Petition of Nathaniel Farley and Others

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State of MASSACHUSETTS-BAY:

The honourable Council now sitting in WATERTOWN:

The Petition of NATHANIEL FARLEY, BENJAMIN WOOD, JOHN HEARD, DANIEL GOODHUE, WILLIAM STOREY, JACOB THEADWELL, of IPSWICH, humbly showeth:

That your petitioners, owners of the schooner called the Fair-Lady, burthen eighteen tons, armed with two carriage guns, two-pounders, and two swivels, two wall-pieces, five hundred weight powder, with ball in proportion, navigated by fifteen men, has on board six barrels pork and beef, six barrels bread. Said schooner is intended to cruise against the enemies of these United States.

Officers on board are as follows, viz: Joseph Dennis, Captain; John Gibson, Lieutenant; Benj' n Davis, Master.

Your petitioners would therefore humbly request your Honours to commission said schooner and commander for the purpose above-mentioned. And your petitioners, as in duty bound, shall ever pray.

JOSEPH DENNIS,

In behalf of the owners.

IN COUNCIL, October 10th, 1776. — Read, and Ordered, That a Commission be issued out to the above-mentioned Joseph Dennis, as commander of said Schooner, he complying with resolves of Congress.

JOHN AVERY, Deputy Secretary.