Honble sirs

Mr William Jasper being employed to make Surgeons Instruments for the Navy, Which he cant perform for the Want of Materials, he Applys for ten pounds Cast Steel, Six smooth files half round, Six half Round Bastards, four flat files of different Sizes.

I pray the honble Board wou'd be pleased to Order the above Articles may be deliver'd him he paying for them, and you will Oblige Honble sirs [&c.]

[Endorsed] In Council Augt 22d 1777 Read & Ordered that the Board of War be and they hereby are directed to deliver Jno Bradford Esqr Agent 10 lb Cast Steel Six smooth Files half round & Six half round Bastards & four Flat Files of different Sizes for Surgeons Instruments for the Navy in the Continental service — Said Bradford paying for the same

Jn^o Avery Dy Secy