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When Capt Kelly was down my Sloop lay at Such a Distance that we could not go to her as they ware in Such a hurrey but I Promised to Send up her Dementions he heard her Carector of being the fastest Saylor in this place ー her standing Riging in Good order Sales & Runing Riging Very Indiferent ー 46 feet Long on Deck. 14½ feet Beem 6 foot Hole ー I Consider her Sales & Riging as not her...
Date: 16 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
November the 16th 1775. The Deposition of Edward Pettitt being of full Age deposeth and Saith that he lay at Josiah Robins's the last night & waking before day about an hour (as he apprehended) he heard some Person come to the house on which Mr Robins got up and asked him to set down by the fire upon which he heard the said Robins and the Person then come talking but did not give Attention, '...
Date: 16 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Sir, On Thursday night [sic Wednesday, November 15] William B[arclay] Townsand took Daniel Boston and his Sloop, it is reported that he has 17 Armed Men on board the Sloop; they are about one Mile below the Mouth of the [Pocomoke] River aground on the Mud Banks.2 ー
Date: 16 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Joshua Selby of lawfull Age being call'd upon by the Committee deposeth as follows that he was at Wm B. Townsands on Sunday the 12th Instant, when he heard Levin Townsand say that he had been on board the Man of War five Days, that Mr Williams Allen was at the said William B. Townsand' and endeavoured to persuade him to appear before the Committee, that said Townsand declared that he would die...
Date: 25 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
November the 30th 1775. Thomas Cluff of lawfull age being Sworn deposeth & saith that he went at a certain place geathering of Corn & that Levin Townsend sent for this Depont and when this Depont arivd a Wm B. Townsends, Levin Townsend ask'd this Depont if he did not want Salt, that if he did, provided he woud go with him he shou'd have it very reasonable, upon which this Depont agreed to...
Date: 30 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
December 1st 1775. Solomon Butler of lawfull age being Sworn Deposeth & saith that Levi[n] Towns[and] sent for this Depont by Hugh Vestry that he wanted to see him and talk with him, that he went on the Tuesday Evening before Townsend went away, that he this Deponent was sworn to secrecy, and Townsend told him he wanted him to go down to the Mouth of the River, for that there was plenty of...
Date: 1 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I was at Senepuxent on the 27th May, and there then appeard of[f] that harbor Six Sale of Top sale Vesels one of themaship. one of them fired a signal gun as for a piolet. the Sloop Independance 2 Sent her boat of[f] expecting they ware Continental Vesels: but found to there Cost they ware enemey as they made Prisonars of five men &kept the Boat. they lay at Anc or all that night,...
Date: 10 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
In obedience to your Request in yours of the 12 Inst we have consulted as to the Best mode of defence for Synepuxent Inlet and are clearly of Opinion that a row Galley constructed for a small draught of Water, will best answer the purpose, we think that a Galley to Carey Two Twelve poundrs and Sum Smaller Guns could protect the harbour against any of the Enemys Tenders for which there is Water in...
Date: 28 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
. . . I have reced intelligence that two of the british Cruisers went into Chingoteague the day before yesterday & took possession of the Vessells in that port except two or three which were up some of the Creeks the same attempt upon our Harbour I think may undoubtedly be expected — I cou'd wish that a kind of Row Galley or Gondalo coud be constructed which to act in Conjunction with our...
Date: 4 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9