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...Capt. Neles2 is returned from his Cruse taken two Prises one Schooner about Sixty Tons and one Ship about three hundred Tons Chiefly Loaded with Rum and Sugor the Schooner is Safe arived in Norwich Harbour the Ship Hourly expected hope Soon to hear some agreable account from Capt. Harden [Seth Harding.]
Date: 15 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Since I wrote you Capt. Harden [Seth Harding] is arived from his Cruise has taken two fine Ships one of them Safe arived at N L [New London] She is Loaded with Sugar, Rum Coffey and Cotton Supposed to be worth fifteen thousand pounds the Other prize is daily Expected; [Robert] Niles 2d Prize is not arived and Suppose is most Likely Taken your Brother obtaind so Little part of Mr. [Nathaniel]...
Date: 7 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
On the Desire of Capt Lester I write you at this time In Regard to Long pine Timber for the Frigate Under Your Direction.2 My advice is that there Should be no time Lost in Sending high up on Connecticut River and procuring the Masts Yards and Long pine timber for plank which if not got Down the River in the Springtime Cannot be got at any Other Season. Also that Mr Jonathan Bush is...
Date: 3 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
. . . As to the Draught or Description of the Frigate which you are to Build, it has of late been neglected to be sent, the Committee have left it to the Discretion and Emulation of those employed in the several States to Rival each other in the Perfection of Building. But I shall endeavour to send (or procure it to be done, by the Board of Assistants to the Marine Department who act under the...
Date: 11 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I am Informed that you have a number of Sparrs for the Ship, and we are in great want of a few small Sparrs for a Continental Brig Resistance which we are now fitting out and will be ready soon if you will Lend us the following
1 Main Boom 55 feet 11 inches
1 fore yard 44 feet 10 Inches
1 Cross Jack Yard 44 feet 10 Inches
6 small Sparrs of 7 Inches
and we will replace them if that be most...
Date: 16 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
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
Since my arival hear I have Rec'd Letters from the board at Boston, in which they inform me the Hon'd Marine board at York Town1 disaproves of Raising the Wages of the Carpenters to 15/ per Day,2 being of Opinion that when the United States have agread, and Completed that Agreament, Respecting the Stating the prices of Goods Labour etc. there will be no more Difficultys...
Date: 10 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I have sent by Elias Woodward 558 four pound round shott, for Mr. Nathl. Shaw Jun on his private accot. also by Mr. David Carver—441 of Ditto for Accot. of Mr. Shaw—and 37 of twelve pound Grape made up for the Ship Trumbull1 wch. is to be forwarded to Mr. Shaw you'll please to pay the Carting...
Date: 19 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I have here inclos'd you a Recpt: for 15 Shaken hhds. &c &c wch: Cask was Left here by the Warren, and are now order'd by the Navy board1 to Nonvich for the Ship Building under your care2 the hoops are No. for the hhds. here sent, wch. you please to Notice Accordingly & Charge the Expence to said...
Date: 20 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I know not what to say to you about the Matter you Mention, to give 18/ per Day will be a Violation of the Law of the State, at Same time I shall be Very Sorry to have a Detaintion on acco't of the Blacksmiths work of the Ship.1 if it can be done I Shall be Glad to have your old Smith Kept a little while longer, as we shall soon see whether the new regulations will take place. I am...
Date: 25 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I Rec'd your Favour yesterday and Note the Contents I have had great dependance on having the Guns from Salsbury furnis. I now wish we had the Mold back again, you will pleas to order it back as Soon as posable. I send you a quantity of Cordige Suitable for the Frigate you are now Carying on:1 it is time to look out for men to fix her Riging this Cordige falling in, will be a Very...
Date: 31 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11