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Sir The Council of Safety will take Mr Sprigg's Vessel, if you are of opinion, that she will make a fast sailer, draw little water, and suit this Province as an armed vessel, of which please to advise us in Writing, and request she may be got ready with the utmost dispatch ー we hope and expect a fortnight will compleat her ー when can you Set off for the Eastern shore to examine the vessels, which...
Date: 8 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir, There are no Durants in the Stores, so that .we cannot furnish you with materials for colours as yet. — We send you two Bolts of Oznabrigs. — the guns and cohorns on board the Defence's Prize you. will please bring with you to Annapolis. — and we should be very glad you & Jesse Hollingsworth. could .contrive us down the Cannon lately brought from Hughs's Works, be pleased to hire a...
Date: 18 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
The Governor received your Letter of Yesterday last Night and we that of to Day this Moment. Capt [James] Belt has been consulted and he thinks the Xebec had best be rigged in the Manner of a Ship, that too is Lieut Gordon's Opinion, and we are desirous of gratifying them, as they will risk their own Persons in her. Belt says he thinks the Boom and Sail in the Brig Fashion will be too heavy. We...
Date: 15 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
sir The Council of Safety are informed that you have been at Philadelphia, and are acquainted with the Method, the Committee [of Safety] have taken there to prevent the Approach of Men of War, and armed Vessels to that City. As the Convention have resolved, that the Sum of five thousand, nine hundred Pounds be appropriated to fortify Annapolis, and place Obstructions in the Channel of the River ー...
Date: 22 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
We have this day determined that Captain Nicholson should make another Attempt for proceeding with the Virginia Frigate to sea, and having reasons to believe that the late Agents will demure to the supplying her, unless we put more money into their hands which we are restrained from doing until the account for the large sums already delivered them. From these and other motives the Committee have...
Date: 4 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11