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Your Letter of the 21 december & 17th January to the Marine Committee are with me and I have great pleasure in acknowledging on behalf of that Committee your Zeal and attention to the Public business. The tiding contained in those Letters was very Acceptable and I was particularly pleased with Captain [John Paul] Jone's's Success. By this Express I send him orders for an other Cruize, but by...
Date: 7 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
I have had a Complaint from some Officers & a number of the Alfred's People who Capt. [John Paul] Jones has discharged that he would not give them their Wages without their first Signing a power to him to be their Agent — If that is true it is a practice not to be Justified and I desire you will take no Notice of any power Extorted in that manner as such practices will greatly discourage...
Date: 8 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
I have of late had many Complaints from the People Late of the Alfred that Captn Jones late of the Alfred before he would pay them Compels them to Sign a power of Agency to him — a practice which if true is by no means Justifyable — Inclosed you have a Copy of a Letter this day Sent to him, and likewise a power to you from four of the Men which I cannot but think in the Station you are in you...
Date: 11 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Your Letter of yesterday, in answer to Mine of the day before, I have duly considered, and thereby find, That you are not disposed to Supply me with cash, and Such other Necessarys as will enable Me to keep my Ships company togeither, and go to Sea.
Now sir, I must acquaint you that on The principall I first set out on (which if I have the least knowledge of my own heart, was the Love of my...
Date: 13 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
We find complaints are made by the officers and Seamen concerned in the Capture of Prizes that have fallen into your hands as Continental Agent, for want of a distribution of Prize Money and it is urged by Mr [Jonathan] Glover their Agent that you neglect or refuse to settle the accounts or to pay him the share appertaining to the Captors which puts it totally out of his power to make...
Date: 21 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Inclosed is a Resolution of Congress in consequence of which, you are hereby directed to purchase, Arm and fit out for the service of the United states three fast sailing good ships that will conveniently mount not exceeding 18 Sixpounders on One Deck. If it should be necessary to take off raise or lower a deck, you'l have it done, or make any other necessary alterations, you'l take care to have...
Date: 25 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
. . . The appointment of persons to Superintend the building of the 74 Gun Ship does not lye with me these are Named generally by the Delegate, that represents the State where they are to be built, and the Marine Committee. . . .
You will find the Marine Committee have at length Issued orders for the purchase of the Mellish &c so that Your determination to buy her will chime in very well with...
Date: 27 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Inclosed is Bill of Lading for thirty Cases of Arms as at foot shipped onboard the Lynch Capt [John] Adams. (No I a 21 contains five hundred & twenty five Fuzils & No 22 a 30 contains four hundred & fifty pair of pistols) on accot of the Hon. The Continental Congress who you will please to advise of their arrival
I would recommend them to be proved before put into the Hands of the...
Date: 29 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I received your Favour of Feb. 25. by Capt. [John] Adams ー I congratulate you on his safe Arrival with others of our American Ships, it being rather wonderful that so many get in through all the English Men of War actually cruizing in the channel & Bay of Biscay to prevent them. I make no doubt but Messrs Penet & Morris will take proper Care in disposing of the Cargo and Shipping the...
Date: 1 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
. . . I am fitting out a Brigg hear on accott of the Contint by order of the Mareane Committe for Capt [Samuel] Chew and want a Quantity of Cordage, 2 should be Glad you would let me know by the Return of the Post if it Can be purchas'd In Boston, shall also want sum Four pound Cannon ー I was att Bedford a few days past and see a Number their that came out of the Ship Mellish ー can I...
Date: 20 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Sir I am directed by the Marine Comte to fitt out, an[d] arm a Brig to be commanded by the· bearer Saml Chew Esqr and have almost compleated the Business — there will be several articles wanting that cannot be had in this State and Capt Chew comes himself on purpose togetthem I beg you would assist him with articles that he wants for the purpose and have them sent forward soon as possible that...
Date: 6 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I have the pleasure at last of being able to inform you that We have got a Mast into the Sloop Providence — & am in hopes that we shall get her to Sea the Next Week without troubling you further than in procuring for her the Drugs &c agreable to the Memorandum that I have delivered Mr Vesey2 which was made out at my request by the Physicians of this place who examin'd the...
Date: 12 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
My day of rejoiceing for the success of the Hancock and Boston was over before I had the Pleasure of receiving Your congratulations on the event. the pleasing news was hardly confirmed before I had the mortification to hear of the recapture of the Fox, with this additional disagreeable circumstance that the Hancock was also in danger of falling into the Hands of the Enemy— I could wish the two...
Date: 20 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
As I have had no invoice of the Articles Supplied by Livingston and Turnbull I must request you to furnish me with the particulars and prices of those Articles which are comprehended in the "Sundries" mentioned in your Account — else I shall be unable to fix the prices when the Slops are served out and must of course suffer the Accounts to run into Confusion. — with respect to the Old St Georges...
Date: 10 September 1773
Volume: Volume 9
I recd the Accounts sent me bearing date 7th Jany 1778.1—it is easier to imagine, than to describe my surprize at receiving them in so loose a manner—permitt me, to ask you, if you think the State of Connecticut, together with the Officers and People of the Defence are to be put off with a loose Cr. of neat proceeds &c of the...
Date: 9 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I Recd. a letter from the Honbl. Board of Warr directing me to send all the Warlike Stores in my hands to Springfield, I suppose they imagined that the Stores ⅌ Capt Lamb1 were deld here as I have no others & suppose if you were to send those Stores to Springfield you yould [would] Comply with those Orders
—Perhaps you have Recd Similar Directions,...
Date: 24 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11