His Excellency the Right Honorable John Earl of Dunmore His Majesty's Lieutenant and Governor General of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia and Vice Admiral of the same ー
To all Persons whom it may Concern ー
Whereas I have certain information that a large Sum of Money is lodged in Merchants hands in St Eustatia and others of the Western Islands for the purpose of purchasing Gun Powder &c for the Colony of Virginia, and as I know the bearer John Goodrich to be well disposed to His Majesty's Service, and likewise connected with the persons who have lodged the Money in the aforesaid Islands, and most likely to procure the Powder Arms &c or the Money from the Merchants from such Connection and other papers he is furnished with, I have accordingly dispatched him for that purpose, and I do hereby require any of His Majesty's Servants to be aiding and assisting to the above John Goodrich either in procuring the Money Arms Powder &c And if any Tender belonging to the Men of War Stationed here should fall in with him on his return, I beg they will escort him to such Man of War.
Given under my hand and Seal at Arms on Board the Ship William off Norfolk 31st Day of October 1775.
