Remarks on Board the Boston Augst. 13th. 1778. Thursday
Moderate Gales & pleasant Weather, saw seven Ships to the Northwd. of us, but could not discover weather they were English or French, at 8. PM. wore Ship & layd by under the Topsails, at 12 at Night wore Ship again & stood to the Northwd. & Westwd.-
D, MH-H, Samuel Tucker Papers (MS Am 812), vol. 6 (Log Book of Boston).