The history and genealogies of ancient Windsor, Connecticut, Vol. I, Part 75

Author: Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909
Publication date: 1891
Publisher: Hartford, Conn., Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company
Number of Pages: 1038

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" Resolred That the Select Men of the several Towns be and they | are hereby Directed to Purchase or hire arms to furnish such Soldiers of | any of the Battalions aforesd as Cannot furnish themselves or be furnished in any of the | Ways aforest and shall allow to the Owner of Each Gun so hired the Sum of £0. 6. 0 and to the owner of Each Bayonet Belt & Cartouch | Box so hired the Sum of $0. 4, 0 -and if Such Arms are | Lost by Inevitable Providence the owners thereof shall be Paid for | the Same ac- cording to apprizal, and in Case a Sufficient | Number of Arms Cannot be Obtained in the Ways aforesd the | Number [Wanting] shall be Impressed from Householders or others | not in the Militia Roll by Warrant for that Purpose from | Civil Authority and the Owner or Owners of Such Impressed Arms | may Demand a Receipt of the Officer who shall linpress & Receive | the Same and be Paid the Same Sums for the use thereof as | those from Whom arms are hired as aforesd and in Case of Loss shall | be Paid for Such arm According to Apprizal to be Made as aforesd | And it is farther, Resolced That the Captain or Chief officer | of Each Company in the Battalions aforesd shall take a | Particular account of all the Arms Used in his Company | Distinguishing such as Be- long to the Colony, Such as Soldiers | Provide for themselves, Such as are Purchased. Such as | are Hired, such as are Impressed as aforesd, and such | as Belong to Persons VOL. I. - 81

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Inimical, and Transmitt the Same | with the Prices and Repairs to his | Honor the Governor that he may | Know the State thereof and it is further | " etc., etc.

Consequently the State archives are liberally supplied with such items of accounts as the following :

Dr. The State to Select Men of East Windsor. 1776

Augt To two Guns bot for Cap' Harmans (" .. . 50 / & 38 C1: 0 :-

To 1 De & 1 D): & Bay' for Cap' Robinsons Co. 567 & 70 / CG: 6 -

To 21 Day procuring them & Blankets &e & settling this Acc' horse & Expense 0:15

€11: 9: D

Aug1 12th 1776 reed the Contents for sa Select Men by Order on Treas.

JOSEPH ALLEN, JUS. - State Archives. Rerol. War. vi. 335.

State of Connectient to Selectmen of East Windsor Dr.

1176 To Two Guns purchased for Capt. Simon Woolcotts Company. one 43: 2: 6. Do C3: 6: 0, pr rec't. 6: 8: 6

To One Gun for Capt Stoughtons Company of militia pr rect 2 - 0 - 0

To Time & Expense 5 Days & half procuring Arms for Militia &c a 6 1: 18:0

S. S 6

£10: 1.6

Sepr 18th 1776. Reed Order on Treasurer in Full of the above account allowed - pr JOSEPH ALLEN JUR Sheet Man. - State Archives, Recol, War, vi. 382.

Military Operations. The regiments called into service during 1775. although adopted as Continental, had formed in fact only a provi- sional force, limited to short terms of service, and nearly all expected to disband in December - when, from previous experience in the French and Indian wars, it was supposed that winter operations would cease. But the necessity of holding the advantages gained on the Lakes, etc., in the Northern Department, and at Boston, where the British forces had been hemmed in, led, early in the autumn of '75, to the organization of a new army fitted for the exigencies of the protracted struggle that was now seen to be inevitable. So that the year 1776 opened with a re- organized and regularly constituted Continental army. The five Con- necticut regiments in the army before Boston, at the beginning of the year '76, remained there until the British evacuated the place in March; and, in April, they marched under Washington to New York, the next field of expected operations, and assisted in fortifying the city and approaches on Long Island, being joined by Col. Webb's regiment in August. Of these, four were on the Brooklyn siderat the time of the Battle of Long island. August 27, '76, and three more or less engaged; two or three were involved in the panie-stricken flight from New York, Sept. 15th,

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and all were at the affair at White Plains, where Col. Webb's regiment was closely engaged.

The rolls of all these Connecticut Regiments of '76 are, unfortu- nately, very incomplete, and we thus lack much desirable information. But we have reason to think that our East Windsor men were mostly to be found in the 17th (the Sth of 1775) Continental Regiment, of Col. Huntington : and in the 22d (the 2d of 1775 ) under Col. Samuel Wyllys of Hartford. Col. Huntington's regiment was ordered (AAug. 26th ) to the Brooklyn front, was engaged in the Battle of Long Island ( Aug. 27th ) in and near Greenwood Cemetery, was surrounded by the enemy and lost heavily in prisoners, some of whom suffered the hardships of the prison- churches in New York. Wyllys's regiment has the same record, though it was not so closely engaged in the battle and consequently suffered less. Both regiments remained, after the White Plains affair, at Peeks- kill, under Gen. Heath, until the expiration of their enlistment, Dee. 31. 1776.

It is probable, also, that a few East Windsor men were in Col. Ward's regiment -enlisted to serve one year From May 14, '76, on a Con- tinental footing-and which was with Washington at the battles of Trenton ( Dec. 25, '76) and Princeton ( Jan. 3. 77) and in camp at Mor- ristown, N. J., until expiration of term, May, 1777.

In connection with this summer service of our East Windsor men, we present the following letter from the American camp:

New York July 251 1726

Honoured father these lines are to inform you that | I am well and I hope they will find you all so I have | Nothing Pitieular to right but the Regulars have landed Nine | thousand men on long island and our men have Intrench | against them they have in gaged them three or four | days and Drove them abought half a mile killed some | Last Night we have took abought forty head of cattle | and we have not won man killed but seven or eight | wounded we are all well but sergent wolcott and | john New berry wich have ben nuwell but are gitting better | we are statened about 50 rods from the grand fort in dock street god onely nowest when we shall returne owe ask your Prayers att sow I remain your obedent son SHEM STOUGHTON.

The above is written on a piece of paper picked up in some shipping house in the city, and bears part of a bill of lading by John Tenbrook.

Among the reenforcements of State and Militia troops Furnished to the service in 1776, we find a very considerable number of East Wind- sor men. " During the re-organization of the Continental Army before Boston. Der., '75 to Feb., '76, when soldiers were coming and going, Washington called for New England regiments to guard the lines at various points, until the new army had been well established. Connecti- ent sent three regiments under Cols. James Wadsworth. Erastus Wol-

1 Copied from original in possession of Norman Stoughton, Wapping Com

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cott, and John Douglass. They reached Boston towards the end of Jan- mary and remained about six weeks. The regimental rolls of Col. ERAS- TUS WOLCOTT of East Windsor alone are on file. It formed a part of the detachment that occupied Boston after the enemy had evacuated the town." The East Windsor men in Col. Erastus Wolcott's regiment. during this term of service, were enlisted mostly in the 5th Company, commanded by Capt. Jonathan Wells, of Hartford, of which Hezekiah Wells of East Windsor was Ensign ; and in the 7th Company, under Capt. John Simons of Enfield, of which David Johnson and Samuel Bancroft of East Windsor were Lieutenants.

In Col. Fisher Gay's' (2d) Battalion of Wadsworth's Brigade ( which was raised in June-served at the Brooklyn front just before and during the battle of L. L., was in the retreat to New York, and from New York, and at White Plains-time expired Dec. 25, '76.) the 6th Company, under Capt. Simeon Wolcott of Hartford, was mostly made up of East Windsor men, his Lieutenants, Jonx CHARTER and HEZEKIAH WELLS, being from this town. This regiment suffered some losses in prisoners.

In Capt. Parsons ( Enfield) Company, of Col. Sage's (3d ) Battalion, same Brigade, were also many East Windsor men. This regiment's record is identical with that of Col. Gay's ; and, probably, there were East Windsor men in Col. Chester's (6th ) Battalion, of the same ( Wads- worth's ) Brigade -if so they were of the Company of Capt. Hezekiah Wyllys of Hartford.

The accounts of Col. Geo. Pitkin ? with the State ( State AArchirex, Revol. War, xxxii. 210) contain the following items, under the head of ". To Bounties paid his Regim' marched to N. York in 1776 -

No. 3. Capto Sucasa Loomis Co, 53 men at 20x. - 953. ". 5 Lemuel Stoughton's Co. 51 " do. 20%, - 51 "

Capt. JOEL LOOMIS'S Company of East Windsor men was in service at New York, in September and October, in Major Backus's Light Horse Regiment, being dismissed Nov. 20 by Gen. Washington, with the fol- lowing honorable mention in General Orders : " A relief having come for his Light Horse, under Maj. Backus, that corps is now dismissed with the General's hearty thanks for their faithful services, and the cheerfulness and alaerity they have shown upon all occasions." This company numbered 32, inclusive of officers.

ERASTUS WOLCOTT, who, at the beginning of the war, was Colonel

'C'ol. Fisher Gay of Gen. Wadsworth's brigade was from Farmington, Conn. Ile had also served at the siege of Boston. His regiment was on duty for some time on Long Island; but the Colonel was taken ill and died (or was buried) on the day of the battle of L. I , August 27. 1776.

"Col. Pitkin was a son of Gov. Pitkin, a resident of East Hartford, and prominout from the very beginning of the Revolution in military affairs.

EAST WINDSOR IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1776.

of the 19th Reg. Conn. Militia, and who was in command, as we have already seen, of a State Regiment at Boston, Jan .- March, 1776, was promoted Brigadier-General in December of same year, being sneceeded in the command of his regiment by Col. Nathaniel Terry of Enfield. Gen. Wolcott was assigned to the command of the First Brigade, com- prising the First (Col. Wyllys of Hartford), Sixth (Col. Talcott of Glastonbury ), Nineteenth (Col. Terry of Enfield ), and Twenty-second (Col. Samuel Chapman, of Enfield ) Regiments. Col. Woleott resigned this command in 1781, and was succeeded therein by Gen. Roger New- berry of Windsor.

In the Northern Department, in Col. Mott's Battalion (one of two raised to reinforce Fort Ticonderoga, and which served under Gen. Gates until Nov., '76), were several East Windsor men, among whom we may mention, ALEXANDER KING, Ensign, and 1st Lieut. DAVID MOULURE (also Acting Surgeon for a time), of the 5th Company, commanded by Capt. Elijah Robinson of Stafford.

These East Windsor men were engaged in the attempt made by the patriot forces to hold Fort Ticonderoga, and in the brilliant, but msne- cessful, naval encounters of the 11th, 12th, and 13th October. 1776. upon Lake Champlain, under the intrepid Arnold.

Mr. JOSEPH HOSMER (father of Horace of South Windsor, and unele to James and Charles Hosmer of Hartford) was in this naval battle on Lake Champlain, where the American troops who had seen service as sailors were transferred to the fleet : and Mr. Hosmer, having had five sea-voyages, was one of those so drafted .?

In a private note-book of Ensign ALEXANDER KING of Col. Mott's Battalion in the Northern Department, we find the following brief diary of this tour :

: Ang. 19, 1776. Marched From home with a party

Do. 24. arived at Bonington & staid over Sunday

Do. 31 arived at Skeensborough & joind my Company

Sepr' S. three Companies of our Rigement embarked and set sail for Ticonderoga

Do. 9. arived, and Encamped on M. Independent

Oct. 2. Gen' Waterberry set sail from here with two ro[w ]gallies to join the Fleet near Crown Point with discharge of Cannon.

Do. 2. Colonel Molt with the remainder of the regement from Skeens joind us.

Oet' 11, 12. B our Fleet wasengaged with the Enemies. But being over powered by numbers got defeated, and but five sail out of Sixteen returned. Gen Waterbury and all his Crue were taken and some others, but soon released on perole

Ditto 28 The Enemy with a number of Boats appeared and landed on a point of land three miles below us, and passed and repassed the Lake, but returned before Night One of their Boats came to view us, came so Here that our Cannon fired upon her and bored her thrue and kiled one man

Oct. 20. A chain of Logs was strung across the Lake to prevent the Enemies Fleet from coming up the Lake.

Now 1 The flote Bridg avrost the Lake finished

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Dito 28 Marched from Mount Independent by way of Lake George home. Der 7. arrived at home."

This note-book also contains a "copy of an oration composed by the Royd Mr Tenent, Chaplain to Col" Swift's Regiment, and delivered to Colo Mott's & Colo Swift's Regiment when under Arms and Hourely expecting the Enemies approach. Mount Independent, Monday morning, Octr 21st 1776. Nehemiah 4, 14th _. Be ye not afraid of them : Re- member the Lord which is greate & Terrible, & fight for your Brethren, your Sons & your Daughters, your Wives & your Houses.'"

From the original, in possession of Fred. O. King,' we give the following extraets from a letter addressed to " Ens. Alex. King, of Capt. Robisons Company, Col. Mott's Regment, at Mt. Independent, Lake Champlain," by his father, Zebulon King, of East Windsor :

" EAST WINDSOR, 12th Oct' tit6.

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" Your faver of the 30th ult. I received yesterday. I, and your | Mother, and Sis- ters, rejoice at your health &c. remembering our Love to you and | hoping you will endure hardyness as a good Soldier in the behalf of | your country, your parents are both in their nsnal health About the 15th of Angt | 14 Regiments of our militia marcht for N. York, and wer discharged about the | 26th of Sept there was a great deal of Sickness among them and some | deaths. On Tuesday & Wednesday the 27 & 28 of Augt was the Feighting on Long Island. Thursday was quiet, in the night following our people retreated and on Friday they left Governour's Island. | when there was no defence left between the city | and the British Fleet and Army. of your Acquaintance JJoel Skinner, & | Aaron Drake are among the missing: Sabb. 15th Sept the Enemy crossed the East River and had almost enclosed | a number of our people who escaped with their Arms and what eloaths wer on their backs on Monday | was a hot Battle the Enemy remain in posession of the City and 6 or 7 miles distance from it. before this some ships of war had gone up the Sound | and wer station'd in the East River some of them cruse up and down | the sound and obstruct our provision Vessels, our Militia which went not | at first weer sent to relieve the others there are likewise great numbers marching towards our army near New York From y. Bay an Hampshire, what will be the event | of all these things remains yel in the womb of Divine Providence, from | whence we look for deliverance From the evils of the present | time. unto Divine protection I commit yon my son, and | subscrile myself your

" Affectionate Father

"ZEBULON KING."

Speaking of these raw soldiers, then awaiting the shock of a first collision with European veterans, Johnston says ( Campaign of 1776, Around New York and Brooklyn, etc., pubs. In Long Island Hist. Soc. 1575, p. 122) : " Pass these men in review, and we have before us not a small porportion of those - fathers' of the Revolution, to whose exer- tions and sacrifices America owes her independence. It was a erade,

1 Mr King also has a very carefully drawn map, made by Ens. King, of the seat of military operations on Lake Champlain during this tour of service.

2 Dr. Horace C. Gillette's Sketchex, No. XIII.

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EAST WINDSOR IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 1776.

unmilitary host, strong only as a body of volunteers determined to re- sist an invasion of their soit. Here and there was an officer or soldier who had served in previous wars, but the great mass knew nothing of war. The Continental or established regiments formed much less than half the army, and some of these were without experience or discipline : very few had been tested under fire. As to arms. they carried all sorts -old flint-locks, fowling-pieces, rifles, and occasionally good English muskets, captured by privateers from the enemy's transports. Not all had bayonets or equipments. Uniforms were the exception ; even many of the Continentals were dressed in citizens' clothes. The militiamen. hurriedly leaving their farms and affairs, came down in homespun, while some of the State troops raised earlier in the spring appeared in marked contrast to them, both in dress and discipline."

Capt. SIMON WOLCOTT of East Windsor was in active service during this campaign, with his command.' Dr. Gillette relates that when he

1 This is evident from numerous existing receipts for payments from the selectmien to different individuals for guns, etc., hired by them; e. g. (Dr. Gillette's Sketches, viii. ).

March 7th, 1777. Then received of Benoni Olcott £2 58. for a gun lost in Capt Simon Wolcott's Company, in Col. Gay's Regiment, in a campaign at New York. 1 say received per me TIMOTHY STRONG.

May Ist, 1727. Then received of Benoni Olcott, one of the Selectmen of East Windsor, two pounds ten shillings for a gun that was lost in Capt. Simon Wolcott's Company last Summer Campaign at New York. Received per me

JOHN STRONG.

July 29th, 1276. Then received of Benoni Olcott, one of the Selectmen of East Windsor, six shillings for the use of a gun this Summer Campaign in the Continental Army, in Capt Simon Wolcott's Company. I say received per me

HENRY LOOMIS.

This may certify whom it may concern, that the gun of mine Capt. Simon Wolcott had in his Company the last Summer Campaign is returned to me in good rig. February 14th, 1777. ITENRY LOOMIS, JE.

July 6th, 1776. Received of Benoni Olcott, Selectman of East Windsor, six shill ings for the use of a gun procured for one of Capt. Olentt's soldiers, for this Summer's Campaign in the Continental Army, per me

DANIEL PHELPS.

Guns loaned by the Selectmen of East Windsor, 1776

Timothy Strong hired gun and bayonet and strap, marked T. S .. prized. 02. 05. 00

Isaac Phelps gun, bought, marked I. P., prized, 06. 00. 00

Daniel Phelps gun, marked D. P., hired, prized, 02. 10. 00

Charles Rockwell, gun, marked (. R., hired, prized. 02. 10. 00

John Strong, gun, marked I. S., hired, prized, 02. 10. 00 Henry Loomis, Jr., gun, hired, marked H. L , prized, 02. 15. 00

July 1st, 1276 - Then we, the subscribers, prized the six above mentioned guns, under oath.

AMASA LOOMIS. SAMUEL TUDOR.

16th Anguft 1776 Rec'd of the Select men of Eaft Windfor two Guns one the Prop erty of Abel Bancroft appraifed by Eben' Watfon Jun' & Nathan Pelton under oath

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left home, having two harrels of pork in his cellar, and not knowing what might happen before his return, he concealed one barrel in the center of his hay-mow.

It is related, by the same authority, that there was in Captain Wol- cott's command a noted sharpshooter from East Windsor, who felt so sure of his aim that, every time, after loading his gun and before pull- ing the trigger, he was wont to put up this petition for his enemy : " May the Lord have merey upon your soul !" But in one of these en- gagements near New York, while firing from behind a small tree, from which shelter he had done his usual deadly execution - while in the very act of praying for his next victim -he was himself shot through the brain. 1

OLIVER WOLCOTT, a native of East Windsor, though a resident of Litchfield, and afterwards Governor of Connecticut, at the opening of this campaign was appointed to the command of the fourteen Connecti- ent militia regiments sent to the defense of New York, and performed that duty until the force, amounting to over 5,000 men, was subdivided into four brigades.

Furthermore, the Assembly, in November, 1776, and in view of cold weather and the approaching winter, and recognizing the fact that " the soldiers raised in the State and now in the Continental Army are many of them in want of Blanketts and in danger of being greatly Distressed unless some Provision be made for that purpose," directed the select- men of each town, " at the Cost of this State, to procure and Collect in each of their Respective Towns such a Proportion of Blanketts as shall amount to the Number of one Blanket to the sum of five hundred pounds in the Gen" List of such Respective Towns, to be Immediately sent to the Army for the use of the Soldiers there," etc. And if a sufficient mumber could not be bought, then the seleetmen were to impress the needed number of blankets from the inhabitants, as in the case of arms and ammunition. - Conn. State Archires, Revol. War. v. 86.

Our East Windsor readers will probably be interested to learn from the following list ( preserved in Conn. State Archires, Revol. War, ii. 12) in the handwriting of Capt. Ebenezer Grant, who of their forefathers and foremothers had blankets to sell to the selectmen, and the prices they received for them.

at three pound, twelve Shilling the other belonging to Jofeph Egleston apprifed at two ponuds to be nfed by the Meliftia in my Company in the prefent Campaign & at the Ex- piration thereof I promis to Return said Guns to the Seleet men of Eaft Windfor unlefs Loft by Inevitable providence

(Stoughton .Mxs. )

LEME STOUGHTON Capl.

1 Dr. Gillette's Sketches, No. XIII.

EAST WINDSOR IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1776.

AN ACCOUNT OF BLANKETS COLLECTED BY Y" SELECTMEN OF EAST WINDSOR | FOR YE USE OF YE SOLDIERS AND CAREFULLY APPRIZED BY MESES NATILL STRONG AND AZRIAH GRANT.

M' Benoni Ofvott Collected of

Capt. Lem' Stoughton Coll!

Amaza Lomis

6 00

Ashbel Barber 0 11 00

John Lomis

0 6 06

Sam" Skinner 0 10 00

Zehul King

5 00

Nath' bancroft 0 12 00

Nath" Porter

8 00

Dan" Orsborn 1 00 00

George Cummin

5 00

Jonathan Barber 1 10 00

Doct' Mat" Rockwell

: 06

Sharach barber 1 04 00

Benj" Newberry

10 00

Jonas Pascko

1 01 00

Jerijah Phelps

6 00

Lamson Wells

1 00 00

52 14 00

Extr

CT 16 00

Eben' Grant colld

M' Josep: Allin Colleed

Abram foster

0 09 00

James Tomson 1 10 00

Nathan day

0 08 00

James White 0 16 00

Matthew Bissel

0 10 00

Robert Tomson

0 16 00

David Drake

0 12 06

Isane Bancroft

0 11 00

Wide Prudence Skinner 1 00 00

Jonath" Bartlet

0 12 00

Eben' Moor

0 9 00

John Tomson 30

16 00

Eben' Grant

0 8 00

Wido Ann bliss

1× 00

Eben' Grant

0 17 00

Dr. David Skinner

18 00

Extr

Extr 10 00

514 19 6

Mesrs Elsworth & House [collected]

Alex Me Kenny

0, 00

Ruben Cary

2 00

Andrew MeKenny

12 00

Capt. Dan" Elsworth 16 00

58 18

lonathe Grant

15 00

Capt. Beng" Piny

$ 00

Lemmel Piny

0 07 00

Ephrm Pierson

12 00

Noadh Dickinson 16 00

Ezekel MeKinstre

5 00

Sam" Tomson

12 00

Dr. Nath" Drake

12 00

Wm Speers

12 00

Joseph Smith

1 01 00

Ezekel Sexton

06 00

Fres

Stephen Warner

05 00

Abram Wallis

13 00

[On back of this paper ]

Dr Olent Bill

13. 0 0

Eben' Grants D).

1 19 6

Capt. Stoughton D-

7 - 16 - 0

M. Jof Allin D" 7 10 0

M[s]rs. Elsworh De and House 8 18 0

M. Edward C. Grant D' 5 02 0

05 : 6 Amount brøt over CHE

AAH' Capt Grant for Journey to Hartford to settle Acet

537 10 6

Ilartford Man's 34 1777 Reed Orders on Treat in full the above Sum. Vol. 1 .-- 82 P EBENR GRANT

57 10 00

Sarah Nichols

9 00

James Kenny Jun' 15 00

Extra

M. Edward Chap Grant [collected]

Abiel Abbot

18 00

Silas Drake 13 00

18 00

Ephr" Rockwell

8 00

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HISTORY OF ANCIENT WINDSOR.

Blanket Bills

The within mentioned Blankets are all in my possession | to be kept till calls for by the State -

Labour Grant

Their Quota of Blank" bo' & lodgd in Capt Grants Hands for the State - >4 £37 10 6 Jany 34: 1777

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East Windsor July 23. 1777 -

Then Redd of Eben' Grant one of ye Selectmen of sd | Town fifteen blankets for je use Souldiers Inlist | by my Self in ye Continental Service for 3 years- said blankets being appriz'd at £14 - 9 - 0 -

Reed p JOSIAH BROWN Leut ('apt E Blackman's (10 ('od Sherburns Regt

€14 - 9 0

East windsor, March 4, 1776.

Received of Capt. Lemuel Stoughton Eight pounds | Ten Shillings | & Six pence money in full for pork Sent by the Inhabitants to palmer [ Mass. ] in the alarm together with Two pounds and six pence for Expences | and carting of the pork to palmer alowd by the pay table.

JOSEPH ALLEN, JU", SOLOMON ELLSWORTH, FREDERICK ELLSWORTH, 1

Contre.

East Windsor, March yr 11th, 1776.

then Received of Lem" Stoughton two pounds one Shilling & Six pence for Cart- ing 700 and over | of Pork from palmer to Cambridge and Likewise 2 | for haf day training for James | . JAMES HARPER.

It would seem from another unsigned receipt that Jacob Munsell and Abel Osborne also carted pork to Palmer at this time.

Receipts show that the following men carted flour and pork to Cam- bridge in 1775, and delivered the same to Joseph Trumble, Esq': Heze- kialı Bissell, Samuel Osborne, Jur, and James White carted 55 bush- els of wheat to South Burroughs, Mass., to deliver to Joshua Smith of South Burroughs.

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The history and genealogies of ancient Windsor, Connecticut, Vol. I, Part 75

Author: Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909 Publication date: 1891 Publisher: Hartford, Conn., Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company Number of Pages: 1038

Author: Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909
Publication date: 1891
Publisher: Hartford, Conn., Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company
Number of Pages: 1038