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Voted That a circular Letter be wrote to the Captains of the Several Vessells of war in the pay of the United States now within this department requiring them to make return of the officers Sailors & Marines on board the Several Ships under their Command
Date: 2 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
The Navy Board Established by Congress for the four New England States finding it difficult to furnish themselves with Books Paper & Other Stationary Articles necessary to proceed in their Business and Supposeing the Committee of Sequestration to be possessd of them Beg your Honours to give them An Order on that Committee for such Articles as they may have Occasion for which they propose to...
Date: 2 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
We having been appointed by the Honble Continental Congress a Board to superintend all Naval, & Marine Affairs of the Continent, within the Four Eastern States, and being Impowered to conduct and manage the Business of such part of the Continental Navy as may be Built, bought, or fitted from Time to Time in the four New England States, & particularly directed to require all Captains, or...
Date: 2 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
As we are Informed you are now Almost ready for the Sea, and propose to Sail in A few days, under the Orders of the Marine Committee at Philadelphia, we shan't Interfere any further with the Affairs of your Ship than to desire you to furnish us with. A Copy of your Orders, which may have an Influence on our future Conduct relative to the Navy. We wish you success, and a prosperous Cruise, and...
Date: 4 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
As the Honble Marine Committee have signified to us their Intention, that no Continental Ship or Armed Vessil, within our department should remain long Inactive, and required us to cause them immediatly to proceed to Sea, or as soon as they can be equiped?
You are hereby required to give Orders for prepareing your Ship for the Sea without delay, by causeing any repairs necessary for that Purpose...
Date: 5 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Voted That Captains Isaac Cazneau Eleazer Johnson and Isaac Phillips be desired to take a Survey of the Standing Riggin ofthe Ship Boston Hector McNeil Esqr commander and report whether it is Sufficient for the Ship for a winter Cruise and that a Copy of this request be sent them forthwith —
On the same day the said Captains Reported in writing to this Board That they had Viewed the Standing...
Date: 8 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Voted That the Honble Board of War be requested to give leave to this Board to take twenty or thirty masts for the use of the Continental Frigates from those in their disposition at Kennebeck. —
Date: 10 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Voted That a Circular Letter be wrote to John B Hopkins Abram Whipple & Hoistin Hacker Esqrs Commanders of the Warren Providence and Columbus requiring them to remain in. Providence till further orders and that they immediatly Equip fix and Man their Several Ships to be ready to proceed to Sea at the Shortest Notice. —
Date: 11 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
In our Orders of the 2d Instant we expressed a desire of seeing you here with the other Commanders of the Continental Ships at Providence; for reasons that have since taken place, we wish you now to remain at Providence, where we hope this will find you, and is to require immediately to equip fix and man the Ship Providence under your command, ready to proceed to sea on the shortest notice.2...
Date: 11 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Voted That a Letter be wrote to the Honble Thomas Cushing Esqr to inform him that the Marine Committee have come to a resolution to put a Stop to the building the 74 Gun ship begun in this Town and have required this Board to forward a true State of the Situation of this Ship and an Account of the Materials provided for her therefore to request him to furnish this Board with such a State and such...
Date: 12 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
We have Just now your Favour by Mr [Louis Daniel] Charrier your Memdn is now Compleating & will be finished with all posable Dispatch, so that you may have no Delay in going to Sea according to your Wishes. we have had so many affairs to attend to in our first Entering on Business & find many things in the Navy Department in Such A Confused State, that we have not been able to Come to any...
Date: 12 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
We are honored with your favour of the 25th august, Inclosing Several Resolves of Congress of the 21st, Immediatly on the Rect we Communicated them to Governor Cook & the Councel of war of the State of Rhoad Island, where we propose to Repair in a few Days for the purposes therin Directed, in the meantime we are taking Every Preparatory Step for Carying the Resolves into Execution, if they...
Date: 13 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
We did our Selves the honor to Adress you by ours of the 9th Instant, with Regard to Several Particulars Relating to the Continantal Navy in this Department, and to Some matters Relative to our Office, to which We beg leave to Refer you, Since which we have Transmitted to us by the President of the Honabl Congress Several Resolves made by them on the 21st august, directing us to go to Providence...
Date: 15 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
You are appointed first Lieutenant of the Continental Ship Boston Capt Samuel Tucker Commander who will Sail on a Cruise in less than three weeks—
You are therefore requested to repair immediatly (without delay) onboard and bring as many Sea men, & landsmen & marines with you as you possibly can—
We are your humble. Servts. in the name of Navy Board—
Date: 3 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Having presumed to draw a Bill on you in favour of Mr William Dennie a Merchant of this Town for one hundred pounds Sterling, it becomes necessary to appologize for this Step by Explaining the reasons of our Conduct, which otherways must Appear very extraordinary, as we have neither the Express orders of Congress for it or have the Honour of being Connected with you in any other way...
Date: 2 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
We have this day agreed with Mr William Smith of Fish kills to Supply you with twelve tuns of good refined Iron to be delivered to you at Norwich, with all possible Speed The Teamsters who bring the Iron are to be paid for the Carting for which they will have an order from Mr Smith and if any of the Iron is wanting of the weight received it must be deducted from their pay at...
Date: 4 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Notwithstanding the General Instructions Given you, You are now to Consider The HonbIe. John Adams Esqr. (who takes passage in the Boston) as one of the Commissioners with the Honble. Benjamin Franklin and Arthur Lee Esqrs. and therefore any Applications or orders received from him as valid as if received from either of the other two, you are to afford...
Date: 10 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Feb 10 1778
As soon as these Instructions get to hand you are to get to Sea as soon as possible, When there you are to proceed on a Voyage to Some Convenient Port in France, and on your arrival there Apply to the Agent if any in or near said Port for such Supplys as you may stand in need of, you are at the same time to give immediate Notice by Letter to The Honorable Benjamin Franklyn John Adams...
Date: 10 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
You are hereby Directed to enter Men on board your Ship, on the same terms they were entered on board the Continental Ship Warren—which was fifty Dollars Bounty over and above what is allowed by the Honble Continental Congress, the Mens allowance Rum Provisions &c must be punctually delivered them, you are to get your Ship Ready for Seas as soon as possible, and to apply to Collo. ...
Date: 22 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
We are favoured with yours of the 15th. and regrett our inability to Supply you with money as much as you possibly [torn]n.—
Since our last of the 12thJ'ohn Deshon Esqr has been in Town and took with him all the Loan office Certificates that we were possessed of except 2500 dollars in order to get Exchanged for Continental money in the States of Rhode Island and Connecticutt to pay the...
Date: 26 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11