Perth Amboy, Janry 5. 1776
[Extract]
Enclosed is a Copy of a Paper said to be wrote in New England, and sent to all the Sea Coasts in North America, to persuade the People to suffer their Towns to be destroyed rather than supply the King's Ships with Provisions....
The Provincial Congress here have given Leave to some Persons to export Country Produce, on Condition of importing the Value in Powder, and other military Stores. A Copy of one of their Resolves for that Purpose is enclosed. ー I have no Doubt but a great Quantity will be smuggled into some of the Harbours on the New Jersey Shore from Sandy-Hook to Cape May, particularly into Barnegat, Little and Great Egg-Harbour, unless prevented by the King's Ships.
1. W. A. Whitehead, et al., eds., Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey (Newark, 1880-86), X, 676-81.