Minutes of the Massachusetts Board of War, May 15, 1778

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Board of War,

Boston May 15^th 1778—

Present—

Sam^l Ph'ps Savage Esq^r	Jon^a. Glover Esq^r
John Brown Esq^r	Isaac Phillips Esq^r
George Williams Esq^r	Eleazer Johnson Esq^r
John Prescott Esq^r

Sam^l Ph'ps Savage Esq^r President—

Order'd, That the Com^g Gen^l deliver Sam^l. Hartley for the Sick Men landed by Cap^t Harreden at Rainsford Island . . one Cord Wood—¹

Order'd, That Paul Baxter for cutting Staves, Heading &c. from Schooner Hannah,² be paid, ..14..—

LB, M-Ar, Mass. Archives Collection, vol. 149 (Board of War Minutes, 1777–1778), p. 307.

1. David Devens was the commissary general; Capt. Jonathan Haraden commanded the Massachusetts Navy brigantine Tyrannicide.

2. Massachusetts State trading schooner Hannah, Capt. Bartlett Holmes, master.

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1778 May 15

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

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