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ROSWELL GRANT, Capt - State Archives, Perol. War, ii, 589.
The following receipt is not without interest :
Beno Tomfon Receipt. 5 Doz" Cartrages
Eaff Windsor Jan's 28º 1758 - Reed of Eben' Grant one of ye Selectmen of Số Town five Doz" of Cartrages with power & ball. for the ufe of ye Gaurd appointed to Gaurd Gov Franklin -
Reed p'
BENONI THOMSON Serjt. of the Gard-
P. Cartrages allowed 44/ pr Dozen.
This Governor Franklin was William (only son of the eminent American philosopher and patriot, Benjamin Franklin ) and the Royal Governor of New Jersey. Deposed from his office by the popular up- rising in July, 1776, he was seized at his residence in Perth Amboy, N. J., and conveyed as a prisoner to East Windsor. In 1778 he was exchanged for some American prisoners, and at the close of the war went to England, where he enjoyed a pension of £4,000 per annum until his death in 1813.
Dr. Gillette (Sketches, No. V1. ) says that " he was quartered in the present South Windsor, at the home of Lieut. Diggins, [located on the east side of the main road on the site of the present house of Mr. Evelyn Pitkin;] and that a juvenile guard was placed over him, among whom Benjamin Skinner and Dyer Newberry, then aged about 14 years, served for several weeks. Franklin had plenty of servants and lived well - tradition says that he was exceedingly fond of sonr punch. In the summer season, his favorite resort was a cold spring on the banks of the Podunk, in a pasture owned by the late Ebenezer Pinney, where he had a bower erected for his use, furnished with such comforts as he needed. His orders to his man Dryer, as they were about starting for the bower, became a by-word among the members of his guard long after they arrived at manhood. " Dryer, you will find me at the bower; bring along the jug, the lemons, and the sugar." In 1×53. this old spring was still in a state of good preservation. Franklin was intimate with Doctor Elihn Tudor of East Windsor, who was also a loyalist, and their intercourse was naturally regarded with jealousy by their neighbors. It was, at one time, proposed to ride the doctor on a rail ( skimitry, as it was then called ), but he showed so bohl a front that his visitors concluded not to try it : and so worked off their patriotism on a man by the name of Cummings, of conspicuous Tory proclivities.
EAST WINDSOR IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 177S.
Conn. Archires, Rerol. War, xv. 77, contains a curious memorial (in the handwriting of Erastus Wolcott) to the assembly, dated Oct. 15. 1779, in reference to some oxen owned by Benjamin Potwine, Hezekiah Bissell, and Joseph Allyn of East Windsor, which were impressed into the service to transport the baggage of the " Convention Troops " in their march (southward ) thro' Connertient in Nov., 1778; and which were sadly damaged, according to their owner's story, and For which they desire to be compensated. We shall have more to say about these " Convention Troops " in a subsequent portion of this chapter.
In the spring of 1778, General the Marquis Lafayette, made his headquarters for a time in the present South Windsor, where he re- sided at the house of Nathaniel Porter, grandfather of Col. Solomon of Hartford. This house, which no longer exists, was on the east side of the highway, nearly opposite the present residence of Mr. Edgar .A. Farnham. It was then provided For defense with port-holes for muskets.
" On a certain day, during Lafayette's stay here, he was notified that Gen. Washington would visit him at his quarters. In honor of the occasion, Lieut. Alexander King of East Windsor, and then an officer in the regular, or Continental, army, was requested by the Marquis to report to him at 2 p. M. of the following day with a company of mounted men. Mr. King exerted all his energy to raise the troop. and succeeded in mustering forty-two men. He had but two saddles in the company, but as a substitute they used bags and sheep-skins, and broken clothes-lines For bridles. Some carried guns and others canes as substitutes for swords. To this motley troop Gen. Washington was presented by Gen. Lafayette in the following words : . General, I pre- sume yon are acquainted with this troop.' On Washington's remark that he did not remember that he had ever enjoyed that honor, Lafay- ette expressed his surprise, remarking . that they had seen much ser- vice, and were called the Old Testament Light Horse."
Gen. Lafayette made frequent excursions into Rhode Island, and to different parts of this State, always with a small mounted escort. Mr. Justus Grant of Wapping parish was frequently one of the number, and said he had often wrestled with Lafayette with success, but when he un- dertook to fence with him he could do nothing with him.
While Lafayette resided at South Windsor, young Porter (before aHuded to. as father of Cokmel Solomon of Hartford ) acted as his pri- vate secretary, and on one occasion was sent with despatches to Wash- ington's headquarters. Immediately after his arrival there he was taken ill with the small pox, and was sick for six or seven weeks, with out opportunity to communicate with his friends, or to inform them of his whereabouts. Great, therefore, was the joy of all on his safe return. A portion of the French army under General the Count Rocham-
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HISTORY OF ANCIENT WINDSOR.
bean, on their way from Newport to join Washington on the Hudson in 1781, was encamped for awhile in the lower part of East (now South) Windsor, and in East Hartford. The people of the two towns sympa- thized with them, and everything was done to render their stay agree- able. The French balls, parties, and entertainments were well attended by the ladies of South Windsor and East Hartford. During the fall of that year the camp-distemper broke ont among the foreign troops and the East Hartford Church was converted into a hospital.'
From Lieut. Alexander King's Note Book :
The New London Tower 1778. Detacht the 14th of September 178. Marcht from Home 21 Sept Arrived at N. London 23 Sept 2 Set out for home 21 Detar. Dif- charged from service 246 Oct from Sept' 14th The time when detacht to Ocf 24 when Difcharged is 5 weeks and 6 Days in Service -
Wages
Rations
Sums
Jay Forchild
5:16
12:0
5:0
John Anderson
5:16
12:0
5:8
Sam" Ehnore
5: 16
12:0
5:8
Shem Stoughton
5:16
12:0
5:8
Chancey New berry
5:16
12:0
5:8
John Newberry .
5:16
12:0
5:8
Aaron Chapens .
5:16
12:0
5:8
Abiram Skinner
5:16
12:0
5:8
Timothy Strong
5:16
12:0
5:8
Ebenezer Rockwell
5:16
12:0
5:x
Obadiah Bissell
5:16
12:0
5:8
Joel Rockwell
5:16
12:0
5:8
Moses Wells
5:16
12:0
5:8
Oliver Stoughton
5:16
12:0
5:8
Joel Nash
5:16
12:0
5:8
80:19
910:0
4:8
Eben' Grants Bill Do
Tos yals & half Wollen flannel at Se .
3 9-0
S yrds & half of Nath" Rockwell at D" pd Sibil Rockwill to make 4 Overhalls
1. 0-0
yrd Two [Tow] Cloth for facing & thread
0 - 8-0
jul Y'oll" G. Pitkin for drawing 20 yd thro' Mill
0 18 - 0
p" Math" Bissels Wife for Shirt ready made
I
4. 0
to 9 Doz" Bution Moles for overhalls at 81
11
6 0
1ª Azriah Grants Wife making 2 frocks
0 - 10 6
49 19 6
D' Oleutt's Bill viz
1 Wollen Shirt
01 03- 00
one pair Stockings
00 .12 - 00
one Rifle frock 23>/
01 01 - 00
White flannels
02 02 - 00
4: 18-00
Gillette Sketches, No. V.
" Sept 21. set from home Monday night lodged at Olhards. Tufday Night at Henry's. Wensday Night New London Court House on Lawyers firmen Cloth [i. d. they slept on the court room tables of the New London Court House.]
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4 - 0
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EAST WINDSOR IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1779.
East Windsor Augt 3ª 1778
Invoice of Clothing purchased by ye Selectmen of sd Town for ye use of Soldiers in y" Continental Army.
viz. 52 Shirts Contained in five Bags Expect you'll provid a Cask
41 Overhals 30 Rifle frocks 16 pair Stockins
or Box for ye Clothing and Send ye bags back. E. G.
43 pair Shoes - Hubbard att Middletown Commissary -
To m
The Above Articles goes Consigned to yon, & hope will come safe to Hand and 10 Acceptance from & your Most Obed' humble Servi
EBENR GRANT In behalf of y" Select men
Augt 4, 1778 sent by M' Zebulon King
1779.
In this year we find, among State and town papers, many allusions to troops, etc., forwarded to New London. That harbor, on account of its depth of water and sheltered position, was from the beginning of the war a most desirable point to both of the contending armies. Great efforts were made by the British naval commanders to obtain possession of both city and harbor, and for a long time the coast in its vicinity was menaced by a large fleet. Of course, its protection was a very serious charge upon the fidelity and watchfulness of the Connecticut State Gov- ermment, and we find that men were constantly being drafted from dif- ferent points to serve in its defense.
Thus, 31st March, 1779, Col. Nath' Terry of Enfield informs Capt. Roswell Grant of East Windsor that the whole of his regiment is under orders from Gen. Woleott to march to New London, and that he must have all his men properly equipped and provided with " four days provision and Bread for eight days." - Grant Mss. Again, 19th June. the Colonel direct the Captain to detach " one able bodyed man " from his company, properly equipped, "to march forthwith to New London under the command of Ensign Roger Wolcott ; he will not be holden in service more than two months after his arrival ; a fine will not excuse him." - Ibid.
"State of Conneclient to Cap' Noah Barber Dr. " Sept' 9th 49 To the use of his horse for Express &c 20 Miles 3x, pr Mile $3 0 0 To the use of a Team transporting Baggage of his company from East Windsor to N. London by way of Hartford 55 Miles 66 0 0
269 0 0
"This bill is receipted by Noah Barber. Capt. 9, Sept 1779." -fonn. Archins, Rerol. War, xvi. 304.
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HISTORY OF ANCIENT WINDSOR.
In April, 1779, a committee of the General Assembly, appointed by that body to consider " the ways and means for supplying the public magazines with flour," reported as follows :
" It is our opinion upon the best Information we can get that unless some speedy and Effectual Measures are taken to prevent it, not only the Army, but many of the Inhabitants of this State must greatly suffer, before the Returns of another Harvest, for want of the necessary Article of Bread, arising partly from a real Searcity of that article in some Parts of the State and partly from an artificial one in some other Parts Yel, we have Reason to apprehend that in Case some equal Distribution could be made of all the Bread Corn in the State there would not only be a sufficiency to supply the Necessities of all the Inhabitants until New Crops shall come in, but a surplus for the Army. In view of these facts they recommend to the Assembly the passing of an Act, by which it could (1) be exactly ascertained what amount of Bread grains were now held by private individuals in the State; (2) that after deducting a sufficiency for the use of the people, the surplus should be secured for the use of the Army; and (3) that, meantime, all Exportation, or monopolizing of that article, as well as all . intermediate trade and traffic in it, betwixt Raiser and Consumer be effectually stopped and pro- bibited," etc. etc.
The vote on this report was negative in the lower and affirmative in the upper house ; but after a committee of conference, of whom Gen. Wolcott was one, it seems to have been accepted by the Assembly, which, at a special session held at Hartford " by order of the Gover- nor." 7th April, 1779, passed " An Aor for ascertaining the Quantity of Grain, Flour and Meal in this State, and thereof to make provision for an immediate Supply of Bread for the Army, and the necessitous In- habitants of the State, and for securing other necessary Articles for the Army."
This aet provided for an exact account to be taken by the select- men of each town, or by their authority, of ( 1) the number of persons in each family : (2) number of bushels of wheat, meslin.' rye, Indian corn, weight of wheat flour and of meslin, and rye flour. weight of Indian meal, each person's own property; of what be- longed to others, and to whom-giving total, surplus and deficiency. This accounting was to be made by means of returns made by heads of families, and other persons, on oath (if Quakers, on their affirma- tion ), before the 6th of May ensuing (the form of oath being fully prescribed), before an assistant, justice of the peace, or selectman of the town. An allowance of one bushel of wheat, or five pecks of meslin, or one and a half of rye, or two of Indian corn, or Hour or meal equivalent, was to be made to the possessors for each person in their families per month, respectively, until the 20th day of August next (from the date of enumeration, 29th April, 1779) for their sub-
Maslin, or meslin, any mixture of two kinds of grain-most generally of wheat and rye.
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EAST WINDSOR IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1779.
sistence.' And the surplus, over and above such allowance made for their own use, they were to hold (and not to dispose of, under penalty of confiscation ), subject to the orders of the authorities, and for the publie use. Any attempt to sell to the Continental or State Commis- saries, at an unreasonable price, subjected the offender to the loss of all his surplus stock. And any person needing more grain, etc., for his absolute necessities, could obtain a certificate to that effect from the seleetmen or town clerk of his town, which should be his warrant for purchasing what he needed, and upon the back of which the full terms of the purchase so made should be endorsed, and the docu- ment filed with the town clerk.
The aet further provided that " when any purchasing commissary for the Continent or State, shall have occasion for rum, molasses, sugar, coffee, or other supplies and refreshments necessary " for use of troops. " and cannot purchase the same, at a reasonable price," from the holders, he could. on due information to any two justices of the peace, obtain a warrant, " directed to some proper officer, to enter any house, or store. seize and take such quantity as they shall judge sufficient " - the Com- missary's account of and receipt for goods when taken to be sufficient warrant for proper adjustment of payment by the State authorities. All such grain, flour, meal, ete., found to be in course of transportation from the State, without a special permit from the Governor and Council of Safety, were to be seized and confiscated ; but this act was not to be con- struedas prohibiting "any licensed tavern-keeper, or vietualler, from purchasing or retaining in his, or her, possession, such supplies as the Selectmen shall judge necessary for the use of his or her favern. - Conn. State Archires, Rerol. War, xiv. 46; xv. 109. Such was the sub- stance of this most-needed and stringently-enforced law.
The subjoined return of Nathaniel Porter to the seleetmen of East Windsor is given as an example of the working of this law :
The quantety of Grain and Flower in my porsesion on | the 29th of Aprel 1769 and munber of Porsons in my | Famely
10-Persons in my family
5-Boorshels of wheat 18-Boorshils of Mesling
27-Boorshils of Indian Corn
1-Boorshel of Wheat flour
1-Boorshel of Indian meal
1-Boorshel of Rye -
53
Test Nath" Porter
1 An act of the Assembly, passed May, 1780, adds to these commodities
"and also of the Number of Bushels of Salt thal shall exceed Two, the Number of Gallons of Rum that shall exceed One Hundred, and the Quantity of salted Beef and Pork that shall exceed Two Barrels, which they shall have in their Possession on the said first day of July."- Conn, State Archives, Recol, War, xviii. 247.
VOL. 1 .- 81
666
HISTORY OF ANCIENT WINDSOR.
E Windsor April the 304 1779
personally appeared sd Nathaniel of E Windsor & made solemn oath | To the truth of the above acet
before me
Wm Wolcott Just paces.
On page 458 of this volunne the reader will find another curions specimen of these returns, that of " Doctor Primus," the colored quasi- physician of East Windsor.
AT A GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT IN AMERICA, | HOLDEN AT HARTFORD IN SAID STATE, ON THE SECOND THURSDAY OF OCTOBER, A. D. 1779. |
AN ACT to enable the Commissary General, ou a sudden and very pressing Emer- gency, to procure a certain Quantity of Flour or Grain from this State | for the Sub- sistence of the Troops of this and the United States. |
WHEREAS in compliance to the earnest request of his Excellency Ge | neral Wash- ington, this Assembly have agreed to furnish Four | Thousand men of the Militia of this State for the purpose of co | operating with the forces of the United States, in conjunction with the | fleet and troops expected under the command of his Excellency the Count D'Estaing, in reduction of the enemy at New York, and on the coasts | of the United States, AND WHEREAS this Assembly by letters from [ his Excellency Gen- eral Washington, and the Commissary General, are in | formed that in order to main- tain these troops and the other forces of the | United States now in the field with their subsistence of bread, it will | be absolutely necessary that large quantities of flour or grain should be col | lected for said purpose in this State; and they are in said letters earnestly | and in the most pressing manner urged to furnish said supples.
Be it enacted by this Assembly. That in case the armament under the com | mand of the Count D'Estaing should arrive on these coasts, and the four | thousand men of the militia of this State should agreeably to the requisitio | n of his Excellency General Washington, be actually called forth to the | expected co operation, the Commissary General shall be supplied from this | State with fourteen thousand bushels of Wheat, and six thousand bushels of Rye or Meslin; or an equivalent thereto in Flour: That in order to | effect said purpose with the greatest expedition, and the most equal justice. { the towns of the county of Hartford shall supply four thousand bushels of | Wheat, and two thousand five hundred bushels of Rye or Meslin: I - Conn. State Archives, Revol. War, xv. 8.
We extract from a schedule the following :
Wheat.
Rye.
Windsor,
350
300
Simsbury,
500
200
Farmington, -
800
400
East Windsor.
200
300
Somers,
50
100
Tolland.
50
50
Stafford,
-
The civil authority in any town was empowered to designate the persons able to furnish the quantities assessed on said town.
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667
EAST WINDSOR IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1779.
The papers sent in by the town of East Windsor, and now to be found among the State Archives, relating to the War of the Revolution are decidedly less satisfactory than those pertaining to any other town to which our attention has been given. The following in the handwrit- ing of Ebenezer Grant is all that we have found in Vol. XXX., State Archires, 68. They were four leaves torn from the note-book of Eben- ezer Grant :
"1779 Deer 26th
" An Account of ye Sums of | Money advanced to ye Officers | & Souldiers in y" Continental | Army by ye Town of East Windsor | & Supplies made to their families | by y" Selectmen or Com" of | Said Town since they have i been in ye Service !
"X B The Sum redd of the | Soldiers in each Year and the | Amount of Supplies in each , Year at the Stated Price | is wanted." 1
Souliers in the Continental Army now in Service, E. Windsor.
NORTH SOCIETY SOULDERS. 2
Conti- nental Bounty.
State Bounty.
Town Bounty. |
Hired by Hired by 2 Men. ('lads.
Francis Baxter,
£6
£10
€10
:
Alex' Tomson,
6
10
10
Erastus Booth,
6
10
10
260
Elnath" Fitch,
6
10
10
€27
John Hadlock,
6
10
10
John Pierce,
6
10
10
John Bissel,
6
10
Israel Osborn,
6
10
10
Aaron Fargo,
6
10
Moses Elsworth, .
6
10
10
.
Zepheniah Baits,
6
10
30
Abel MoIntire,
6
10
. .
60
¥150
.
1 This note is in a different handwriting.
" Capt. HEZEKIAH BISSELL, whose autograph we give here, a veteran of the French and Indian Wars,and also a Revolutionary Hen ~ ifell soldier, was Captain of the North parish (E. W.) .Ilarm List ; and, as such, ren- dered much ellicient aid. Ile died 14 Nov., 1831, in his 95th year.
668
HISTORY OF ANCIENT WINDSOR.
East Windsor Souldiers in Actual Service.
ELINTON SOULDIERS.
Conti- nental Bounty.
State Bounty.
Town Bounty.
Hired by 2 Men.
llired by Class.
Lt. Josiah Brown,
. .
Doct B. Wadsworth.
Serg' Warham Foster,
£10
£30
Russel Prat,
6
10
10
Willm Anderson,
6
10
cio
12
Zedekiah Peek,
6
10
10
15
Sam" Taylor.
6
10
10
30
Dan" Pierce,
6
10
. .
. .
Elihu Bissel,
6
10
20
Wn Brown. .
6
10
10
Levi Charter,
6
10
10
. .
. .
6
Abram Wallis.
6
10
30
John Taylor, Jun'.
6
10
16
Wm Wallis.
6
10
16
Ilex Elsworth.
6
10
30
Uber Slade.
6
10
30
David Clark,
6
10
Asa Leonard,
6
10
Oliver Hills.
6
10
John Newel II. W
6
10
6
10
10
Eliphalet Lord.
6
10
10
Benje Hubbard. . Jun'.
1
10
10
12
IST PARISH SOLDIERS
Conti- Dental Bounty.
State Bounty.
Town Bounty.
lfired by Hired by 2 Men. Class.
Lt. Erastus Wolcutt. Pris'.
Abiel Allin,
¥10
$10
Timo Chapin,
6
10
10
John Gaylord.
6
10
10
Wm .Jones,
6
10
10
Leonard Munco.
6
10
10
Mark filley, .
6
10
Sam" Hadlock.
6
10
10
Thom Raymond.
6
10
10
£10
Jonath Fowler.
6
10
10
10
Elijah Churchil, .
Israel Strong,
6
10
10
.
Stepª Dorman,
6
10
10
Hex Porter. .
6
10
10
12
Leonard Rogers.
6
10
10
Abel Negro,
6
10
10
. .
Gurdon Munsil.
6
10
..
Peter Negro.
. .
. .
!
Benoni Hills,
6
10
10
. .
. .
Chaney Foster,
10
. .
. .
.
. .
. .
Christopher Horton.
10
10
. .
. .
. .
Stephen Bartlet.
. .
Jude Brown.
6
10
John Indian,
30
Zebulon Burroos.
Joseph Kingsberry,
390
EAST WINDSOR IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1780.
669
Cr brot Over,
Bissel's C'r.
As by Arcot at $1 17 5. 15 2 11
1778
Beamans fam'y Cr. As by Accot,
1778 Andrss family Cr.
Cr at ye Stated Price, 1 10 0
1778 Grants family Cr.
Septr to Febry Sundrys as by Accot, 15 13 3
Wadsworth's Family Cr. As by Accot, 18 16 0
L'231 7 10
Carried over, Debt brot Over, Ad to John Bissel Accot.
1,198 2 5
22 5 6
$1,920 7 11
East Windsor Apr1 6th 1779
ad to Bissel Cr,
5233 5 3
Arcots have been lawfully by the Subscribers.
EBENR GRANT, DANIEL ELSWORTH, JUR.
ED CHAP GRANT, Selectmen.
FREDK ELSWORTH,
1780.
Some East Windsor men were this summer serving upon the Amer- ican lines near West Point, on the Hudson, as is evidenced by the fol- lowing receipts ( Conn. State Archives, Revol. War, xvi. 175, 176, 199, 331, 334) :
1h Hartford June 29 1780
this may certify that Capt John Cotten has carid acroft the ferrey seventy seven men and thre baggig waggins from my Company on their way to west point Amafa Loomis Capt
to Nemear Hubbard
DQg
77 men 915 80
3 Baggage Waggins 6% Each
33
Hartford July ye 1 1280 this may Sertetie that Same Cotton Hath fereed over Hartford fary three Bageg Wagens Loded and Sixty Five men on there return from command
To Nehemier Hubard D Q g
Amata Loomis Capt
65 men # 44 C12 10
3 Baige Wages 18 0
30 10
The foregoing Examined & adjusted. ('r brot Over. . £231 7 10 1 17 5
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HISTORY OF ANCIENT WINDSOR,
Eaft Windfor July 11 A D 1780
Thefe may fertify all it may Confern that Benjaman Robbards & George Rob- bards of hartford went three days Each with their teams for my Company in a late march for the Releaf of wett point sert by Amata Loomis Capt
East Windsor, June 1780.
Received of the Selectmen of st Town Ninety seven pounds of Salt Pork for the use of my Comps ordered to West Point.
Richard Abbe Cap".
Received June 1780-of the Selvetmen of East Windsor One hundred & ninety two Pounds of Salt. Pork for the use of my (" order to West Point, in a Reg' Com- manded by Lient. Col' Jonth Wells.
Amafa Loomis C'ap'
In Conn. Archives, Recol. War, xvii. 136, we find Capt. Loomis's receipt for wages of his Company in this tour, viz. : "To an Order on Treasurer reed of | Pay Table Comter for Wages due a | Company under my Command in [ Lieut-] Col. | Hezekiah Wyllys Reg' were made | up and settled at Pay Table Oflice July 18th 1780 @@ the rate | of twelve for one from the Established Wages | in 1775-amount in the whole to 4702 11 6 Continental currency, sd order being | now returned and reduced to law ful money [ at the rate of 1 for 12 amounts to £58 11 0."
In July of this year, in view of the fact that the enemy in Canada seemed to be planning an expedition into the northern American colo- uies, Col. Ira Allen of Bennington, Vt., was allowed, by vote of the Governor and Council of Safety, to purchase a quantity of powder, 200 weight of which, as well as 800 weight of pistol powder, he was allowed to purchase from the public stores in the care and custody of Capt. Ebe- nezer Grant of East Windsor, at 6x, lawful money per pound .- Conn. State Archives, Recol. War, xvii. 138-9.
Alphabetical list of persons [from East Windsor] in the Connecticut line who received family supplies before 1780 :
('The Characters annexed to the Name of the Men . . . denote what Reg' they belong to viz' 1' Regt 1; 2 D- 2 ete. ; Col. Webb's 9 ; Col Sherburn's o ; L' Dragoons D); Artillery 1).
Andrus, William, Beeman, Jonathan "Newton, Isaac
Anderson, William,
Churchel, Elijah
"Porter, Hezekiah
Brown, Josiah, Lieut. Downer, Caleb 2 Pierce, Daniel
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