August 1777
Lying at Anchor in Halifax Harbor
Monday 11th
Compleated our Water for 3 Months and Took in Stores for the Same time All the Gun Carriages ashore to be Exchanged Bent the best Fore Sail First pt of these 24 hours Calm latter fresh breezes by 8 PM Compd 3 Months provisions Vz 20 bags of Bread 2 Casks of Oatml 5 bushell of peas 1 Puncheon of Rum 4 Teirces of Beef 2 Do Pork & 11 Gun Carriages
1. PRO, Admiralty 52/1636.
