New London Feb 4th 1777
[Extract] To Robert Morris Esqr Chairman of the Secret Committee Philda
Sir Inclosed is a Coppy of what I wrote you in Answere to yours of the 5th Novr Relative to the Powder Since that I have not received any of your Orders. I Just now was Informed by a person from Hispaniola that Capt Geo Champlen in the Brig Nancy belonging to me had sailed from that port with Ten tons of Powder & three hundred Musketts and that he designed to fall in to the Southward Incase he has arived, this being on the Continent Accot you can give directions for the disposel of it. . . .
1. Shaw Collection, Letter Book, YUL.