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Your Letter to Mr Morris accompanying five Persons Inhabitants of New Jersey & taken Prisoners from the Enemy's Army, was laid before this Board, to which for the future, you will please to address any Matters that may respect the Continental Navy in the Middle Department.
We are at a Loss to know whether the Terms of agreement with the five Prisoners sent us, are to be considered as settled...
Date: 29 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
A Circumstance happend Yesterday at Philadelphia which makes us apprehensive of the Safety of our Continental Vessels & Naval Stores in & near this Town. The Delaware Frigate by some Misfortune fell into the Enemy's Hands at Philada & is now in their Possession. We think it is not improbable but they may man her Barge & such other small Boats as they can procure & send up the...
Date: 28 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I yesterday recd information from General Smallwood at Wilmington that a number of Vessels, mostly Sloops and Schooners, had gone down the Bay with Troops on Board, their destination uncertain. Several deserters this day inform me that the number of Men embarked are four Regt. of British which are at most 1000. We have had it reported from different quarters that an...
Date: 19 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11