You are hereby required and directed forthwith to proceed to Salem in his Majesty's Schooner under your Command and use your utmost Endeavours to put [into] Execution the Orders you will herewith receive for seizing and sending to Boston all Vessels with Provisions, Melasses, Salt, Arms and Ammunition &c.
Given under my hand on board his Majs. Ship Preston at Boston 25 May 1775.
1. Graves's Conduct, Appendix, 429, 430, MassHS Transcript.
