1. The captain of H.M. frigate Blonde was John Milligan. According to Perkins' diary entry of 20 June, when Blonde arrived at Liverpool, Milligan sent for Perkins and expressed unhappiness that "no more of the Goods belonging to the wreck of the Ship Duke De Choisell are recovered, and Particularly the musquets.” Ibid.

2. In his entry of 25 June, Perkins noted that the "wreckd Goods” “sell pritty well.” Ibid., 206

3. As seen in Perkins' diary entry of 4 June, above, American privateers had been stripping Duc de Choiseul.