Williamsburg Sepr 11th 1776ー
Sir
hearing that you had two Sloops unemploy'd and being in want of Vessels to transport Tfoops up the Bay, shou'd be glad to know immediately whither you can have them ready at York by the 20th Inst. By order of the Naval Board, I am Your hb'le Servant
Thomas Whiting 1st Comr
1. Navy Board Letter Book, VSL. A similar letter was sent to William Stephenson at Yorktown who had "a Schooner unemploy'd."
