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You are hereby Directed to take Charge of the Sloop [blank] 2 a Cartell fitted out by this State, & with the said sloop proceed Im[me ]diately to Halifax, & there Deliver such prisoners as You C[ar]ry Down there, to Sr Geo Col[li]er or some Person appointed by him as Commissary, with whom You are Athorised to Negotiate the Exchange, And You are Directed if posable to procure...
Date: 22 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Sir The Vote of the General Court is at length received but upon such Terms & in Such a Manner; that his Excellency the General does not chuse to meddle with either of the Vessels ー2
You will therefore on Receipt of this take up two other Vessels the most suitable for our Purpose upon the best Terms you can ー let them be prime Sailors, put them into the best Order & loose no...
Date: 4 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
His Excellency having resolved to equip two armed Vessels, has impowered you to negotiate this Business, in which the following Directions are to be observed.
1st. That the Vessels be approved Sailors and as well found as possible.
2nd. That you have an Appraisement made of them, by indifferent People, to be returned to Head Quarters.
3rd. That you agree, at as reasonable a rate as you can, for...
Date: 4 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Gentlemen, Yours of the 9th Inst. came Safely to hand ー It is Some Dissappointment to us that the Vessels cannot be got ready sooner, as we have just received very important Advices respecting the Dispatch of a Number of Transports from England which may be hourly expected on the Coast. The General therefore directs that you will immediately set every Hand to Work that Can be procured & not a...
Date: 11 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Sir I was under Some Mistake with Respect to the Proportion of the two Vessels who advance farther ー Their share of Prizes will be the Same, & any Special Service will be recommended to the Congress for farther Bounty ー Therefore you need say nothing upon this Head ー Lose no Time ー every Thing depends upon Expedition ー I am Sir, &c.
Date: 12 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Gentlemen Colo Glover's Letter of the 15th came Safe to hand ー Capt Broughton & Capt Selliman [John Selman] have their Orders & must be immediately dispatched ー The Price you mention for Bread is monstrous but there must be no delay. If the Flour is not come in from Portsmouth you must Do as well as you can but if it is we hope you need not submit to Such Terms ー Let the Agent take Care...
Date: 16 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Sir ー We learn with a good deal of Concern that there is no Probability of the Vessels being got away for several days ー & that in all Appearance the Remainder of the Vessels besides Capt Broughton & Capt Selliman will not be ready these 2 Weeks to which the long Delay already & frequent Disappointment makes us give some Credit ー The General is much dissatisfied I cannot but think a...
Date: 17 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Your Favour of yesterday was duly received: the 260 Dollars Mr Moylan will keep till he returns & then pay it to the Commissary General ー I sent for Colo [William] Burbeck who makes some excuse that he could not get the Order ready, but promises it shall be this day Completed ー
I also sent for Dr Spofford who agrees to go if his Colonel does not object to it. He is now gone to consult him...
Date: 20 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Your favour of blank Date came Safe to Hand ー We are much pleased that Capts [Nicholson] Broughton & Selliman are Sailed not only on Account of their probably meeting with greater Success in their Destination but on that of a piece of Intelligence we lately had from Boston, viz ー That a Transport with 1200 Bbls of Powder on board without Convoy or Force has been missing Some Time & they...
Date: 25 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Gentlemen, Your Favour of the 28th came last Evening ー Capt [Winborn] Adams is ordered to march immediately ー Colo [William] Burbeck is preparing the Ammunition & I hope every Thing will be got in such Order as to have them both out ー
The General approves of the detaining the 20 men ー The Capt (Glover)2 will if he behaves as We expect have a Vessel soon when he will then have it in...
Date: 30 October 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I am Commanded by his Excelly to desire you will put Mr Richard Darby Junr in the proper road, to get his Brig Kingston packett & her Cargo into his possession, 2 Whether she is to proceed on her intended voyage to the West Indies or not, the General Cannot himself determine, that is the business of Committees of Safety ー the General is determined to have no further trouble with...
Date: 8 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3