2. The date is arbitrary. Rathbun was assigned to the Providence on February 10, 1776. According to the Journal of the Andrew Doria, the fleet sailed from Reedy Island on the morning of February 11, 1776. From the same source, it appears that the Hornet and Wasp, from Baltimore, joined the fleet within the Delaware Capes on February 13, 1776. Hence, the date could not have been prior to February 10, nor later than February 12, or otherwise the officers of the two vessels from Baltimore would have been listed.