Bedford, June 5th 1777.—
May it please your Excellency,
With Satisfaction I inform your Excellency that we have got the Ship fitted in good Order for the Sea, have about 150 Men on board, and propose to sail on a Cruise this Day, and hope by the Blessing of God to be able to give your Excellency a Satisfactory Account of our Success in a short time. I am With the greatest Respect [&c.]
Seth Harding
1. Conn. Arch., 1st Series, IX, I74, ConnSL.
