Chapter I: , Predecessor of the Supreme Court, gives an

excellent account of the capture of the sloop “Active” by
the brig “Convention.”

Pennsylvania Archives. 1st and 2nd Ser. 31 vols. Philadelphia
and Harrisburg, 1852-90.

The most important source after the Colonial records.
Volume I of the second series contains the minutes of the
Pennsylvania Navy Board, a brief historical account of the
navy, and a list of Pennsylvania privateers.

Pennsylvania Colonial Records. 16 vols. Philadelphia, 1852-53.

A source of great value for the history of the Pennsylvania
navy.

Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advertiser for 1775-1783.
Philadelphia.

Supplements the Pennsylvania Packet.

Pennsylvania Packet for 1775-1783. Philadelphia.

Valuable for the prizes captured by Pennsylvania naval
vessels and by privateers. Not printed while the British
occupied Philadelphia.

Scharf and Westcott. History of Pennsylvania. 3 vols.
Philadelphia, 1884.

Contains bits of naval information.

Wallace, J. W. Colonel William Bradford. Philadelphia, 1884.

Valuable for the naval campaigns around Philadelphia.

THE NAVY OF VIRGINIA

Almon’s Remembrancer for 1779 and 1781. London.

Contains original material for the raids into Virginia of
Matthews and Collier, and of Arnold and Phillips.

Calendar of Virginia State Papers. 10 vols. Richmond, 1875-92.

Volumes I-III throw light upon the years 1780-1783. Volume
VIII, pages 75-240, prints the Journals of the Committee of
Safety of Virginia, February 7 to July 5, 1776.

Force, Peter. American Archives. 9 vols. Folio. Washington,
1837-53.

Prints important state records.

Ford, W. C. Writings of Jefferson. 10 vols. New York and
London, 1892-99.

Of value for Jefferson’s naval services while governor of
Virginia.

Hening’s Statutes of Virginia. 13 vols. Philadelphia and New
York, 1823.

A most important source for naval legislation and
administration in Virginia.

Lull, E. P. History of the United States Navy yard at
Gosport, Virginia. Washington, 1874.

Gives the early history of the navy yard at Norfolk.

Maryland Archives, 21 vols. Baltimore, 1883-1901.

Contains information about Commodore Boucher of the
Virginia navy.

North Carolina Records. 18 vols. Raleigh, 1886-1900.

Contains information upon the raid of Matthews and Collier.

Rowland, K. M. George Mason. 2 vols. New York, 1892.

Volume I is valuable for Virginia’s “Potomac river fleet.”

Southern Literary Messenger for 1857. Richmond.

Contains a series of valuable articles entitled the
“Virginia Navy of the Revolution.” A good account of the
Virginia navy. Somewhat extravagant in tone. Popular rather
than scientific.

Virginia Archives, Richmond. Letter Book of Governor Thomas
Jefferson; Letter Book of Governor Benjamin Harrison. MSS.

Contain bits of naval information.

Virginia Archives, Richmond. Journals of the Virginia Navy
Board. MSS.

A valuable source for both the civil and military history
of the navy.

Virginia Archives, Richmond. Virginia State Navy Papers. 2
vols. MSS.

An important original source. Contains much information
relative to the different vessels of the navy.

Virginia Gazette for 1775-1779. Williamsburg.

Not complete files. Those in the Library of the Virginia
Historical Society may be supplemented by those in the
Virginia State Library. Of some value for the cruises of
the Virginia fleet.

Virginia Historical Register. 6 vols. Richmond, 1848-53.

Contains some important bits of naval information.

THE NAVY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Almon’s Remembrancer for 1780. London.

Valuable for the naval defence of Charleston, 1779-1780.

Clowes, W. L. Royal Navy. 7 vols. Boston and London,
1897-1903.

Gives good accounts of the cruise of the “Randolph” in
1778, and the capture of the “South Carolina” in 1782.

Connecticut Gazette for 1782, New London.

Reports the capture of the Bahamas by the Spaniards and
Commodore Gillon.

Cooper’s Statutes of South Carolina. 10 vols. Columbia,
1836-41.

Valuable for naval legislation.

Deane Papers. Collections of the New York Historical Society.
5 vols. New York, 1886-90.

Serviceable for Gillon’s movements in Europe.

Drayton, W. H. Memoirs of the American Revolution. 2 vols.
Charleston, 1821.

Throws light on the naval history of 1775.

Force, Peter. American Archives. 9 vols. Folio. Washington,
1837-53.

Prints important South Carolina official records, notably
the early journals of the South Carolina Navy Board. The
manuscript journals of the South Carolina Navy-Board are
in the New York State Library at Albany.

Gazette of State of South Carolina for 1776-1779. Charleston.

Files for part of the period at Charleston. Valuable for
the cruises of the naval vessels.

Gibbes, R. W. Documentary History of the American Revolution.
3 vols. New York, 1853-57.

Contains some naval information.

McCrady, Edward, History of South Carolina in the Revolution.
2 vols. New York and London, 1901-02.

Of value for 1775 and for a history of the “South Carolina.”

Moultrie, William. Memoirs of the American Revolution. 2
vols. New York, 1802.

Of little value for naval history.

Poore’s Constitutions. Washington, 1877.

Contains the constitution of South Carolina of 1776.

Pennsylvania Packet for 1782. Philadelphia.

Contains valuable material for the movements of the “South
Carolina” during 1782.

Ramsay, David. Revolution of South Carolina, Trenton, 1785.

Of slight value for naval history.

South Carolina and American General Gazette for 1776-1779.
Charleston.

Files for part of the period at Charleston. Valuable for
the cruises of the naval vessels.

South Carolina Archives, Columbia. Journals of General
Assembly for 1776. MSS.

Of value for the civil history of the navy.

South Carolina Archives, Columbia. Journals of the House of
Representatives for 1779-1780. MSS.

Throws light upon the naval history for 1779-1780.

South Carolina Archives, Columbia. Journals of the House of
Representatives for 1783. MSS.

Valuable for the naval services of Commodore Gillon.

South Carolina Archives, Columbia. Miscellaneous Records A. MSS.

Contains some important naval records.

South Carolina Historical Society Collections. 3 vols.
Charleston, 1857-59.

Reprints a part of the Journals of the South Carolina
Committee of Safety.

South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine. 2 vols.
Charleston, 1900-01.

Prints two important letters of Commodore Gillon.

Wharton, Francis. Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence. 6
vols. Washington, 1889.

Contains a note upon Commodore Gillon.

THE MINOR NAVIES OF THE SOUTHERN STATES

Force, Peter. American Archives. 9 vols. Folio. Washington,
1837-53.

Prints official records. Of considerable value for the navies
of Maryland, North Carolina, and Georgia.

Georgia Historical Society Collections. 5 vols. Savannah,
1840-1902.

Prints a part of the proceedings of the Georgia Council of
Safety. Contains a few naval items of importance.

Jones, C. C., jr. History of Georgia. 2 vols. Boston, 1883.

Contains a few references to the work of the Georgia galleys.

Maryland Archives. 21 vols. Baltimore, 1883-1901.

Contains much information concerning the Maryland navy. This
may be found by consulting the index for the names of the
vessels.

Maryland Statutes. Kilty, 2 vols. Annapolis, 1799-1800.

Kilty is best. Hanson supplements Kilty.

McCall, Hugh. History of Georgia. 2 vols. Savannah, 1811-16.

Volume II gives some information in respect to the Georgia
galleys.

North Carolina Records. 18 vols. Raleigh, 1886-1900.

The most valuable source for the history of the North Carolina
navy.

Ridgely, David. Annals of Annapolis. Baltimore, 1841.

Narrates an important event or two in the history of the
Maryland navy.

Scharf, J. T. History of Maryland. 3 vols. Baltimore, 1879.

Volume II contains naval information of considerable value.

Southern Literary Messenger for 1857. Richmond.

Contains an excellent account of the Battle of the Barges.

THE MINOR NAVIES OF THE NORTHERN STATES

Arnold, Samuel G. History of Rhode Island, 2 vols. New York, 1859.

Volume II contains a few items of naval information.

Carson, H. L. Supreme Court of the United States. Philadelphia,
1902.

Contains references to the admiralty legislation of New York.

Connecticut Gazette for 1779. New London.

Gives a good account of the achievements of Captain Talbot.

Fernow’s New York in the Revolution. Albany, 1887.

Contains the rolls of several New York vessels.

Force, Peter. American Archives. 9 vols. Folio. Washington,
1837-53.

Prints important records for Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and
New York.

New Hampshire Archives. MSS. Concord.

References to the “Hampden.”

New Jersey, Minutes of the Provincial Congress and Council of
Safety, 1775-1776. Trenton, 1879.

Of some value for the prize legislation in New Jersey.

New York, Journals of New York Provincial Convention, etc. 2
vols. Albany, 1842.

Valuable for the history of the New York navy.

Providence Gazette for 1775-1779. Providence.

Valuable for the movements and prizes of Rhode Island vessels.

Pennsylvania Packet for 1779. Philadelphia.

Contains original material for the cruises of Captain Talbot.

Poore’s Constitutions. Washington, 1877.

Contains the constitution of New York for 1777.

Rhode Island, Acts and Resolves for 1775-1783.

Contemporaneous prints. A valuable source for the history of
the Rhode Island navy.

Rhode Island Colonial Records. 10 vols. Providence, 1856-65.

Supplements the information contained in the Acts and Resolves.

Rhode Island Historical Collections. 8 vols. Providence, 1827-92.

Contains letters which are valuable for the naval history of
1775.

Rhode Island Historical Society Publications VIII. Providence,
1900.

Important for the naval history of Rhode Island for 1778.

Rhode Island. Journals of the Council of War. MSS. Providence.

Of some value for the years 1779-1781.

Staples, W. R. Annals of Providence. Providence, 1843.

Contains a brief account of the Rhode Island navy.

Sheffield, W. P. Rhode Island Privateers and Privateersmen.
Newport, 1883.

A fairly good account.