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With Pleasure I received your Favr of 14th p M[r] [John) Lewis ー Your Procedure with Respect to the Prize meets Approbation-shall be glad you will proceed with both as mentioned for the Best Interest of the concerned ー Inclosed you have a Minute of such Articles as you are desired to reseive for particular Use ー the Remainder of the Schooners 2 Cargo, reserving Beef Bread & Flour...
Date: 17 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
You are already acquainted with the Arrival of the Briga Grogg another of Cap Smedleys Prizes at plimouth, Messrs Witson & Spooner of that place have 'been kind enough to take some Care of the prize & have tendred their Service to act for this State there, we have informed them you are our standing Agent in that State, and will have the Care of that & all our prizes, but as these...
Date: 26 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
By your favour of the 25th Instant I have the pleasure to learn the Arrival of the last of Capt [Samuel] Smedleys Prizes, and thank you for your Care & attention to our Business ー
You will receive Letters from me respecting the Prizes, which are perhaps already come to your Hands, by which you will see we have no desire to supersede' your Agency ー as the Defence is to be refitted & Sent...
Date: 29 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I have the pleasure to inform you, that we this day made prize of the Brigantine Honor, from Cork bound to Newfoundland, which I hope will arrive in Some safe port. — The master of the Brig informs me that he sail'd in Company with about 20 Sail bound for America, which he parted with about four days ago, so that I hope to give you an account of some others of them in a Short time. I am Sir [...
Date: 8 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I congratulate you on Capt Hardings Success, he has sent into Bedford a Prize Brigantine called the Honour John Jackson late Master with a Valuable Cargo —
we depend you will take Charge of her, & pursue proper measures for her Condemnation with your wonted Prudence & Dispatch, as Part of her Cargo is very valuable, & lying at Bedford may be attended with some risque, we have given Mr...
Date: 23 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Your Letter of the 10th Inst was duly receiv'd. — Capt Hardings Success gives me great Pleasure — I hope his Illness will not detain him long — With Regard to the Exchange of Capt [William] Judd for Capt Manly as my Council are not with me att Present I cannot positively Determine — but it is Probable it may be effected — in Case of a Cartel — In the mean Time you will give the Prisoners such...
Date: 16 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9