[452] Colonial Records of Connecticut, XV, 318-19.
[453] Records and Papers of New London County Historical Society, I, pt. 4, p. 32.
[454] State Archives, Acts of Connecticut, May, 1780. The laying of embargoes on privateers for short periods in order to obtain men for different purposes was common during the Revolution.
[455] Colonial Records of Connecticut, XV, 280-81.
[456] See Chapter IV, page 129; Records of State of Connecticut, I, 246-49.
[457] Connecticut Revolutionary Archives, VIII, 1777-1778.
[458] Records of State of Connecticut, II, 230-33.
[459] The vessels of the Connecticut navy with the approximate periods of their service were as follows: Brigantine “Minerva,” 1775; schooner “Spy,” 1775-1778; ship “Defence,” 1776-1779; ship “Oliver Cromwell,” 1776-1779; galleys “Crane” and “Whiting,” 1776; galley “Shark,” 1776-1777; schooner “Mifflin,” 1777; sloop “Schuyler,” 1777; and sloop “Guilford,” 1779. The galley “New Defence,” belonging to Branford, received arms, ammunition, and stores from the state. The sloop “Dolphin,” a prize of the “Spy,” was purchased in the fall of 1777, and sent to Philadelphia for flour. The following captains were the chief officers of the navy: Giles Hall, Robert Niles, William Coit, Seth Harding, Timothy Parker, and Samuel Smedley. Coit had commanded the “Harrison” in Washington’s fleet, and Harding was given a commission in the Continental navy.
[460] Revolutionary Files of Connecticut Gazette, Hartford Courant, and Connecticut Journal.
[461] Colonial Records of Connecticut, XV, 481, 488; Records of State of Connecticut, I, 85, 201; Hartford Courant, August 12, 1776; Connecticut in Revolution, 593-94.