[Mill Prison, Plymouth, January 1778]
31st. Saturday Cloudy wr. About 2 Minutes past 9 P.M. Capts. Henry &Johnson Boardman Dale & Treadwell,1 Eloped from from this Prison & took two Centinals with them, who were Discover'd before they got 10 Rods off A Great Stir to no purpose
D, MeHi, Jonathan Haskins Journal.
1. Capt. Henry Johnson, Continental Navy; Eleazer Johnson, Jr., commander of Massachusetts privateer brig Dalton; Offin Boardman; Master's Mate Richard Dale, Continental Navy; Samuel Treadwell.
