Maryland Council to Captain James Nicholson, Continental Navy, April 11, 1778

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In Council Annapolis 11^th. Ap^l. 1778.

Sir.

The Dolphin¹ goes up for such of the Virginia's Crew as are at Baltimore²The Plater³ will lie ready for a Part of them. If it can be done instantly perhaps the Dolphin's Bottom had better be cleaned in Baltimore: We wish to see her return as quick as possible, with a full double set of Men. It had better be given out that the Design is to Man the Johnson Galley.⁴ If Cap^t Nicholson is gone to York, we hope he has said enough to make this intelligible.— We are &^ca

LB, MdAA, Goveror and Council (Letter Books) 1777-1779,S1075-6, 4007, p. 139, no. 163. Addressed at bottom: "Capt. James Nicholson or the 1^st Officer now at Baltimore of the Virginia." The first lieutenant of Virginia, Joshua Barney, had been captured with the ship.

1. Maryland Navy schooner Dolphin, Capt. Richard Bryan, commander.

2. Continental Navy frigate Virginia, Capt. James Nicholson, captured by H.M.S. St. Albans near the entrance to Chesapeake Bay on 31 Mar. 1778. See Nicholson to the Continental Marine Committee, 2 Apr., above.

3. Maryland Navy galley Plater, Capt. Richard Murrow, commander.

4. Maryland Navy galley Johnson. As seen in Maryland Council's journal entry of 16 Apr., below, Johnson had been removed from active service.

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1778 April 11

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Volume 12

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American Theatre from April 1, 1778 to May 31, 1778

Naval Documents of the American Revolution

Maryland Council to Captain James Nicholson, Continental Navy, April 11, 1778

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