J W Stanly

Your Committee have examind the Invoices of Sundry Goods Imported by John Wright Stanly the Cost of Which Appears to Amount to the Sum of 3162 ps of Eight & two reals charg'd at St Eustatia on which an Advance of 75 P Ct for risque & Charges Appear Reasonable as they were bought in Barter. Also Sundry Other Goods by Invo produced Amounting to 3934 ps Eight four reals & four Stivers bought with Ready Money, on which an Advance of 87½ PCt for risque and Charges and Twenty PCt for the risque, trouble & Commission Mr Stanly had in the Adventure. Your Committee are further of Opinion that 500 lb of Gun Powder offered by Mr Stanly at 18/. p lb is at this time a reasonable Price Which Several Sums Amount in the Whole to Four Thousand Eight Hundred & forty Eight Pounds One Shilling & One Penny three farthings Prock [Proclamation] Money which your Committee are of Opinion may be Allowed & paid to Mr Stanly for the Said Goods on Acct & for the Use of the publick On delivery of said Goods at Newbern in Good Order to such Person or Persons as the Congress shall Appoint to receive them.

Humbly Submitted to this Honorable House

[Endorsed] Report on Merchandize Invoice of Goods bo't of John W. Stanly. Concurred with Apl 1776.