Board of War,
Order'd, That Dr Greenleaf1 deliver Dr Edward Kitchen Turner sundry Medicines for the Brigt. Tyrannicide—
Order'd, That Mr Ivers2 pay Capt Courter for his Expences on his Journey to Congress with dispatches from France,3 £100..—..—
Order'd, That John Magner on Account of Attending Capt. Courter to Congress for Expences be p'd £30..—..—
Order'd, That Colo. Crafts4 deliver the Navy Board5 for the Brigt Genl Gates6 2 doz: false Fires—7
Order'd, That the Committee of Sequestration deliver the Board one Quarter Waggoner8 to be presented to Capt Ch'r de Senneville9 of the Frigate “la Nymphe” belonging to his most Christian Majesty—
LB, M-Ar, Mass. Archives Collection, vol. 149 (Board of War Minutes, 1777–1778), pp. 299–300.
1. Dr. John Greenleaf.
2. Thomas Ivers, cashier of the Massachusetts Board of War.
3. For more on the mission and journey of Capt. Harmon Courter to Congress, see Journal of the Continental Congress, 30 May, below.
4. Col. Thomas Crafts, Massachusetts State Artillery Regiment.
5. Continental Navy Board of the Eastern Department.
6. Continental Navy brigantine General Gates, Capt. John Skimmer, commander.
7. Pyrotechnic devices used for signaling between ships at night.
8. A part-time teamster.
9. Lt. Commandant Nicolas-Antoine, Chevalier de Beaudot de Sainneville commanding French Navy frigate Nymphe.
