At a Meeting of the Committe of Inspection held in the Court House in Providence the 13th July 1775

Samuel Nightingale Esqr in the Chair

Resolve that the Pass between this Town & the Town of Newport be kept open, and that Mr James Marsh or any other person be allowed to Pass & Repass with their Packet Boats without Molestation, under the Following Restrictions

First, that at the arrival of any Packet or passage Boat at Providence, the commander of sd Packet or Boat Immediately Exhibit a List in writing of all the Letters and Goods they have on Freight, Ascertaining the Sorts & number of packages, and for whom Freighted also the Number of pasengers with their Names, before they unlade any Article, to Jabez Bowen & Arthur Fenner Esqrs Messrs. Paul Allen, David Lawrance, Joseph Bucklen, Pr Nicholas Powers or Either of them, who are a Committe apointed for that Purposeー

Second that they Shall not take any Article of Provision Kind on board their Boat & Carrey to Newport, or any other Place, without giting a permit from Sum one of the above Committe, for that purpose.ー

Resolved that if any person or persons Shall atempt to Carry Freight or Pasengers between this Town & Newport that does not Comply with the above Resolve will be Immediately Stoptー

Resolved that no Uropean goods be admitted to come from Newport to this Town without a Certificate from John Collins Esqr as Chairman of the Committee of Inspection Setting forth their legall Importation agreable to the Resolves of the Continental Congress, and that Every peace & parsell of Goods has bin duly compaired with the original Invoice, Either by him or sum proper person on whome he can put the utmost Confidence

[Endorsed]

I Dessent from the within Vote so far as Respects the Free intercourse of James Marsh so long as he is imployed by a Tory

A Fenner Jr

the above is a True copy of the original protest

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