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In Obedience to your orders I now transmit the Roll of the Ship Hancock, with the Boston, they are true Copys, as from the Originals left with Mr Cushing — I also inclose the Account of Sales of Ship Esther, Alexander, & Active,I am not furnish'd with the Sales of the Mellish yet, when it comes to hand I shall immediately forward it, I have the pleasure to acquaint you that the Frigates have...
Date: 19 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Captain Hinman of the Alfred informed me some time ago he had receiv'd orders from the Honble Board to go out on a Cruise & to return here or to some near port to receive your orders which shou'd be left me the Alfred has been ready to Sail about a week only the Captain being disapointed in manning his Ship — the time being so nearly elaps'd he thought best to remain in port till this time ...
Date: 3 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
My duty lays me under the disagreeable Necessity of acquainting the Honble Board with the loss of the Brig Robert (late Lively) on her passage to South Carolina and sent into Rhode Island, I am glad there was no Cargo on board, and we have made some small saving by taking out a good New Cable of ten Inches full length — I could wish it was the only loss the publick have lately sustain'd from this...
Date: 10 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I have the honour to congratulate you on the Success of the Hancock & Boston Frigates, which have fallen in with, & taken the Fox a twenty Eight Gun ship — they fell in with a forty Gun ship a few days before they took the 28, and would certainly have carried her, had she not been reliev'd by a 60 Gun Ship; Capt Manley engaged the 40, three Glasses before the Boston could get to his...
Date: 14 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Inclosed I send a Copy of my last of the 17th Current from hence. — several officers have been Appointed since that time and I have reason to think that the Compliment will soon be completed both with respect to Officers and Men —
When I took Command of the Ranger she was scarcely half Rigged — and the workmen are now, and will be for some time necessarily Employed Colo Whipple writes you pr...
Date: 21 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I had the honour to acquaint you under the 14th Instant of the Capture made by the Hancock & Boston, and that the latter was Arriv'd at Sheepscut, I confirm what I then wrote, tho we have no Letters from Capt McNeile, a report has prevail'd for some days past that the Fox was retaken and sent into Halifax, But I hope it is without foundation; we have nothing from Capt Manly since...
Date: 24 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Yours of the 17th Ulto P. Capt [Samuel] Chew came to hand (and as I Expected) you Consider that I was not Authoriz'd by your former orders to buy a Brigtn Eight Months after without first Consulting you on that head —
The Case was Just this, I was Determin'd that so Good a Man as Capt Chew should not Remain Un Employ'd, and if you would not let him have a Vessell, I would let him have one on my...
Date: 24 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9