1To George Washington from Captain Henry Miller, 27 April 1776 (Washington Papers)
I send you this by Express to inform that at dawn of Day this Morning a Small Sloop came down the River the Sentry on Staten Island haled her as also those on our side but she wou’d not come too each of the Sentrys Fired several Guns at Her which she disregarded & pass’d under a Smart Breeze to the Asia Man of War, our lower Sentry informs me that when she came near the Asia she Hoisted a blew...