Lewis, Monday Evening 7 o'clock,
March 25, 1776 Gentlemen, This serves to inform you that there is a Sloop of War now coming into our Road with a Small Tender, And as it is now night, I cannot inform you whether they are bound Up the Bay or not; the Wind is now at South, therefore have Reason to believe that they will proceed up the Bay. We are apprized of the Matter and shall do our outmost to prevent their getting any Pilot or Pilots from this place. Yours in haste,
Henry Fisher.
[Note to the stages] At every Different Stage the Express must Date the hour of Deliver.ing this Letter to the other Express. H.F. Directed, To the Committee of Safety of Philadelphia, p Express. Indorsed.
Recd this Express Monday Night 30 Minutes after Ten o'clock, at Cedar Creek. Thos. Evans. Recd at Dover Tuesday morning, at fifteen Minutes after four Dispatched at thirty-five Minutes after four. F. Battell Recd at Cantwell's Bridge at five Minutes after.Nine, Dispatched three Minutes after Ten; Arrd at Wilmington fifty-five Minutes after Twelve; De
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tained at the ferry 21 Minutes, boat's being on Wilmington side. Matt. Delaney. Dispatched [from Wilmington] four Minutes after one. Thos. Kean. 37 Minutes after 2 o'clock, Richard Kane arrived at Chester, the[n] Left it at 3 & 17 Minutes.
