Appointment of Pierce Long an officer for the Port of Piscataqua, under the Resolutions of the Continental Congress for regulating Trade

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Colony of New-Hampshire, in Committee of Safety,
April 26, 1776.

To PIERCE LONG, Esquire:

Pursuant to a recommendation from the honourable Continental Congress for regulating trade, and permitting the inhabitants of these Colonies to trade with some of the European nations, under certain limitations:

You are, hereby appointed an officer for the Port of Piscataqua, and fully authorized and empowered to procure registers, signed by the President of the Council, for all vessels outward-bound belonging to this Colony; enter and clear all vessels coming in and going out of said port; having a strict regard and obedience to the regulations and directions of the Continental Congress, but by no means to counteract the same; taking such reasonable fees as may be an adequate reward for your service, and no more; and to continue in said office until the determination of the Council and Assembly thereon.