To the Honble his majs Council now Sitting at Watertown

The petetion of George Hussey Jur of Nauntucket humbley sheweth that your petetoner is owner of several Vesels that have bin employed in the whale fishing business, but by reason of a resolve that lately pased by the Genll Court all whale vessels are prohebeted from going to sea on that business without a permit from sd. Court or a Commette that should be appointed for that purpos, Your pertitiner is further informed that a Resolve is since pased said Court which has impower'd this honble Council to give a permits for Vessels to proseed on a whaleing Voige under sertain restrictions, your pertetioner therefore prays Yr honours to grant him permits for four Vessels to proseed on the whaleing business under such restrictions and regelations as you in your wisdom Shall think fit, as in duty bound shall ever pray

Watertown Septr the 6th 1775

[Endorsed]  In Council Septr 6th 1775  Read & ordered that the Petitioner have leave to send such of his Vessels to Sea in the whaling Business, as he shall give sufficient Bonds for their faithfully complying with a Resolve of the General Court, to have their Oyl & Bone landed in some port in this Colony, other than Boston or Nantucket.

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