[Admiralty Office] 27h March 1776
Sir
The ordna~ce Board having been lfiade acquainted with your representation in your Letter of the 28h January last of the great scarcity of ordnance.small Stores at Halifax for theuse. of the Fleet, particularly three and fo~r Pound-Shot(or the small Cruizers; And they having in return; by their Letter .of the 23d Instant, acquainted my Lords Commissioners of the Admi-. ralty that a supply of ordnance Stores is already sent to Halifax, and that a fµrther supply .is getting ready for that purpose; I am commanded by their Lordships to acquaint you therewith, m further, answ(;r: ー to your Letter a~ovem~ntioned I am &c Geo. Jackson D: S: Sent to Mr Po-~nall 29 March
' . Duplic<J;te sent by the C(lnce~ux 19 April
1:J.>R~,-Admira!ty y551, 352.