Petition of the Inhabitants of Frenchman' s Bay

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The Committee appointed to consider the Petition of the inhabitants of Frenchman' s Bay, reported. The Report was accepted, and is as follows, viz:

The Committee appointed to consider the Petition of Thomas Donnell and others, of Frenchman' s Bay, have attended that service, and beg leave to report by way of Resolve:

Whereas, Mr˙ Philip Hodgkins has applied to this Congress for a supply of Provisions for the inhabitants of Frenchman' s Bay, and being at a great distance from the Committee of Correspondence of that place; therefore,

Resolved, That it be recommended, and it is by this Congress accordingly recommended to the Governour and Company of the Colony of Connecticut, that they suffer the inhabitants of Frenchman' s Bay to purchase such Provision' s in said Colony as they stand in need of.