Memorandum That it is agreed by and between Nicho Brown and John Brown of Providence in the Coloney of Rhod Island Merchts of the one part and Samuel Ward, Benja Franklin John Alsop, Francis Lewis, Josiah Bartlet, Joseph Hews, Thomas M'Kean, Robt Morris, and Robert Alexander Esqrs Members of the Committee of Secrecy Appointed by the Honbl Continental Congress of the Thirteen United Colonys of North America of the Other PartThat a Voyage or voyages Shall be Understd to Some proper port or ports in Europe for the Speedy procuring ten Thousand good Striped Blankets for soldiers at four Shillings and Six pence or five shillings stg or Near that Price for each Blanket, Nine Thousand & two Hundred Yards of 6/4 Broadcloth the Collours to be Brown and Blue for Officers and soldiers Uniforms and eight Hundred yards of 6/ 4 broad Cloth of Different colours Suteable to face them the graitest part of the Cloths being for privates to be About four shillings stg p Yard That for the Officers Six shillings stg per Yd Ten Tons of Lead & two Hundred & fifty Stands of Good Arms Such as are used by the infantry of France with fifty Barrels, of One hundred pounds weight each, of Good Gun powder. If Any of the particular Articles here enumerated are not to be had, then a graiter proportion of such as are at Market to be purchased and in default of Any of these then to purchase Roussia or Ravens Duck Ticklenburgs Ozenabrigs or vitrys or Others Course Linnens or, Course Woollens fit for soldiers or sailors Use ー That the Vessel or Vessels shall be chartered for the Use of the United Colonys, who are to bear the Entire resque of the Goods exported and Imported, the Owners of the Vessel, or Vessels employed to run the resque of the Sea and the United Colonys to ensure them Against all British Captors. The Vessell or Vessels employed to Run the resque of the sea and the United Colonies to ensure them Against All British Captors [sic]. The Vessels to be valued by Govr [Nicholas] Cooke who are Also to estimate the Monthly hire of Said vessels or the freigh to be given on the Goods exported and imported. and it is further Agreed that five per Cent Commissions Shall be Allowed the Said Nicholas Brown & John Brown for purchasing the Cargoes to be Exported  two and a half PrCent on the Sales thereof in Europe and two and an half pr Cent for purchasing the Returns. The above mentioned goods to be imported are to be put on Shore in Some Safe and Convenient harbour in the United Colonies to the Eastward of Chessopeak Bay and Notice thereof given to a Quorum of the Said Committee of Secrecy as Soon as possible, and the Said Nicholas & Jno Brown do here by promise to Render an account hereafter to the Said Committee of Secrecy for the Sum of twenty four Thousand Dollars now advanced to them

By Sd Committee Wittness our hands Philadelphia February 6. 1776