To The honble The council of the State of the Massachusetts Bay

The Memorial of Thomas Cushing Agent for building Two Continental Frigates in this State

humbly-Sheweth,

That your Memorialist has received directions from the Marine Committee of Congress² apply to this State for Powder, Ball, Muskett Shot & Other Military Stores for the Continental Frigate Called the Boston Commanded by Capt Hector McNeil which they say will be paid for or Returned by the Congress, that your Memorialist finds there will be Wanted for the Said Frigate Four Tons of Powder, one Thousand double headed shott nine pounders, one Thousand weight of Musquet Bal[l], Ten Swivel Blunder Buss's fifty Small Arms, Eighty Cartouch Boxes five hundred flints some swivel &some partridge Shot fifty Screw'd bottom Power Horns, he therefore humbly prays [illegible] that your Honors would Supply him with the Articles before mentioned for the use of the Frigate Boston Hector McNeil Commander which will either be paid for or Returned by the Congress & your Memorialist as in duty bound shall ever Pray

[Boston] Oct. 4. 1776

[Endorsed] In Council [Watertown] Oct. 4. 1776

Ordered That the Commissary General be and hereby is directed to Supply the Petitioner Thomas Cushing Esqr, or his order with four Tons of Powder out of the Powder Mill at the Town of Andover and with other articles mentioned in the Petition as also such Other Military Stores As he finds necessary for the use of the Continental Frigate Called the Boston, he the said T Cushing giving his Receipt thereforー