On the Memorial of William Powell, entered the 21st Current: ²

Resolved, That the Schooner of about sixty Tons, mentioned in the Memorial of William Powell, of Salem, in the County of Essex, be permitted to procee_d on a Voyage to any Part of Europe or to the West Indies, (the Dominions of Great-Britain excepted) for the purpose of procuring Gun Powder, or other Military Stores, provided the Owner of the Vessel enter into Bonds with sufficient Sureties, in the Sum of One Thousand Pounds, to be taken by the Committee of Safety of Salem, in the Name of the Treasurer of this Colony, that said Schooner shall proceed on said Voyage with Cash only, (as is proposed in the Memorial) with all possible Dispatch, and bring nothing back except Gun Powder, or other Military Stores if a full Load of the former cannot be obtained, and land the same in some Part of this Colony, Boston and Nantucket excepted.