To the Honble Councill and honble House of Representatives for the' State of the Massatusetts Bay
The Humble Petition of Daniel Madden most Humbly Sheweth
That Your Petitioner was formerly a passenger on board the Ship Mary wereof Wm Jones was Late master and bound from St Cristophers to Liverpool that on the 19th of november Sd Ship was taken by an American Privateer Called the American Rivenue & Carried into bedford in Dartmouth that Shortly after Your Pettr was by order from the Honble Court March'd from bedford to Providence in order to be Exchanged but by a Counter order from Sd Honble Court was March'd to Wrentham and there Quarterd, that, on hearing the Honble Court had Granted Permission to Capn Jno Jones to purchase a Briga & Carry passengers on parole to Cork Your petr by pass from the Committe at wrentham Came to Boston and Petitiond to Go in Sd Briga en parole. that Your pettr was allowd by the Honbie Court to go in the Late Cartel from Salem but thro' Unavoidable delays was prevented from Ariving at Salem Untill an hour after Said Cartel Saild for Halifax so was Disapointed of a Passage that afterwards Your Petr Petitiond the Honble Court a Second time for Liberty to g9 on the Sd Briga to Cork on parole or on Certificate of his Releacement a Certificate of wch he Signed presented with his former Petition & a Copy of wch he takes the Liberty to offer with this Both which were Lost thro' accident That as Your petr has no means of Subsistance the person on whome he was Dependant for Suply having Obtaind permission to go on Parole to Cork Humbly Begs Your Hours will Grant him Like permission ana As in duty Bound Shall ever pray
March 28th 1777
[Enclosure]
My Lord
Boston March 14th 1777
I take the Liberty to Certifie Your Lordship that I was formerly a passenger on board the Ship Mary whereof Wm Jones Was Late Master and by Profession a Surgeon that on the 19th day of Novr last was taken by an American privateer Calld the American Revenue whereof Samuel Champlin was Commander & Carried into Bedford in dartmouth, but Now by permission from the Honble the Councill for the State of Massatusetts Bay am Going to Cork in a Vessell there Bound and purchased by permission from Sd Honble Board by Capn Jno Jones And Humbly Beg Your Lordship Will Release to the States a Person of my Rank &in so Doing Your Lordship will Conferr a Lasting obligation on My Lord Your Lordships [&c.]
To the Rt Honble Lord viscount Howe New York
