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We have received your letter of the 6th & approve your Proceedings as therein reported & as you seem very desirous to make a Cruise, we have this day agreed to give up the Direction of the ship Reprisal to a Committee of Congress, stiled the Committee of secret Correspondence; ー The members are Benj Harrison, Benj Franklin, John Jay, John Dickinson, Thos Johnston & Robert Morris Esqs...
Date: 10 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
The honble Congress of the United States of America have directed us to commit the Reprisal, under your command to the management of the Committee of Secret Correspondance for the present voyage or Cruize, you are therefore to receive and obey the orders of that Committee.
To us however you are to communicate such occurances as ought to be known by those who Superintend the American Navy. to us...
Date: 24 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The Honourable Congress having thought proper to Submit the Ship Reprisal under your command to our direction for the present voyage or Cruize. You are to be governed by the following orders.
The Honble Docter Franklin being appointed by Congress one of their Commissioners for negotiating some "publick business at the court of France. You are to receive him and his Suite on board the Reprisal as...
Date: 24 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The excuse for the present letter is to send you the inventory of the frigate, the Comte de Maurepas, which you will find herewith enclosed. I have decided to sell her if I can get 400,000 livres for her My conditions will be ,to turn the vessel over to you ready to receive her cargo or rather to take in ballast and provisions. If you fit her out, I can furnish you a couple of officers who are...
Date: 13 January 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Your first we did not receive till eight days after it was dated—Your last _of the 19th last Evening. We wish to know if the Captns Who have so little regard to their Parole sighnd a written parole or not ー If they did we advise you to show it to the Intendant & desire they may be obligd to live up to it ー We have applied to the British Embassader for an exchange of Prisoners, but have receiv...
Date: 23 February 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Sir — We conclude by this orders are recd for permitting you to depart for America on Condition of not Cruising in these Seas nor returning into the Ports of France with the reprisal. We therefore desire you to put yr Ship into the proper State for Sailing & to Supply her with the Provisions necessary for the Voyage. We must wait to know from you what quantity of Heavy Articles the reprisal...
Date: 28 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
In consequence of a letter from you to Mr Williams (who is still absent on a Journey to Paris) I have prevailed on Capt Thompson to go over to St Malo's to take charge of Capt Nicholsons Cutter2 to bring her round to this place. Capt Thompson has kindly undertaken this charge as Capt [Francis] Brown is gone I believe on private business.
I presume you know that the Congress has...
Date: 7 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Sir We recd yours informing of your being ready for sea & that orders had been recd for your Leaving the Port. we hope this by Capt. Bell who goes express will find you Still at St Maloes. We send by him Dispatches for America wh you will take the Charge of & have them ready for being sunk in case of Accident. We advise your Settling the Bills for your repairs &c & that you draw...
Date: 9 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9