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By His Excellency The Honourable Thomas Gage
Captain General and Governor in Chief in and Over His Majesty’s
Province of Massachusetts Bay and vice Admiral of the same
etc etc etc &

          The Sloop Jenny George Mitchel Master
has my permission to take on Board the following
Articles and to proceed therewith to Annapolis Royal
and St Mary’s Bay in Nova Scotia and to return
to this port with stock and fuel for the use of this
Garrison.
          One Chaise and Harness, a Quantity of
Empty Barrels, One Hh’d [hogshead] of Rum and one Barrel of Sugar
          given under my Hand at Head
          Quarters in Boston this 27th Day of
          September 1775.           Thos Gage