Benjamin Gunnison to the American Commissioners
ALS: American Philosophical Society
<Brigantine Morris, Roscoff [Brittany], December 14, 1778: I
have just arrived after a passage of forty-two days, and await
your instructions. I intended to make the ports of either
Nantes or Bordeaux but was prevented by violent gales off the
coast. My sails and rigging are badly damaged; with a bit of
repair I believe they would get me into Morlaix [p.s.] His Majesty’s
warship Serin commanded by Duménil is here; he offers
to escort me to Nantes or Bordeaux.>
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