & left in Boston, taken the 18th & 19th March 1776, by Order of Thomas Mifflin, Esqr Quarr Mast-General of the Continental Army—

	a Briga about 120 Tons loaded with Oyl and Pearl Ash a Schooner, abt 80 Tons, scuttled with 200 Hogshead of Salt on Board 150 do in a Store 100 Bundles Iron Hoops
Long Wharf	157 Pack Saddles
	123 Water Casks
	a Brig. Scuttled, about	140 Tons
	a Sloop do	70 do
	a Schooner do	40 do
	1000 Chaldron Sea Coal
	52 Iron Grates
	Gen Gages Chariot taken out of the Dock, broke
	a Quantity of Cordage & old Cable do
	5 Anchors
Greens Wharf	abt 200 Blanketts
	42 3/2 Jarrs, (large) of Sweet Oyl—
Hatch's Wharf	3 Cannon dble Charg'd & Spiked
Hancocks Wharf	a New Ship about 300 Tons, Scuttled
	a Schooner 70 do do
	abt 1000 Bushs Salt
	3000 Blanketts
	30 Water Casks
Tudors Wharf	a Ship about 350 do do
Dummets Wharf	5000 Bushells Wheat in Store
	a Sloop abt 60 do do
	a fishing Boat
Webbs Wharf	a Sloop About 60 Tons Scuttled
Fullers Wharf	abt 500 Bushlls Salt
Firch's do	do a Schooner 70 do do
B M Genls Office	abt 1000 Bushells Sea Coal	also Lumber
	& one Clock
	abt 150 Hogsheads Lime
	4 BB flour
	100 Empty Iron Bound Casks — Carr'd to fort Hill
	by Order of General Putnam
	10 24 lb Cannon Cartridges
Tilestons Wharf	300 Hogsheads Salt
	3 Brigts 1 150 tons 1 120 tons & 1 130 Tons
	the Brigg Washington, commd by Capt Martindale
	with all her Guns in the Dock
	1 & ½ Hogshead Sugar
	A Quantity picketts, fascines & Gabeons, in Store
	abt 500 fee Boards
Griffins do	a number of Iron Grates
	abt 1500 Ruggs & Blanketts
Hubbards do	50 water Casks, Iron bound, carr'd to fort Hill.
	by order of Genl Putnam
	1 Cask Deck Nails
	abt 200. Cord Wood
	abt 200 Chaldron Sea Coal
South Battery	52 ps Cannon, trunnions broke off & spiked
or	600 feet Boards
Laboratory	abt 30 Iron Bound Casks Car'd to fort-Hill
	by Order of Genl Putnam
	A Number of Ball & empty Shells
	A Brigtne 120 Ton a Schooner 60 Tons
Wheelrights Wharf	14 Anchors
	3½ Hogsheads Brimstone
	300 Hogsheads Salt
	A Quantity Log wood
	3 Hogsheads Sea Coal
	1 13 Inch Mortar with an Iron Bed, a Number of Shells Carcasses, & Cannon Shott in the Dock
	600 Bushells of Corn & Oats
Halls Wharf	100 sacks Bran
& in his	8 Hogsheads Molasses
possession	100 Empty Iron Bound Casks
	2 Schooners, abt 60 Tons each
	1 Sloop 40 do
	10 Horses Teams & Harness
Hutchinsons	a New Ship about 350 Tons, Scuttled
Wharf	2 Briggs do 120 do each, do
	2 Sloops do 60 do do
Winisimet do	a new Ship, building, thrown off the Stocks 200 Ton
	Donation
	abt 100 Bushells Salt, Store pulld down
	abt 100 Hogshds essence of Spruce
	10 Hogsheads Beef
	6 do Molasses not quite full
	5 Barrells do
	a Sloop abt 50 Tons, ⅔ full Molasses —
at Mr Lovells	Gen Gages Coach
	a Phaeton & Harness compleat
	20 Iron potts & Kettles
Joy's Yard	a Parcel Lumber Tools & Joice
Hills Bake House	20 Barrells flour
North &	10,000 Bushls Wheat & flour not bolted
South Mills	1500 do Bran
King's Brewery	13 Empty Iron Bound Butts
	14 Hogsheads Spruce Beer
	2 Iron Tier'd Trucks
Town Granary	1000 Bushells Bran
	100 do Horse Beans
Vincents Stable	10 Ton Hay
Lows Lumber	50,000 Shingles
Yard	35,000 feet Boards
	1000 Clap boards
	20 Hand Barrows
Henderson Inches	abt 6 Tons Hay
Store near
Beacon Hill
Stables at the	abt 10 Ton Hay
Rope walks	110 Horses, by return this day

Jn^o G. Frazer DQMG.²

Boston, March 20th 1776.

1. Washington Papers, LC.

2. This inventory superceded preliminary one made by Frazer on March 18, 1776 which is also in the Washington Papers.

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1776 April 14

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Volume 4

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American Theatre from February 19, 1776, to April 17, 1776

Naval Documents of the American Revolution

Major John Gizzard Frazer to George Washington, April 14, 1776

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