To the Honble the Council of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay

the Petition of Chas Chauncey Humbly shews That your Petitioner being convinced that the Inhabitants in the County."af York, must in a short time be reduced to great difficulty by reason of the scarcity of salt, and having been requested by many of sd Inhabitants to send a Vessel after that Article Your Petitioner prays your Honors to grant Him a Permit for the Brigt called the Hope Joseph Adams Master to proceed to Tortuga, or some other Foreign Port with a load of Lumber, or hard money sufficient to procure a load of salt, & return to Piscataway-and Your respectful Petitioner as in duty bound prays &c

Chas Chauncey

[Endorsed] In Council April 3d 1776 Read & ordered that the Prayer of the above Petition be granted, & that a Permit be made out accordingly-

Perez Morton D Secry