Return of Officers and Men on Board Georgia Navy Armed Galley Congress from March to April 1778, April 13, 1778

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A Return of Officers and Men doing duty on Board the Congress Galley From 13th March to 13th April 78

John Newdigate—	Capt——	3 Rations
S. Watson——	Lieut——	2 D^o
Lewis Mumford——	Clerk——	1
Ja^s. Sutor——	Boatswain——	1
Jn^o. Bigot——	Gunner——	1
Jn^o. Brown——	Carpenter——	1
E Morton——	Steward——	1
Jn^o. Manly——	————	1
Har^d. Russel——		1
Joseph White——		1
G. Scott——		1
B. Brown——		1
N. Pirrett¹——		1
Jn^o. Robinson——		1
Negroes——12		12
		28 Rations²

1 days Rations for 9 Additional Seamen ⅌ Order Com^r. Bowen

1 Days Rations for 28 of the Artillery Cap^t: Young ⅌ Comodores Order

M^r Sheftal. S^r. dl^d, the above twenty eight Rations for the Crew of the Congress and the additional thirty saven rations served as above specified.

O Bowen

Comm^e

13^th March 1778

Received March 13^th. 429^lb. Beef 3 BBl^s. Rice & the Within Rations of Salt 8^lb. Candles & 54 Gallons Molosis in part of the Within Rations.

And 163^lb. Beef March 24 &

96^lb. Pork—6^lb. Soap

Lew^s Mumford

Recd 103^lb. Beef

& 125 d^o.

& 45^lb. Pork

820^lb. Beef

372^lb. pork

Received the Within Rations in fact April 3^d. 1778

Lew^s Mumford

D, NNAJHS, Mordecai Sheftall Papers, D-92. No place is given but for much of this time, the armed galleys of the Georgia Navy were stationed at Sunbury, Ga.

1. On a return for the Georgia Navy galley Washington for August 1778, his name is given as "Nickles Parrot." NNAJHS, Mordecai Sheftall Papers.

2. The column actually totals 29 rations.

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1778 April 13

Volume

Volume 12

Series

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

Naval Documents of the American Revolution

Return of Officers and Men on Board Georgia Navy Armed Galley Congress from March to April 1778, April 13, 1778

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