1781 COMMERCE, Ship. Tons, 200; Guns, 14; Men, 50. Commander: Stephen Webb. Fan. 15 Petition signed by Job Prince, jr., in behalf of Messrs. M. A., 171, 332. 1781 COMMERCE, Ship. Guns, 14; Men, 50. Sept. 12 Commander: Abraham Bartlett, of Boston. 1782 COMMERCE, Ship. Guns, 14; Men, 40. Commander: Ignatius Webber, of Boston. 1782 COMMERCE, Brigantine. Guns, 6; Men, 12. Aug. 30 1783 CONCLUSION, Schooner. Guns, 2; Men, 25. Commander: William Coles, of Beverly. C. C. 196, 111, 32. Mar. II 1778 CONCORD, Privateer. Commander: Job Prince, jr. Calendar of Franklin Papers, 1, 534, 539, III, 513, IV, 276; 1782 CONCORD, Brig. Guns, 10; Men, 55. Commander: Ephraim Emerton. Essex Institute, Miscellaneous Ship Papers; Felt, II, 275 (Nov. 7, 1782). 1777 CONGRESS, Schooner. Guns, 6; Men, 30. Oct. 24 Commander: John Martin. Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £500. Owners: John Farrey and Henry Newhall, of Boston. M. A., v, 121, 122, 167, 359. 1777 CONGRESS, Schooner. Guns, 4; Men, 20. Dec. 19 Commander: Ephraim Emerton. Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £500. COMMERCE CONGRESS 103 Bonders: Ephraim Emerton, of Salem, principal; Elias Hasket Derby, John Gardner, and Nathan Goodale, merchants of Salem, sureties. Owners: E. H. Derby and others. Witnesses: Bartholomew] Putnam, Jacob Ashton. 1778 CONGRESS, Schooner. Guns, 8; Men, 40. July 18 Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: Sam[ue]l Hobbs, mariner, Elias Hasket Derby, Owners: E.H. Derby, John Gardner, and Nathan Goodale. M. A., v, 123, 124, 169, 26. 1778 CONGRESS, Schooner. Guns, swivels; Men, 15. July 18 Commander: Jabez West. Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: Jabez West, mariner, principal; Ebenezer Dorr 1778 CONGRESS, Schooner. Guns, 6, and 8 swivels; Men, 40. July 30 Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: John Guliker, mariner, principal; William Mackay and John Mocketts [signed Jno. Mackett], of Boston, sureties. Owners: William Mackay and others. Witnesses: William Brown, Andrew Oliver. M. A., v, 146, 149, 139, 197, 169, 47. 1778 CONGRESS, Schooner. Guns, 4; Men, 12. Commander: Abraham Bartlett. Nov. 3 Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: Abraham Bartlett, mariner, principal; John Owners: John Hinkley and others. Witnesses: Solomon Lovell, Jonathan Metcalf. M. A., v, 186, 187, 139, 227, 169, 289. 1781 CONGRESS, Ship. Guns, 20; Men, 130. Mar. 14 Commander: David Ropes, of Salem. C. C. 196, III, 41; M. A., 171, 350; Boston Gazette, Aug. 1781 CONGRESS, Brigantine. Guns, 6; Men, 14. C. C. 196, 111, 38; M. A., 171, 406. 1782 CONQUERANT, Boat. Guns, small arms; Men, 20. Commander: Jeremiah Cushing, of Boston. C. C. 196, III, 42; M. A., 172, 184. Aug. 7 1780 CONSTANT, Ship. Guns, 10; Men, 30. Commander: J. Grooves [Ichabod Groves?]. 1782 CONSTANT, Brigantine. Guns, 4; Men, 12. Apr. 16 1778 CORNWALL, Ship. Guns, 12; Men, 25. Commander: John Edmonds. Jan. 14 Bond: Continental, $10,000; State, £500. Bonders: John Edmonds, mariner of Salem, principal; Bound to Henry Gardner (both bonds). Owner: Mark Lafitte. Witnesses: Nath[anie]l Ropes, W. Prosser. Note. The second part of the first bond is worded like a Continental bond and the amount is expressed in dollars; otherwise both documents resemble State bonds. M. A., v, 140, 143, 168, 146. 1777 COULCHESTER, Brig. Note. It is not certain that this was a Massachusetts vessel. Boston Gazette, Oct. 6, 1777: “The Privateer Brig Coulchester, Capt. Coulchester, was spoke with in Latt. 39.50, Long. 55.30; all well and had taken three Prizes." 1781 COUNT DE GRASSE, Ship. Guns, 14; Men, 40. Commander: Nicholas Johnson, of Newburyport. C. C. 196, III, 51. Dec. 24 1782 COUNT DE GRASSE, Sloop. Guns, 8; Men, 35. Commander: Nathan Plimpton, of Boston. C. C. 196, III, 52. May 4 1778 COUNT D'ESTAING, Brigantine. Guns, 16; Men, 100. Dec. 16 Commander: John Kendrick. Bond: Continental, $10,000; State, £4000. 105 Bonders: John Kendrick, principal; Isaac Sears and Witnesses: Willia]m Knox, Anthony Griffiths. Note. The name is spelled Count De Estaing. 1779 COUNT D'ESTAING, Schooner. Guns, 6; Men, 12. Commander: Oliver Davison. Aug. 24 Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: Oliver Davison, mariner, principal; Shrimpton Hutchinson and Rich[ar]d Chilcott, of Boston, sureties (William Hutchinson in place of Chilcott on State bond). Owner: William Hutchinson, of Boston. Witnesses: Nathaniel Brinley and Catherine Brinley (on M. A., VIII, 7, 12; 170, 351. 1780 COUNT D'ESTAING, Brigantine. Guns, 6; Men, 10. Commander: Matthew Wood. May 17 Bond: Continental, $10,000; State, £4000. Bonders: Matthew Wood, mariner of Barnstable, principal; James Swan and John Young, of Boston, sureties. Owners: John Young and others. Witnesses: Thornton Barrett, George Bunker. Note. Name spelled Count de Estaing. 1780 COUNT D'ESTAING, Ship. Guns, 10; Men, 25. Aug. 22 1777 CREATURE, Brig. Guns, 14. Commander: Boston Gazette, Sept. 8, 1777: "The Creature, a Privateer Brig of 14 6-pounders, owned at Salem and Beverly, has taken and carried in at a safe Port at the Eastward, a Ship of 600 Tons Burthen, laden with Sugar, etc. bound from Jamaica for London." 1777 CUMBERLAND, Ship. Guns, 20; Men, 180. Sept. 12,13 Commander: James Collins. Bond: Continental, £10,000; State, £500. Bonders: James Collins, Paul Dudley Sargent, and Nath[aniel] Crafts (Job Prince in place of Crafts on State bond). Owners: Paul Dudley Sargent and others, of Boston. Note. The captain is called Joseph Collins in Boston M. A., v, 112, 115, 139, 145, 187, 167, 226. 1778 CUMBERLAND, Ship. Tons, 290; Guns, 20; Men, 150. Commander: John Manley. Dec. 14 1777 Aug. 6 Bond: Continental, $10,000; State, £4000. Bonders: John Manley, principal; Edw[ar]d Carnes and Owners: Edward Carnes and others. Witnesses: Job Prince, R[ichar]d Salter. M. A., v, 110, 113, 139, 239, 169, 367; Independent Chronicle, Mar. 4, 1779: "The private armed ship Cumberland, Capt. Manley, which sailed from this place about two months since, was taken soon after she left port by the Juno, an English frigate of 38 guns, and carried into Barbadoes." Boston Gazette, Mar. 8, 1779: "Capt. Manley, in the Cumberland, is taken [in January] by an English frigate which he fell in with in the night and engaged her before he found his mistake." CUTTER, Schooner. Guns, 8; Men, 20. Commander: Silas Smith, of Salem. C. C. 196, III, 57; Boston Gazette, Nov. 3, 1777 |