Message from the Council

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Afternoon.

A Message by the Secretary, from a majority of the honourable Council, viz:

"Gentlemen of the House of Representatives:

"There is of necessity some expense incurred by the bringing of persons before the Council, who are taken in Vessels, and otherwise; and no provision is made for discharging the same. To delay the persons concerned until application can be made to the whole General Court for the paying such accounts would increase the publick expense, and injure the persons so detained. We recommend to your consideration, the making some provisions, by an application of such a sum of money as you shall judge necessary, to be applied for that purpose, without an application to the whole Court.

"W˙ SEVER,
B˙ GREENLEAF,
W˙ SPOONER,
J˙ WINTHROP,
B˙ CHADBOURN,
JOSEPH GERRISH,
JOHN WHITCOMB,
JEDEDIAH FOSTER,
B˙ LINCOLN,
JAMES PRESCOTT,
CHARLES CHAUNCY,
MICHAEL FARLEY,
J˙ PALMER,
S˙ HOLTEN,
MOSES GILL.

"Council Chamber, October 4, 1775."

Read, and committed to Colonel Sayer, Captain Walker, Captain Balchelder, Captain Adams, and Mr˙ Sewall.