Marblehead 10 Novembr 1775
Honoured sir
By the Barer Captt Richard James I would Inform your Excellency, that Captt Manly in your Schor. Lee, Brought into Marblehead this Morning a Schr of about forty Tuns Load with Lumber2 he took Sd Schr about three Miles from Boston Lighthous, I have found But two Letters on Board Which have Sent by Captt James the Master & a Doctor which is Sd to be a pasinger on [board] have Sent with Capt James for your Examination ー Capt Manly was Doging the fleet of Ships that whent into Boston Last Night But was kept of[f] By the Lively, Ship of war Manly is now Bound out please to give me your Orders By Capt James concerning the Schr & I'll do my Endvours they Shall Be Complyed with By your [&c.]
Jonathan Glover
1. Washington Papers, LC.
2. The name of the schooner is not recorded. She was bound for Newburyport, and subsequently was released as not a proper capture.