Feby 1776 Saturday 17
Running down to Old Road St Kitts at 11 AM Fired a gun as a Sigl to Unmoor Unmoord & hove into ½ a Cable on the best bower Found the Small bower Much Rubbed in two places Fresh breezes & Cloudy at 5 PM Made the Sigl to Weigh Do Weighed & Came to sail Layton Transport under Convoy at 10 Made the Sigl & brought too
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/1039.