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with a great deal of Deligance and Trowble with out Any Acting Officer but my Self have got the lndependance Ready for hur Guns and as Capt Walkers Clark went out to the Fournice A Wensday About them and Find they have down Nothing to them Sence Capt Walker was there him self; I think it nassary to Acquant your Excellencey of it, and to Ask of you Sir to let me have one of the Freindships...
Date: 16 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Sir/ being Stationed down at the Mouth of Potapsico to watch the Mosions of the Enemy and the Mornings and Evenings begining to grow Cool and our Men being very Naked boath for Beading and Cloaths, and being out of my Power to weight on your Excellency myself I have Sent down Mr Stevenson with an Accot of what Cloathing we Shall want at Present Likewise an Accot of what Wages is due to the Men to...
Date: 1 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Sir this Morning at Eight OClock Saw ten or Twelve Sail of Ships Standing Down the Bay of[f] Swan Point and Stood Down Untill they came as Low down as fo bring Chester Channell Open and then Came all to an Ancour of[f] that River which makes me think they intend to Pay New Town Chester A Visset, and Meeting with the Boat Capt Hall from Chester Capt David and my Self think it Nessery to send you...
Date: 8 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I make know Dout but you have expected me down with the Gally1 At Annapolis before now but if you will Look back at the weather we have had for three weeks past their have been but A few days fit for Caulking And Cleaning of Vessalls for we have mist now oppurtunity to get the Gally ready as fast as possible.I have her now Hove down and A Clean bottom And am makeing all the dispatch...
Date: 23 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I am Desired by the Governor and Council1 to take as much ship Bread in Casks as we can stow the quantity I have left to Mr. Hanson1 which you will have Pact ready for Calling for
Date: 23 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I have received yours1 Express wherein you mention of a small Fleet being as high up the Bay as Petuxant2 I cant tell what their Meneuver may be but you may expect I shall Sail -Immediately for Annapolis, & should have been down before now but I could not get my men together. & Indeed I have been so poorly myself this weeks day that I have not been able to go out of...
Date: 10 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Charles McDonnell entered as a marine on Board the Independance1 the 17th. day February 1778 for the term of two years for which he has recd. the Bounty & Signed the articles after being some time on Board he deserted and Enlisted with Colonl. Samuel Smith who told me he had given him thirty Dollars after which we got him on Board and put...
Date: 14 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11