The Memorial of Adam Babcock of New Haven in the State of Connecticut Merchant, in behalf of himself & the other Owners of the Privateer Briggantine Fanny mounting Fourteen Carriage Guns now lying at Dartmouth, within this State, humbly sheweth

That Your Honors Memorialist together with Thos Mumford Esquire of Groton, Wm Hart Esq. of Say Brook, Saml Brown Esq of Guilford, Mr Thos Hazard of New Haven & Mr John Grenell of Fairfield all of the State of Connecticut Merchants, and Mr. Archd Blair of the City of Philadelphia Merchant are. Owners of the said Privateer, that they have Victualed, Arm'd & Man'd said Privateer at a very great expence at Providence in the State of Rhode Island, that she being ready to proceed on her Cruise Sailed from thence on the 4th Inst. &put into Dartmouth not having a favorable Wind to go to Sea, & is now prevented Sailing on her intended Cruise from thence, by an Act of the Honble General Court of this State, bearing Date the 7th Instant to the very great damage & loss of Your Honors Memorialist and the other Owners, who have expended the Sum of Six thousand pounds Lawful Many in the purchase & equipment of the said Vessel she being an exceeding fast Sailing Bermudian Briggantine — He therefore humbly prays Your Honors to grant leave for the said Privateer to depart from this State upon her Cruise — and your Memorialist is the rather induced to hope for this indulgence from Your Honors as the said Briggantine is not owned by an Inhabitant of this State, is principally Maned with people from the State of Connecticut and only put into Dartmouth to make a safe harbour from whence she would have sail'd before this had she not been prevented by the said Act — And Your Honors Memorialist as in Duty bound shall ever pray —

Boston in the State of Massachusetts Bay, Decemr 17th 1776 —

[Endorsed] In Council Dec 19t 1776 Read & Ordered that the Prayer of the Memorial be Granted and that the Memorialist have and he hereby has Liberty to sail his said Brigt from the Port of Dartmouth upon her intended Cruize the Embargo notwithstanding —

John Avery Dpy Secy