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By Athority Committed to me by the Honob^l. Continantal Navy Board at Boston,

I hereby Order & direct you to Equip the Ship Collombus under your Command with one Suit of Sails and riging Compleat, take on board her a Sufficint quantity of Ballast, fill all her Watter Casks with Watter, which will answer for Ballast, take on board four Carrige Guns & all The Swival Guns and Cohorns belonging to S^d. Ship, also Twenty Small Arms with Sufficiant quantity of Amunition for S^d. Canon Small arms &c.—agrea with Twenty men (Exclusive of your Commission officers) to Carry S^d. Ship to N. London, and Embrace the first fair wind & Sutable time after you are ready, and proceed on your Passage for N. London in State of Conecticutt, for which Service you are to pay Each man on the arivel of Said Ship Collombus at N. London (fifty Dollars) Or in Case the Winds, or the British Ships of War Should Prevent your Geting Into N. London, you are to pay Each man Respectivly fifty Dollars on your Arivel into anny Safe Port, but you are by all means to Endeaver to get into the port of Boston if Disapointed in Geting into N. London afore Said.—

you are to take Care to have on Board your Ship at Sailing a Sufficiant quantity of Provisions to last your Ships Company Two months, the above S^d. orders &Directions you are to Execute assoon as Posable without delay or loss of time.¹

Whatever necessarys you may have Okation for in fitting your Ship you are to Apply to Daniel Tillinghast Esq^r Continantal Agent (or) on your arivel at N. London aply to Nath^l. Shaw Jun^r. Esq^r. for necessary Suplys

aquaint the Navy Board at Boston assoon as may be your arivel in port from whom you will Receve further Orders

I wish you Success & a Safe Passage and am [&c.]