Sir

The Navy Board having represented to my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty that you have frequent occasions to order supplies of Stores from Halifax to Boston, and that it will be for His Majesty's Service, to send this Year a supply of Stores for Halifax in His Majesty's Ship the Adventure; and proposed that she be fitted as a Storeship, commanded by a Lieutenant, and established with the Complement of Men and Guns mentioned on the other side hereof, and be ordered to remain in the Country under your Orders, to be employed in carrying such Stores from Halifax to Boston, or otherwise as you may judge most for the Service; and their Lordships having, in consequence thereof, ordered the said Ship to be fitted as a Storeship, with the beforementioned establishment of Men and Guns, and directed Lieutenant [John] Hallum (whom they have appointed to command her) to proceed to Halifax, and having delivered to the Storekeeper there, the Stores with which he is charged, agreeable to their consignment proceed to Boston, and follow your Orders for his further proceedings carrying with him from Halifax such Stores as the Storekeeper there may have directions to send to Boston, I am commanded by their Lordships to acquaint you therewith And am &c

(By Lieutenant Hallum of the Adventure Storeship)