Ordered ー that the Comissary General be and he hereby is directed to deliver out of the Colony Stores to John Lambert Commander of the Schooner Diligent or to his Order five Barrels Pork, One Barrel Rum & half Barrel Molassesー

Ordered ー that the Comissary be and he hereby is directed to deliver out of the Colony Stores unto Capt John Clouston, Commander of the Sloop Freedom, or to his Order the following Articles takeing proper Receipts for the same Viztー

half Ton Powder, One Iron Hearth & Copper, One Drum & fife, Six Bolts Sail Duck for the light Sails, two Boxes Candles, half Barrel Lamp Oil, One hundred & twenty Gallons Rumー

The Memorial of John Stickney In behalf of Himself Thomas Jones & Joseph Marquand all of Newbury Port in the State aforesaid in behalf of Himself & the Above said Owners of the Schooner Call'd the Washington, Humbly Sheweth that your Memorialist, have fitted out the said Schooner Washington. Burthen fifty Tons, mountg Six three Pounders, Ten Swivels & two Cohorns, Nathl Odiorne Commander. Thos Clough first Leut John English Second Leut ー with Thirty five Men, with Twenty Barrels of Beef & Pork, Twenty hundred Bread, Two hundred wt Powder with Ball Answerable thereto, Your Memorialist Pray your Honors would Commissionate said Schooner Washington, for a Private Vessel of Warr, & Whereas your Memorialist Cannot procure a Sufficient Quantity of Gun Powder Prays your Honors would spare so much out of the Colony Store, for the use Aforesd he paying a Proper Consideration therefor, and your Memorialist as in Duty bound shall every pray &C &cー

John Stickneyー

Read & Ordered that Nathaniel Odiorne be Comissionated as Comander of the Schooner Washington, he giving Bond and Complying with the Orders of Congress as Also the Comissary General be directed to deliver Mr John Stickney two Hundred weight of Gun powder he paying for the sameー

Bonds being given by John Stickney & Nathl Odiorne a Comission was Issued out to the said Odiorne as Commander of the Schooner Washington fitted out by them to make Captures of Our Enemies Vessels, and Instructions were delivered Himー