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The Account Book and Roll of the Continental Ship Confederacy, June 1780-March 1781, Item 629 located in Record Group 45 of the National Archives was transcribed by Joseph Ross in 2009. A note inside the ledger indicates it was discovered at Princeton University in 1930 and presented to the Navy Department. The accounts are given in pounds/shillings/pence amounts, ie. 460.5.4 represents four hundred sixty pounds, five shillings and four pence. You will note that the totals are adjusted in the Account Book and reduced to one fortieth of their face value when paid in specie. This is an illustrative of the high rate of deflation in pay experienced by all sailors late in the war. Where Page “a” is noted, such as Page 1a, it represents a second unnumbered leaf associated with the noted page in the Account Book. Continue reading →