now all Men by there presents That We Nathaniel Bently of Taunton in the County of Bristol and State of the Massachusetts Bay Marines and fommander of the Arwate Schooner of War called Hornet and Samuel Batchelder of Now bring Post in the founty of Yore and State Nousbring, foresaid Marchant the major part of the owners of said Private Nofoed of War are held and Stand firmly bound and Obliged unte Henry Gardner of Boston in the County of Suffolk, big. Treasurer and Receives General of the State aforesaid in the full Hjust sum of Two Thousand pounds Lawful omoney to be paid unto the said Henry Gardnet or his Successors in said Office, for the un of the said State, to the which payment well and traly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs Executor & Administrators. Fryntly and Soverally firmly by these presents Sealed with our Seals dated the Seath day of Brarch, In the year four Lord One. Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Eight. of to ame The Condition of this present Obligation is such That if the above bounden Nathaniel Bently Commander and Samuel Batchelder the major part of the owners of said Private Schooner of War shall out Inlist or take on boars said Privatees any Iddies of Soldiers belonging to the Continental army of the snited States of America than this Abligation to be null &vard, otherwise to remain in full force and Vorture. I Signed gned Sealed Feln: in the presence of Samuel Brownell Bond not to enlist Continental Soldiers See page 42 board her, to the number of 21, rose upon the Brig's People, in number 62, while laying in a small Harbour on the Labrador Shore, which they had the good Fortune to arrive safe in Port with." 1782 HOPE, Schooner. Guns, 6; Men, 10. Commander: John Palmer, of Salem. C. C. 196, VII, 105. Sept. 20 1782 HOPEWELL, Schooner. Guns, 2; Men, 18. 1782 HOPEWELL, Schooner. Guns, 10; Men, 20. Oct. 21 1779 HORATIO, Sloop. Guns, 8; Men, 20. Commander: Thomas Eskridge. Oct. 22 Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: Thomas Eskridge, mariner, principal; William Owner: Samuel Broome, of Boston. Witnesses: Oliver Greenleaf, Thomas Munro. M. A., VI, 121, 124, 170, 443. 1778 HORNETT, Schooner. Guns, 10, and 8 swivels; Men, 50. Commander: Nathaniel Bently. Jan. 22 Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £500. Bonders: Nathaniel Bentley [signed Bently], principal, Owners: John Tracy and Samuel White. Witnesses: John Marston, Tho[ma]s Dennie. M. A., vi, 54, 55, 139, 158, 168, 156. 1778 HORNET, Brig. Guns, 8, and 8 swivels; Men, 45. Commander: John Sellers. June 5 Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: John Sellers, principal; Henry Williams and Owners: Henry Williams and Samuel Ward. Witness: D[aniel] Hopkins. M. A., vi, 16, 19, 168, 353. 1778 HORNET, Schooner. Guns, 2, and 16 swivels; Men, 60. Commander: Nathaniel Reynolds. June 10 Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: Nath[anie]l Reynolds, principal; John Norris M. A., vi, 18, 21, 168, 361. 1778 HORNET, Schooner. Guns, 2, and 16 swivels; Men, 45. Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: Nehemiah Buffington [signed Buffinton], principal; John Norris and Jno. Dutch, of Salem, sureties. Owners: John Norris and John Dutch. Witness: D[aniel] Hopkins. M. A., vi, 73, 76, 169, 113. 1778 HORNET, Schooner. Guns, 8; Men, 30. Commander: William Springer. Sept. 15 Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: William Springer, mariner, principal; Joseph Laughton, of Boston, and Joseph Choate, of Newburyport, sureties. Owner: John Tracy, of Newburyport. Witness: W. Baker, jr. M. A., vi, 12, 15, 169, 161. 1778 HORNET, Schooner. Guns, 2, and 6 swivels; Men, 10. Commander: George Osborn. Dec. 29 Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: George Orsborn [signed Osborn], principal; Isaac Needham and John Dutch, of Salem, sureties. Owners: Isaac Needham and John Dutch. Witness: D[aniel] Hopkins. M. A., vi, 14, 17, 169, 394. 1779 HORNET, Schooner. Guns, 4; Men, 13. Commander: Robert Brookhouse. June 15 Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: Rob[er]t Brookhouse, mariner, principal; John Witnesses: Nathan Peirce, Joseph Grafton. M. A., vi, 67, 70, 159, 259, 170, 168. Bonders: Thomas Russell, of Boston, merchant and major part of the owners, and William Bunker, mariner of Nantucket. Witnesses: Peter Collas, Henry Alline, jr. M. A., 139, 255 (Bond not to enlist any man in New 1781 HOUND, Brigantine. Guns, 6; Men, 20. Apr. 14 Commander: Nathaniel Hathaway, of Dartmouth. 1781 HOUND, Brigantine. Guns, 14; Men, 50. Apr. 16 Oct. 8 Note. In the petition the captain's name is spelled C. C. 196, VIII, 9; M. A., 171, 375. 1781 HOUND, Brigantine. Guns, 14; Men, 20. Commander: Ephraim Emerton, of Salem. C. C. 196, VIII, 10; M. A., 172, 19. How, Brig. Guns, 8; Men, 40. Commander: Hunt, II, 48. 1780 HUMBIRD, Brigantine. Guns, 8; Men, 20. Commander: Samuel Ingersoll. Aug. 7 Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: Samuel Ingersoll, of Salem, principal; Nath- Owners: Nathaniel Silsbee and others, of Salem. M. A., vi, 89, 92, 171, 227. 1779 HUNTER, Ship. Tons, 160; Guns, 18; Men, 110. Commander: Nathan Brown. Apr. 15 Bond: Continental, $10,000; State, £4000. Bonders: Nathan Brown, mariner, principal; Elias Hasket Derby and Bartho[lomew] Putnam, of Salem, sureties. Owners: Elias Hasket Derby and others. |