Letter from Governor Wanton to the Commander Dudingston of the Schooner Gaspee Letter from Governor Wanton to the Commander Dudingston of the Schooner Gaspee, page 2

Having received notice that Gaspee was harassing local ships, Governor Wanton wrote to her commander: "A number of the inhabitants of this Colony have complained to me of your having, in a most illegal and unwarrantable manner, interrupted their trade, by searching and detaining every little packet boat plying between several towns."

Having received notice that Gaspee was harassing local ships, Governor Wanton wrote to her commander: "A number of the inhabitants of this Colony have complained to me of your having, in a most illegal and unwarrantable manner, interrupted their trade, by searching and detaining every little packet boat plying between several towns."