Volume 4
Feby '76
Monday 19th
Moored in Savanah River Georgia.ー
AM made the Tamers Signal for the Captain, Got the Sloop alongside. Empd in hoisting the water in: Captn Barkley, & Major's [John] Maitland, & [James] Grant went up the River to Recoinoitre the Townー
Do Wr
PM Empd Clearing the Sloop & stowing the water away.
Tuesday 20th
AM Anchd here the Falcon's Tender from Cape Fear,... Continue Reading
Date: 20 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Antigua.
Be it known unto all Men That on this present Tuesday thetwentieth Day of February in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy six Before me John Wilkins Notary Public by Lawful Authority duly admitted and sworn residing in' Antigua, Personally came and appeared Christopher Kelly, William Armitage, and Robert Welford Surgeons Persons worthy of good Credit, who being... Continue Reading
Date: 20 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
When I began this Letter I proposed to have sent it by Express, but recollecting that all my late Letters have been as expressive of my Want of Arms as I could paint them, and that Mr. [William] Hooper was to set off in a Day or two, I thought it unneccessary to run the Continent to the Expense of an Express merely to repeat what I had so often done before, when I am certain that Congress knowing... Continue Reading
Date: 21 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Febry 1776Tuesday 20th
At Single Anchor in Cape Cod Harbourat 2 P M weigh'd and came to Sail empd running out of Cape Cod Harbr
Wednesday 21st
½ past 6 A M saw a Sail to the NWt gave Chace, at 7 observed Do to be one of our Cruizers. at 9 observed a Boat to Leeward, fir'd a Shot & brought her too, which proved to be People who had made their escape from Plymouth Goal, ½ past... Continue Reading
Date: 21 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
These may Certify that the Schooner Bonaventure John Waterman Master is bound to Philadelphia in order to Purchase Three hundred barrels of Flour one hundred barrels of Bread Thirty Barrels of Pork Two Cask of Rice Ten Boxes of Chocolat Fifteen hundred Bushels of Indian Corn, & Ten hogsheads Bran all which are wanted for the Internal Uses of the Inhabitants of this Islandー
Josiah Barker... Continue Reading
Date: 21 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
1776
Feby 21
40 lb Peruvian Bark
a 30/
£ 60 .. —
30 lb Rhubarb
"
45 .. —
20 Fire Arms
60/
30 .. —
2020 lb Coffee
387 lb Cocoa
100 lb Black Pepper
3 ps Linen
2 ps Sheeting
10 dozen Linen Handkfs
30 quarter Anchors Brandy
15 Rhms Writg Paper
200 lb German Steel
3/
30 .. —
4500 Needles & 1000 Gun... Continue Reading
Date: 21 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Meeting in being according to adjournmentー
Voted. That the sum of Two hundred Ninety two pounds twelve shillings & six pence one farthing L My be paid Messrs Brown & Power out of the Committee's Treasury.ー
Voted. That Messrs Jos & Wm Russells Acct amounting to One Hundred & eleven pounds eleven shi'llings & six pence Lawful Money be paid out of the Committee's Treasury.ー... Continue Reading
Date: 21 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Mr. [Jacobus] Van Zandt suggested to the Congress that it is absolutely necessary that Andrew Elliott, Esqr., collector of this Colony, have permission to go on board of His Excellency's ship as occasion may require, in order to let the trading vessels of this Colony be despatched, the Governor having refused to sign any papers from the custom-house unless the collector is present.
Ordered, That... Continue Reading
Date: 21 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
AM sent a Midshipman & 10 Men on board the Sally a Mercht Ship laden with Salt to go to Boston with Musquets, Cartouch Boxes, Cutlasses & 20 days Provisions
Date: 21 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
A letter from the Right Honourable William Earl of Stirling was received and read, and is in the words following:
New York, 20th February 1776.
Sir: ー As the Asia man-of-war, with her attendants, have now taken their station in the bay below this city, and the Phoenix between the Narrows and Sandyhook, and do take every provision vessel coming from New Jersey; it is become highly proper to... Continue Reading
Date: 21 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
last Evening the Secret Committee met, Signed the Contract &c which I shall Enclose to you, they have likewise Drawn an order for the money, which order I have taken and have given my Recept that I have Recd it for you, but how to Conduct the affair I know not, whether the treasurers, if I should Desire it, will be willing to Deliver me the money as I have no order from you to Receive it I... Continue Reading
Date: 21 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
The Antigua Gazette of Jan. 17 contains the following list of vessels taken and carried into St. Christophers.
Brig Union, Alexander Boyd, master, from South Carolina, brought in here by his Majesty's ship Argo, William Garnier, Esq; commander, the 18th day of December, 1775; condemned the 2d of January, 1776.
The sloop Constance, J[ohn] Dantey, master, from St. Eustatius, brought in here by his... Continue Reading
Date: 21 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
What was left of Norfolk is now totally destroyed by the Rebels and the inhabitants of that and Princess Anne County ordered away from their plantations. We are informed Sir Peter Parker is on his way out, is to have the command here and convoys out a number of troops their appearance here will soon alter the face of affairs.
Genl. Clinton called at N.York. It seems Gen. Lee was dispatched to the... Continue Reading
Date: 21 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Capt. [Edward] Blake attended, and informed the Council of the depth of water on the bar of Hog Island creek.
Date: 21 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
I've just enroled near one hundred of men in the ship yard,
2 have order'd every man to attend the muster at an appointed day with a good fire arm, powder and ball, some of which are already completely equipp'd; but as there is no powder to be had only what is in publick stores, would submit it to the consideration of the Honble Committee, whether it would not [be]... Continue Reading
Date: 22 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Abstract of pay due to Archd Selmon for Hire of the Armd Schooner Franklin Capt John Selmon Comander in the Service of the United Colonies
From the 5th Octor 177 5 to the 31 Decer following is
Two Months & Twenty five days ー @ 6/ L Money p Month
p Ton being 60 Tons
£51. .0 .. 0
Also ¾ of a month in Augt 1775 @ 18 L p Mh
13.10 . . .
£ 64.10 . . .
Beverly 22d Feby 1776... Continue Reading
Date: 22 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Account of 82 Casks of White SpermaCeti Oil & He[a]d matter ship for Account of John Bradford & Co at Barnstable, on Board the Brig Industry John Mcfarland master in August last and Consign'd to Messrs Henry & Thos Bromfield mercht in London, which Brig was Clear'd at Plimouth, & on her passage to London, was meet by one of the Cruisers Said to belong to the King, 2 by... Continue Reading
Date: 22 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Capt. Manly has refitted his schooner, and will sail in a day or two.
2 The Fo[we]y man of war, lately stationed off Marblehead, Salem, Beverly, &c. returned to Boston on Monday. It is said that four smaller vessels are to be sent in her stead, to block up those ports.
Date: 22 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
We hear the sloop Grampus, John Brakett [Bracket], master, loaded with bread and flour, bound from Baltimore to Cape Cod, on Tuesday last [February 15] fell in with, and was taken by a number of armed vessels (part of the British navy) off the Race Point; they took out of the sloop the master, mate and all hands except one, and put in their place one midshipman and three seamen, and directed them... Continue Reading
Date: 22 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
Feby 1776
Tuesday 20th
In Nanasket road Bostonat 9 AM weigh'd and came too sail in Company the Hope and Tryall, with 2 fishing Schooners, at 11 a signal was made at the Light House for an Attackt in the offing, saw 2: sail in the N Et Quar gave Chace to them, and sett Steering sails, at Noon Boston Light House bore WSWt 3 or 4 Leags Still in Chace;Modt and fair Wrin Chace to the NEt at 2[P.M... Continue Reading
Date: 22 February 1776
Volume: Volume 4
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