The petition of Jonathan Hobby of Boston
Most humbly shewethー
That your petitioner hath in Compy with other owners fixed for Sea a privateer now laying at Beverly Mounting fourteen Gunns of Six-four and three pounders, Carrying 100 Men and waiting only for the Article of Powder, your petitioner prays leave to purchase of any of the powder Mills five hundred pounds of powder for the Supply of the said Privateer ー your petitioner also has ready to turn in to any of the said powder Mills about 70 lb of Salt-petre ー and in duty Bound shall ever prayー
Boston 28th August 1776
[Endorsed] In the house of Representatives Sepr 9. 1776
Resolved that the Com[missar]y Gen[era]l be and he is hereby Directed to Deliver out of the Store belonging to this State (or ordr the Same to be Delivered at the Powder Mill in Andover) Four hundred pound of Gun Powder to Jonathan Hobby, he the Said Hobby Paying Six Shillings pr pound for the Same The Commy Genl to be acc[ounta]ble for the money so Received
Sent up for Concurrence
Saml Freeman Speakr PT
In Council Sep. 9. 1776 Read & Concurred John Avery Dpy Secy
