To the Honle Council of the State of Massachusetts Bay
May it pleace Your Honors

Your Pititioner being Desirous of importing Provisions into this State From Carolina and being Acquainted that Liberty may be granted by Your Honors for that Purpose beg the favour of Your Honors granting Permission for His Schooner Ranger, 60 toris burdn, Jeremiah Pearson Master to proceid from this Port Under Such Restriction as shall seem Meat, to Some of the united States of America for the purpose Of importing into this State the Produce growth Or Manufacturis of the Same And as in Duty bound Will ever pray &c

Newbury Port 18 Decmr 1776

N.B. Cargo out 6hh Sugr —

[Endorsed] Council Chamber [Boston] Decr 20th 1776

To the Naval Officer of Newbury Port permit the Schooner Ranger, whereof Jeremiah Pearson is Master bound to South Carolina, Burthen about 60 tons to take on Board six hh Sugr and proceed on her sd Voyage, said Master giving Bond that he will import into this State in sd Vessel Provisions, and Naval Stores, the Dangers of the Seas and Enemy excepted