The Petition of Hugh Munro for himself, his Wife, Daughter, Neice, and Two Servants, Geo. Campbell & Servant, John Bar[slet], Child and two Servants and John Grant and his Servant,

Humbly Shewethー

That your Petitioners left the Granadines the ninth day of July last in the Earl of Errol in order to proceed to London, to which Port they were bound, that in the Latitude of 33½° on the Twenty fourth of the said Month they were taken by Two ships belonging to Gentlemen of New York and bought into the Harbour of Boston²

That notwithstanding the Indulgence and good Usuage they have received since their Capture and the great Lenity shewn to them on their arrival here, They Beg Leave to request of the Honle Council to take into consideration, That being Passengers only on their way home, some for Health and others going to their Families, they Cannot but Labour under many Inconveniences unavoidable to the Situation they are inー

That sensible how ready the Gentlemen of the Council of this State have always been, to deviate as much as possible Distresses of this Kind, They hope that the same favour that has been so obligingly Granted to Others, will not be withheld from themー

They therefore take the Liberty to inform the Honle Council that in consequence of the permission given to Mr [William] Ross (a Gentleman in Similar Circumstances with themselves) He has now purchased a Ship to proceed to Europe on the Terms allowed him, That this would be an opportunity to your Petitioners of the utmost importance to them, as it is hard to Say when another of the Kind might happen, should they be so unfortunate as to be refused this

On that account they presume to Solicit your Leave to be included on this occasion, which, if Granted, will do as much Honour to your Humanity as it will be doing favour to them

And your Petitioners as in Duty bound will ever Pray, &c &c.

[Endorsed] In Council [Watertown] Augt 17[th] 1776 Read & Orderedー
That Thos Cushing & Moses Gill Esqrs be a Committee to inquire into the Facts of Said Petition & Report

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[Second endorsement] in Council Augt 21st 1776. Hugh Munro & his servants a Black Woman and a Boy, George Campbell & a black boy, John Barslet a White boy and Girl & John Grant and a White servant [b]e & hereby [are] permitted to depart from this State to any part of Great Britain in the same Vessell with William Ross, who was permitted to depart from this State the 7th Instant.

Jn^o Avery Dpy Secy