Item of the Day: In the House of Representatives, April 11, 1776

In the House of Representatives, April 11, 1776. [Massachusetts]
 RESOLVED, That the following Officers and Seamen be appointed for each of the Vessels now building by this Colony and the Pay per Month allowed them, agreeable to the Sums affixed viz.
Captain, Eight Pounds,
Lieutenant, Five Pounds eight Shillings,
Second-Lieutenant, Five Pounds,
Master, Four Pounds,
Mate, Three Pounds,
Boatswain, Three Pounds,
Boatswain’s Mate, [...]