Sloop Independence 70 Tons Burthen 10 Carriage Guns 4 Pounders. &Owners Philip Bell of Philadelphia, Isaac Sears, Samuel Broome & Co John Broome of New York, and Adam Babcock of New Haven, Thomas Truxton [Truxtun] Commander, Smith Richards, Capt of Marines, number of the crew 60. Qty of provisions, 15 Bbls Pork 30 Bbls Beef 500 wt Powder with a Proportion of Ball ー 30 Muskets 20 Pistols, Cartridges in proportion. I do hereby request that a Commission be made out for the above Privateer Sloop.
John Broome.
White Plains, July 16th 1776.
1. New York Historical Documents, I, 423.
