Sir

You being Appointed master of the Sloop Sally, fitted out and Loaded on Account of the Colony of Rhode Island, and are hereby Ordered to Embrace the first good wind and weather, and proceed to St Eustasias, and when you Arrive there, if the marketts Sutes Sell your Cargo. for Cash, and Lay out the net proceeds of your Cargo. in Gun Powder, Small Arms, Lead, Duck, Salt petre, Sulphur, Twine, writeing Paper, Jesuitts Bark [illegible], & Flints, procure as much Powder as Possable, and take Care that your Small Arms be Servicable and Good, If you Should have an Oppertunity of Shipping your Powder &c. from St Eustasias, or where ever you purchase it, in any Sutable Vessell for this Colony, Conneticutt or the Massachusetts Bay, you Are to do it, and in that Case purchase a Load of Salt, and Come home as Soon as Passable, if the marketts d'ont Sute, at St Eustasia, you are Directed to go to any Other port, Always takeing Care to Lay out the neet proceeds of your Cargo in the above Articles, Upon the whole we Leive the Voyage to your good Judgement & prudence not Doubting but you will use your Best Endeavours for the Interest of the Colony. We Wish you a good Voyage and Safe Return Home to your Friends &c and are Sir [&c.]

Nichs Cooke John Jenckes

Colony Committee