Ship Columbus. [Providence] June 11th 1776
Sr As the Hurry of buisness Prevented My Senden to You for the Book You Promist To Lend me I Should Be Much Oblige to You If You Would Send It to Coln Tillinghast So that He Can send it to Me to Newport as I Shall Sail for Newport Tomorow, & In Complying With My Request You will Oblige [&c.].
A Whipple
N:B: I mean the Book That Gives an Accot of the Naval force of Great Britain
1. Miscellaneous Manuscripts, CL.