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Sir

We embrace this opportunity by Your returnd express, to acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 26th. Ult. the multiplicity of business before congress, made it impossible to dispatch the express sooner than has been done.

We have the honour to inclose your Excy coppy of the Resolutions of Congress respecting Capt Nicholsons very indecent & Imprudent behavior, to your self & Council as well as his infringmt on the liberties of the people. we have the pleasure to assure yr Excellency that Congress were Unanimous in expressing their warmest disapprobation of Capt N icholsons Conduct, & that he had not the least incouragement to proceed in this business in the manner he has done. & we are of oppinion he would have been dissmissd the service immediatly, but many Gentlemen thought him a good officer & were willing to believe your Excelly & Council would Accept of Such Submissions & Acknowledgments as he ought immediately to make

. . . we have the Honour to be [&c.]

P.S . . . . the Frigates at this place have Impressd some seamen, but we have not leamd that any complaints have been made, on that head, therefor this State have winkd at this measure & incouraged it from the pressing necessity Congress, nor even the Marine Committee have ever given any encouragement to this practice, nor we hope will congress ever give any encouragement to their officers to Interfere with the Internal policy of any State