The establishment of officers and seamen on board the “Hyder Ally” and the “Washington” was a new one. On February 13, 1781, the officers and seamen of the first establishment were all discharged, except Captain Boys and certain disabled seamen; and on December 20 Boys was dismissed, since the service in which he was engaged was at an end.[504] When peace was declared in the spring of 1783, a few men were probably in naval employ under the new establishment. That the state still owned a few small vessels is certain. On April 10, 1783, the Supreme Executive Council endorsed a letter from the commissioners saying “that as no doubt appears to remain that Hostilities are ceased, we conceive it our Duty to request your permission to dispose of the Armed vessels under our direction belonging to the State, in order to enable us to close our accounts with the Public.”[505] FOOTNOTES: [469] Colonial Records of Pennsylvania, X, Minutes of Committee of Safety, July 4, 6, 8, 1775. [470] Pennsylvania Archives 2nd, I, 246; Wallace’s William Bradford, 203. [471] Colonial Records of Pennsylvania, X, Minutes of Committee of Safety, August 26, September 1, October 2, 12, 16, 23, November 6, 1775. See also the Minutes of the Committee of Safety for each day of this period. [472] Colonial Records of Pennsylvania, X, Minutes of Committee of Safety, August 29, 1775. [473] Colonial Records of Pennsylvania, X, Minutes of Committee of Safety, November 7, November 10, 1775. [474] Ibid., December 28, 1775; Pennsylvania Archives, 2nd, I, 248, note. [475] Pennsylvania Archives, 1st, V, 3-5. The names of the thirteen galleys were as follows: “Bull Dog,” “Burke,” “Camden,” “Chatham,” “Congress,” “Dickinson,” “Experiment,” “Effingham,” “Franklin,” “Hancock,” “Ranger,” “Warren,” and “Washington.” The “Delaware” and “Convention” were at times referred to as galleys. [476] Pennsylvania Archives, 1st, V, 46; 2nd, I, Minutes of Pennsylvania Navy Board, May 29, 1777; 2nd, I, 251. [477] Colonial Records of Pennsylvania, X, Minutes of Committee of Safety, July 2, 1776; Proceedings of Provincial Conference of Committees of Pennsylvania, June 23, June 24, 1776. [478] Colonial Records of Pennsylvania, X, Minutes of Council of Safety, August 22, August 27, 1776. [479] Ibid., XI, Minutes of Supreme Executive Council, September 6, 1777. [480] Colonial Records of Pennsylvania, XI, Minutes of Council of Safety, February 22, 1777. [481] Ibid., Minutes of Supreme Executive Council, June 25, 1777. [482] Ibid., X, Minutes of Committee of Safety, February 4, 1776. [483] Ibid., XI, Minutes of Council of Safety, February 13, February 19, 1777.