Admiralty Office 27th Decr 1775
My Lord
Having received a Letter from Vice Admiral Graves, Commander in chief of His Majesty's Ships in North America, dated the 4th Instant, giving an Account of a Ship being arrived at New York, with 255 Emigrants from Scotland, which Captain Vandeput, of his Majesty's Ship the Asia, had sent to Boston; and that he had reason to believe most part of the Men would enter to serve in the Army, and that, the rest, with the Women & Children, he should send away to Nova Scotia; We send your Lordship herewith a Copy thereof, for his Majesty's information, and are My Lord [&c.]
J. Buller Palmerston H. Palliser
1. PRO, Colonial Office, 5/122, 65a.
