To The Honble the Council & House of Representatives

In General Court Assembled [Boston] Sept 22:1777

The Memorial of Thomas Cushing Agent for Building the Continental Ships of War to be built in this State humbly Shewth

That Your Memorialist is in want of Sundry Stores Necessary for the Carpenter, Boatswain, Steward, Cooper & Gunner of one of said Ships, that he has endeavoured to purchace the same but finds they are not to be obtaind unless it is from the Committee of Sequestration, Who have, as he is Informed, A Number of those Articles under their Care, He therefore humbly prays that he may be Supplied with such Articles as he wants by said Committee he paying for the same, and the Memoralist as in duty bound Shall ever Pray