[Worcester County, Maryland, November 16.]
No 9.
Sir, On Thursday night [sic Wednesday, November 15] William B[arclay] Townsand took Daniel Boston and his Sloop, it is reported that he has 17 Armed Men on board the Sloop; they are about one Mile below the Mouth of the [Pocomoke] River aground on the Mud Banks.2 ー
David Williams
Thursday Evening [Endorsed] The above Letter was transmitted to the Committee of Worcester County.3
1. Md. Arch., Red Book, XI.
2. The letter writer's exact location on the Eastern Shore is not disclosed; apparently it is well south in Worcester County, close to the Virginia line.
3. See further under dates of November 16, 25 and December 1, 1775.
