| 200 | / |
| ----- | / |
| L1380 | / |
| | / |
Taken in At New York | | / |
8 bb. of Beef 7.10 | 60 | / |
12 bb. of pork 12. | 144 | / |
A Doctors Chest and Medicines | | By the foot of |
first Cost New York | | this Acct. to |
Cur'y 38.2.1 | | be carryed to |
Advance 200 per C. 76.4.2[33] | 114.6.3 | Acct. Cur't to |
| --------- | be paid by the |
Total | L1698.6.3 | Sloops Comp'y | L1698.6.3
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[Footnote 33: By a rough calculation (see note 29) Quartermaster
Vezian trebles the amount in New York currency to reduce it to that of
Rhode Island.]
_Tuesday 14th._ Weighed about 2 PM. from the Hook with the wind att
WSW with a fresh Gale and by Gods Leave and Under his protection bound
on Our Cruize against the proud Dons the Spaniards. the Capt. Ordered
the people a pale of punch to drink to a Good Voyage. Opened a bb. of
beef and tierce of Bread. the people was put to Allowance for the 1st
time, one lb. of Beef per man a day and 7 lb. of bread per week.
_Wednesday 15._ Att 3 PM. Sett our Shrouds up.[34] a Great Swelling
Sea. about 5 AM. Saw a Sail under Our Lee Bow about a League Dist. all
hands was Called upon Deck and Gott Ready to Receive her had she been
an Enemy. We fired one of our Bow Chases and brot. him too. she was a
Sloop from Nantuckett, Russell Mas'r. he said he had mett nothing
Since he had been out which was 11 days. Our people Returnd to their
Statu Quo, being all peacable Since they have Gott a Qr.Mr. to
Controul them. As they were all musterd, them that [had] no Arms they
Receiv'd some from the Owners, the Acct. of which is on the other Side
with an Acct. of how many shares on board and what the Owners draw.
[Footnote 34: Tightened them up.]
_List of the Men of the people On Board the Revenge._
_Names_ _Quality_ _Shares_
Benjn. Norton Com'r. 2-1/2
Wm. Stone Lieut. 1-1/2
Elisha Luther Mas'r. 1-1/2
Peter Vezian Capt. Qr. Mr. 1-1/4
Wm. Blake
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