March 1776 At Single Anchor in Nantasket Road
Tuesday 26th Fresh Breezes & Cloudy Wr at 4 PM anchord with the small Bower & Veerd to ½ Cable, found riding here His M Ships Chatham (Rear [Vice] Adml Shuldham) with the Centurion, Lively, Renown; Savage Sloop with some arm'd Vessels and a num~ ber of Transports ー employd Watering-
Wednesday 27 The Ships Company was put to 2/3ds allowance of all Species. Strong Gales & squally Wr employed as before, at 3 PM sailed hence H. M Ships Chatham Centurion, Lively, Savage Sloop and a great number of Transports, in going out the Centurion ran foul of us and carried away our Fore Topgallant Mast Do Stay & Jibb Stay and tore the Jibb ー unbent the Torn Sail & bent another
Thursday 28th Carpenters empd making a new Fore top gallant Mast. Fresh breezes & cloudy at 3 PM shifted farther in at ~ fird a Gun & made the Signal for all Masters of Merchantmen at 6 fird several Guns Shotted at the Whale Boats passing by
Friday 29th employed getting ready for Sea First part fresh Breezes & fair Wr, latter Moderate & Cloudy at 4 PM made the Signal to Weigh, Do weighd and came to Sail with the Convoy
Saturday 30th 2 AM made the Signal to Tk Do TKd Ship at 6 Boston Light House West distance 2 leagues ... Sailmakers repairing the Fore Sail at Noon Tkd Ship-Convoy in Company
Fresh Gales & hazey Wr with Snow, bore down to the Convoy occasionally, Sunday 31st fir'd the Fog signal from 2 to 4 AM Sail maker as before.
Spoke the Sloop Polly was informed She was very leaky at Noon the Convoy in Company. Fresh Gales and Cloudy with rain.