May 6^th 1781 11 a.m.

My Lord, I am now at Williams's on Tar -- a Ford half a Mile above Lemon's.

I rec^d your Lordship's Letter this Morn^gs date -- Vivarets Mill is the best in the Country & would suit the advanced corps -- the L^t Infantry G^ds here.

An officer shall be sent from Halifax -- Jackson was at Lemon's. His son went to Halifax & brought account that Philips was at Petersburg. La Fayette at Richmond.

Dawson came over [p2] Roanoke & says that the advanced Party of the British were at Meherin -- Crawford's Bridge Monday last --

I have the Honor
to be My Lord
Your most devot'd Serv^t
Ban: Tarleton

[Source: Public Records Office, Kew, PRO 30/11/6/56.]