Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III
That such of the said stores as shall be found proper and fit for the use of Your Majesty's Navy, be by such agent or Factor delivered to, and received by the Commissioners of the Navy for Your Majesty's Service, And Bills made out from that office according to their usual method and course of payment, for the value of such stores so received at the market price, such Bills to be made payable to sucli Agent or Factor.
And that he be Empowered & Directed to sell to the Merchant at the best price he can, the remains of such stores as shall be
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by iiira received, and not disposed of for the service of Your Majesty's Navy.
That such agent or Factor be further directed to ]?:eep Exact and distinct accounts of whatever Naval Stores shall so come to his hands, from the said storekeeper, and of all such Monej's as shall arise by sale thereof, as likewise of whatever sums of Money he shall from time to time disburse for the subsistence of the said Palatines, or otherwise on their accounts, according to such Orders and Directions As he Shall receive from Yoilr Majesty, on that behalf.
That Freight, Factorage and all other Incident and necessary Charges arising from the Importation Safe Keeping and sale of such stores being Deducted, the neat Produce thereof be in the first place applyd towards the repayment of wliatever Summs of money shall so have been disbursed for the subsistance or on account of necessaries to be sent with the said Palatines, and that the residue of such neat Produce be accounted for, and paid over to such Storekeeper or Commissary or other person who shall be appointed to receive the same to and for the proper use' and behalf of sucli Palatines respectively to whom it doth of right belong.