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4 Autograph Letters to his wife, Elizabeth Hay & 1 Autograph Letter signed to William Browne
6pp., folio, 3rd April 1775 - 5th April 1778, reporting on the American Revolution, “... we sailed for Boston with 25 sail of transports to Bring home General Bergoen [General John Burgoyne] and his men accordingly we came to Cape Cod near Boston with all our fleet and sent to Demand the prosnors [prisoners] but they will not Let them go and says that Bergoen his brook [has broken] the Agremant so they are Determened to Deten them as prosnors of war... for we most Go back to Newport Rohad Island and as for the transports we are Going to send them to England however I believe we shall not stay long in this Country for our ship is in every Shatred... . I can ashure you that one board the Truro at Cape Cod march he 19th 1778 the Rebels is in high sperets ever sinc they took Bergoen Newport”, 1 letter with corner torn away with some loss, torn where opened, folds, browned