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. . . The sort of goods for compleating the Concords cargo, is Sail Cloth, of this kind the Russia & Holland are the best for our purpose They may be scarce & dear, if so the sail cloth of this Country answering to No 1. & 2. of English, of these a large Quantity. Light cloth such as Ravens duck, Ticklenburghs & Osnaburghs for light Sails, Tent cloths Sailors & Soldiers...
Date: 7 February 1777
Volume: Volume 8
This will inform you of Capt Wick[e]s & myself being chased in here this day by a 74 Gun ship who we fell in with yesterday morning of[f] Ushant, Johnston was in company the first of the Chase, but altred his course & Left us where he will get in I know not, but I imagine he will endeavour to beat down the Channel & get into Nantes or Bordeaux, we had been through the Irish Channel ...
Date: 27 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Yours of the 30th Ulto and 1st Inst are before us. Mr Morris were he present has not the least right to any direction of Capt Weekes or his prizes, & less so to Johnson or Nicholson, they are continental property, &are immediately under our direction, by the Express orders of Congress, and under no other persons.
Inclosed you have a letter to Capt Weekes and to Capts Johnson & ...
Date: 4 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I received your favour of the 17th and note the Contents as to the Man you mention in your last I cannot see how he can possibly Claim or expect to be paid any Share or part of Prize Money, as he Absolutely Run away from the Ship & thereby forfeited his Prize Money, As there is an Express Resolve of Congress that Says any Person or Persons whom deserts or Runs away from any Vessall in the...
Date: 22 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
We desire you would advance to Capt. Paul Jones, of the Ranger, five hundred Louidores, for which your draught upon us will be paid. We are Sir [&c.]
Date: 10 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
As I purpose to sail thro the Fleet in the Independance this forenoon I am for the present prevented from having the Pleasure of seeing yourself and my friend Mr. Carmichael. I purpose to salute the Admiral in open day that no Evasion may afterwards be made. The Ranger wants Ballast, instead of 45 Tons, the quantity of Lead which I at first ordered for Ballast, I find there hath been...
Date: 15 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
The quantity of Stores you have on hand & the difficulty you find in shipping them induces Us to accept of Mr. Monthieus proposal of taking his Goods out of the Mercury and loading entirely with the Stores of the public. Mr. Montieu has made that offer taking the same rate of Freight for the whole as was agreed for the quantity actually loaded already We shall not be...
Date: 16 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
it is with Regret I acquint you of my Repeated misfortune Owing to this unhapy warr.1 I Sail'd from boston 14th. Jany 1778 was Taken under bell Isle 14th. February by Capt. Agnew of Guernsey,2 with a pilot On board for burdeaux, Adressed to Mesrs Moris & lee, unaware of any pravatear out from England, not...
Date: 22 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11