Sepr 1775 Wednesday 6th Rem[ark]s on Bd His Majts Ship Mercury [off Norfolk]
A M got the Carpenters Stores into a Schooner and Empd Clearing the After hold got Another Sloop Alongside and Put the provishons on Bd her, got up the ground Teer out of the After hold started it and Sent the Casks on Shore, Empd getting the Iron Ballast Into the Sloop First part Little wind and fair Middl Calm P M Empd getting the Iron Ballast into the Above Mentioned Sloop and Som of our Bread at 6 Began to heave Uppon the Otters Cable and our Own but Could Not heave the Ship off.
1. PRO, Admiralty 52/1866.