State of Rhode Island &^c.
Sir,

The Subscriber, in Behalf of Andrew and James Caldwell and Blair M^c.Clenachan of Pensylvania Merchants, requests your Excellency to grant a Commission or Letters of Marque and Reprisal to him as Commander of the Brigantine Polly of which the abovenamed Persons are Owners. She is burthened One Hundred and Forty Tons carries Ten Carriage, and Six Swivel Guns, manned with Twenty-five Men, and otherways fitted in a warlike Manner with Muskets, Pistols, Cutlasses, Powder Ball and other military Stores. She hath on board Five Teirces Beef and Pork, Five Tierces Bread &c. Barney Hicks is Lieutenant and Theophilus Topham is [master]¹ of said Brigantine. I am Sir [&c.]