Wednesday July 3d 1776.
Resolved That Mr David Baron be permitted to Ship to the French, Dutch or Neutral West India Islands twenty six thousand and four hundred White Oak Staves, Fifty two thousand red Oak Staves, two thousand five hundred White Oak Hogshead heading, and Fifty thousand twenty two Inches Shingles, The said David Baron first entering into Bond with Security before the Commissioners for the port of New Bern in the sum of three thousand pounds that he will import into this province, the whole Amount of the Nett proceeds of the above Articles, in Arms Ammunition and Salt the danger of the Seas and Enemy excepted.
1. Secretary of State Papers (Provincial Conventions and Congresses/Councils 1774-1776), NCDAH.