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When Capt Kelly was down my Sloop lay at Such a Distance that we could not go to her as they ware in Such a hurrey but I Promised to Send up her Dementions he heard her Carector of being the fastest Saylor in this place ー her standing Riging in Good order Sales & Runing Riging Very Indiferent ー 46 feet Long on Deck. 14½ feet Beem 6 foot Hole ー I Consider her Sales & Riging as not her...
Date: 16 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
I was at Senepuxent on the 27th May, and there then appeard of[f] that harbor Six Sale of Top sale Vesels one of themaship. one of them fired a signal gun as for a piolet. the Sloop Independance 2 Sent her boat of[f] expecting they ware Continental Vesels: but found to there Cost they ware enemey as they made Prisonars of five men &kept the Boat. they lay at Anc or all that night,...
Date: 10 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Having this opportunity by Mr. Backer do my Self the pleashure To Inform you that a briggenteen has ariv'd at Senepuxent With a Very Valuable Cargo from France among which I am Inform'd their is a Considerable quantity of Dry Good Sutable for the Army. The Oners is not yet Com'd down and there fore Cannot Informe you the Particulars. the Brigg Tuck Two Prises on her passage One of them...
Date: 24 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
. . . I am Sorry to Inform you that a Ceartin John Starling with Sundary others of our owne people have Taken three Vessels in our Sound & at Annemesex and Care'd them to the Enemy if you Could posably Send a galley to that Station, she Would be of grate Use in keeping the Annemesex Gentary In order, who are Continuly Saplying the Ennemy—I was at Accomack a few days ago whare I saw a man Come...
Date: 27 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11