248 Miscellaneous Papers 



From J[ohn] Bradford, Continental Agent, to Messrs. [Thomas] 

 Morris and [William] Lee. 1778. January 10. Boston. 



Requests them, on the delivery of the cargo on board the brig 

 "Tryton," to pay Captain P[eter] Collas £80, being an allowance made 

 him for his primage; also to pay him three shillings four pence, for his 

 daily expenses. A. L. S. i p. XLVII, 99. 



From [Capt.] John Burnell to Lampre. 



1778. January 11. Mill Prison. 



Asks to be supplied with £50 and begs him not to let anyone have the 

 boat without an order from him. A. L. S. 2 p. VIII, 31. 



Frotn [Capt.] John Burnell to [Jean Baptiste] Le Roy. 

 1778. January 11. Plymouth, Mill Prison. 



Has received no answers to his letters to M. Dulonprey; has written 

 for fifty pounds; desires him to be careful of the boat, brig and cargo. 

 A. L. S. I p. IX, 47a. 



From G[urdon] Saltonstall to Silas Deane. 

 1778. January 22. Weathersfield, Vt. 



Family news. Congratulations on the victory over Burgoyne; thinks 

 it will produce from France a declaration of war against Great Britain. 

 Expects General Washington to gain a victory over General Howe, 

 before May next. Health and enthusiasm of the American troops re- 

 markable. This letter is carried by Deane's son, Jesse. A. L. S. i p. 



VIII, 54. 



From R[ichard] Caswell to President [Henry] Laurens. 

 1778. January 31. North Carolina. 



When he arrived at the place that Capt. [John] Folg(i)er men- 

 tioned, he showed him a package addressed to himself, which he claimed 

 contained papers for Congress. Gov. Caswell found in the packet papers 

 addressed to John Hancock, [Robert] Morris and other members of 

 Congress. There were also several letters, endorsed " dispatches," which 

 he did not open. Asserts that he again put all the letters and dispatches 

 under the original cover and, after giving Folg(i)er the pass mentioned, 

 sent him on, firmly persuaded that the papers to the President contained 

 matters of an interesting nature to the States. Thinks if Folg(i)er has 



