May it Please your Excellency At the request of Mesrs Jacob Green & Co owners of the sloop Speedwell [James] Cory Master lately taken by Capt Broughton and sent into this Harbour we have, maturely considered the within Inclo Acco so far as its carried out and are of opinion that the Charges are reasonable and that the Losses were sustained And are further of opinion that the Captors in Justice should pay it. with the remainder of the account when the same can be assertained And we do recommend to your Excellcy the same hopeing you'l order that Justice may be done to the sufferers and beg leave to subscribe ourselves Your Excy [&c.]
Winthrop Sargent Chearman of the Commitey of Safty
Glocester December 29 1775
1. Washington Papers, LC.
