Admiralty Office 15th Novr 1775.
My Lord
Your Lordship having acquainted us by your Letter of the 13th Instant that His majesty has been pleased to order Seven Regiments of Infantry to hold themselves in readiness to embark on or about the 1st of December next; And your Lordship having at the same time signified to us His Majesty's Pleasure that we should appoint such a number of His Majesty's Ships & Vessels & of such a Rate to accompany this Armament as we shall think proper; We have in consequence thereof ordered the Ships & Vessels named in the inclosed List to be prepared to accompany the said Armament, & shall appoint Commodore Sir Peter Parker to command the same; which we signify to your Lordsh.ip for His Majesty's information, and are My Lord, [&c.]
Sandwich Lisburne J Buller H. Palliser.
1. PRO, Colonial Office, 5/122, 36a.
