Displaying 1 - 8 of 8
RECEIVED of Mr. Christopr ChamplinAgent to the Contractor for supplying His Majesty's Ships at Newport Rhode Island with Fresh Beef between the 2d Day of ---- and the 21 Day of Jany. 1775 Two thousand & Sixty Pounds of Fresh Beef, for the Use of His Majesty's Ship the Hind all which said Beef was actually delivered on board in Kind, and was in all Respects good and fit for his Majesty's...
Date: 21 January 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sir, Agreeable to information lodged with you in writing of 6th Inst. that I expected from Philadelphia in the Brig. Charlotte, John Fryers Master, three hundred cask of Bread, thirty Barr's Pork and some Flour, for the use of the Contract which I agreed with Mr. George Gibbs to import for that purpose, and accordingly last week advanced him fifty pounds lawfull money in part payment for the...
Date: 19 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Your favors 30. June ー & 12 July pr the Peggy. I duly recd I forbear complaining of my hard fate in this affair, I nevertheless am much Indebted for your kind intention to serve me a line from me which Mr Lostaw undertook to have conveyed to you notes the manner of adjusting the Peggys Freight as compromised wth him which I hope you will sepperate from the order for the Cargo. ー your...
Date: 1 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
On His Majestys Service
It's near a month since I committed to the care of Mr Lewis two Setts of Vouchers for Sundry Provisions delivered His Majestys Ship Rose under your command requesting him to wait upon you for signing them ー whether these vouchers have been Presented you Mr Lewis can say ー I am now near 2500 Dollars in Advance for the Contract, the Weekly Demand of Fresh Beef is Increased...
Date: 14 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
On his Majesty's Service
Having delivered His Majesty's ships under your command all the Provision I had in Store (except some Pork & Carolina Pease) and have made every attempt in my reach which appeared Practicable for Procuring farther Supplies from the Neighbouring Colonies but without Success as the agents in those colonies have not been Permitted to ship me any ー nor can I purchase any...
Date: 18 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
Sr Finding by the late Act of Parliament no restriction has been laid upon any import from this Colony to Great Brittain or Ireland ー and willing to Discharge our Debts due there, We have been Induced to exert ourSelves in Colecting & shiping a Quantity of Flax seed to Ireland, the Produce of this Colony ー many difficultys having attended Our Procuring it arising from the times, &...
Date: 26 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
The Petition and Memorial of Christopher Champlin of Newport in the Colony of Rhode Island ー humbly sheweth
That in July 1775 your Memorialist dispatched the ship Peggy William Barron Master to the Address of Captn St Croix of New York who contracted with Mr Jacob Watson and other Merchants to carry a Load of Wheat to Falmouth and a Market, with which she left New York the 4th September and on...
Date: 28 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Gentlemen, Having recd from Mr. Jacob Watson of N. York one of the Freighters of my unfortunate Ship Peggy, William Barron Master, a Copy of the Resolve of the Honorable Continental Congress respecting the permitting said ship to proceed on her intended voyage with her Cargo of wheat taken on board at N. York, baring date at Philadelphia, 15 Nov., 1775, upon which I repaired hear...
Date: 5 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2