Part 59
NEW PROVIDENCE August 31st 1741
_S'r_
This waits on You with a bill of Exchg. Inclosed drawn by Capt. Thomas Frankland on his Brother Messrs. Henry Frankland and Lightfoot, Merch'ts in Boston for 540 NE Cur'y, being part of the prize taken by Us and Sold att publick Vandue, the Sale of which Amounts to 763 Ps. 8/8 which was the half we Received for Salvage, the Vessell belonging to some of his Majesty's Subjects of Great Britain or Ireland, besides one Negro Man Fransis...o...b.. Name who was one of the Capts. belonging to that Comp'y of Negros and Mollattos that used the English so barbarously att the retaken of the fort att St. Aug'ne, also a Mollatto named Aug'ne. The other two taken by us were Cleared and Remain still prisoners of War. We have Sold the old Negro Capt. for 34 ps. 8/8 which is to be Added to the above half. the Mollatto we have still on board.
I dont doubt by [now?] you've Received mine by the way of the way of So. Car. Inclosed in a Letter to Mr. Henry Collins in which I Acquainted You of an Unfortunate Accident, that happened to Us by thunder having Split Our Mast and broke through both our Sides and shoud infallibly have Sunk had it not been for the Kind a.s.sistance of Capt.
Franklands men Com'r of the _Rose_ Man of War. The damage that will Accrue thereon will amount att Least to 100 Ps.
8/8.
We Gott our mast fisht and are in hopes it will Serve our Cruize, having Gott all things ready to Sail we Intend it in a day or two, And am with my kind Services to all friends
Your very hum'le Serv't.
B.N.
To John Freebody:
[Footnote 65: (Charles) Henry Frankland, afterward Sir Harry Frankland, and celebrated under that name because of the romantic story of Agnes Surriage, recounted in Dr. Holmes's poem, _Agnes_. An elder brother of Capt. Thomas Frankland, he had come to Boston in the spring of this year as collector of the port, and soon became one of the most picturesque magnates of the place. Nason, _Sir Charles Henry Frankland_, pp. 9-29. His a.s.sociate was Robert Lightfoot, a prominent merchant. _Pubs. Col. Soc. Ma.s.s._, VII. 91.]
_Tuesday 1st._ The Lieut. and Mr. Stone went this morning to the Westward to Gett a pilott and brought one with him but how he'll prove the Lord knows, the wind Coming to the W'ward differed[66]
Sailing this day.
[Footnote 66: Deferred.]
_Dr._ _The Comp'y of the Sloop Revenge to the Owners_ _Cr._
To her first Outsett By Cash Recd of Mr.
Brot. from folio 9 1698. 6.3 Moon 137. 5.
To Sugr. 108 at providence 7. 4. By a bill of Exchge. for 540.
By cash pd by the 62 M. 8. 2.
To Rum 48 Ga. at do. 32. 8. By a bb. of tarr. 2.14.
To Cash pd. Stowe 19.11.6 By 3 mens Share of the To prison fees for Nego. provisions Expended 16. 4.9 and M.[67] 4.19. By Ballce. due P Compy.
To Jno. Wright frock 1072.11.
and trowsers 1. 7.
To the Storedge of the provce. 7. 4.
To a bb. pork 5.17.
---------- ---------- 1776.16.9 1776.16.9 ---------- ----------
On board the _Revenge_ SE per P Vezian QMr.
[Footnote 67: Negro and mulatto.]
_Wednesday 2d._ This morning att 8 AM. Weighd Anchor having our pilott on board, Capt. Richd. Thompson.[68] The Man of War's barge with their Lieut. Came on board to Search Our hole to See we did not Carry any of his hands with Us. Saw a Sloop Coming in but did not Speak with her.
Shipt Seven hands, Viz. James Jennings, Jno. Arnold, Nath'll Gwinn, Richd. Righton, James Hayes, Thos. Fryer and Saml. Nixon. Every body in their Statu Quo. the Capt. Ordered them some punch to drink to their Wives and Misstresses they had left a sh.o.a.re.
[Footnote 68: Brother of John Thompson the councillor, mentioned above. Bruce, p. 418.]
_Thursday 3d._ Fine Moderate Weather, att 10 AM. had a Vandue att the Mast of the plunder taken in the prize which was Sold to the Value of 50 Ps. 8/8 and 2 Rials.
List of the People on Board the Revenge.
---------------+-------+------++------------------+-------+------ Names
Quality
Shares
Names
Quality
Shares ---------------+-------+------++------------------+-------+------ Benj'n Norton
Com'r.
2-1/2
Brought Over
36-1/2 Wm. Stone
Lieut.
1-1/2
Thos. Colson
Mar'r.
3/4 Elisha Luther
Mas'r.
1-1/2
Wm. Ramsey
do.
3/4 Peter Vezian
Cap.
1-1/4
Jno. Taylor
do.
3/4
QM.
Math'as Sollom
do.
3/4 Wm. Blake
Doctor
1-1/2
Thos. Grigg
do.
3/4 Ralph Gouch
Boats'n
1-1/4
Benj'n Blanchard
do.
3/4 Jno. Griffith
Gun'r
1-1/4
Bryan McKeneys
do.
3/4 Jno. Gillmore
Mate
1-1/4
Joseph Frisle
do.
3/4 Robt. Little
Carp'r
1-1/4
Jno. Smith
do.
3/4 Duncan McKenley
C Q Mr.
1
Saml. Kerby
do.
3/4 Jams. Ogleby
Gun'rs
Peter McKincking
do.
3/4
Mate
1
Saml. Henderson
do.
3/4 Jere Harman
Mar'r
1
Tim. Northwood
do.
3/4 Foelix Burn
do.
1
And'w Warden
do.
3/4 John Webb
do.
1
George Densey
do.
3/4 Alex'r Henry
do.
1
James M'Gown
do.
3/4 Wm. Higgins
do.
1
Gideon Potter
do.
3/4 Jas. Barker
do.
1
Saml. Bourdett
do.
3/4 Rich'd Righton
do.
1
Nath'l Gwinn
do.
3/4 James Hays
do.
1
Flora Burn
do.
3/4 James Avery
do.
1
James Welch
do.
3/4 Tulip May
do.
1
Jno. Brown
do.
3/4 Thos. Fryer
do.
1
Wm. Jackson
do.
3/4 Jno. Waters
do.
1
Jos. Marshall
do.
3/4 Jno. Vanderhyde
do.
1
Quinton Sommerwood
do.
3/4 Jno. Arnold
do.
3/4
Jno. Elderidge
do.
3/4
Jno. Evergin
do.
3/4 Wm. Frisle
do.
3/4
Rich'd Norton
do.
1 Ephraim Read
do.
3/4
Ned Almy
Cook
1 Evan Morgan
do.
3/4
Dan'l Walker
C. Mate
3/4 Jno. Holmes
do.
3/4
Joseph the S'v't
1/4 Jno. Bennett
do.
3/4
Aug'ne
pris'r
Jno. Wyld
do.
3/4
James Jennings
Mar'r.
3/4 Hump'y Walters
do.
3/4
Saml. Nixon
do.
1 Wm. Austin
do.
3/4
_Revenge_
Sloop
14 Jno. Swan
do.
3/4
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36-1/2
74-3/4 ------------------------------------------------------------------
_Abstract of the Shares of the Revenge._
Officer draws 13-1/4 Shares Whole Share men 19-3/4 [18 ] do.
Men fitted by the Owners 28-1/2 [29-1/4] do.
Owners for fitting out 9-3/4 do.
Sloop 14 The Lieu'ts Man Jos. 1/4 ------ 85-1/2 [84-1/2] Shares
N.B. Saml. Nixon to pay 1/2 of a 1/4 Share for a Gun and Cartouch.
Jno. Hayes to pay 1/4 of 1/4 of do. for a pistoll.
_Sundry Accts. from Folio II. Dr. to the Owners._
To the foot of that Acct. for Ozenbrig 37. 5.6 To Ditto for Cash Lent 14.10.
To Humphry Walters for 5 yds. Oz'g. 1. 2.6 To Timothy Northwood for do. 1. 2.6 To John Elderidge for do. 1. 7.
-------- 55. 7.6 N.E.C.
_Arms ... Dr. to the Owners._
To 40 Guns att R.I. By 39 Guns to the people.
To 40 pistoll at do. By 1 to make a monkey.[69]
To 40 Cutla.s.shes at do. By 1 broke by the Thunder.
To 19 Guns att N.Y. By 38 Pistols to the people.
To 15 Cutla.s.shes at do. By 38 Cutla.s.shes to do.
To 15 pistolls. By one to Ephraim Read a pistoll.
By one pistoll to Benjn. Blanchard.
59 Guns } 41 do. By one to Jno. Arnold.
55 pistolls } 42 do. By one do to Joshep Marshall.
55 Cutlashes } 39 do. By one Cartouch box to do.
[Footnote 69: A monkey-block, perhaps.]
_Remains in the Gunners Care._
18 Guns. By 10 Guns pistolls and Cutla.s.ses.
13 pistolls. By 1 do. to Ephraim Read.
16 Cutlashes. By 1 Given the prisoners who 2 pistols broke. Satt them ash.o.a.re.
By 1 broke by Accident.
_Friday 4th._ Moderate Weather till 4 AM., then hawld down Our Main Sail and scuded under Our foresail to Gett Clear of the Keys, the Wind blowing very hard.
_Sat.u.r.day 5._ Att 4 PM. brot. too under ballast[70] main-Sail. it blew a meer hurricane. provisions Expended Since the 5 Aug'st: 7 bb. of beef, 2 bb. pork, 3 tierces of bread, 5 bbs. of flower.
