Newport November 12th. 1776 —
Sir
Captn John Plants who was a Passenger in the Royal Exchange has two hogsheads of Rum onboard the Brig Lord Lifford under your Care 2 — and as he will want a Sufficiency to bear his Charges while here Should be glad you will deliver him the two Hhds of Rum, and it will be agreeable to the Officers and Men belonging to the Fleet and I make no doubt but it will be agreeable to the Congress — I am Sir [&c.]
E. H. —
To John Bradford Esqr Agent for the Contl Fleet in the State of Massachusetts Bay.
1. Hopkins Letter Book, RIHS.
2. Both ships were prizes of the Continental ship Columbus, Abraham Whipple. See Volume 6.
