War Office Boston Decr. 1st. 1777
Colo. Jona Glover Dr: Sir
Captn. Haynes1 has been with the Board and can give no assurance of being able to Ship a Crew neither does there appear the least probability of it. We have therefore thought fit to Discharge him & are now to request you would exert yourself to procure Master Mate & Seamen for the Ship Union at Falmouth that they may if possible go down with Captn. Procter2—
The terms of Shipping we submit intirely to you supposing they will be nearly the same as for the ship Gruel We are with real regard [&c.]
by order the Board John Browne Prest. P Tempore
LB, M-Ar, Mass. Archives Collection, vol. 151 (Massachusetts Board of War Letters), 141.
1. Capt. William Haynes.
2. Capt. Joseph Proctor.