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Capt [John] Bradford of Boston having represented to the General that he has directions from a member of Congress, Robert Morris, Esqr one of the Marine Committee, to provide a good Vessel for Continental Service, you may therefore let him have the Brigantine you purchased for the Continent,2 to be fitted for the intended Voyage as soon as may be I am &c
Date: 27 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
by ord[er]s of Court I am ordrd to Cruise Six weeks in Latt 35:00 if the tryal between r Haz and my self: John Lambert and our two Companys Should be mentioned for tryall and we absent in the Colony Service Should take it as a favour as I Look on you to be a frind to mankind in General to Selicit the Court in our behalf for a Continuance untill we can be heard according to Commong Law and Reason...
Date: 30 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir We have the honor to inclose herein a Resolve of the Continental Congress2 of which we are members whereby you will see we are empowered to order a proper and just distribution of all Prizes taken by the Cruizers Genl Washington caused to be fitted out on Continental Account, and also that we are authorized or rather Ordered to receive from the Agents who received and sold the said...
Date: 18 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I am Commanded by His Excellency to acknowledge your favor of yesterday by Capt. [Moses] Brown, which brings an account of a Sloop from Boston bound to Annapolis Royal having fallen into our hands,2 it is his Excellencys pleasure, that you take an accurate inventory of all the goods on board & as soon as you Conveniently can transmit them to Head quarters, where there is no doubt,...
Date: 5 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
There are many Transports from England & Ireland arriving every day at Boston; should any of the Armed Vessels be in your port, you will please to Order them out to sea immediately, every hour they remain in port may be a loss to them of a good prize, please to Communicate this to such Captain or Captains as may be with you ー being wrote by Order of his Excellency
I am Sir [&c.]
Date: 9 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Wrote to Wm Bartlett to detain the goods pr the North Britton untill further orders, allso the sloop with Fish & oyle Sent by Broughton2 ー his Excellency cannot be troupled with the disputes of people Concernd in takeing the North Britton, send the papers, found on board the Schooner Said to be taken, bound from Ireland to Boston &c3
Date: 10 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Your favor of the 9 Inst to his Excellency came this morning to hand ー As the people object to your taking charge of the Schooner from Ireland,2 & as having any thing to do with Vessels brought in as the North Briton was, will give both you and the General trouble, It is his advice that you will have nothing to do with such by any authority under his Excellency ー By what Col Glover...
Date: 11 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
We have information upon which we can depend, that a brigg Laden with 100 Gs of Brass Cannon, a number of Mortars & other Military Stores, is now Missing from Boston,2 the Vessell which Convoyed her was arrived a fortnight past, it is apprehended She has fallen into our hands, if true it would be the most fortunate Circumstance that coud happen for the publick good as well as the...
Date: 26 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Please to Send forward to Cape ann 1000 lb bread Ditto 1000 lb beef for the Use of the Guards ordered their by order of his Excellencey Genl Washington2
Your &c
Date: 29 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I have examined the Papers belonging to the Sloop Ph[o]ebe, & from them & other Circumstances it does not appear, that Captain Broughton has good Reasons for making Seizure of her, added to this, Governour Cooke of Rhode Island has wrote a Letter to his Excellency by Mr James Aborn, who is realy the Owner of this Sloop, tho' she was, in order to protect her from the Enemy, made over to a...
Date: 2 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Sir It being now under Consideration of Congress, the Mode of disposing of Such Vessels & Crews as are taken Supplying the enemy, it is his Excellency's pleasure that Captain [Robert] Hunter & his Crew,2 return to you, that their private adventure be given them, with Liberty to dispose thereof as they think proper, that they be treated with all Humanity due to fellow Citizens...
Date: 2 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I am commanded by his Excellency to Inform you that he does not consider the sloop at Cape Anne sent in by Captn Broughton, to be a prize & that he does not wish to have any thing to do with her. There should always be great care taken, that cargoes brought in, should not be injured or Embezzled ー It appears that the Vessel belongs to Genl [Nathanael] Greene & he will dispose of her as he...
Date: 4 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I am commanded by his Excellency to acknowledge the Receipt of your favor of the 3 Inst, givg an account of Captn Manly's taking the ship Concord from Glasgow with Goods for Boston ー His Excellency has no doubt, but as the Enemy are seizing & making prizes of our Vessels every day, that Reprizals should be made; But not thinking himself authorized to declare vessels taken, transporting Goods...
Date: 4 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I send you by the bearor two thousand dollars to defray the expences attending the Military Stores2
do you pay all the Charges & Keep Vouchers that we may not be troubled with a Multiplicity of Accounts I am Yrs
Date: 6 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2
Your agreeable favour to his Excellency, came last night to hand; It was very unlucky that the Captn of the ship 2 threw his papers overboard, he deserves to be severely punished, if It is true, that this was done after he was made a prize of, in any other war than the present, he would suffer death for such an action; But we must show him & such as fall into our hands, that...
Date: 10 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I wrote you this day to wch refer ー the Cargo by the two prizes to be Laid up in a Secure place if you think the vessells are not Sufficient for that purpose ー Capt [Winborn] Adams 2 will deliver you this, he Says he will take a Cruize while the Sails which he thinks absolutely necessary, are making. You will please to Let Such Sails as he wants, be put in hands imediatly, as we Cannot...
Date: 10 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Your favour of the 14th came to hand with the Sundry articles therein mentiond, I was in hopes there was some bottled porter which would have been much more agreeable than that in Cask, the General sends back the Tea which I am informed consists of two Canisters only ー the barrel of Lemons was not halfe full there was some preserved ginger on board the Antigua vessel wch woud be very agreeable....
Date: 15 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
I wrote you this day by Mr Burke to which you will please be refered ー the General was Much Surprisd at the Rapacity of the Crews in Stripping the prizes of every Little thing they Coud Lay their hands upon ー it is now his positive Comand that you make a Strict enquirey for the different articles which have been taken, & such as can be got returned to the proper owners & that Such...
Date: 15 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Acknowledged receipt of his letter with petition from Committee of Correspondence of Beverly ー If any Cannon not immediately wanting for the armed Vessels to be lent them ー Shot to be lent ー powder found on board the prizes to be detained in his hands &if absolutely wanting for the Town, to be lent
Wm Bartlett Esqr
Date: 15 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Your Letter of the 20 Inst is come to hand ー As the Corn & Oats are wanting for the use of the Army, Colonel Mifflin must have them, he will give the price you mention for the one third belonging to the Captors, as to the other ⅔ It is of little consequence what price is fixt thereon, Colll Glover must certainly have been mistaken, when he informed you, that his Excellency was...
Date: 25 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3