In Council [Watertown] Octr 9th: 1776.ー
Whereas the Prize lately taken by Capt Souther Commander of the Brigt Massachusetts was sent into Toumsend and has since been taken possession of by Mr Timothy P[a]rsons, Agent for the Eastern District & by him removed from thence to Wiscasset & there at present detained, which the Capt[o]rs apprehend May be Very detrimental to their Interest, It is therefore Ordered that Mr. Timothy Parsons Agent for the Eastern District, be and hereby is directed to deliver the Said prize to Capt Souther or to his order, to Convey her to such Port in this State as Said Souther may think will be most condusive to the Interest of all Concerned2
1. Mass. Arch., vol. 165, 325½.
2. The Henry and Ann was brought into either Salem or Boston, and was libeled against in the Middle District for trial at Salem on November 19, 1776, Independent Chronicle, Boston, October 31, 1776.
