George Washington Papers

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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    To George Washington from Captain Nicholson Broughton, 2 November 1775
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    Broughton, Nicholson
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    Washington, George
    Date
    2 November 1775

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    “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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