Mercury [New York Harbor], Feb. 5th, 1776.
Sir ー
Please to supply His Majesty's ship Mercury, with the following provisions, to complete her to three months, viz.
Bread, 2000 pounds; spirits, 200 pounds; flour, 3000 pounds; butter, 200 pounds; cheese, 400 pounds; peas 11 bushels; oatmeal, 11 bushels.
The above to be sent on board as soon as possible. From, sir [&c.]
Jno. Herring.
1. New York Provincial Congress, II, 193-94. Herring was purser on board H.M.S. Mercury.
