- Charles Hector letter to George Washington.
Sandy Hook, NJ - 13 July 1778
The desire of communicating speedily with your Excellency determines me to make a debarkation on the coast of Jersey, in a village which, according to the map, is to the northward of the river Shrewsbury.
- Charles Hector letter to George Washington.
Sandy Hook, NJ - 17 July 1778
The bar of the River Shrewsbury, the officer, sailors, and boats that I have lost in the waves, have not hindered Colonel Laurens from braving them twice, to come and deliver me himself the letter that you did me the honor to write
