[Admiralty Office] 21st Novr. 1775
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The Lords Commrs of His Majts Treasury having this Day transmitted to my Lords Commrs of the Admty an Extract of a Letter from Port L'Orient containing some Intelligence of a Philadelphia Vessel consigned from hence to Messrs Botards [Berard Freres & Co.] of that Place for a Cargo of Salt Petre I am commanded by my Lords to send you a Copy of the said Intelligence for your information that you may give Orders to the Commanders of such of His Majts Ships of your Squadron as you shall judge most likely to fall in with her upon her return to America, to use their utmost endeavours to intercept & seize her I am &c
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1. PRO, Admiralty 2/550, 340-41.