To the Right Honourable the great & General Court & Council of the State of Massasuchets Bay
The Petition of Pierre Lafitte and Frederick Delaporte both Frenc_hmen &now in this Town Humbly sheweth
That about four a five Months ago having imported into this State sundry Merchandises, the Proceeds whereof having enabled them to purchase a Sloop of about fifty Tons, they intend to load her with Lumber, some Spermacety Candles pickled & dry Fish &ca
And whereas the Embargo laid on all Vessels by the honourable Court & Council prevents their Departing & fetching new Supplies which proving very detrimental to the Petitioners ー
Therefore the Petitioners humbly beg of the Honorable Court & Council, that they may be allowed to sail to the french West Indies, in their Sloop loaded as aforesaid for which as in Duty bound they shall ever pray &ca &ca
[Endorsed] State of the Massachusetts Bay.
In house of Representatives, Apr 1st 1777
Resolved That the prayer of the within Petition be granted, and that the petitioners be and they hereby are permitted, to depart from this State, for the french west India Islands, in the within mentioned Sloop, with A Cargo of Lumber, Spermacety Candles, pickled, & dry fish ー Sent up for Concurrence
J Warren Spkr
In Council April 2d 1777 Read & Concurred
Jno Avery Dpy Secy
