[Watertown] In Council Jany 20th 1776
On Examination of the Prisoners by the Major part of the Council ー Orderd ー That a Letter be wrote to his Excelly Genl Washington & sent with 2 of the prisoners vizt. Lieut. Hill & his Servant to be at his Excellys disposal ー That a Letter be wrote to the Comtee of Safety of Newbury Port & that the Captains of the 2 Vessels 2 be sent to their care & disposal ー And John Gray the other prisoner be sent to the Goal in Newbury Port & held in close confinement at his Own expence until further Ord
John Lowell Dpy Secy P T
1. Mass. Arch., vol. 194, 203a.
2. Archibald Bowie, master of the ship Friends, and Madett Engs, master of the brig Sukey. See Jonathan Jackson to the Massachusetts Council, January 16, 1776.