By Andrew Snape Hamond Esquire &ca &ca

You are hereby required and directed to Cruize off the Capes of Virginia untill you meet with His Majesty's Ship the Fowey, when you are to deliver the enclosed dispatches to Captain [George] Montagu, and follow his Orders for your further proceedings

Given under my hand on board
his Majesty's Ship the Roebuck at
Cape Henry in Virginia the 6th
August 1776. A S Hamond

To Mr Richd Whitworth
commander of the Roebucks Tender the Pembroke.