November 1776 Saturday 30
Crane Neck NEbE 1 Mile & a ½ Strong Gales & Squally at 4 PM let go the sml Br Veer'd to a Cable & a ¼ on the Bt
December 1776 Sunday 1st
at 8 AM Arriv'd here a Sloop from stratford in New England having on board the Mayor of New York,2 & some other Passengers who had made their escape from the Rebels
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/637.
2. David Matthews.