Octobr 1776. Fryday 25
At Single Anchor in the North River at Sun Rise the Enemy opend a Battery near Dobbs Ferry and began firing on us, which we return'd and continued till 1/2 pt 7 when we weighed and dropt farther to the Northwd one of the Enemys Shot splinter'd the Head of the Capston and some of the runing Riging was Cut at 1/2 pt 8 came too in 7 fm with the small Br abreast of Terry Town it bearing Et & Sweetlings Ferry SBW Slaughters land N1/2E veered to 1/3 a Cable
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/972.