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....You will please to remember that the hire of the waggons sent to Chingoteague will amount to a pretty large Sum. It will be some time before I can attend the Council as I am much Engaged in forwarding the building of the Row Galley which I have undertaken and am anxious to have her done very compleat. Anything which the Council may have to do in the meantime in this quarter they will command...
Date: 12 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The inclosed paper was delivered me yesterday to lay before your Board you'll be pleased to direct the Clerk to make out the Acct arising thereon & give Orders for the payment thereof ー When the Council requested Waggons to be hired & despatched to Chingoteague for the Cargo of Arms &c shipt by Messrs Harrison & Vanbebber they sent no Directions whom to apply to for the delivery...
Date: 13 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
...The Resolution of the Convention in ordering our regular Troops to march to the Assistance of New York & the Jerseys must have been precipitate & inconsiderate or I think they woud not have done it. Our Province is left thereby exceedly weak & defenceless more especially as so large a Body of our Militia is soon also to march to the Northward & will carry with them most [ of]...
Date: 18 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Sir Your favr of the 22d Instant to the Committee of Observation for this County was this morning delivered to Mr [illegible] Ringgold & myselfe and we immediately ordered all the powder & Sail Cloth in the Care of the Committee on board Capt: Bary [Richard Berry] for which youll receive inclosed his Receipt ー the second Escort of Waggons is expected at Town to night by when I hope the...
Date: 24 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The Roe Gally that is building at my Yard is nearly ready to launch the Cables and Anchors are wanting to secure her when in the Water, the Guns are wanting to enable the Carpenters to make the Carriages and the pig Iron for Ballast — the Council will please to direct me what name to call her —
Mr Thomas Coursey who stands on the List of Applications woud accept of the Command of her I am told he...
Date: 1 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Captain [Thomas] Coursey being disappointed in getting the Cordage he expected was to be sold here waites on the Council for what is necessary to secure the Chester Galley when launched, which must be done in a few Days or she will suffer much ー
I have a middle sized mooring Anchor which I woud sell to the Council if Captn Coursey thinks it will be suitable for the Galley and a peice of pretty...
Date: 15 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8