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I am without any of your late favrs I Last Evg Recd a Ltr from Mr [Robert] Morris he Says tge Esther was Chased a Shore Near the Capes Virginia and he hopes the loss wont be great as the Cargo and Materials are sav'd and will sell high.2 he is much pleas'd with the purchase of the Active pray by next post send me the Cost & outfit as he is desireous to have it Speedily please to...
Date: 5 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Your esteemed favor of 21st Ulto duely Appeared — At the same time I recd orders from Congress to repair immediatly to Portsmouth in order to Proceed to France in the Ship Amphitrite — I returned here a day or two Ago — And now Send you a list of Persons concerned in the capture of the Ship Alexander — the bearer Mr [Joseph] Vesey deserves to Share with the first class of Officers — however he...
Date: 9 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Your post going off before his usual time prevented your hearing from me last week, Agreeable to your request I now send you the valuation of the fifty Rifles and the other Musquets. I agree in Sentiment with you as to the price of the Duck, tho'gh had not several pieces been much damgd eight pounds (even at that time) would have been very low as Duck Sold about that time by the Single piece at...
Date: 18 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Your several favours under the 16th, 21st & 23d I but this hour at 11 O Clock Receiv'd tho' I was twice at the Lodgings of the post early in the morning to enquire after Letters but he was out, the list of names is gone forward for Capt [John Paul] Jones to sign, its fate I shall soon know, I return them by post I am pleas'd to hear the providence has 25 Barrells provission on board, as its...
Date: 26 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
previous to writing on Business suffer me to give you & my Country Joy, of our late Acquisition by sea, in a Capture of an 28 Gun frigate 'by the Hancock & Boston. she is called the Fox and has not been off the stocks Sixteen months, they engaged a forty Gun Ship a few days before, & would have carried her, had she not been resqued by a 64 wch came to her assistance, Manly lost seven...
Date: 14 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9