[Watertown] Tuesday, May 16, 1775, A.M.
Ordered, That Mr. [James] Sullivan, Capt [Josiah] Stone, Colo [Michael] Farley, Major [Eleazer] Brooks, and Doctr Rawson, be a Committee to take into consideration a verbal information of the Capture of three Vessels, by a Kings Cutter, at Dartmouth, and the retaking two of them, & 15 Marines prisoners
The Committee who were appointed to consider the information from Dartmouth reported. The Report was recommitted for further examination.