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The assembly of New Hampshire and Massachusets having offered their assistance in equipping arming and manning the Frigate under your command2 we have accepted their kind offers and hope in consequence thereof, you will soon be ready for sea, we expect the same will be the case with the Frigate commanded by Captain [Hector] McNeill3 of Massachusets and our design is that you...
Date: 21 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
We expect the Continental frigates Hancock, Boston and Raleigh under your respective commands, are either now ready for the Sea, or shortly will be so. You are hereby directed to act in concert and Cruize together, for the following purposes, and on the following Stations. Your first object must be to inform yourselves in the best manner possible, if any of the British men of war are Cruizing in...
Date: 23 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
We, have long been anxious to hear of the Raleigh frigate under your Command being com pleated for the sea but hitherto the dificulty of obtafoipg her Guns has been insuperable you may rest assured that the measures you have taken to obtain them from the Furnace in Massachusets Bay are qµite agreeable to us. We approve very much of the Iron Ballast being taken from the Alfred, and in case that...
Date: 29 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
It appearing to this Board to be a Work of Necessity that the Armed Continental Vessel at Portsmouth2 should be immediately fitted for Sea thereupon Ordered that Mr Thompson with such as he shall think necessary, be and they hereby are permitted to Labour on the 20th Inst for the Purpose of working upon a large Copper which said Vessel is only waiting for — Said Thompson & ...
Date: 19 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I have this moment receiv'd your welcome Letter of the 19th Inst:, On my arrival here I would have wrote you a Narative of our proceedings this last Cruise, but for want of an opportunity which could be trusted I refrain'd writing —
On Friday last I had some thoughts of Stoping one who call'd himself Harris, he was in a Whale Boat which he said he had hired of a Butcher at Portsmo by this Harris...
Date: 21 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
As soon as these Instructions get to hand you are to make immediate application to the proper persons to get your Vessel victualled and fitted for the Sea with all expedition. When this is done 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 supplies as you may Stand in need of. You are at the...
Date: 6 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9