Gentn

Joshua Wentworth, Esqr having appli'd to us for permission of a Vessel, addressed to him from Antigua, to return there, & we having deliberated on the matter, are of the opinion that it will not infringe upon the Continental Association if permission be granted accordingly, & have agreed that she be permitted to depart, provided the said Mr. Wentworth & the master give security to your satisfaction that no kind of merchandise be taken on board & no more Provisions than shall be necessary for the support of the hands in the Passage.

Committee of Portsmouth.