Order’d, That Colo Crafts1 deliver Mr Peter Cunningham2 all the Fire-Arms, & Cutlasses belonging to the Brigt Hazard—
Voted, That the one half of the Snow Swift3 be purchas’d of George Williams Esqr Agent for the Captain & Crew of the Brigt Tyranicide, which is valued by Job Prince, & Wm. Fleet, Appraisers of Said Snow . . . (Enter’d in June 30th) @ £1412..10..--
Order’d, That George Williams Esqr be p’d in part of the above Acct. £300..--..-- (not paid at this time)
Voted, That Isaac Phillips Esqr be desir’d to take Charge of the Snow Swift, & have her imediately fitted for the Sea.— & deliver her to Joseph Henderson Esqr Comy of Prisoners, for a Cartel Vessel—
D, M-Ar, Mass. Archives Collection, vol. 149 (Board of War Minutes, 1777–1778), pp. 347–48.
1. Col. Thomas Crafts, Massachusetts State Artillery Regiment.
2. Cunningham was first lieutenant of Massachusetts Navy brigantine Hazard.
3. Snow Swift, William Pearce, master, was captured on 28 Apr. by Massachusetts Navy brigantine Tyrannicide, Capt. Jonathan Haraden, commander.