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The Board of War for the State of Massachusetts-Bay, having it in command among other things to procure a quantity of Flour & Iron, have taken the Liberty to inclose you Invoice & Bill Lading of Six Hogsheads of Sugar & Four Hogsheads of Rum, which wish safe to your hands; — You will dispose of the Rum & Sugar for the most you can obtain & dispatch the Schooner back with a...
Date: 23 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
War Office,
Boston Jany 11th 1777
Gentn
Enclos'd you have Invoice and Bill of Lading of a parcel of Rum and Sugar on board the Schooner Hazard Benjamin Hammond Master, which we wish safe to your Hands. — You will dispose of this Cargo as of the others we have ship[ped] to you & load the Schooner back with good common Flour with the Addition of Five Tons Pig Iron, and four Tons Bar Iron — The...
Date: 11 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
. . . about two weeks aGon we Ingaged a large ship but could make nothing of hur fighting Consaderable more Guns then us and all under Cover appearing to be an old India man Yesterday we feil in with Eight sail and Came in more with them but appearing seavarel vessels of Considerable force did not ingage them these being two of the fleet aStern — You may depend on my prolonging the Cruise to the...
Date: 2 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
As we begin to feel the want of Pig Iron for the important Business of casting Cannon: The Board have determin'd to send immediately to your place Three or Four Small Schooners in which they desire you would ship as many Tons of the Pigs purchas'd & left in your hands by Mr Stevenson, as said Schooners will carry and dispatch them direct home; — In the mean time you will continue to ship in...
Date: 14 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Your Favour 3d Feby is before us, observe what you say relative to the Danger of Navigation in your Bay, find it necessary however to run all Hazards, our determination being to have some Pig Iron, & Flour at all Events, are there[fore] of the same sentiments as when we wrote last, with regard to shipping the Pig Iron, to which Purpose shall dispatch two Schooners immediately to your Address...
Date: 17 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
I must beg You will order the Shot down to the Wasp immediately, she waits entirely for the Shot. Your attention to this directly will oblige Your friend
Date: 20 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
I lately received an Order from the Honle Continental Marine Committee, to send two small Vessels to Baltimore, for Iron & flower on accot of the Continent — to your Address; in Consequence of which Ive sent the Schooner Dove, Cap James Miller by whom this will be handed you, and by whom you will please Ship as much Iron & flower as the Schooner will carry with safety, on accot of the...
Date: 26 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
We are informed that you are building a Small vessel that will be ready for launching in a few days. We should be glad to know whether you will sell her, & what you will ask for her as she is when launched. We would wish for a speedy answer as we shall look out some where else for a suitable Vessel for our purpose if we should not purchase that-you are building.
We don't doubt at all Gent...
Date: 15 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
We acknowledge the receipt of your Favour of the 10th inst. and agreeable to your requisition we now inclose you herein a Warrant of Congress upon the Loan officer of your State for Ten Thousand Dollars which you will apply to the Credit of this Committee. If the Office cant furnish out the Cash, we wish you would, if you can negotiate them, take Loan office Certificates in Lieu ...
Date: 20 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
The day before I left Baltimore, it was reported there, that a large French ship was on shore on the Coast near Chingoteague, and that they were taking part of the Cargo out in order to lighten her. The Agent from France arrived here yesterday and informs us that a 50 Gun ship laden for the Congress may be abt this time expected at the Capes from St Domingo, and is anxious...
Date: 17 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
The Board have been duly favored with yours of the 14th. inst. They are happy to find you have put the important Business of procuring Tents for our Army in as good a Train as Circumstances will admitt. From our loss of Philada. the Workmen who came out are dispersed to Places in which Trade is open, & therefore none can be expected from this State; & every Sail...
Date: 16 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11