Massachusetts Council to President of Congress

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November 30th, 1776.

SIR: We have the honour to enclose you, by order of the General Assembly of this State, the petition and plan of Messrs˙ Fanuiel and others, French gentlemen, together with the proceedings of the Assembly thereon, and to recommend them to the immediate notice of the honourable Congress, as the Assembly are of opinion, that the plan of those gentlemen may be adopted and improved by the Congress to the great benefit of the United States. They hope the Congress will take the matter into speedy consideration, as the gentlemen have been here upon considerable expense, waiting the success of their application, and seem desirous of entering into their service.

Honourable John Hancock, Esq˙, President of the honourable Continental Congress.