Sir
Cambridge March 27. 1776
His Excellency having this day taken the Paroles of Captains Nellis, Watts & Robertson 2 who were taken by the Continental Armed Vessells, on their passage from England to Boston with Stores for the Ministerial Army, & Granted them permission to return to England with their Several Crews, as soon as the Fleet now in Nan Tasket road shall have sailed & quitted this Coast, in a Vessel they are about to purchase for that purpose ー I take the liberty to sollicit your friendship and favors in behalf of the bearer Captn William Wood 3 of White-Haven who was taken by two Privateers owned by persons in this Province, & hope that your Honourable Court will grant him the same Indulgence & liberty, given by his Excellency to those Gentlemen who were in the same predicament & circumstanced qS Captn Wood is ー I wou'd not have troubled you in Captain Woods behalf, did I not know him to be a Gentleman of merit & who in my opinion will not abuse any Indulgencies your Honourable Court may grant him, and will literally abide by an engagement he enters into Praying your excuse for this liberty I shall only add that whatever favors may be shewn this Gentlemen I shall Sir [&c.] esteem an Obligation Rob H Harrison laid A upon D C [Endorsed] In House of Representatives March 27 1776
Read & order'd that Mr Pitts & Coln Orne together with such as the Honl Board shall join be a Committee to take this Letter into Consideration and report thereon Sent up for Concurrence
William Cooper Spkr Pro Tern In Council Mar 28th 1776 Read & concurred & Moses Gill Esqr is joined John Lowell Depy Secy P T
