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I Wrote You of 10th Inst. p Post In Ansr to yrs of the 2nd Inst sinc wch have recd Orders from the Secret Comme of Congress, to send you 100 Bolts of the Contl Duck, wch is now forwarded by Mr Dogets Waggon to the care of Capt Jere Stamford of Ipswich as you Directed it was with the Graitest Difficulty Could get it Carted Just at this Time, Was Obgd to give at the rate of 3/6, LM, p 100 from...
Date: 15 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
This only serves to tell you Col [Josiah] Bartlett arrived yesterday and to enclose a Resolution of Congress which I know will not displease you.2 You see how we come on, a confederation permanent and lasting ought in my opinion to be the next thing and I hope is not far off: if so then the establishment of foreign Agencies I hope will fill our ports with ships from all parts of the...
Date: 18 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Your favor of the 6th inst is now before me I am glad the money has got safe to hand, the list of Officers you mention I suppose has reached you before now I inclos'd one sometime ago2 I also gave you my Reasons for disaproving the Person you mention for 1st Lieut, I have no objection to the Mr [John] Roche you mention but am apprehensive his being appointed tvod make some uneasiness...
Date: 20 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Your two favours of 11th and 12th current came duly to hand: I rejoice to find your ship the most forward of any except those at Providence, but I very much fear you'll still wait for guns if they are not to be had at Providence as I mentioned in my last. I have still kept off the appointment of an Agent in hopes of fixing the appointmt to your mind. I have nominated the Captain2 who...
Date: 28 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Your favor of the 20th ultio came to hand yesterday. I think I mentioned to you in a former letter that I supposed there would be a considerable alteration in the wages of the officers in the naval service; the principal officers higher and the petty and warrant officers considerably lower; as there is the greatest probability that these alterations will take place, you no doubt will be careful...
Date: 2 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Yours of the 21st ulto is come to hand. I hope you have had good luck in launching the ship.2
...the affair of the Agency lays dormant. Captain [Thomas] Thompson is nominated by the Marine Committee for the command of your ship, but not yet confirmed by Congress...
Yesterday one of the Continental vessels that were sent out for necessaries arrived here; she brought 7400 lbs of powder,...
Date: 3 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
This goes by express early tomorrow morning ー it is determined in [Marine] Committee this evening to urge the appointment of the Captain for your ship tomorrow; there is no doubt but what [Thomas] Thompson willbe the man; if you and he will talk with such persons as you think proper for Lieuts and marine officers and let me know who will accept, I will havethem commissioned. It's idle to have the...
Date: 5 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Dear Sir Yours of the 27th ulto is come to hand and am glad to hear you have had so good luck in building and launching the ship; I hope she will prove as good a ship as any of her bigness in the British Navy; ー Captain [Thomas] Thompson is appointed to the command of her, the other officers are not yet appointed; I hope the Captain will set about raising the men, and that she will be fitted for...
Date: 10 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
My Dear Sir Your favor of the 27th May came duly to hand; I heartily condole with you the loss of the brave [James] Mugford, however we must submit to the divine will and rest assured that whatever is ordered by Providence is right. I have the pleasure to tell you, that Capt [Thomas] Thompson's appointment is confirmed by Congress; his commission will be sent him very soon; as he is appointed,...
Date: 10 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
This accompanies the 10,000 dollars for the naval service mentioned in a former letter; I have put it in a box with some other money directed to Col [Meshech] Weare and wish it safe to hand ー am sorry it was not in my power to send it sooner but hope the service will not suffer.
Date: 14 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
...I am glad you intend for Providence and heartily wish you may succeed in getting the guns there, if not, I don't know when you will have them but fear it will be a long time, for though two furnaces in this Province are employed making guns for the ships there are no more than two 12 pounders yet brought to town and but very few of the other sizes and if they were here, I think there will be...
Date: 17 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
agreeable to Your request in Your favor of the fir[s]t inst I have applyed to the Cha[i]rman of the secret Committee to know if you sho[ul]d have Liberty to pay for the Brig: that was taken, in answer to Which he says the Charter Party & accots must be before the Committee e're they can give orders for the payment by continual application & importunities I have at last prevailed on the...
Date: 22 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Your two favors of the 10th ins ー one dated at Boston & the other at Portsmo came duly to hand, I inform'd you in my last wich went by Saturdays post, that the Marine Committee desire you would ship your men so soon as you can, they also direct me to desire You'll provide six months wet Provisions & four months Dry this stock to be keep good, You'll apply to the Commesary at Boston for...
Date: 24 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I am truly sorry that guns &c for the ships cannot be got as soon as wanting; but so it happens ー the Committee appointed for that purpose have not been able to procure them yet ー as to naval affairs I must refer you to brother Whipple who continues on the Marine Committee alias Board of Admiralty and who wil while here inform you from time to time what is to be done in your department as...
Date: 1 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
My Dear Sir, Yours of the 24th ulto I've rec'd ー it grieves me that the frigates cannot begot to sea, which I am sensible they might before this, had proper attention been paid to cannon in season. I have been a long time endeavouring to draw the attention of the Committee to the regulation ofthe Navy but hitherto without Success; the present establishment certainly needs amendment, but business...
Date: 8 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Two of the ships were launched here last week, viz; the Randolph and Delaware; but when they will get to sea is uncertain, as they have no anchors yet....
Date: 16 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Dear Sir I have your favor of the 6th inst ー in answer to the part of it respecting the Commissions I can only say, I am perpetually dunning the President to send them ー if any alteration in wages of the Commission officers they will be higher: so there can be no difficulty with them ー if any are lowered it will be the mates, midshipmen, coopers, sailmakers and perhaps some other of the petty...
Date: 22 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir, I Receiv'd Yours of 3th June ult. the day we were very Busy in geting ready to Receive our Enemys which we did on the 28th & give them a very Genteel draubing ー Particulars you have before this reaches you. ー Some damage has been done to the Inhabitants of the back Settlements of this province by the Indians, but there are large parties gone against them, so hope there will be a Stop to...
Date: 1 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir, Since my last, a vessel fitted out by the Secret Committee has arrived here from Marseilles in France which place she left the 8th of June. She has brought for the use of the American States 1000 good muskets, about ten tons of powder and about 40 tons of lead &c &c. ー A small privateer from this City called the Congress has taken a vessel bound from the West Indies to Halifax and...
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Dear Sir. Yours of the 29th ulto is come to hand and I congratulate you on your late appointment. Col Whipple sets off to morrow morning for Portsmouth and takes with him your commission as Continental Agent and will be able to inform you of every thing relative to it. He will be likely to make a little stop at New York and will go by the way of Providence and if possible procure the guns for...
Date: 11 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6