[Williamsburg] Saturday December 7th 1776
On a Complaint brought before this Board by Thomas De Saussive Super cargo of the Sloop Maria lately arrived with Salt from Saint Eustatia setting forth that the Captains of two armed vessells belonging to this State have enlisted four of the Seamen belonging to the said Sloop that is to say Alexander Hendrall, Christopher Rostendall and Abraham Robswat are enlisted by Capt. [John] Harris and Thomas Tufts by Capt. [Willis] Willson.2 They are of Opinion that such a Practice must be highly prejudicial to the Commerce of this State It is therefore Ordered that the said Seamen be immediately given up
1. McIlwaine, ed., Journals of the Virginia Council, I, 268, 269.
2. Harris commanded the brig Musquetto; Wilson, the galley Caswell.