Petition of Josiah Barchelder, Jun.

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To the honourable Council of the State of the MASSACHUSETTS-BAY:

The Petition of JOSIAH BATCHELDER, Jun˙, in behalf of JAMES BROWN and NATHAN BROWN, of NOVA-SCOTIA, but late of IPSWICH in this State, humbly showeth:

That the above-named James and Nathan Brown have resided at Yarmouth, in Nova-Scotia, for several years, and are now desirous of returning, with their effects, to this State, where they formerly belonged. Therefore your petitioner humbly prays your Honours to grant a protection to James and Nathan Brown to return, with their effects, unmolested, from Yarmouth, in Nova-Scotia, to Ipswich, in this State. And your petitioners, as in duty bound, shall ever pray.

JOSI˙ BATCHELDER, Jun.

Watertown, October 10th, 1776.

IN COUNCIL, October 10th, 1776. — Read, and Ordered, That a similar Order to that given to Ebenezer Porter, Richard Valpey, and others, October 4th last, be granted to the above-named James and Nathan Brown.

JOHN AVERY, Deputy Secretary.