Letter from Capt Alexander Coffin representing he was taken & Robbed by a Continental Privateer in his Passage from London being intrusted by the Friends of America there with important Intelligence Read and Ordered That Thomas Cushing Esqr be directed to take the same under Consideration and draft a Letter to the President of Congress inclosing a Copy of said Letter and Report who reported a draft which was Read and Accepted.

Petition of James Kennedy late Master of the Ship Peggy setting forth that he has before made not his situation known and still continues in a bad State of Health and a Family depending upon him for support and praying that Permission may be granted him to depart this State in the Ship William purchased by William Ross with a servant Man and Girl named Sophia Kennedy.

In Council Read and Ordered that the Prayer of the Petitioner be so far granted that he have Liberty to depart this State with his Servant Girl named Sophia Kennedy (but his Servant Man not permitted to go) in the Ship William Commanded by Benjamin Moore lately purchased by Mr Ross for the purpose of transporting himself and others to Great Britain provided the said Ross permit him to go in said Vessel.²