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morialist to a very heavy Loss but must inevitably reduce a
Garrison belonging to a power in Amity with his Majesty
to extreme Want, as they cannot be early enough apprized of
the Embargo to provide aginst it. The Committee, are
humbly of Opinion your Excellency may allow the Memo-
rialist to furnish the Garrison according to the Demand made
for the present Year in the Schedule N^o 2.. upon Security
being given as required by your Excellency's Order in Coun-

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cil of the 29^th December above mentioned. And that your
Excellency may know his Majesty's Pleasure in relation to
the further supplying that Garrison the Committee are of
Opinion that Copies of the Memorial and Papers should be
transmitted in order to be laid before his Majesty.
All which is nevertheless submitted, by Order of the
Committee
Dan: Horsmanden Chairman.

City of New York, 14: Feb⁷ 1757:
Examined by Geo: Banyan. Dep^y Cl: Con:

It is ordered by his Excellency the Governor with the Ad-
vice of the Council that the Collector of his Majesty's Cus-
toms of this Port do clear out the Quantities, and Species of
Provisions following to be ship'd to S^t Augustine within one
Month from the Date hereof by William Walton Esq^r for the
Use and supply of the Spanish Garrison at S^t Augustine for
the present year 1757: that is to say three thousand Barrels
of Flour, four hundred and fifty Barrels of Beef, three
hundred and fifty Barrels of Pork, three hundred Firkins of
Hogs Lard, two hundred Firkins of Butter, one hundred and
forty Boxes of Candles, twenty Tierces of Hams, three thou-
sand Pounds of Cheese, one hundred quarter Casks of White
Bread one hundred Tierces of Ship Bread, ten Hogsheads of
Cod Fish, and six thousand Bushels of Indian Corn: the fol-
lowing Quantities and Species of Provisions already ship'd
towards the said Supply, being first to be deducted thereout,
that is to say ten Hogsheads of Cod Fish, one hundred and
six Firkins, and one Barrel of Hog's Lard, two hundred and
fifty Barrels of Beef, and one hundred and fifty Barrels of
Pork the said William Walton first entering into Bond with
two sufficient Sureties, in the Sum of one thousand pounds
sterling if the Vessel be under one hundred Tons Burthen,
and two thousand Pounds sterling if the Vessel exceed that
Burthen to land all and every Part of the Provisions afore-
said at S^t Augustine, and to deliver the same Provisions to
his Catholic Majesty's Governor or Officer there and to
return, and produce authentic Certificates thereof (the

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