Mans[c]hac 2 Octor 1776ー
[Extract]
We have nothing new with us worth mentioning excepting that the American Barge that went to New Orleans some time agoe, has repassed here in her way to fort Pitt, the other Day; it is said she has 15000 some hundreds of Gun Powder on Board, she never called here going up or down.
1. John Fitzpatrick Letter Book, 1768-90, NYPL.
