That the Capt. of said sloop, one Isaac Gedney, Master, Bartholomew Haines a passenger, one Palmer who owned part of the cargo, all from Mamaroneck, in WestChester county, Moses Marden, one Graham, this Deponent & his wife, with one Sanford & 2 more, were on board said vessel when she stranded." Proceedings in New Jersey of the Committee of safety, Prince-town, January 11th, 1776… … "A small sloop, called the Polly & Ann, one Haines Captain, was on the 23d of Decr last, stranded on Squam beach, on board of *which* w. a quantity of beef, pork, & other provisions; &…& one James Webb a passenger &c. …appeared before this Committee, by whose deposition it appears, that said vessel w. bound from New York to Boston, &…the provisions on board w. designed for the ministerial army. &c….It appears that said Capt., Master & passengers of the said sloop, Polly & Ann, stranded on Squam Beach, are Inhabitants of the colony of New York &c., p. 257.
Vol. 1. Major Henderson says, that ^Godfrey Haines, ^see p. 52 the Captain of the said Sloop, broke jail in New York a few weeks ago, *&* stole a boat, & got on board the man of war, & was there protected until the vessel sailed, *& the said Haines confessed this to one of the Guard on the way to New York. &…The casks & boxes ^on board the sloop had labels nailed to them &c…one directed to Genl Howe, *Boston turnips*; - another to Genl. Ruggles, Boston. - 3 quarter casks of Madeira wine, & other things on board were shipped by Govr. Tryon for Genl. Howe. &" David Rhea says that Capt. Haines told him he was put in jail because he refused to deliver up his arms, & that his punisht. had been determined, "that he shd. not eat nor drink until he had delivered them up." That he broke jail by breaking 6 grates out of a window, & stole a boat about midnight, & got on board of the man of war.