Jonathan Glover to Major General Artemas Ward, June 8, 1776

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Marblehead June 8 1776

Honouard Sir

I have the plasure to Informe your Excellency that your Schrs. Lee & Warrin have this Moment, Arrived with the Ship Ann from Glasco with Ninety five, of the kings troops on Board, She Mounted Six Carrage Guns But the Master and troops, Made No oposion against your Vessells theytook her Last Night off Cape Cod² I. have Sent you By the Barer all the papers, the troops on Board I understand are Commanded By a Capt & two Lieutenants³ I am Dear sir your Excellency [&c.]

Jonathan Glover

NB I. have Borrowed of our Town 112 [lb.] powder & 64 four pound Shot which Shall Be Much oblige to your Excellency youl order to be Returned By the Barer yours to Command J Glover
[Endorsed] he had an order on the Commissary [for] the powder & such Ball as he Chose

1. Ward Papers, MassHS.

2. The ship Ann, John Denniston, master, carrying Captain Hamilton Maxwell's company of the 71st Highland regiment, and taken by three of Washington's armed schooners. The third one, the Lynch, had headed for Plymouth with the balance of the soldiers.

3. Within two hours Glover again wrote General Ward: "a Capt [Hamilton] Maxwell and five Lieutenants are Now Come on Shore with about Sixty of the Troops the Remainder Being put on Board Capt [John] A[y]res who we understand Bore away Last Night for plymouth." Green Papers, MassHS.

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