Friday, October 24, 1777

Nathan Cushing, Esq; brought down the Report of the Committee of both Houses respecting the Prisoners taken at the Northward. Read in Council. Accepted and Sent down for Concurrence.

Read and committed to Mr. Paine, Col. Hutchinson, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Gray and Mr. Crane, with such as the Honorable Board may join, to consider and report.

Printed in the Journals of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, 53, pt. 1:118.