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I rec'd your Favor yesterday by Capt Palmer. I will chearfully do every Thing in my Power to have the Gallies immediatly fitted for Use. I fear we shant be able to supply them with Men from this Post as we have but few Watermen among the Troops here. Capt Palmer I think might be able to get a Number from the Country as he has considerable Influence with the People that woud best Suit, but he,...
Date: 12 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Capt Cook Commander of the Washington came here last Night. I will send a Boat To Morrow to take in the Guns from Peeks Kill intended for her Use. It will be impossible to obtain Men from this Post properly qualified to man the vessel, all that would have been Useful for that Purpose being sent to the two Frigates at Poughkeepsie. Capt Cook thinks that the greatest Part of the Men that were with...
Date: 15 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
. . . The Congress is not yet got down. Capt Hodge is up atPoughkeepsie to assist in bringing her down & not a Gun on Board his own Ship.2 I will send to· Palmer & try to prevail on him to take Command of the Shark3 tho' I despair of his doing it, in the Mean Time I will look out for somebody Else that will. We shall want Artillery Men much, we hant a Man to a Gun I...
Date: 3 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
. . .I expect to draw a Cable across the [Hudson] River in Front of the Chain this Morning every Thing being prepared for it & the Montgomery's 2 Cables spliced & fixt for the Purpose — As soon as one of the Booms is ready it can be put in Place of the Cable — The Fasts on shore being formed so as to answer for a Boom & by this Means shoud the Cable not answer the Purpose...
Date: 9 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
We have certain advises that part of the Enemy's Fleet, Viz Seventy Sail were beating off Little Egg Harbour with a Southerly wind on Saturday morning. From this Event, there seems to be but little room to doubt but that the destination is into Delaware Bay and against the City of Philadelphia. . . .
Date: 28 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9