To The Honorable Council for the State of The Massachusets. Assembled at Boston the Twenty Seventh day of March Anno Domini 1777 ー

The Petition of Ebenezer Cleaveland of the Town of Glocester Clark

In Behalf of John Tomey John Tarr and Thos Robbins of Said Glocester

Humbly Sheweth, That the Said John Tomey, John Tarr, and Thomas Robbins, Where Three of the fourteen Unhappy Men, Belonging to Glocester, Takin prisoners by The Milford Man of Warr, from on board, The Yankee Hero, Privateer, In June Last.

That The Said, Tomey, Tarr & Robbins were turn'd over on board The Renown Man of Warr, Now at Rhoad Island ー

That they Were So Oppress'd & Harshly Used, to force them To Enter, On Board Ship. That they were Oblig'd to Comply To Escape Such Voielent Hardships, as they Underwent That the Said Tomey, has A Wife & Two Children Very poor. That the Said Tarr has Lately Lost A Father in the State Service & his Mother in Very poor Circumstances ー That, the Said Robbins has parents Stanch for their Country ー That the Said Tomey Tarr & Robbins, have Sent home to their Friends, by those Who are Releas'd their Earnest desires & Intreaties: That they may be Cleared or Exchang'd. That Yqur Petitioner prays Your Honors Would Order Some way for their Release, As in Your Wisdom Shall See Meet And Your Petitioner as in Duty Bound Shall Ever pray &c

[Endorsed] In Council March 27th 1777 ー

On the Petition of Ebenezar Cleaveland, orderd that Robt Pierpoint Commissary of Prisoners for this State be, and he hereby is directed to use his best Endeavours to procure the Exchange of John Tomey, John Tarr, and Thomas Robbins belonging to Glocester who were taken by the Milford, on board the Yankey Hero, and are now in the Hands of the Enemy, 'tis said at Newport ー