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We expect the Continental frigates Hancock, Boston and Raleigh under your respective commands, are either now ready for the Sea, or shortly will be so. You are hereby directed to act in concert and Cruize together, for the following purposes, and on the following Stations. Your first object must be to inform yourselves in the best manner possible, if any of the British men of war are Cruizing in...
Date: 23 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I am now going to ask your Opinion of an Affair which lately happn'd here; as it Concerns the whole Navy, I should wish to have it set in a proper light in case of future Accidents or Occurrences of this Nature. — One day this Week a Tender belonging to the Milford (late Burk's [William Burke] Schooner) having Cruized three Weeks in this Bay without Success, in order to meet the above Ship for...
Date: 28 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
I have a man by the name of Patrick Lynch which formerly belongd to the Boston, he shall be given up any time to your order — Should be glad to know how Privateering gos on in Boston I am e[n]gaged in a deep dispute with the Genl Court of this State in Consequence of their giving one Leave to Sail She has 80 Seaman 50 Landsmen I have provoked them to the Last degree by pointing out their Errors I...
Date: 18 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
You are desired to attend upon a court of enquiry, to be held at Mr. Marsten's, in Congress-street, at 4 o'clock this afternoon, at the request of Joseph Olney, Esq; respecting the loss of the Continental brigantine Cabot, under his command.
Date: 17 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
You are desired to attend a Court Martial on my first Lieut 2 for his continual neglect of Duty & possative Disobedience of Orders, the Court to be held at Mr Marstons in Congress Street at 4 oClock this Afternoon —
Date: 24 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I am much oblidged to you for your Information, relative to Prisoners being convey'd on board the Trading Vessells in this Road & shall send an Officer on board to search them immediately, should be glad you would also; The Certificate that I gave Thos Knox the Pilote was to Certify, that he had Piloted the Ship Hancock into Nantasket Road & directed it to Honble Thos Cushing Esqr Agent...
Date: 19 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I Inclose you the Prize Briggs Bill of Laden; the Captn is on board by [sic my] Ship think it will be best to keep the Pri~e along with us till morng; then we can consult what to do with her ー there was 16 Sail that Saild out in Campy with the Brigg having on board 3500 Troops under the Convoy of the Somerset & Mercury ー he has no London Papers with him ー
Date: 29 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Your favour of the 17th Inst I duly received, I am heartily glad to hear your are recovering your health, and most obliged to you, for your kind officer of, Cash, which I accept with thanks, as we are really distressed for, that Article, you may depend on receiving it at any time you may have occasion for it ー you will please to order in regard to Capt. Moran as you think best. I am greatly...
Date: 18 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
By your Letter you tax me & my Officers for not showing proper Signals last Night but I was upon Deck & made the Exa[c]t Signals you gave me which was by firing one Gun & showing three Lights which was for Tack & Sail with the Starbard Tacks on board if there is any mistake it is owing to your now [sic not] giving me a true Copy I am much supprized that you should not observe the...
Date: 27 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I Congratulate you on your safe Arival in sh[eepscot River] Could wish it had been nearer to Portsmouth. am sorry to hear your prize is re taken, and Manly like to share the same fate that is the present account hope not True
My present purpose of sending to you is to acquaint you with the Situation of the Raleigh and to know yours also, prehaps something for the good of the Service might be don...
Date: 19 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I am happy to hear of your safe arrival at Boston. — I am almost in readiness for Sea, so that I cannot hope for the pleasure of seeing you in Boston before my departure; you will oblige me much by a Copy of your prisoner's scheme of quartering the Officers and Men in different rates of the Enemies Navy and what he. conceives to be their duty respectively. — Thompson and Hinman are gone; and by...
Date: 24 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
We having been appointed by the Honble Continental Congress a Board to superintend all Naval, & Marine Affairs of the Continent, within the Four Eastern States, and being Impowered to conduct and manage the Business of such part of the Continental Navy as may be Built, bought, or fitted from Time to Time in the four New England States, & particularly directed to require all Captains, or...
Date: 2 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
As the Honble Marine Committee have signified to us their Intention, that no Continental Ship or Armed Vessil, within our department should remain long Inactive, and required us to cause them immediatly to proceed to Sea, or as soon as they can be equiped?
You are hereby required to give Orders for prepareing your Ship for the Sea without delay, by causeing any repairs necessary for that Purpose...
Date: 5 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Please to Deliver Mr. Saml. Read present Pusser [i.e., purser] of the Ship Boston, what Slops may belong to sd. Ship, he giving a Receipt for the same & you will Oblidge Yours to Serve
Date: 7 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I promised myself the pleasure of seeing you in France before this time. A War is kindling up in Europe—with which I am afraid America will be but too nearly connected and too much involved.—I anticipate this connection with real pain at a time when America is in fact Independent; for our Enemies have no more Troops to send out and those now in America must soon be swallowed up.— Since no power...
Date: 23 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11