[New York] Die Lunae. October 2d, 1775.
Thomas Henderson attending at the door, was called in and examined relating to the snow Georgia: says that Capt. Cole, and another gentleman who came to this port with the said Capt. Cole, informed him that a letter for the captain of the Asia was sent on board of the brig Juno, the vessel they were in, from the snow Georgia; that a boat from the Asia afterwards came near and then the letter was sent for on board of the Georgia; that soon after some trunks were taken out of the snow Georgia and sent off in the Asia's barge; that he the examinant has interrogated Capt. [Thomas] Bolton of the snow Georgia, who after some conversation acknowledged that he had brought over a gentleman who went from his vessel on board a boat from the Asia with his baggage, and that Capt. Bolton said that he believed that passenger belonged to the army, and that he did not know his name.
Miss Janet Clarke being also examined, says that she was a passenger in the snow Georgia; that she understood that John Buchannan, Jr. of Greenock was owner of the snow; that she paid her passage to him; that from hearsay she understood that Walter and Thomas Buchannan were owners, but does not certainly know it; that a man of war's barge came on board of the snow Georgia; that she did not see any passenger leave the snow Georgia in that barge; she understood that John Buchannan, Jr. was owner of part of vessel and cargo; that a passenger came in the snow, who was called captain; his name is Thomas Peters; she supposes he is in the King's service; that Mr. Archibald Lunde and Mr. [Walter] Spence were cabin passengers, and one Mr. Campbell and one Mr. Gordon a parson; heard in Greenock that Mr. Lunde owned part of the cargo of the snow Georgia, and that they were to be landed in Georgia; she understoood that Spence was a merchant and Mr. Campbell a lawyer.