Council Chamber [Boston] Jany 27. 1777.
Ordered That Benjamin Cudworth of Boston be & he hereby is appointed Water Bailiff for the special purpose hereinafter mentiond and he is accordingly required to repair on board the Brigantine Rising States 2 now within or near the Harbor of Boston and with such Assistants as he may need, make due Search through out the said Brigantine, And if he find any persons on board who are enlisted or engagd in the Land or Sea Service of this or the United States, He is to apprehend & secure them untill the further Order of the Council — And all Magistrates Sheriffs & others are required & enjoind to afford the sd Cudworth any Aid he may stand in need of for the full Execution of this Order; And the Officers of the sd Brigantine are particularly en joind to be aiding in this business and as soon as it is accomplishd He is to notify the said Officers Immediately to appear at the Council Chamber to answer to such questions as the Council may think fit to ask them —
In the Name & by Order of Council John Avery Dpy Secy
1. Mass. Arch., vol. 166, 201½.
2. Massachusetts privateer Rising States, James Thompson, commander, Mass. Arch., vol. 7, 46.
