[Baltimore] 1776, 12 Novem. —
The Honorable Council of Safety, to Vanbibber & Usher, Dr.
For the Schooner Success, Josiah Hill, from St. Martins. For freight of Sundry Gunpowder, ship'd by Messrs. Milner, Burch and Haynes:
A, 75 half Barrels;
K, 120 Ditto;
E, 20 whole Barrels;
183 half Barrels;
48 Quarter ditto;
is 23,000 lb weight, at 10 pr. cent. makes 2,300 lb a 7/, £805.
Please to pay Mr. John Mease, or his order, the freight of the above quantity of Gunpowder, which came in the Success, Josiah Hill, Master, from St. Martins & now lying in Isaac Vanbibber's Warehouse, at the point, Baltimore, ready to be J delivered to your order.