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Upon the memorial of Micah Richmond, Joshua Drake and John Willson, all of Killingley in the county of Windham, shewing to this Assembly that the memorialists being willing to venture their lives in the defence of this and the rest of the United States, in the month of May, 1775, and that they voluntarily inlisted themselves in a company commanded by Capt. Joseph Eliott, Colo. Putnam's regiment, to serve the term of seven months, and that they received their bounties and one months pay, and they marched to Cambridge and served faith- fully in said company untill about the first day of December then next, and that they received one months pay at Cambridge, and that through a mistaken notion that their time was out came away without being discharged and were returned as deserters, and have never received any wages, which they acknowledge to be a just punishment for the offence, and that they did not offend wilfully but ignorantly, and that they out of love to their country have inlisted several times in their country's service since, and served faithfully and are ever willing to defend their country to the uttermost of their power ; pray- ing that the Committee of the Pay-Table may be directed to adjust the wages of the memorialists and draw on the Treasurer for what they shall find due ; as per memorial on file &c .: Resolved by this Assembly, that the Committee of the Pay-Table be directed to adjust the wages of the memorialists as though they had been legally dis- charged and draw on the Treasurer for such sum as they shall find justly due to them respectively.
Upon the memorial of Jacob Beach, of Goshen in this State, shew- ing to this Assembly that since the repeal of the late act granting a premium to those that should kill and destroy wolves in this State the wolves have increased to such a degree as to do much damage in kill-
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ing and destroying sheep in said Goshen and places adjacent, and that the memorialist had after much cost and pains by him taken and laid out for that purpose, taken, killed and destroyed two full grown wolves in said Goshen since the 20th of May last; praying that the same premium might be granted him out of the public treasury of this State that he should have been entituled to have received had said law not been repealed, being the sum of eight pounds ; as per memorial on file : Resolved by this Assembly, that the memorialist shall receive out of the public treasury of this State as a premium therefor the sum of eight pounds, and the Treasurer of this State is hereby ordered and directed to pay him the same accordingly.
Resolved by this Assembly, That the memorial of the second society in Milford, praying for further privileges &c., be continued to the next session of this Assembly.
Whereas the state of public affairs is such that this Assembly can- not attend to the hearing of private business between party and party : Resolved by this Assembly, that all petitions and memorials between party and party depending before this Assembly be referred for further consideration to the next session of the General Assembly, and that all committees heretofore appointed on any of said petitions and memorials have power and are directed to hear, examine and report to said next session of Assembly; and also that all protections of persons and estates from attachment, arrest and imprisonment, granted on any of said petitions and memorials, shall be continued and remain in full force till the rising of said Assembly in their next sessions.
Resolved by this Assembly, That his Excellency the Governor be and he is hereby desired to adjourn this Assembly to be held at this place on the second Thursday of January next.
This Assembly grants to his Excellency Governor Trumbull one hundred and fifty pounds for the last half of his salary the current year.
This Assembly grants to the Honble Deputy Governor Griswold the sum of fifty pounds for the last half of his salary the current year.
This Assembly, pursuant to a resolve thereof and the order of his Excellency the Governor, (by proclamation,) was adjourned to the second Thursday of January next, to be holden at Hartford.
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AT A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF SAFETY HELD AT HARTFORD THE 13TH OF OCTOBER, 1777.
Present : His Excellency the Governor. His Honor the Deputy Governor.
Jabez Huntington, Titus Hosmer,
Roger Sherman, Wm. Hillhouse,
Wm. Pitkin, Nath1 Wales jun™, Esqrs.
Abraham Davenport,
Voted, That Mr. David Trumbull settle the accounts and expence of bringing into this State Capt. Wm. Judd of [the] Antelope, Capt. Flin of the Weymouth, with the rest of the prisoners taken in the Weymouth by Capt. Seth Hardin in the ship Oliver Cromwell, and pay said expence : and that said Trumbull shall be reimburs'd the sum he shall so pay out of the publick treasury of this State.
AT A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT HARTFORD THE 15TH OF OCTOBER, 1777.
Present : His Excellency the Governor.
The Deputy Governor. Jabez Huntington, WVm. Hillhouse,
Roger Sherman, Ben" Pain,
Wm. Pitkin, Daniel Sherman,
Esqrs.
Abraham Davenport, Nath1 Wales jun". Titus Hosmer,
Toted, That Capt. Robert Niles be and he is hereby directed to borrow of Maj' Joshua Huntington a suitable stick for a mast for the sloop Dolphin, and that another such stick be provided and delivered to said Huntington for the same.
Order delivered to Capt. Niles.
Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be desired to give a letter of credit to the amount of five thousand pounds sterling to purchase articles for the use of this State, agreeable to such instructions as shall be given said Niles for that purpose.
Voted. That the Committee of Pay-Table draw on the Treasurer of this State, in favour of Roger Sherman, Esq', for the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars he let Capt. Robert Niles have at Philadelphia to purchase flour for this State, for which said Niles drew his order on the Governor, dated April 5th, 1777. Said order on the Comtee drawn and delivered to Esq. Sherman.
Voted, That the managers of Salisbury furnace be directed to hire eight teams for the use of said furnace and pay for the same in such way as they shall judge best for this State.
Voted, That Colo. Charles Burrel order such guard as he shall judge necessary for the security of the furnace at Salisbury, and give such orders as may be necessary for their regulation and the security of the furnace till further orders.
Voted, That Mr. David Trumbull deliver unto the managers of the Salis- bury furnace all the woolen cloth and one half the flannel and baize in his hands taken by the vessels of war belonging [to] this State, to be by said managers improved for the workmen at said furnace.
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Voted, That the managers of Salisbury furnace be directed to cast a quantity of grape shot : the quantity to be left to their discretion.
Voted, That Benjamin Huntington, Esq', be and he is directed to fit the schooner Spy, belonging to this State, for the sea.
Voted, That Zebediah Smith of Norwich be and he is hereby appointed Lieutenant and Commander of the schooner Spy, belonging to this State, and that he inlist a suitable number of seamen and marines for cruising in the Sound, and take the command of said schooner and proceed on a cruise untill some person shall be appointed captain of the same.
AT A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT HARTFORD ON THE 17TH OF OCTOBER, 1777.
Present : His Excellency the Governor. The Deputy Governor. Jabez Huntington, Daniel Sherman,
Roger Sherman, Win. Hillhouse,
Abraham Davenport, Benja Pain,
Wm. Pitkin, Nath1 Wales jun",
Titus Hosmer,
Esqrs.
Voted. To give an order to Brigadier Erastus Wolcott on the selectmen of East Winsor for 400 wt of lead in their hands belonging to this State, to be by him made into cartridges for the use of his brigade for the defence of this State ; and also give said Wolcott an order on Messrs. Elderkin and Wales for three hundred pounds w' of musquit-powder, to be made into cartridges for the purpose aforesaid.
Said orders signed by the Governor.
Voted, That Jabez Hamlin and Titus Hosmer, Esqrs, be and they are hereby appointed to treat with Mrs. Mary Alsop and Mr. Nathaniel Shalor upon the terms on which they will sell or lease the gin still-house and works belonging to them in Chatham, and receive their answer and lay the same before this Board.
AT A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF SAFETY HELD AT HARTFORD, OCTOBER 20TH, 1777.
Present : His Excellency the Governor. The Deputy Governor. Abraham Davenport, Daniel Sherman, Jabez Huntington, Benin Pain, Wm. Pitkin, Wm. Hillhouse,
Roger Sherman, Nath1 Wales jun",
Esqrs. Titus Hosmer,
Voted. That Eben' Jewit of Norwich be permitted to carry out of this State one load of grain, one half to consist of oats : the whole not to exceed £15, to purchase dye stuff.
Voted, That Mr. David Trumbull deliver to Benjamin Huntington, Esq". 71 yds. of Tickelingburge * belonging to this State, or more if necessary, for the use of the schooner Spy.
Voted, That Capt. Jabez Perkins of Norwich pay to Benjamin Hunting- ton, Esq', one hundred pounds of the publick money in said Perkins' hands,
* To make sails.
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to be improved in paying the advanced wages of the crew to be shipped on board the schooner Spy, and other necessary purposes for fitting out said schooner for sea.
Voted, That Capt. Wm. Hubbard deliver to Benjamin Huntington, Esq", or his order, the two barrels of pork said Hubbard owes this State, to be for the use of the schooner Spy.
Voted, To grant the petition of Mrs. Phebe Halsted, and that she be permitted to go to the city of New York with her family and effects as pray'd for, under such directions as his Excellency the Governor shall give.
Voted, That Mrs. Elisabeth Feasch, now at Norwalk, be permitted to go to the city of New York, there to abide, agreeable to her petition on file ; under such directions as his Excellency the Governor shall give.
Voted, That Sarah Cowdrey be permitted to go to her parents in the city of New York, to obtain her support and to remain there.
On the petition of Capt. John Longstreet, Capt. Garret Keating, John Barberiff, Capt. John Whrockmorton, Wm. Paterson, Surgeon John Robins, Ensign Charles Stockton, prisoners of war, praying for liberty for some one of said number to go to the city of New York to procure clothing and other necessarys for them, and to procure an exchange of one of our officers there as his Excellency the Governor may direct, as per petition on file : Voted, that either of said captains as they may agree may go to the city of New York for the purposes aforesaid, on his parol to return and not to give any intelligence or do any thing prejudicial to this or the United States of America ; and that the captain who shall so go have liberty to procure him . self to be exchanged for Captain Caleb Trobrige of this State, now prisoner at New York : all under such directions as his Excellency the Governor shall give for said purpose.
AT A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF SAFETY HELD AT HARTFORD THE 22ND OF OCTOBER, 1777.
Present : His Excellency the Governor. The Deputy Governor.
Gen1 Huntington, Titus Hosmer,
Col. Pitkin, Wm. Hillhouse,
Roger Sherman, Nath1 Wales jun", Esqrs. Abraham Davenport,
Voted and resolved, That Samuel Elliot jun', Esq', of Boston, be and he hereby is appointed Agent for this State in all maritime affairs, vessels of war and captors of the enemy's vessels, to be transacted with for this State in the State of the Massachusets Bay. And his Excellency the Governor is desired to prepare and send him a commission for said purpose.
AT A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF SAFETY HELD AT HARTFORD ON THE 23D DAY OF OCTOBER, 1777.
Present : The Governor. The Deputy Governor. Gen1 Huntington, Daniel Sherman,
Col. Pitkin, Wm. Hillhouse,
Roger Sherman, Andrew Adams,
Col. Davenport, Nath1 Wales jun", -- Esqr. Benjamin Pain,
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Met and consulted taking up the gin-still, and what method would most likely be best for the interest of the State, and adjourned.
AT A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT HARTFORD THE 24 OF OCTOBER, 1777.
Present : The Governor.
The Deputy Governor.
Gen1 Huntington, Benin Payn,
Col. Davenport, Andrew Adams,
Roger Sherman, Wm. Hillhouse,
Titus Hosmer, Nath1 Wales jun".
Daniel Sherman,
Voted, To refer the matter relative to taking the gin-still belonging to Mr. Gustavus Erkelins into the use of this State to the General Assembly to determine.
Voted, To refer the matter relative to the two bolts of duck taken from Mr. Saltenstel for them to determine the price.
Resolved, That Mr. Elijah Hubbard of Middletown deliver to the com- mittee or overseers of the lead mine 400 wt of wheat flour to replace what the committee have borrowed for the use of the miners, and that said Hub- bard supply the committee with such further quantities of flour as they may want for the necessary supply of said miners.
Voted and resolved, That John Larrance, Esq", Treasurer of this State, be directed to receive of Thomas Mumford, Esq', agent of the Secret Committee of Congress, the money for eight thousand six hundred and forty pounds wt of gun-powder, being at five shillings and four pence per pound, in part of what the State of Connecticut lent the continent at the request of General Washington, commander in chief of the American armny, when at Cambridge in the year 1775 and 1776 ; and said Treasurer is directed to give his receipt therefor and a duplicate thereof to be lodged with the Secretary, who is directed to certifie a copy thereof to the Committee of Pay-Table, to enable them to place the same to the credit of the continent in account with this State. Order delivered to Esq. Mumford.
OCTOBER 25TH. COUNCIL OF SAFETY MET, THE SAME AS YESTERDAY.
Consulted further about the distilling, and about the prisoners going to New York, and with the Commissary of Continental Prisoners about build- ing barracks in this State for prisoners of war.
AT A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT HARTFORD THE 28TH OF OCTOBER, 1777.
Present : The same as the twenty-fifth day.
Sundry persons apply'd for permits. On consultation they were all refer'd to the General Assembly.
AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT HARTFORD THE 29TH OF OCTOBER, 1777.
Present : The same as on the 28th.
Resolved, That Thomas Mumford, Esq', be and he is hereby directed to examine the state and circumstances of a certain large prize ship now in
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New London harbour, and whether she be fit and proper to be used as a prison ship ; and in case she is fit for that purpose to treat with the owner or owners of the ship for the purchase or hire of the same for said use, and receive his or their terms, and report the same with his opinion of said ship to his Excellency the Governor as soon as may be.
His Excellency laid before this Board one letter addressed to Ld How and one to the Commander in Chief. which were considered and approved.
AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT HARTFORD THE 30TH OF OCTOBER, 1777.
Present : The same as yesterday.
Voted, That the Committee of Pay-Table be directed to draw on the Treasurer of this State, in favour of Maj' Nath1 Saltonstal for £300, for the use of the matross company under his command.
The order delivered to Mr. Daniel Latimer.
Voted, That Messrs. Elderkin and Wales send 500 wt of powder, be sent to the care of Gen' Huntington, 300 w' for N. Saltonstal, and 200 wt for Maj' Wm. Ledyard, for the use of the forts at New London and Groton.
Voted, To appoint Capt. John Barns of Middletown an Issuing Commis- sary for this State.
Resolved, That Benjamin Huntington, Esq", be and he is hereby appointed and directed to settle the expence arisen on the sloop Dolphin, taken by Capt. Niles, viz : the expence of the tryal and otherwise and the cargo of wood and what is due to the captors, and whether any appeal is taken, and report to this Board.
Voted, That the following towns have orders to receive their proportions of State salt at Dartmouth viz:
New Haven, 138 bushels. Killingsworth, 33
Milford, 35 Saybrook, 44 Brandford, 34 Lyme, 68
Gilford, 48
Voted, That Edward Hallam of New London, commissary for our troops stationed there, have liberty to receive for the use of said troops 20 bushels of this State's salt in the store of Capt. John Deshon at New Lon- don ; and the store keeper is directed to deliver the same to said Hallam.
Order delivered to Daniel Latimer.
An order given by the Governor to the selectmen of Norfolk on Dolittle and company for one hundred wt of musquit-powder.
The order deliver'd to Mr. Walter.
AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT HARTFORD THE 31 OF OCTOBER, 1777.
Present : The same as yesterday.
An order given to the selectmen of Norwalk to receive 73 bushels of State salt at Dartmouth of our agent, Sam1 Elliot jun', Esq".
And an order for 46} bushels to the selectmen of Greenwich, to be received at the same place and of the same person.
Both sd orders delivered to Col. Davenport.
One order given to the selectmen of New Haven for 138 bushels, dated 3 of Novr, to be received at Dartmouth as above ; and one to the selectmen
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of Branford for 34 bushels of State salt, to be received at the same place as above. These two delivered to Roger Sherman, Esq'. The selectmen in every case to pay the storage.
AT A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF SAFETY HELD AT HARTFORD THE 3P OF NOVEMBER, 1777.
Present : The Governor.
The Deputy Governor.
Gen1 Huntington, Benin Payn,
Col. Pitkin, Andrew Adams,
Col. Davenport. Daniel Sherman.
Roger Sherman, Nath1 Wales jun".
Wm. Hillhouse,
Resolved, That the cannon at the foundery at Salisbury be exchanged one half at least for West India goods, cloths or other imported articles necessary for the use of the army ; and the remainder in bills of credit of this or the United States. The cannon to be at the price they were sold at last year, and the articles received in payment at the prices contain'd in the late law against monopolies and oppression.
Copy sent by Daniel Sherman, Esy".
Voted, To draw on the Treasurer of this State to deliver to the overseers of the cannon foundery at Salisbury four hundred pounds wt of cannon- powder, for the use of the foundery.
Order delivered to Treasurer Larrance.
Voted, To send orders to the overseers of the cannon foundery at Salis- bury not to dispose of any more pig iron than what they have already engaged, unless on particular orders given for that purpose, and that a letter be sent to them for that purpose and to inform them of the powder ordered to be sent to them.
Voted, That Mrs. Glin, the late controler's wife, be permitted to go to New York in a flag ; and that Pegey the wife of Mr. Henery and her two children ; and Polly Bane and 3 children, be permitted to return to New York in flags ; and his Excellency the Governor is desired to give necessary orders.
AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL OF SAFETY HELD AT HART- FORD THE 4 OF NOVEMBER, 1777.
Present: The same as yesterday.
Voted, That the Committee of the Pay-Table be directed to draw an order on the Treasurer of this State, in favour of Ebenezer Ledvard, Esq", commissary for to provide for the troops stationed at Groton, for the sum of £1500 0 0, lawfull money, to be improved in providing for said troops and to account, and that he have orders to receive 15 bushels of salt of Capt. Deshon.
Voted, That Colo. Marshfield Parsons be directed to dismiss the militia under his command stationed at New London, Groton and parts adjacent, as soon as Colo. Ely shall return with his regiment to their post ; and his Excellency the Governor is desired to give the necessary orders for said purpose.
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Voted, That his Excellency the Governor be desired to give liberty to such persons as shall apply from other States by water in small boats with salt and other necessarys wanted by this State to trade and dispose of the same to the people here, and to purchase and carry out of this State such articles, the produce of this State, as his Excellency may judge reasonable to be spared : the persons so permitted conforming to the laws and regula- tions of this State. Provided that the persons so licensed dispose of the articles they so bring at reasonable prices.
4 November, 1777. An order drawn in favour of Eben' Ledyard, Esq', on the Pay-Table to draw on the Treasurer for £1500, and on Capt. Dishon for 15 bushels of salt. The order delivered to said Ledyard's son Jonathan.
Nov 4th, 1777. An order sent by Jonathan Ledyard to Lieut. Colo. Marshfield Parsons to disband the militia under his command there. A copy of the order is kept on file.
Voted, That the Committee of Pay-Table liquidate the accounts for postage of letters charged to his Excellency the Governor by the post-master and draw on the Treasurer of this State in favour of the post-master for the sum they shall find due to him therefor.
It being represented to this Board by Mr. Joshua Mersereau, deputy commissary of prisoners for the United States, that there is a convenient place at Enfield in this State for keeping continental prisoners of war, that he can procure of Mr. Isaac Kibbe a convenient house and accommodations of land for that purpose, that it will be necessary to build some barracks and to inclose the same, and a convenient yard with piquits ; requesting the advice of this Board therein : This Board, being of opinion that the said place is proper and pine boards and other timber necessary near, do approve of its being made use of [for] that purpose, and recommend the same accordingly.
AT A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF SAFETY HELD AT HARTFORD THE 5TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1777.
Present : His Excellency the Governor. The Deputy Governor. Colo. Pitkin, Benin Payn,
Col. Davenport, Andrew Adams,
Roger Sherman,
Nath1 Wales jun".
Daniel Sherman,
Voted. That the Committee of Pay-Table settle Capt. Eben' Bartram's account for the ballance due to him on account of his service on board the brig Defence belonging to this State, according to the common usage and custom of allowance in such cases, and draw on the Treasurer of this State in favour of said Bartram for what they find due.
A copy of this order delivered to sd Bartram.
Resolved by this Board, That Thomas Seymour, Esq", Lieut. Colonel of the light-horse in this State, be and he is hereby directed to order and send forward twelve of the light-horse belonging to the first regiment of light- horse with a proper officer to command them, to join Brigadier Gen1 Parsons and subject to his command and the command of his superior officers, for the term of two months unless sooner discharged.
Toted, That the Committee of Pay-Table settle with Elderkin and Wales for guarding the magazine of powder and petre at Windham, charged at
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12s. per day from the 9th of June, 1777, to the 5th of November, 1777, and draw on the Treasurer of this State for the ballance.
Voted, That the Committee of Pay-Table draw an order on the Treasurer of this State in favour of Nath" Hibbard, for the sum of £18 7 33, being the ballance of his account allowed by this Board for supporting John Shepard in goal. Copy of this order given out.
Voted, That the Committee of Pay Table draw on the Treasurer in favour of Mr. John Trumbull, printer, for the sum of ten pounds one shilling, being the ballance of his account for printing for this State.
l'oted, That Capt. Isaac Bidwel of Farmington be permitted to carry out of this State twenty bushels of salt to purchase iron in the State of New York.
Voted, That the Committee of Pay-Table settle and adjust Capt. Seth Harden's account for the officers and crew on board of the ship Oliver Cromwell belonging to this State, and draw an order on the Treasurer of this State for the ballance due to said Harden and crew.
Voted, That Elixander Cattlin of Litchfield have a permit to carry out of this State butter and cheese sufficient to purchase three tuns of iron for the use of the inhabitants of this State.
The following vote was passed the 4th of Novr, but omitted being entered, viz :
Voted, That Majr Gen1 Jabez Huntington, Brigadier Gen1 Erastus Wolcott and Nath1 Wales jun", Esqrs, be and they are hereby appointed to repair to the town of Providence in the State of Rhode Island and join such gentle- men as may be appointed by the State of the Massachusets Bay and the State of Rhodisland to enquire into the reasons and causes of the failure of the late expedition formed against the island of Rhodisland, agreeable to the request of Majr Gen1 Spencer in his letter to his Excellency the Gov- ernor, and their report make. And his Excellency the Governor is desired to commission the committee from this State accordingly.
Toted, That Colo. Joseph Trumbull be and he is hereby appointed Com- missary General of this State to purchase beef and pork for the use of this State, and if he do not undertake, if need be before Council meet, the Governor is desired to appoint another.
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