Gentlemen
Understanding that you intend Imedietly to make the appointments of Captains to such Gallies as are at present without them, and I haveing Petitioned to Your Honnorable Board some time past for a Command beg leave to accquaint you that I have been waiting the Result of my Petition, and understang it is nessesary to make a second application do beg of your Honnor to take My Petition under your consideration I am Gentlemen with due Respect [&c.]
Jos Rice
Philadelphia septr 30th 1776
1. Simon Gratz Autograph Collection, Case 5, Box 28, HSP.
