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Dear General I wrote you the 21st from Ticonderoga and by Direction of General Gates forwarded you some Indian Goods. ー last night I arrived here and found Four Gondalos were compleated & gone to Ticonderoga, Two others will be finished in five days, & four more in Ten days, each of which will mount three, or four, heavy pieces of Cannon, & Fourteen Swivels. ー Thirty Carpenters are...
Date: 24 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
...I have sent, Carpenters to Assist in Fixing the Gondalos & Vessells, Ishould have returned this morning but the Boats which were sent to Cheshire 2 the day before yesterday for the Carpenters are not yet returned: It will be Necessary for me to Stay untill they Arive to give them Orders respecting the Craft they are to build ー I have sent of[f] an express this Morning to Genl Schuyler for...
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I have sent you one gondola more down, which the carpenters have named after me. I hope you will send a good officer on board of her. I have had her made as strong as she could be made, which you will see by the work done in her. I also send you one sailor out of my regiment down. I would be glad you would order him on board immediately, or I am afraid he will run off and leave you. I will get...
Date: 30 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Capt: Varick has been very active and industrious in procuring the Articles for the Navy many are arrived at Tyonderoga, and proper Steps taken to procure the others. ー The Carpenters go on with great Spirit ー The eight Gondalos will be compleated in a few days ー One Row Galley is gone to Tyonderoga, and will soon be fitted and armed, three others will be launched in ten days or a fortnight ー...
Date: 8 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Our strength by sea is as follows, ー two schooners, one sloop, two row-gallies and six gondolas, all fit for action. ー At this place we have one gondola launched, and another just finished. ー We have also three row-gallies in great forwardness, from 60 to 70 feet in keel and 16 feet beam, which will mount each 6 cannon and 20 swivels, and are to go with 36 oars besides sails ー They will be fit...
Date: 16 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
At the time that Genl. Arnold was here he informed me that there was Some Quarter Deck Plank Sasoned which if they are to [be] had I wish you may send them to the saw soon as possible which I take a Great favour Am with the Greatest Esteem [&c.]
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Trumbull Galley, 2 Eighteen Pounders, 2 Six-Pounders, 6 FourPounders, 4 Two-Pounders, & 12 Swivels, — taken.
Liberty Schooner, laden with Powder, — taken.
Revenge sloop — burnt and blown up.
Gates Galley, 2 12-Pounders, 2 6-Pounders, 3 Four-Pounders, 4 Two Pounders, and 8 Swivels — burnt and blown up.
Enterprize Schooner, a Provision Vessel — burnt.
Date: 6 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I this Minute arrived at this Place by the Way of Fort Ann, was induced to take this Rout on acct of my Ignorance of the Situation of every Post of the continenal Army —
On the 22d inst at 4 oclk PM. I set Sail from the north End Lake Georgewith 20 Sail of Boats three of which were Armed Vizone Small Sloop mounting 8 Guns & 2 British Gun Boats having on Board the whole about 420 Men Officers...
Date: 26 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9