1st July.—Anchored outside the Hook;1 Sir H. Clinton2 was arrived near there, and sent off an express requesting to see me as soon as possible. The admiral went with me, and we met Sir Henry at the Neversink.3
"Journals of Henry Duncan," p. 159.
1. Duncan was referring to the fleet of Vice Admiral Viscount Howe, which had anchored off Sandy Hook, New Jersey.
2. General Sir Henry Clinton.
3. That is, Navesink, New Jersey.
