To your Hounours the Counsel and house of Representives for the provance of the Masschutes Bay in New ingland

Gentlemen.  We of the Committee of the Town of Bristol in the County of Lincoln have taken into Care the Sloop Sally belonging to Mrss Isaac and John Winslows of Boston Comanded by Andrew Johnston  the afore said sloop is Now halled up and secured by us at a place Called Meduncook  those Winslows according to our Nearest inspection is found to be an Enemys to the Rights of Amarice  therefore we beg your Hounours instructions how we shall Prosceedー

So Remain [&c.]