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Built under the particular care and inspection of Thomas Thompson Esqr. Master-Builders, Messrs. James Hackett, Stephen Paul, and James Hill, by the direction of John Langdon Esqr. A.D. 1776
length
br'dth
dep.
width
Keel from fore part of stem to after part of stern post
124.6
Extreme breadth from outside to outside of water
35.
Hold
11.3
Lower deck inside to inside...
Date: 25 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Five Dollars Reward.
Deserted from the ship of war Raleigh, under my command, Charles Williams, an Englishman, dark complection, five feet five inches high ー Francis Bennet, a Portuguese, dark complection, five feet four inches high ー Edward Fernald, an American, brown complection, 5 feet 8 inches high, ー and Samuel Clark, an American, brown complection, five feet seven inches high. ー Whoever...
Date: 29 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I am now going to ask your Opinion of an Affair which lately happn'd here; as it Concerns the whole Navy, I should wish to have it set in a proper light in case of future Accidents or Occurrences of this Nature. — One day this Week a Tender belonging to the Milford (late Burk's [William Burke] Schooner) having Cruized three Weeks in this Bay without Success, in order to meet the above Ship for...
Date: 28 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Capt Osborne has just recd a letter without any signature dated in the Committee of Safety at Exeter the 4th Inst which I. must suppose comes from that Body. On that presumption only I answer as I suppose will Captain Osborne. 'Tis very strange after Colo [Pierse] Long has taken the Pains to send to Genl Ward & received his answer respecting those men, he should trouble the Committee of...
Date: 6 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
I have a man by the name of Patrick Lynch which formerly belongd to the Boston, he shall be given up any time to your order — Should be glad to know how Privateering gos on in Boston I am e[n]gaged in a deep dispute with the Genl Court of this State in Consequence of their giving one Leave to Sail She has 80 Seaman 50 Landsmen I have provoked them to the Last degree by pointing out their Errors I...
Date: 18 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
I have now confin'd in Goal, one Richd Weaver late a sailor on board the George Schooner who enter'd on board the Raleigh but now says he is only willing to fight for King George & would not fight for the Americans; — with many other threats against the ship & desired I would send him to Goal. I did so; but he has since relented and made many protestations against his former crimes &...
Date: 21 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Memo of Provisions due to Officers belonging to the Ship Raleigh who have not receiv'd any Provisions from the Time of their Entry to the 1st of April 1777 ー
Name
Time of
Entry
Number
of Days
Bread in
Pounds
Beef in
Pounds
Rice or
Flour in
Pounds
Rum in
Galls.
Vinegerr
Jills
Mr Shores
Sept. 1, 1776
213
213
319
54
13 5/16
30
Mr Shackford
Aug. 5
240
240
360
60
15 1/16...
Date: 1 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Thomas Thompson Esq. to Benj Partridge
to Freight of Sundries from Boston
vizt
1
Case Check Shirts
6—
6
Bales Cloth
a 2/
12—
1
Do Oznabrigs
9—
1
Hh'd Shoes
12—
1
Bale Blankets
9—
Truckge the above
11—
LMy
£2.19—
Contents Recd 2d May 1777. of John Langdon Esqr
Date: 2 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Agreeable to my promise, I am determind to write you by every oppy when any thing here Transpires worthy notice, Yesterday by a mistkate a Ship run into this Harbour (taking it for Boston) which has on board 1900 Bbl Phila Flour on Government Acct2 it was Purchased by the Contractors at Bristol taken out of one Ship and weighd and Shipd Imeadeatly in this which Left Bristol 16 July...
Date: 2 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Genm I made a return to you some time ago of the fire rafts which was then finish'd and thought some one would be apointed to take Care of them I find no one has been a pointed ー I therefore repeate tis Nesesary that proper people be apointed; as some of them was much damaged in the Late Storm I have atended and put them in order again, and now return fit for Imeadiat[e] use 12...
Date: 23 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Being inform'd by Congress that the Honbl the Council & Assembly for the State of New Hampshire had made a tender of their Services to give every assistance in their Power toward Maning and equiping the Raleigh whenever she should be ordered to Sea; in consequence of which I beg leave to acquaint you that half of the Guns are now on board & the re mainder will Come to hand in a few Days...
Date: 4 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I have recivd a Letter from Mr Orr acquainting me that 20 Cannon is Compleated and on the Road to Cambridge. 13 of which are since Come to hand. he also acquaints me there are two Guns yet to prove, one of which is Cast solid, my present purpos of writing your Honours is to request that those two Guns May be sent to Boston and reservd for the use of the Raleigh and that you will Compleat the set...
Date: 15 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
As the Embargo is not taken off, I beg your Honours to Consider whether it would not be proper to continue it sometime longer untill the Raleigh is mann'd: if the Embargo is continued on all Vessels without Distinction & none permitted to pass — I shall expect to get the Raleigh Mann'd & soon to Sea; if every Vessel is suffered to fit out and depart I do not expect to get to Sea this...
Date: 18 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I Congratulate you on your safe Arival in sh[eepscot River] Could wish it had been nearer to Portsmouth. am sorry to hear your prize is re taken, and Manly like to share the same fate that is the present account hope not True
My present purpose of sending to you is to acquaint you with the Situation of the Raleigh and to know yours also, prehaps something for the good of the Service might be don...
Date: 19 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
My Duty to the United States Obliges me to take notice of the Conduct of the Officers Commanding at Fort Washington & Fort Sullivan; my particular Complaint is for not Shewing due Respect to the Continental Ship of War Raleigh namely, not Shewing any Colours, when She pass'd the Forts, but hailing several times in a very Insulting Manner, I ask'd them why they did not hoist their Colours,...
Date: 14 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
have to Inform are well. hope the Snow Nanny is safe arived Mr Nutter a prize from west Indies2 — have been Six days in the windward Island fleet the Convoy 3 Sloops on[e] Ship 22, 12 pounders I have Changld [challenged] the Commodore out everyday, wont Come. if the Alfred Sail equal to the Raleigh should have destroyd greater part of the fleet She Sails very dull Indeed, I had agreed...
Date: 8 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9