Gentn
In pursuance to yr Resolve, we have made Inquiry for two, such Vessels ー as you describe,2 & are of Opinion That one under the Care of Arthur Donaldson wd be fitt for an Ammunition Vessell & a Schooner belonging to Thos Hollingsworth for a Victualling boat. the former is Valued at Three hundred twenty Five pounds Capable of Carrying four hundred Barrels ー the latter at Two hundred Carrys about two hundred Barrels ー both tolerably well found, & wanting very little repairs or attention, to make them fitt for the Service.
Joseph Moulder Thos Fitzsimons
To the Hble the Committee of Safety3 [Philadelphia] May 16, 1776 ー
1. Committee of Safety, Navy Papers, Pa. Arch.
2. See minutes of Committee of Safety, May 13, 1776.
3. While the minutes do not show an authorization to purchase the recommended vessels, Moulder and Fitzsimons were ordered to equip them. See minutes of Committee of Safety, May 28, 1776.
