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Invoice of One hundred & Seventeen Small Arms, Eighty Nine Bayonets, Twenty Broad Swords & Three Fuzees, sent by William Browns Team from Daniel Tillinghast of Providence, to Nathl Shaw Esqr at New London who is Immediately to forward them to his Excellency General washington at New York ー Vizt:
S A 3 Cases c[on]t[ainin]g Scotch Arms taken by the Andrew Doria at Sea2 Vizt...
Date: 15 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Daniel Tillinghast, Continental Agent for Rhode Island, to Captain John Paul Jones, January 17, 1777
I received your favor of 5th Inst in favor of your Friend John Dunlap, to whom on application I have advanced 80 Dollars and Debit'd your Account for the same. — Inclosed you have a minute of Cash pd by Mr [John] Manley & myself wch you'll please have enter'd to their Accots before Setled with. —
I have now to Inform you of my being serv'd with a Copy of a Writ agt Jno Paul Jones Esq Jno...
Date: 17 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Your favor under 20th Inst came duly to hand. — Note the Contents — The Commodore has just left me of whom requested to know his detirmination, either to disavow his Orders, to you, or to commend your Conduct, that I might acquaint you thereof, agreeable to your desire, — to wch he replys, you have his Orders in writing, wch if that will justify your Conduct its well, if not, he's ready &...
Date: 23 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Daniel Tillinghast's Receipt for Prize Money for Crew of Continental Ship Columbus, January 23, 1777
Receiv'd of Abraham Whipple Esqr the Sum of Two Thousand seven Hundred and Thirty Pounds 8/7, Lawful Money being the Captors part of the Prize Ship Royal Exchange, also Two Thousand five Hundred and seventy two Pounds 13/1. Lawful Money being the Captors part of the Briga Lord Lifford in full, as P John Langdon Esqr Agent for the State of Newhampshire & John Bradford Esqr for the State of...
Date: 23 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
To Charges & Expences &c
£16
9
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To Obad Bunker p Order the Judge for sales &c
66
4
2½
To Sherifs Commission 1 pCt
5
0
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To Judges Fees as p Rect
33
0
6
38
0
6
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120
13
8½
To the Bala divided between the Schuyler & Montgomery
381
4
6½
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501
18
3
Sloop Montgomery
44
Men...
Date: 11 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Your favor of 19th Inst came Duly to hand Inclosed in wch were several Accounts of Seamen & Marines belonging to the Alfred, some of wch I have settled & pd the Ballances as I shall likewise the remainder on their application. —
I have now to acquaint you that the Captns Saltonstall & Whipple have attach'd the Cabot & Sloop Providences Prize Money in my hands (in consequence of...
Date: 28 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Sir We receiv'd yours of yesterday p Mr Hopkins, and in answer thereto can only say that you must heave the Brigs 2 Keal out, thoroughly examine and Survey her, and you must provide some House or place where the Officers and People may be kept together while that is doing ー If the Leak can be Stopp'd and you think She can be fitted for the Sea, would have you do it with all the...
Date: 5 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Mrs Mary Briggs, & her attendant Miss Peggy Brown who on the 25th Day of September last on their passage from Jamaica to London in the Bark Ship Lowther were captured by the Continental Brig of War the Cabot, & sent into this Port, are now very desirous of getting from hence to New Port, in order to proceed from thence home to England. ー I therefore request that you will please to lay the...
Date: 24 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
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