Octr 1775 Tuesday 17
At single anchor with a spring on the cable the Entrance of the Town of Falmouth A M Employed carring out warps to warpe the ship ahead at Noon warped close und hog Island Ledge at Noon Mod and clear At 1 P M fresh breezes and clear Wear at 2 made the sigl to weigh ½ Past weighd and came to Sail do made the Sigl a line ahead one cables lenth at 3 do come too aline ahead abreast of the Town of Falmouth at 5 do our boat wint on shor with an officer in her with a letter to the People of this Town ½ Past the boat returned ½ Past 5. 3 of the Towns People came on board in a shore Boat ½ Past [6] they wint on Shor at 8 the same men cam on board again with some Small Arms which they delivered up at 3¼ aft 8 they wint on Shor again do Ligh[t] airs and vareable at 12 fine clear Wear
1. PRO, Admiralty 52/1637.