Philip Stephens to Vice Admiral Richard Lord Howe, October 9, 1777

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[Admiralty Office] 9 Oct^r. 1777

My Lord,

My Lords Comm^rs: of the Admty having been informed from very good Authority that a Ship named the Heureux, carrying 24 Six Pounders, commanded by Lundai (late Bouganvill's Lieutenant) is intended to sail from Marseilles for North America; that she will endeavour to make Portsmouth in New Hampshire, and that Baron Steinbar¹ is gone down to take passage in her; And that a small Vessel is expected to sail soon from S^t: Maloes with Dispatches for the Congress: I am commanded by their Lordships to acquaint you therewith, and have the honor to be &c.

LB, UkLPR, Adm. 2/556, 104. Addressed at foot: “R^t. Honble Vice Adm^l: Lord Howe/in N^o: America. By the Maidstone/ at Spithead.” Notation in the margin: “Acq^d. that the Heureux is to sail from Marseilles to N^o. America & a small Ship from S^t. Maloes with the Dispatches for the Congress."

1. Friedrich Wilhelm Augustus, Baron von Steuben (1730–94).

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1777 October 9

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Volume 10

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European Theatre from October 1, 1777, to December 31, 1777