War Office,

Boston Feby 8th 1777

To the Honble The Council & House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire. —
May it please your Honors —

The General Assembly of this State having impower'd the Board of War amongst other Business, to fit out a Number of Ships &c. for supplies of Cloathing & Military Stores for the approaching Spring, — The Board have in consequence thereof purchas'd of Mr William Dennie the Ship Bunker-Hill & her Cargo, John Clark Master, in your State, and as the Vessels fitted out by this State were excepted in the several prohibitions, — We pray your Honors to give immediate orders to the proper Officers, for the Permission of said Ship & Cargo to proceed to Sea, any prohibition or Embargo notwithstanding. —

By order & in Behalf of the Board of War