Boston. February 2d. 1750/1

Mr. Robert = Treat Paine, you having the Command of the Sloop Success, hired and Loaded by us & your Self at equall Thirds & now ready to sail; Our Orders to you are, That you take the first Opportunity & sail for North Carolina either to Nuce or Pamplico Rivers, & there sell your Cargo to the best Advantage you can, & take in a Load of Tar Pitch &c., & any thing elce you can gett to Advantage, And return directly back to Boston; And in Case you should not be Able to gett a Load of Tar, Pitch &c. on the Company's Acct., then you are to take in a Load on Freight to the best Advantage you can. And if the Cargo should Prove more than sufficient to load the Vessell, then bring back the Overplus either in Proclamation Money1if you can gett it or in a good Note or Notes, as the Prospect shall appear to you; And furthermore you are to sell off your Cargo as much at wholesale as you can for the sake of Expedition in the130Voyage, And we hereby allow & Order you to bring a Deck Load of Tar &c. if you imagine the Season & other Circumstances that may Occur will allow of it; And lastly you are to take Aboard all such Stores &c. as shall be Necessary & Charge to the Company; & so we wish you An Easy & prosperous Voyage & Rest your Wellwishers, Joint Owners &c.,

JAMES ALLEN J: PALMER ROBT. =TREAT PAINE I consent to these as my Sailing Orders ROBERT=TREAT PAINE

DS ; endorsed in RTP's hand: "Robt. Treat Paine's Sailing Orders."

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"Colonial money valued according to a standard for use in American colonies prescribed by Queen Anne in 1704 in which the Spanish dollar of 17 1/2 dwt. was rated at six shillings" (DAE).