[on board French Navy ship of the line Hector, July 1778]
the 26th in the morning had much rain with Light Airs of wind to the NE. at about Noon the wind Shifted to the SE and Cleared Judged ourselves in Lattitude 39º.. 6—with Montauk point on Long Island Bearing North the afternoon fair fine weather: and a remarkable Smooth Sea with a Lite Breese of wind from SE prepared for Landing the men our Quota being 374 the whole to be Landed out of the fleet is 4000 men Lite winds from the SE the whole of the Night,
D, RPJCB, Jonathan Lawrence Journal.