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I received your letter of the 17th Instant ー I had before given Capn. [John Paul] Jones of the Providence Orders to Sail for Newberry Port. Shall send Express to Newport immediately if she is not sail'd to proceed directly to Boston.
There being no coal to be had in this Government think it will be best to get what you can with you.
Please send a line to Capn. Jones of the Providence to Newberry...
Date: 18 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
As I purpose writing You fully on the Subject of Marine Affairs some Time in the Course of next Week, I shall only enclose at present a Resolve of Congress, directing you to send the Arms taken out of the Scotch Transports, to Genl Washington at New York:2 and indeed, this ss all I have Time to do now, being in great Haste Sir [&c.]
Date: 6 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
You will receive this by the hands of John Philip Merkle Esq, whom I beg leave to introduce to your attention. This Gentleman is to take passage in the Brig Dispatch, Captain Cleveland, _ which you have bought, fitted 04t and loaded by my order.
You will please to take Captain Cleveland's Bills of Lading for the entire Cargo on board the Dispatch, Consigned to the said John Philip Merkle Esq at...
Date: 30 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Yours of the 29th Ulto is duly Received; for the future I must desire all Warlike Stores & Necessaries for an Army, taken by the Armed Vessels in Public Service, may be safely Stored, under care of the Different Agents 'till they receive Orders from proper Authority. you will please to enjoin it upon the different Commanders of the Continental Cruisers, to be particularly careful no...
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
We the Subscribers Captain Officers & Seamen belonging to the arm'd Schooner Lynch in the service of the United States of America, Do by these presents appoint ordain & Cdnstitute John Bradford Esqr of the Town of Boston to be our & Each our Agent for all prizes allready in his care & such as we shall hereafter Send Wherin we & Each of us are Intitled to a share ー Hereby...
Date: 19 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
In consequence of some overtures from the Assembly of your State [Massachusetts], we have determined to order the Continental Frigate commanded by Hector McNeill Esqr to be immediately armed manned and fitted for the sea and accordingly have this day written what we judged necessary to Mr. Cushing and the Captain on that subject.
The present is to desire you will give them all the aid and...
Date: 21 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Captn Whipple shew'd me a Letter from you respecting the Agency of the People belonging to the Fleet ー This is therefore to Impower you to act as their Agent untill further Orders, although you are a total Stranger, any otherwise than being appointed by the honorable Continental Congress. We think it a Sufficient Recommendation to Impower you to act as our Agent as Long as you act to our...
Date: 5 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I have an order from the Honle Continental Marine Committee to purchase Gunns Musqetts, Ball, &c for the Frigate at this Place that she may be fitted out to act in Conjunction with Cap McNeal [Hector McNeill] am likewise directed to call on the Agent for your state to furnish any matters that may be in his Power, I have therefore desired Messrs Breck & Hammett to wait on you, to know...
Date: 8 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
This will be delivered to you by Nathanil Falconer esqr a Gentleman in our service and who has in charge to execute some business for us in.yours or the neighbouring States. Should he stand in need of your assistance we hope it will be readily afforded him, and if he wants money you may depend that his drafts will be paid. We recommend this Gentleman to your freindly attention and are Sir [&c...
Date: 13 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Sir We have the honor to inclose herein a Resolve of the Continental Congress2 of which we are members whereby you will see we are empowered to order a proper and just distribution of all Prizes taken by the Cruizers Genl Washington caused to be fitted out on Continental Account, and also that we are authorized or rather Ordered to receive from the Agents who received and sold the said...
Date: 18 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
I understand by Captn [John Paul] Jones that there is some Junk and Sails-onboard the Prize Ship which he sent in to Bedford ー2 and as them Articles are much wanted onboard several of the Continental Vessels in this Port Should be glad you would Send all those Articles more than barely for the Ship by the first Opportunity to this place to me, or in my absence to Mr. John Manley deputy...
Date: 19 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
The above and annex'd is a list of what Goods belonged to the Captain and Passengers onboard the Ship Ester sent in to Deptford by the Cabot ー and as it has been Customary in this State for the Captains to have their private Adventures, and the Agent here has always delivered it by my Consent ー and as the above Lists does not to me seem unreasonable ー I think you will do well do [sic] deliver the...
Date: 22 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Captn John Plants who was a Passenger in the Royal Exchange has two hogsheads of Rum onboard the Brig Lord Lifford under your Care 2 — and as he will want a Sufficiency to bear his Charges while here Should be glad you will deliver him the two Hhds of Rum, and it will be agreeable to the Officers and Men belonging to the Fleet and I make no doubt but it will be agreeable to the...
Date: 12 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
I am directed by the Marine Committee to prosecute an Expedition in which the Cabot is to be joined — these are therefore to desire you to assist Captn Hinman with a Sufficient Quantity of Provisions, and Money Sufficient to enable him to get his Vessel fit to come round here with all the Expedition possible as the Season requires dispatch — I am with great Esteem Sir [&c.]
Date: 13 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
I shall be much Obligd If youll Inform me by return of Port what Commission you charge on Prizes, to the Continent & whether you are Agent to the Officers & Men whether any separate Commission for that or whether your Commission is on the Groce Sales — "by resolve of Congress we are ordered to make Distribution of the Officers & Peoples Prize Money as soon as may be after Sales,"...
Date: 18 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
I received your favour of the 24th instt — am glad that Care is taken to unload the Mellish, which by a Letter rece'd from Mr [Leonard] Jarvis I believe is done — I am extremely oblig'd to you for the favour done me by Supplying my Son with £30 — which was Sufficient for him — but am at a loss how you should think my Prize Money was Connected with the Companys — as the Congress have Settled my...
Date: 28 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
I Recd a Letter from a gentl man taken by the alfred and Providence and In Closed you have a Copey of my answer to him 2 and Sence I have recd a Second a Copey of which you have In Closed I am in formd by the officers that thare Was Upward of forty Bales and packiges markt with his Name and with out I Could be Informd [of] the Contents of them I Can be No Judge whare it would be...
Date: 13 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Captn Hinman and Mr Thomas Mumford have applied to me with a Power from the Officers and People belonging to the Cabot for their Prize Money — If the Ship taken by her and sent into your State by Capt Hinman is Sold, I believe it will be best to' pay him the Captors part, so that the Men may be Satisfied, or it will be difficult to keep Men in the Service 2 I am Sir [&c.]
Date: 15 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Inclosed you have a Copy of a paper Sign'd by Some of the Officers of the Alfred and Providence — and Mr Southouse has waited upon me to have his property retum'd — all I can Say in that matter is that I am willing every prisoner taken by the Continental Vessels should be treated well, and have as much of their property restor'd as will Support them in the Character they Sustain'd — but in this...
Date: 23 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
The Officers and People have seen Som Certificates from Captn [John Paul] Jones to Some of his Men by which they are apprehensive that the Prize Money is to be Sent to Philada to Mr David Sproat, which gives them great Uneasiness — and they have applied to me to use my Influence that the Money may be Stopp'd I therefore desire you to keep the Prize Money for the alfred & Providence in your...
Date: 27 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7