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The affair of the two armed vessels (being a principal occasion of this meeting) was taken up and largely discoursed. Letters received from a number of gentlemen from N. Haven, Middletown, Wethersfield 8c relating to it read, &c. Capt. [John] Deshon, Mr. [Nathaniel] Shaw and Capt Giles Hall were present on that account and discoursed with &c., and they retired; and on further...
Date: 24 July 1775
Volume: Volume 1
At a Meeting of the Governor and Committee or Council of Safety this day
The committee appointed at the last meeting about the armed vessels &c. having performed the journey and business to which they were directed and instructed made a full verbal report of their journey, viewing, conversation and doings concerning armed vessels &c., what they have viewed, the terms on which they made be...
Date: 2 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
After further consultation about the armed vessels &c., the following bill and resolve was prepared and pass'd, viz:
Whereas the General Assembly of this Colony at their session in July last, resolved that two armed vessels of suitable burden be immediately fitted out and be armed with a proper number of cannon, swivel-guns and small arms, and furnished with necessary warlike stores and well...
Date: 3 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Mr [Benjamin] Huntington, one of the committee appointed at the last meeting, reported that he had not yet found a very proper and suitable small vessel to be fitted out as a runner and cutter &c.
After much discourse about the matter of arming the same &c., he with the other committee [were] directed to make further inquiry kc. and report.
Cap. [Robert] Niles (appointed at the last...
Date: 7 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Mr [Benjamin] Huntington of the committee appointed for that purpose respecting a small armed vessel &c., reported, that having taken pains they are not able to find any suitable for the purpose, except one belonging to one Hancox &c. of Stonington, but not to be chartered but may be bought for £200, as the lowest sum &c., her sails and riggifig not fit for the service; and the...
Date: 14 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Voted, That an order be drawn on Pay-Table Committee for £200. in favor of Benj. Huntington Esqr. and Cap. Jno. Deshon, to pay the purchase of the schooner Britania, for the use of the Colony as an arm'd and intelligence vessel, which this Council had judged most for the benefit of the Colony to purchase at that price, and appointed said committee to purchase of Edward Hancox Jno. Denison 5th...
Date: 17 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
A letter received from Messrs. [Titus] Hosmer, [Ezekiel] Williams and [Giles] Hall, about the armed brig fitting at Middletown &c., containing a nomination of sundry persons for officers &c., and proposing that the bearer, [William] Warner (going to Providence) may inlist a gunner there, as they cant obtain one, and also sailors, &c. It is agreed that he may do so, if not disagreeable...
Date: 24 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Gave order on Pay-Table for Wm. Griswold for £125 12, as follows, viz:
Please to draw on the Treasurer for the sum of £125 12 0, in favor of Capt. Wm. Griswold, for and in payment of the hire of the brig Minerva, employed the last season as an armed vessel in the service and for the defence of the seacoasts of this Colony, under the command of Capt. Giles Hall, being the sum and amount of said...
Date: 14 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Mr. Jas. Rice, one of the committee for fitting the Colony brig Defence and for building the row galley at N.H., presented his accounts to be settled &c., as voted by the Lower House &c., and being so large and numerous, this Board cannot at this time go thro' with the examination, and consider and order that an order be drawn on the Pay-Table for £700 in his favor, and refer the full...
Date: 22 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Col. Isaac Sears, who had been employed by this Board to purchase many articles of iron, cordage, rigging, for the use of the Colony brig Defence, a row-galley at N.Haven, and a ship building at Saybrook &c., had delivered his account for settlement. The same is examined and allowed, amounting to the sum of £ 776 3 6, L.money, and voted that an order be drawn on the Pay-Table for that sum....
Date: 27 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Voted, that orders be drawn in discharge of the following orders drawn by Cap. Seth Harding of the brig Defence, presented and delivered in by the following drawees, viz:
One drawn by said Harding on Cap. Samll Squier in favor of Lt. [Samuel] Smedley of said brig, for so much as necessary to pay the marines their first months pay, dated N. Haven March 22, 1776, being as per indorsement...
Date: 28 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Moved by his Honor,2 that proper measures be taken to man and fit our three row-galleys, now nearly ready, for immediate service; and the matter was largely discoursed &c., and
Voted, That Messrs. Jno. McCleave, Theo. Stanton and Jehiel Tinker, who are appointed captains of them, be notified and desired to attend this Board at Hartford on Wednesday next, to receive further orders...
Date: 31 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The letters and bonds to the captains of the row-gallies being to be forwarded &c., and names not being given to two of them, is concluded to call Cap. [Theodore] Stanton's built at Norwich, the Shark; and Cap. [Jehiel] Tinker's, at E. Haddam, the Crane.
Date: 1 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Capts. [John] McCleave and [Jehiel] Tinker of the row-galleys Whiting and Crane, were present &c. to consult about manning them &c.
Voted, That the said three gallies be furnished and manned, with fifty men each, including officers.
Voted, That there be one captain, two lieutenants, one master, one gunner and mate, one steward, two serjeants of marines, two corporals of do., one boatswain...
Date: 6 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Considered the wages and allowances of the officers and men for the row-gallies &c.
And voted, That the pay of a captain of said galleys shall be £7 per kalendar month, and that they be allowed a premium of 1½ per cent for paying their crews.
Cap.
£
7
0
0
The pay of the lieutenants to be £5 per month, both
10
0
0
And the second Lieutenant to be lieutenant of marines.
The...
Date: 7 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Voted, That an order of £400 be drawn in favor of Job Winslow, to be accounted for on his bill for building the row-galley Crane at E. Haddam &c. Order given, delivered said Winslow.
Date: 18 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
On motion &c., voted an order to be drawn on Pay-Table for Capt. Uriah Haydon the sum of £400, to be accounted for on his bill for building the Colony ship, built by him &c., to be settled on his account for said service. Order given, delivered Cap. [John] Shipman.
Appointed Ebenezer Peck Second Lieutenant and as Lieutenant of Marines under Cap. [John Mc]Cleave for the Whiting galley....
Date: 19 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Ordered, That Cap. [Jehiel] Tinker of the Crane galley proceed directly to New London.
An account of Colo. Jona. Fitch, for sundry purchases for stores &c. for the brig Defence, had been paid and referred to a sub-committee and examined, amounting to
£640 5 11
He having before received of the Treasurer,
500 0 0
The balance is now allowed and ordered to be drawn for, viz.
141 5 11...
Date: 20 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Voted, That Cap.[Jehiel] Tinker of the Crane galley be impowered to receive so much the stores of pork, beef and peas, and any other provisions, lying at Saybrook in the care of Cap. Dickinson,2 belonging to this Colony, taken out of the brig Minerva, as he shall need for the use of said galley, and all the bread, and 1 bb. rum; and Cap. E. [Ephraim] Bill is directed to order and see...
Date: 27 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Capt. Jona. Lester's account for building the row-galley Shark, amounting to £861 16 6½ in whole, having been inspected and examined by a sub-committee at Hartford, is now allowed. He had received by orders from this Board £100 and £300, and £4 of B.H. [Benjamin Huntington] Esq. The balance being £455 5 11½ is ordered now to be drawn for. And order given, delivered said Lester.
Voted, That an...
Date: 2 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5