January 1778 Thursday 8th
Lashed alongside a Wharf at the upper part of the Town of Philadelphia Modt. Breezes and hazey with some Rain & Snow employed occasionally came on board 14 Men who deserted from the Rebels with 2 Armed Galleys1
D, UkLPR, Adm. 51/1037, fol. 6.
1. Two Pennsylvania Navy guard boats (half galleys), commanded by Captain Nathan Boys and another officer, on loan as privateers for use in the lower Delaware River. See William Bradford to President Thomas Wharton, Jr., 24 Jan., below.
