shillings is due to Joseph Barrell, which sum when paid will be in full for the same Thomas Ivers Peter Roe Dalton -£793.8 Comtee for auditing the Accts of the late Board of War His Excellency the Governor, & the Hon. the Council of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In Council Oct 13th 1783 Advised that a Warrant be drawn on the Treasury in full Discharge of this Certificate John Avery Sec Certificate in Favor Benjamin Lovett Jr. Boston Octo 9. 1783 This Certifies That the sum of Three hundred & twenty six pounds, four shillings, for part of the Arm'd ship Black-prince, lost on the Expedition to Penobscot in the year 1779-and eighty two pounds, eighteen shillings & two pence, for Interest due thereon to the first Instant both sums amounting to four hundred & nine pounds, two shillings & two pence, is due to Benjamin Lovett Jun' which when paid to George Williams Esq' will be in full for the same Thomas Ivers Peter Roe Dalton £409.2.2 Comtee for Audits the Accts of the late Board of War His Excell' the Governor & the Hon. the Council of the Commonwth of Massachusetts- In Council Oct 13th 1783 Advised that a Warrant be drawn on the Treasury in full Discharge of this Certificate John Avery Sec This Certifies Certificate in Favor George Cabot. Boston Octo. 9. 1783 That the sum of One hundred & sixty three Pounds, two shillings, for part of the Arm'd ship Black Prince lost on the Expedition to Penobscott in the year 1779. and forty one pounds, nine shillings & one penny for Interest thereon to the first Instant, both sums amounting to Two hundred & four pounds eleven shillings & two pence, is due to George Cabot which when paid to George Williams Esq' will be in full for the same-£204.. 11. 12 Thomas Ivers } Comtee for Audits the Accots of Peter Roe Dalton ( the late Board of War. His Excellency the Governor & the Hon the Council of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In Council Oct 13th 1783 Advised that a Warrant be drawn on the Treas' in full Discharge of this Certificate This Certifies John Avery Sec Certificate in Favor John Lovett. Boston Octo 9, 1783 That the sum of Two hundred & seventeen pounds, nine shillings & four pence, for part of the Ship Black prince, lost on the Expedition to Penobscott in the year 1779. and Fifty-five pounds, five shillings & five pence for Interest due thereon to the first Instant, both sums amounting to Two hundred & seventy two pounds, fourteen shillings & nine pence, is due to John Lovett, which when paid to George Williams Esq' will be in full for the same-£272.14.9 Thomas Ivers } Accts of the late Board of War. Commonwealth of Massachusetts His Excellency the Governor, & the Hon. the Council of the In Council Oct 13th 1783 Advised that a Warrant be drawn on the Treasury in full Discharge of this Certificate John Avery Sec Certificate in Favor John Gardner Jr. This Certifies Boston Octo. 9. 1783 That the sum of One hundred & twenty seven Pounds, one shilling & seven pence half penny, for part of the Arm'd ship Black prince, lost on Expedition to Penobscott in the year 1779, and thirty two Pounds, nine Shillings & eight pence half penny. for Interest thereon to the first Instant, both sums amounting to One hundred & fifty nine pounds, eleven shillings & four pence, is due to John Gardner Jun' which when paid to George Williams Esq' will be in full for the same - £159.11.4 Thomas Ivers Peter Roe Dalton } Comtee for Audits the Accts of the late Board of War His Excellency the Governor & the Hon. the Council of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts In Council Oct 14th 1783 Advised that a Warrant be drawn on the Treas in full of this Certificate John Avery Sec Certificate in Favor Andrew Cabot. This Certifies Boston 6th Octo. 1783 That the sum of Three thousand, three hundred & eighty five Pounds, four shillings & nine pence, for one half of the Arm'd Brig Defence, appurts & lost on the Expedition to Penobscott in the year 1779-and the sum of eight hundred & sixty Pounds, eight shillings & two pence, for Interest thereon to the first Instant, both sums amounting to Four thousand two hundred & forty five Pounds, twelve shillings & eleven pence, is due to Andrew Cabot Esq. which when paid will be in full for the same - £4245. 12.11 Thomas Ivers Peter Roe Dalton Comtee for auditing the Acco His Excellency the Governor & the Hon. the Council of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts In Council Oct 14 1783 Advised that a Warrant be drawn on the Treasury in full Discharge of this Certificate. John Avery Sec Certificate in Favor Jonathan Peele. This Certifies Boston 14 Octo. 1783 That the sum of Five hundred & thirty one Pounds eleven shillings & five pence, is due to Joseph Sprague, for the Balance due to him, for his eleventh part of the arm'd Ship Hector, lost on the Expedition to Penobscott in the year 1779. which sum when paid to Jonathan Peele will be in full for the same. £531.11.5 Thomas Ivers Peter Roe Dalton the A/cts of the late Board of War. Comtee for Audits His Excellency the Governor & the Hon. the Council of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts In Council 21st October 1783 Advised that a Warrant be drawn on the Treasury in full Discharge of this Certificate John Avery Sec' Observations on Public Men. General Washington. or Soon the Protector of America. A deep endless ambition, too thinly veiled to escape the penetration of some of those who saw him constantly in the various scenes of this Revolution, who saw him behind the Couliese, as well as upon the Stage, makes the basis of the character of this man, who has forever inscribed his name in the annals of the world; great, not by shining talents, but by a happy concurrence of circumstances, a good useful understanding, an unwearied passive perseverance, the mediocrity of all his competitors, & the of his antagonists. Genius it seems is not the growth of this western world, & even when imported droops and dies under this unfavorable Sky: May this be as it will, Genius it seems was not the lot of Washington. Without a spark of imagination, enthusiasm or that torrent of talent that carries everything before it, cold, deliberate, slow, patient, persevering, he now finds himself elevated to a pitch of grandeur he never dream'd of, and would not even now grasp at the supreme power, if, to obtain it, he must as Cromwell, surround the State House and tell them, "begone, the Lord you seek has left this place." But no such exertion will be requir'd. The nation is sick of Congress, they speak of them with the utmost contempt: Congress themselves are tired of their situation, the unpopularity of which they feel even in the Streets of Princeton, & which is neither lucrative, nor honorable, nor durable enough to attach them. |