his family by Asher Wright, Hale's attendant in
camp before he left New York.

In the diary, under date of November 19, 1775,
this entry is made:

. Robert Latimer the Maj? Son went to Roxbury
to day on his way home. The Majr who went there to
day and... return'd this eveng b' acts that the Asia Man
of War Station'd at N. York was taken by a Schooner arm'd
with Spear's &c.... This account not creditted."

A month after the return from camp mentioned
above, Robert Latimer wrote to Captain Hale,
his former teacher, the following interesting and
diverting letter:

DR SIR,

As I think myself under the greatest obligations to you
for your care and kindness to me, I should think myself
very ungrateful if I neglected any oppertunity of expressing
my gratitude to you for the same. And I rely on that
goodness, I have so often experienc'd to overlook the deficiencies
in my Letter, which I am sensible will be many
as maturity of Judgment is wanting, and tho' I have been
so happy as to be favour'd with your instructions, you can't
Sir, expect a finish'd letter from one who has as yet practis'd
but very little this way, especially with persons of your nice
discernment.

Sir, I have had the pleasure of hearing by the soldiers,
which is come home, that you are in health, tho' likely to
be deserted by all the men you carried down with you,

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