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Sir, I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to send you herewith a List of the several Ships and Vessels taken up to carry Stores Provisions and live Stock to North America for the use of His Majesty's Fleet and Forces in those Parts, and am to signify their Lordships direction to you in pursuance of His Majestys pleasure signified to them by the Earl of Dartmouth to station some of the small Ships under your command in such situations as to fall in with them upon their coming upon the Coast with Orders to their Captains to see them safely into Port, a precaution which will be more particularly necessary in case His Majestys Army shall remove from Boston to any other Station. ー I am, &ca

(by the Centurion)
Endorsed Admiralty Office 26th Sepr 1775. Copy of a Letter from Mr. Stephens to Vice Admiral Graves with one Inclosure (A Copy) in V. [sic R.] A. Shuldhams of 27 Feb. 1776.

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Friendship	James Millar		The Cargoes of these Ships will be nearly similar to that of the Thames, except that they will have a greater proportion of Coals and less Porter, and about half of them will have Hogs instead of Sheep.
Irwin	Smith
Mary	Robt Reed
Felicity	Brun
Britannia	Jenkins
Echo	Moncur
Price Frigate	Fisher
Fame	Willm Thornton
Harriott	Wemyss Orrock
Generous Planter	Calf
Prince Rupert	Dear
Reward	Strivens
Blue Mountain Valley	Dempster
Eleanor	Oswald
Charming Nelly	P. Millar
Britannia	Heskett Davis
Rebeccah	Isaac Blackburn
Britannia	Martin White
Generous Friend	Thos Williams
Aurora	Geo Hannell
Nielson	Harp
Fanny	Sinclair

A farther List of about ten or twelve more Ships will be given in a day or two

Mure, Son, and Atkinson ー

London 23d. Septemr 1775.

[Endorsed] Copy List of Ships carrying out Stores to America
In Letter to Vice Admiral Graves of 26th Sepr. 1775.