Read & ordered that W Spooner & T Cushing Esqs with such as the Hon House shall join be a Comee to take the foregoing Letter into Consideration, & report ー sent down for Concurrence

Perez Morton D Secy

[Endorsed] In the House of Representatives Febry 16. 1776

Read and concurr'd and Collo [Azor] Orne, Brigadier [Samuel] Thompson, and Mr Brown of Boston, are join'd

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William Cooper Speaker Pro Tem

The Committee to whom was referred the Consideration of the foregoing Letter have Attended that Service & beg leave to report that Capt Robert Cockran be allowed to Enlist a number of Sea Men fot the purpose mentioned in the Letter & that the Council of this Colony give him a permit for that purpose

all which is Submitted
W Spooner by Order

In Council Feby 16th 1776 Read & Accepted & thereupon Resolved that Capt Robert Cockran be permitted by the Major part of the Council to Enlist a number of Sea Men for the Defence of South Carolina not exceeding three Hundred men out of the Inhabitants of this Government, excepting such as are employed in the Continental Army, in the Armed Vessells fitted out either by this Colony or by any of the Inhabitants thereof or in the Forces raised by this Government for the defence of the sea Coasts. ^A

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Perez Morton D Secry

[Endorsed] In the House of Representatives Febry 16 1776

Read and concurred with the amendment at A. viz at A add "of whom none are to be enlisted"

Sent up for Concurrence
William Cooper Speakr Pro Tem