Narrative of Captain Andrew Snape Hamond, April 6, 1776

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[Roebuck] Cruising at the mouth of the Delaware [Saturday] April 6

Saw several small Vessels and a Brig under Cape May shore, but on Account of the Shoals could not get near them.

Took a small Sloop from North Carolina laden with Pitch Tar & Turpentine, which the Rebels are in great want of. The Tenders took out the Turpentine and destroyed the Vessel.2

1. Hamond, No. 4, UVL.

2. "By The Roebuck and Ships under Captain Hamond's command ... Sally, Seymour Hood, Master, E. Batcheler, Owner; from Ocnisock [Ocracoke] North Carolina, to Philadelphia; with Tar and Turpentine, destroyed off Cape Hinlopen," London Gazette, May 10 to May 13, 1777.

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1776 April 6

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American Theatre from February 19, 1776, to April 17, 1776

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