To George Washington from Captain Nicholson Broughton, 2 November 1775

From Captain Nicholson Broughton

[c.2 November 1775]

Sir,

Out of the Phebe I took on Board my Vessel & Capta. Selmans being short of Provision

2 barrels Pork
1 Barrel Tobacco Containg 92 lb.
3 Barrels Flour
C 1½ Bread

Nicholson Broughton

ALS, DLC:GW. Broughton appended a copy of his and John Selman’s undated orders instructing Sgt. Benjamin Doak to take the Phoebe to Beverly. For Doak’s arrival at Beverly, see William Bartlett to GW, 8 Nov. 1775.

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Source Project: Washington Papers
Title: To George Washington from Captain Nicholson Broughton, 2 November 1775
Author: Broughton, Nicholson
Recipient: Washington, George
Date: 2 November 1775

Reference

Cite as: “To George Washington from Captain Nicholson Broughton, 2 November 1775,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-02-02-0262. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 2, 16 September 1775 – 31 December 1775, ed. Philander D. Chase. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1987, p. 285.]

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