Be it rembered that it is agreed by & between the following persons to wit Philip Livingston John Alsop and Francis Lewis of the city of New-York merchants and Samuel Ward. John Langdon Silas Deane Thomas Willing & Thomas M: Kean Esquires a Quorum of the Committee of Secrecy appointed by the Honble Continental Congress for the Thirteen United Colonies of North America that a voyage or voyages shall be forthwith undertaken for the speedy procuring fifty tonns of powder twelve brass six pounds cannon a thousand stand of good soldiers muskets & bayonets and two thousand good double-bridled gun-locks and in case all the powder mentioned cannot be obtained then as much saltpetre & sulphur as will make the quantity that may be deficient ー that the vessel or vessels shall be chartered for the use of the continental Colonies afsd and a skilful & prudent supercargo or supercargoes employed by the said Philip Livingston John Alsop & Francis Lewis at the expence of the said Colonies and that the said supercargoes may be allowed five per cent commissions ー that thirty six thousand dollars continental currency shall be forthwith advanced to them the said Messrs Livingston Alsop & Lewis for which they are hereafter to render an Account to the United Colonies who are to bear the whole risk of the afsd adventure and that the said Messrs Livingston Alsop & Lewis shall be allowed for their trouble five per cent commissions on the first cost of the afsd articles or as much of them as shall be delivered ー All the articles mentioned are to be put on shore in some safe and convenient place in some of the United Colonies to the Eastward of Chesepeakebay and notice of the place given as soon as conveniently may be to a Quorum of the Committee of Secrecy for the time being. Witness our hands the day & year aforesaid. ー