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I had brought into Hampton river, the night before last, a sloop (in ballast) capt. Bartlett Goodrich, who has been 20 days only from St. Eustatia ー I detained this express, expecting to have some news from Norfolk, as there was a very heavy firing of cannon heard there yesterday, which continued till 9 o'clock at night.
Date: 29 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Enclosed you have the copy of a letter from Col. [William] Woodford to me, dated 3 o'clock yesterday, since which a snow and two small vessels have gone up to Norfolk. She appeared to have a great many men on board, but was not a vessel of war. There are three others (one a brig) in the bay, this morning coming up, which Capt. [James] Barron has just gone to look after. Some little time after my...
Date: 5 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3