In Council of Safety, [Philadelphia] July 26th, 1776.
On a Petition from John Peal, Boatswain of the Ranger, setting forth that he was in Confinement; & prays to be released & removed to another Boat,
Ordered, That a Court Martial be held on the said Peal, and a Court of enquiry on the officer who confined him, as soon as Possible, & report the sentence to this board.
1. Pennsylvania Colonial Records, X, 656.
