Remarks on Board the Boston Monday July 27th. [1778]— [Port Louis, France]
This Day fair & moderate Weather, I am now waiting for a fair wind only, to go to Sea. in the afternoon the Body of Hans Persons1 was sent on shore at Port Lewis & deciently buried, Mr- Reed2 1st Lieut- went on shore & Mr- Cooper3 read prayers over his Corpse.
D, MH-H, Samuel Tucker Papers (MS Am 812), vol. 6 (Log Book of Boston).
1. Persons had been sick and delirious for four or five days before dying on the 26 July.
2. Lt. Benjamin Reed.
3. William Cooper was the captain’s clerk of Boston who also served as its chaplain.
