Memorial of John Lowell to the Massachusetts Council, August 14, 1776

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To the honble the Councill of the State
of the Massachusetts Bay Augt 14th 1776

Humbly Shews John Lowell of Newburyport Esqr in behalf of sundry Persons who are Claimants of Goods taken on Board the Brigt Elizabeth & carried into Portsmouth in the State of Newhampshire by three continental armed Vessells, that on Board the same Brigt Crean Brush was taken as a Prisoner & among his Papers are some which are material to support the Claims of your Petitioner's Clients & are now lodged in the Office of the Secretary of this State, these Papers your Petitioner prays he may be admitted to the Loan of for the Purpose aforesd & the same shall be carefully return[ed] & as in Duty bound will pray.

J Lowell

[Endorsed] In Council [Watertown] August 15th 1776.
upon the Memorial of John Lowell Esq ー Read & Ordered that Seth Loring Clerk in the Secretary's Office be directed to accompany the within mentioned Papers² to Portsmouth and return them to this Office

Jn^o Avery Dpy Secy

1. Mass. Arch., vol. 165, 53.

2. Ibid., 54, papers sent to Portsmouth by Seth Loring:

No 1 { Thomas Gage's Commission to Crean Brush, to take & receive into his Care sundry Goods &c belonging to the Inhabitants of the Town of Boston dated 1st Octo 1775ー
No 2 { Genl Howes Order to said Brush to take into his Possession sund[r]y Goods as above ー dated Mar 10. 1776
No 3 { Crean Brush Rect for an Invo of Goods belonging to John Rowe Esq amo to £2266. .1. .0 stg
No 4 { Crean Brushs Letter & Memorial to Genl How advising him of the Names of the Persons he had employd in taking the above Goods
No 5 { William Jackson's Letter to Genl How
No 6 { Crean Brush's Memorial to Genl Robertson 2 half Sheets
No 7 { Marks & Numbers of sundy packages sent onboard the Brigt Elizabeth ー mark'd on Cards
No 8 { Crean Brushs Directions to take the Goods of sundry Persons
No 9 { Genl Howes printed Proclamation relating to Linnen & woolen Goods
No 10 { James Jacksons Acct of Goods taken by Crean Brush out of Cyrus Baldwins Store March 10. 1776.

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1776 August 14

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