Remarks On Wensday August 14, 1776 att 6 Am all hands imploid a Dancing Pleasent Middle Part Smuth sea att 3 [sic 6] am made Sail at 7 saw a sail staning to Wards Us at 11 am Came Up with her, she Being a ship from St Vinsints Brought her two Capt Came on Bord of Us She provd to Be a prise took her in Prosision2 So Ends the Days Work Lattd 31:51 Londg in 57:45 first part pleasent smooth sea In Company with the prise with the prise Master3 and 10 men on Bord of her
1. Independence Journal, RIHS.
2. The ship Aurora, Gregor McGregor, master. Appended to the back of the journal is an endorsement by Whipple. It reads: Sunderys In Ship Aurora. This is a Invorise I have Recd from the Clarence To Say Tow Hundered and Ninety Four Hogsheads Six Tarces and Twenty Three Barrils the Contents Three Hundered and thirety Six Thouseand Three Hundered Pounds Muscoe Shugar - also Twenty Three Bales Cotton Wool this is in the Clearence and Sundrys not Known one Hundered and Twenty Five Hogsheads Cont Elven Thousand Tow Hundred and Fifety Gallons Rum.
Whipple listed the crew and three passengers: Patrick Welkey Esqr. Mathew Fizz Gentleman Duncan McFarland young man.
3. Ibid., the prize master sent on board Aurora was Edward Woodman.
