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In session March 20, 1777, an order was given to Nathaniel Miner to purchase or seize ten thousand pounds of cheese in Stonington for the State. Capt. Nathan Palmer, of Stonington, was directed to purchase twenty thousand weight of cheese to supply the State troops at the price fixed by law; provided, he
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should be unable to purchase the same, and found in the hands of any person more than was sufficient for their family use, he was authorized to seize and take the same for the purpose aforesaid, and pay them the price fixed by law, and make report of his doings.
In session March 26, 1777, Capt. Nathan Palmer seized eleven thousand six hundred and eighteen pounds of cheese per order of the Governor and Council, the property of Church & Hakes, at six-pence per pound, with one and a half per cent. for commis- sions, being £299 16s. 6d; cheese sent to Norwich; also, for services about the fort at Stonington, £ 15 7s. 6d.
In session May 12, 1777, Capt. Palmer was directed to remove the public stores at Stonington back into the country to a place of safety. Orders were also given to the commanding officers of the forts of New London and Groton to order the troops, drafted from northern companies in Stonington, to march di- rectly to the forts at Stonington, to man that place for defense, and those drafted from northern companies in Connecticut, to return home and hold themselves in readiness to move on the shortest notice for the defense of those posts.
In session May 31, 1777, it was ordered that one half of the militia at the forts of New London and Groton were ordered to be drawn off by lot and dismissed, and all the militia com- panies at Stonington dismissed, and the officers at those posts were directed to execute the same. Their orders were not ex- ecuted fully, and before the troops were dismissed at Stonington they were ordered to remain by Governor Trumbull.
In session Sept. 26, 1777, it was ordered that a lieutenant and thirty men were to continue at Stonington. Sept. 26, 1777, a ship of two hundred tons, prize to Capt. Conklin, of the privateer "Revenge," arrived at Stonington, laden with seventy-five thousand feet of mahogany and thirty tons of logwood. About an hour after his prize came to anchor, Capt. Conklin was chased by a man-of-war and schooner of twelve guns belonging to the English fleet, and the English vessels, in attempting to head Capt. Conklin and cut him off from land, ran on Watch Hill reef, about one mile from Capt. Conklin, who came to anchor within Watch Point, now known as Sandy Point. A brisk fire was kept up between them for several hours, and the man-of-war came to anchor just without the schooner, to protect
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her against Capt. Conklin. The schooner remained on the reef until the next morning, when the British set her on fire in the hold, and then went on board the man-of-war's boat and left her, and she was blown up by her magazine. The guns, some small- arms and anchors were saved, and a man found dead by the side of her. Capt. Conklin escaped unhurt.
At a session of the Governor and Council, Nov. 18, 1777, orders were sent to Gen. Tyler to send from his brigade (by draft) twenty men, to be stationed at Stonington, to serve for two months from the time of their arrival there.
In session Feb. 6, 1778, Capt. William Ledyard, in pursuance of an act of the General Assembly, on the second Thursday of January, A. D. 1778, was appointed captain of a company of fifty men, including one captain, one lieutenant, one second lieutenant, fireworkers, two sergeants, and two corporals, to be stationed at Stonington and Groton and to be continued in service until Jan. Ist, 1779, unless sooner discharged.
In session March 25, 1778, William Ledyard Esq., was ap- pointed to command the forts at New London, Groton and Stonington, with the rank and pay of major. Achors Sheffield was appointed first lieutenant of the company of twenty men at Stonington.
In session April 21, 1778, Henry Denison of Stonington was appointed second lieutenant of the artillery company under Col. Latham at Groton, and commissioned. It was resolved that four men should be allowed in addition to the number of ar- tillery men under Lieut. Achors Sheffield at Stonington and said Sheffield was ordered to enlist them. Twelve hundred pounds of cannon powder for William Ledyard, to be used at Groton, New London and Stonington. Capt. Nathan Palmer was directed to deliver to Lieut. Sheffield as many guns, over and above the eight guns he had, to arm his whole party of twenty-four men. Owing to the scarcity of the munitions of war, it was with the greatest difficulty that the troops could be properly armed and equipped. The fort or battery at Stoning- ton never received the cannon designed for it; they were used at New London and Groton. Some of the British ships lay off in sight of the town during the greater part of the war, but made no further attempt to take or destroy the place. Towards its close the danger of invasion was not considered so imminent
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and the detail of the men at the fort was discontinued. There is no perfect roll or list of the men of Stonington who served in the army of the Revolution, but from the most reliable in- formation now in existence I have compiled the following list :
Rev. Nathaniel Eells, chaplain, Col. Giles Russell, Col. Oliver Smith, Col. Samuel Prentice, Sergeant Christopher A. Babcock, Capt. Elnathan Rossiter, Capt. James Eldredge, Capt. Richard Hewitt, Capt. Lemuel Lamb, Capt. Thomas Holmes, Capt. Thomas Wheeler, Capt. Joseph Gallup, Capt. William Stanton, Capt. John Williams, Capt. Ebenezer Prentice, Capt. Ichabod Palmer, Capt. Jonathan Palmer, Capt. Elijah Palmer, Capt. Amos Hallam, Capt. John Breed, Capt. Peleg Noyes, Capt. John Maine, Capt. Christopher Brown, Capt. Sanford Billings, Capt. Oliver Grant.
Subordinate Officers, Musicians and Privates .- Nathan Avery, Nathaniel Fellows, John Wheeler, Peleg Denison, Nathan Den- ison, Thomas Leeds, William Roe Miner, David Wheeler, Oliver Babcock, Jesse Prentice, Clement Miner, Jonathan Palmer, John Palmer, Samuel Prentice, Jr., Joseph Hewitt, Ebenezer Billings, Samuel Graves, Joseph Hancox, Allen York, Paul Bromley, Thomas Brown, Nathaniel Williams, Nathaniel Maine, Jabez Dewey, Silas Hewitt, James Starkweather, Zebulon Stanton, Eliphalet Hobart, David Niles, Amos Chesebrough, Simon Bab- cock, Joshua Miner, David Hilliard, Sands Niles, William Fellows, Abel Palmer, Joshua Weaver, David Babcock, William Stewart, Sterry Hewitt, Nathaniel Baldwin, Timothy Coates, John Hilliard 2nd, Charles Brown, Randall Billings, Thomas Coates, James Billings, Elisha Stewart, Christopher Billings, Edward Coates, Samuel Darrow, Gershom Breed, Melvin Parks, John Allyn, Abraham Lewis, Caleb Hakes, James Stevens, Joseph Babcock, John Palmer, Rufus Brown, Thomas Palmer, Nathaniel Chesebrough, Elisha Billings, Zebulon Chesebrough, Peter Chesebrough, James Chesebrough, John Davids, John West, Jonathan Palmer, Daniel Brown, Elias Carpenter, Henry Worden, James Alexander, Amos Latham, John Monroe, Sam- uel Rogers, Thomas Tripp, William Collins, Daniel Fellows, George Mckenzie, Nathaniel Plumb, James Satterlee, William Brumley, Abel Brown, Samuel *Billings, Benajah Billings, George Buttolph, Oliver Brown, Samuel Brown, Elisha Board- man, Chanler Barnaby, Azariah Babcock, Daniel Butler, Jacob:
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Button, Simeon Cardwell, Charles Clark, Joshua Chappell, Nathan Cottrell, David Crouch, Henry Thomas, Joseph Hewitt, John Hudson, Ebenezer Hill, Hezekiah Ingraham, Valentine Lewis, James Phillips, William Peck, Joseph Peck, Timothy Pierce, William Paul, Roswell Parish, Samuel Shelly, Simon Rouse, Daniel Smith, James Somers, John Satterlee, Reuben Wells, Walter Worden, Jesse Worden, Wait Worden, John White, Prince Williams, Joseph Westland, Jabez Breed, Nathan- iel Hewitt, Robert Hewitt, Charles Miner, Elisha Wilcox, Stephen Wilcox, John West, Edward S. Coleman, Andrew Gay, Jeffry Hazzard, Jonathan Peters, Simon Carew, Ebenezer Stan- ton, Sirus Fish, Reuben Brown, David Willard, Joseph Freeman, Lewis Hart, Elisha Hancock, Elias S. Palmer, Joseph Smith, Eliakim Fitch, Jonathan Dunning, Joshua Brown, Daniel Brown, Jesse York, Stephens Hall, Shepard Wheeler, Jesse Palmer, Samuel Peabody, Collins Wilcox, James York, Zebulon Brown, Jephtha Brown, Stephen Main, Nathaniel Main, Jedediah Brown, John Utley, Thomas Swan, Stephen Hull, Jr., Nathaniel Bab- cock, Daniel Denison, Edward Swan, Daniel Prentice, Benajah Billings, Michael Palmer, Samuel Brown, Jonas Prentice, Cor- nelias Walch, Amos Morgan, John Ayer, Jr., Jonathan Morgan, George Swan, Thomas Smith, Jeremiah Wheeler, John Wheeler Gear, John Hallam, Jr., Wareham Williams, Simeon Whipple, Abel Bailey, Timothy Filley, Levi Gallup, Beebe Denison, Nathan Hancox, Oliver H. Dennis, Eleazer Williams, Samuel Stanton, Ebenezer Williams, Charles Williams, Gilbert Williams, Amos Williams, Andrew Denison, Perez Miner, Jabez Dean, Gilbert Denison, John Price, Valentine Lewis 2nd, Frederick Denison, Ezra Gallup, David Bailey, Jr., Joshua Wheeler, Daniel Stanton 2nd, Thomas Williams, Edward Stanton, Jedediah Chesebrough, Sanford Palmer, Elisha Williams, Henry Chese- brough, Isaac Frink, Roswell Holmes, Reuben Hewitt, George Gallup, Benoni Brown, Billings Burch, Ezekiel Bentley, Asa Baldwin, Perez Chesebrough, Simeon Miner, Joseph Noyes, Jonathan Wheeler, Caleb Cuff, Ichabod Dickinson, William Robinson, Jedediah Austin, Nathan Belcher, Elisha Prentice, Gideon Ray, Enoch Baker, Elisha Palmer, Amos Wheeler, Jed- ediah Randall, Joseph Wheeler, Joshua Grant, William Halsey, Nathan Stanton, Jabez Holmes, Daniel Hill, Manassah Miner, Joshua Wilcox, Isaac Williams, Amos Miner, David Miner,
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Nathaniel Williams, Isaac Williams 2nd, Thomas Gardiner, Benedict Arms, Amos Solomon, Isaac Geer, Elijah Boardman, Jeremiah Holmes, Joseph Witter, Randall Billings, Elnathan Miner, Robert Hewitt 2nd, Thomas Miner, Enoch Stanton, Daniel Stanton, William Noyes, Charles Hewitt, Benjamin Park, Nathaniel Palmer, Eleazer Prentice, Amos Denison, Robert Hempstead, Amos Gallup, Manassah Miner 2nd, Lester Wheeler, Park Williams, Daniel Denison 2nd, Joshua Williams, Azariah Stanton, Joseph Whipple, John Dean, Jr., Israel Denison, Eben- ezer Wilcox, John Murphy, George Denison 3rd, Daniel Stanton 3rd, Christopher Dewey, James Thompson, Philemon Baldwin, Jeremiah York, Gershom Ecclestone, Daniel Miner, Oliver Avery, Nathaniel Palmer, Nathaniel Miner, Elihu Han- cock, Fortune Black.
The following are true copies of the records of Stonington showing the deep interest manifested by the inhabitants thereof for her patriotic soldiers in the armies of the Revolutionary war :
Att a Town Meeting Legally warned and held in Stonington, this 28th day of March, 1777.
The same Day Charles Phelps Esqr., was chosen Moderator of said meeting. The Same Day, Voted that a Committee be Appointed to Provide Necessaries for the Families of those Per- sons who shall voluntarily enlist into the Service of the United States, at the Prices Affixed by law, According to the Advice of the Governor and Council of Safety.
The same Day,
Capt. Phin Stanton, Charles Phelps Esqr., Mr. Sands Niles, Mr. Jonathan Palmer, Mr. Henry Minor, Capt. Daniel Fish, Mr. Joseph Smith, of the Colony,
were chosen Committee Men for the above Purpose. The Same Day, Voted that the Laws Regulating Prices shall be strictly adhered to, & Prosecuted against the Egressor. The same Day, Voted that the Captains of Every Company in the town be called together as Soon as may be at some Convenient place agreed on in Order that the Recruiting Officers may fill up their
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Quota Of men for said town, & said meeting was Accordingly Adjourned to the 7th Day of April next at two of the Clock after- noon.
Att a Town meeting Legally held by adjournment this 7th Day of April, 1777.
The same Day, Voted that the clerks of Each Respective Company in the Town Procure a List of all the Persons in their Companies as well as the Alarm List as Militia Roll and Deliver the Same to the Select Men & Authority on Thursday, the Ioth day of April, Instant, and said Meeting was accordingly Adjourned to sd. Ioth day of April at two of the Clock in the Afternoon.
Att a Town Meeting held by Adjournment this Ioth Day of April, 1777, Resolved by this Meeting that a Committee be Chosen to Ascertain the Number of Men within the Limits of Each Company, and Proportion to Each Company the Number of Men to be Raisd in Each Company, & that Each Company Shall Raise their Quota.
Capt. Peleg Noyes,
Capt. John Swan,
Capt. John Breed Junr,
Capt. Thomas Wheeler, Capt. Willm Stanton,
Lieu Elias S. Palmer, Capt. Amos Main,
Were Chosen a Com- mittee & in Case of Failure next in Command.
The same Day, Resolved that all Men Living within the Limits of Each Company Subjected to pay a Tax, Shall not be Ex- empted from being Proportioned as Well as Militia, and said meeting was Adjourned to the 21st Day of April, Instant, at 2 O'Clock Afternoon.
Att a Town Meeting Legally Warned and Held in the North Society, in said Stonington, this 9th Day of September, 1777.
The same day Capt. John Randall was chosen Agent for the town to Buy and Procure Provisions for the families of the en- listed Soldiers that are in the Continental Service Belonging to this Town, the town Supplying him with money for that Pur- pose, and he Refused Serving, and the Same Day Joshua Randall was Chosen Agent for the Above Purpose and Accepted.
Att a Town meeting Legally Warned and Held in Stonington this 13th Day of Oct. 1777, the Same Day Joseph Denison Esqr,
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was Chosen Moderator of said meeting. The Same Day, Voted that the Several Commanding Officers of the Several alarm Com- panies & Militia Companies in this Town be appointed a Commit- tee Forthwith to Purchase or procure at least 1 Pair of Good Shoes, I pair of Good Yarn Stockins, I Good Flannel or linnen Shirt, I Good hunting Shirt or Frock, and I pair Good Overhalls for Each of the Soldiers now in the Continental Service from this Town and that said Committee on the 21st day of Octr. instant, Deliver all said Goods to Messrs. John Breed Junr., Joshua Pren- tice, George Denison, Junr., and Coll. Oliver Smith, who are Appointed a Committee to Receive said Goods and Apprize them at the Present true Value thereof in money, take an Exact amount thereof and Deliver the Same with said Goods to the Select-men, who are Appointed to Forward them to Elijah Hub- bard at Middletown or Royale Flint at Peekskill, and take his or their Rect. for the Same-also Voted that in Case the Com- mittee appointed to Purchase and Procure apparel for the Soldiers in the Continental army, in Case they Cannot otherwise procure the same that each of said Commanding Officers Class the men in his Particular Company in such case as Will Furnish I pr Shoes, I pair Woolen Stockins, I Pair Woolen Overhalls & I Good hunting Shirt or Frock for Each Class, and Deliver Agreeably to the Vote aforesaid. Also Voted that the Soldiers' Wives and others in this town Expecting any Benefit of Being Supplyed with necessaries at the Stated Price Forthwith send in the number of their Respective familys and what Each Expected Provided for them for the year ensuing to the Selectmen, or Committee for Supplying said Wifes and Familys that the same May be laid Before the town. Also Voted that the Committee Chosen in march or April last to Procure Necessarys for the Soldiers' Wives and Familys be Impowered to hire One Hun- dred and Fifty Pounds for that Purpose and said meeting was dissolved.
Att a Legal Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Stonington Oct. ye 20th, 1777, Voted to Grant and it is hereby Granted a Rate or tax to Be Levyed on the Poles and Ratable Estate of the inhabitants of this town the sum of Seven Pence on the Pound on the list of said town for the year 1776. Forth- with to Be Collected by the Collector or Collectors of town Rates heretofore Chosen for the Year 1777, for the Purpose of Raising
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money to Purchase Clothing &c. for Soldiers Belonging to this town now in the Continental Service. Also, Voted that the Commanding Officers of the Several Alarm and Militia Com- panies in this town Be a Committee forthwith to Procure and Purchase Clothing &c for the Soldiers Belonging to this town now in the Continental Service Agreeably to the Resolve of the Governor and Council and Deliver the Same to the Select- men of this town: and the said Committee are Impowered to Receive money of Capt. Simon Rhodes, the town Committee, to Purchase the same and in Case any Persons shall see Cause to let said Committee have any of the said Articles towards their part of the town Rate last Granted, the said Committee are Impowered to Agree With them therefor and Give them an Order on the treasurer of said Town for the Same, which shall Answer so much of their Rate. Also Voted that Capt. Simon Rhodes be appointed a Committee to hire on interest for and Behalf of the town the sum of One thousand Pounds Lawfull money for the Purpose of Purchasing Clothing for the Soldiers in the Continental Service and that he Deliver out the Same to the Committee appointed to Purchase said Clothing, taking their Rect. for the Same. Said meeting was accordingly dis- solved.
Att a Legal Town Meeting held in Stonington Decem. 2, 1777, it was Voted that the School Committees in the Several Districts be appointed a Committee to Provide necessaries for the Soldiers' Wives & families Living Within their Districts.
Att a Town meeting Legally Warned and held in Stonington this Ist day of January. 1778. The Same day Maj. Charles Phelps was Chosen moderator of said meeting, the same Day the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was Read & said meeting was Adjourned to the 5th Day of January.
Att a Legally Warned Town meeting held by adjournment January 5th, 1778. The same Day the Confederation & Per- petual union was Universally Consented to by the town & said meeting was Accordingly Dissolved. The same Day Voted that Capt. Simon Rhodes be appointed a Committee man to Procure Clothing &c. for the Soldiers in the army; also Voted that Capt. Simon Rhodes be impowered to Borrow the money for the pur- pose above mentioned upon interest till the Debt Can be Dis- charged.
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Att a Town meeting Legally Warned and held in Stonington this 23d Day of march, 1778. The same Day Voted that Capt. Simon Rhodes be appointed a Committeeman to Procure Cloth- ing &c. for the Soldiers Belonging to this town in the Conti- nental army.
Att a Town Meeting Legally Warned and held in Stonington this 8th day of September A. D. 1778. Voted that the Repre- sentatives Chosen to attend the General Assembly in Octr. next are Directed by the Town to have the Law altered in Regard of Taxation in Case it Can be altered for the Better, and said meeting was Dissolved.
Att a Town Meeting legally warned and held in Stonington this 15th day of December Anno Domini 1778. The same Day Voted that Capt. James Eldridge be a Committee to Procure a sufficient Quantity of the Necessaries of life for the Use of the familys of the Officers & Soldiers of the Continental army that this town are Directed by law to Provide for, and that Capt. Elisha Den- ison hire Such Sums of money and Deliver to sd Eldridge as he Shall need for that Purpose and that said Eldridge Deliver said necessaries out to the School Committee in the Several Societys or their orders and that they be an Issuing Committee to Deliver the same out to the familys of said Officers & Soldiers according to law and keep proper account of what they shall so Deliver out and to whom & Render an account thereof to the Selectmen who is to transmit the same to the Committee of paytable of this State & draw the money therefor & Appropriate the same for paying money so Borrowed & the Necessary Expense &c. & that the money Borrowed & Expenses arising more than may be drawn from the Treasurer of this State (if any) be paid out of the Treasurer of this town.
Att a Town Meeting Legally Warned and Holden in Ston- ington this 18th day of February Dominus 1779. The Same Day Voted that Mr. Joshua Prentice and Mr. William Woodbridge Be a Committee to Purchase this Town's Quota of Blankets, Woolen over hawles and Stockins Agreeably to a Resolve of Assembly at their Sessions in January last and Deliver them to the County Commissary and take his Receipt therefor and pre- sent their Accounts of Expense and Trouble to the Committee of paytable and if their should be any Defalcation of what the Paytable shall allow them for their Cost and Trouble the same
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shall be made up by this town together with their Interest till paid-the same day John Denison 3rd & John Haley was Chosen a Committee to se that the Soldiers Familys are Supplyed with Provisions & said Meeting was Dissolved.
Att a Legal Town meeting of the Inhabitants of Stonington at West meeting House in the South Society in said Town August 24th, 1779, Capt. Wm. Williams was Chosen moderator of sd meeting. The Distressing Situation of Publick Affairs occasioned by the Rapid Depreciation of the Currency has In- gaged the Attention & Exercised the Speculations of many Pro- tectors of our Liberties, the Continental Congress have mani- fested those feeling Sensations, which the Importance of such an Affair naturally Inspires, indeed every Generous Bosom in which the Pulse of Liberty yet Beats must be most Sensibly Affected with those Dismal Consequences (which to human Apprehen- sion) must necessarily attend. (Voted) that in Obedience to the Call of the Guardian of our Country to the example of numer- ous towns in this & other United States & Especially to the many most important Demands of Virtue & our Country's Sacred Cause, we Will according to our Ability Readily Co-operate with our Brothren of the other Towns in this Country, State or States, in any Salutary measures for Preventing any Further Deprecia- tion of the Currency & Supporting its Credit by Regularly Re- ducing & Determining the Prices of necessaries & Conveniences of life-Encouraging loans & thereby Prevent the necessity of Further Emissions and the Following Persons (Viz) : Docr. Dud- ley Woodbridge, Paul Wheeler Esqr., Capt. Elnathan Rossiter, & Capt. James Eldridge are appointed a Committee to Corres- pond with whom it may Concern on the Premises & said meeting was Dissolved.
Att a Town Meeting Legally warned and held in Stonington this 16th day of Decemr. 1779. The same Day Wareham Wil- liams was Chosen in the Room of Paul Wheeler Esqr., a Com- mittee man to Supply the Soldiers Familys.
Att a Town Meeting Legally warned and held in Stonington June 26th, 1780. Also Voted that the Soldiers that shall Inlist into the Continental Army for three Years or During the war shall be paid as a Bounty of 60 Dollars in Silver or Gold Exclu- sive of the Bounty Given by this State or Congress Including the Light horse to be paid out of the Treasury of this Town.
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Also Voted the 40s. per month given by this State to the Soldiers that shall enlist into Service shall be made Equal to 40s. in Silver or Gold; also Voted that the Soldiers that shall enlist into the Continental army for Six months shall have a Bounty of £6 Exclusive of State or Congress Bounty. Also Voted that the Soldiers that shall inlist into the service for three months shall have a Bounty of £4.10-45s. to be paid upon the enlistment & the other 45s. at the end of Sd Term in Case they serve the time out; also Voted that Coll. O. Smith, Capt. John Randall & Paul Wheeler Esqr., be a Com- mittee to Reserve the money Lent to the Town for the purpose of Inlistment to Give their Receipt to the Lenders of sd money & Devote the same to the purpose above mentioned.
Att a Town meeting Legally Warned and held in Stonington July 8th, 1780; the same day Charles Phelps was Chosen Moderator of said Meeting. The same day Voted that the Present men Called for the Continental service be allowed 18 pounds for an Incouragement for three years service or During the War. Also Voted that Six Pounds Lawfull money be al- lowed to those that shall inlist into the Continental Service for Six months or the last of Decemr next. Also Voted that Capt. Christopher Brown be Joyned to the other Committee to Borrow on the Credit of the Town the hard money for the above Pur- pose.
Att a Town meeting Legally Warned and held in Stonington Nov. 10th, 1780. The same Day Majr. Phelps was Chosen moderator. The same Day Granted a Rate of Six pence on the Pound upon the Polls & Ratable Estate of the Inhabitants of Stonington upon the List of 1779 to be paid in Provisions at the Prices set in the Resolves of the General Assembly of Oct. 1780. Also Voted that Paul Wheeler Esqr., Capt. Elisha Den- ison, Capt. Amos Palmer, Lieut. Daniel Collins, Capt. Amos Main and Mr. Joshua Prentice be a Committee to Reserve the Provisions & Salt them up &c. Also Granted a further Tax of 3 pence the Pound upon the Polls & Ratable Estate of the in- habitants of Stonington upon the List of 1779 to be paid in Silver by those persons that neglect paying the Provision Tax & sd meeting was Adjourned to tte first monday of December next.
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