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Remarks on bord of the brig Lexington feb the 26th 1777
this 24 hours Moderate And fair A[t] 8 Am the Pilot Came on bord and took Charge of the brig to Carry her down
A 9 the Capt & Leautenants Came on bord Got under weigh in Comp with Comodore [James] Nicholson and Several Marchentmen
February
the 27 1777
the first part of this 24 Hours the wind flatring a 9 pm Came too off...
Date: 28 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
I arrd here Thursday Morng 4 o'Clock where I found Capt Weeks [Wickes] was gone for L'Orient. Have sent Express as I was much fatigued, Shall wait here for Capt Weeks's orders which when I receive shall instantly set off for Bourdeaux and make every possible dispatch agreeable to your Instructions.
Capt [Larkin] Hammond has not as yet gone he now lays at the mouth of the Loire. You'll. perhaps be...
Date: 25 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Should have wrote you eir this, I had no subject to write upon, knowing you have enough else to do besides reading a Scrawl, which signified nothing. — Yours of the 19th Inst came safe to hand, have to say I have done tolerable well with the French Sailors, many of them finding I would pay them no money have decamped others (some few) have gone on board, Waiting for the orders from Court. I wait...
Date: 26 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Your agreeable favour of the 9th Inst was handed me by Capt Bell, with the different packets & letters tomorrow morning shall sail God willing — I forward by Capt Bell my Accots I find a Ballance. I find in favour of the Congress which I shall give Credit if I find no Errors — If any shall settle the same with the agent in America — as every thing has gone thro' my hands perhaps I may have...
Date: 17 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
A Logg Book kept on board the Brig Lexington from Moliax [Morlaix] bound on a Cruse Hennery johnson Esqr Commander —
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Winds
Remarks on Tuesday september 18d 1777 — [sic Wednesday, September 17]
1
North
Moderate Breezes of Wind and Clare
2
NE
Weather At 1 PM the pilot Came on
3
board At 4 Do hove up and got
4
ENE
way in Moliax River Geat out to
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Date: 17 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Janry
Tuesday 27
1778
Remarks at [New] Providence
Thick and Hazy With Rain Blowing fresh this Morning A Rebel Sloop1 Came off the Harbour Sent 40 of her hands on Shore took possesion of the fort2 Which Obliged us to make the Best of our Way out of the harbour the Sloop Run in And Came too We Standing off Keeping in Sight of the Land—3
Date: 27 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11