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Memorialists Names
Losses & Damages
Sums Abated £10 14 0
Jesse Raymond
9 10 0
0 90
Joseph Wareing
10 00
3 00
John Reed
27 8 0
0 00
Isaac Richards
56 00
6 00
Eli Reed
69 19 0
7 00
Jesse Reed
32 00
4 00
John Bixby
10 60
0 10 0
Benja Reed
70 00
8 10 0
Daniel Richards
51 17 0
4 16 0
Solomon Wetmore
52 4 9
2 14 0
David Reed
132 12 6
2 30
Nathan Wareing & Father
103 0 0
5 15 0
Richard Young
65 15 0
0 13 6
Thaddeus Betts
20 11 6
2 00
Eliphalet Lockwood
30 13 0
2 13 4
Jabez Raymond
38 16 0
6 00
John & Daniel Eversley
12 00
2 00
Charles Pope
6 00
0 15 9
Haynes Fitch
47 10 0
6 15 0
£167 17 6
John Richards
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Memorialists Names
Losses & Damages
Sums Abated
Abraham & John Gregory
57 5 0
4 30
Fountain Smith
48 16 0
1 14 0
Mary Reed
53 16 0
3 30
Hezekiah Hanford
59 10 0
9 00
Daniel Hanford
30 0 0
4 10 0
James Fitch Jun"
23 12 0
3 40
Robert Waters
6 00
0 12 0
Rebecca Fitch
63
30
5 80
Dan Finch
3 00
0 13 9
Uriah Smith
4
00
0 69
Gershom Richards
38 00
4 00
Stephen St John 2ª
171
80
20 0 0
Simeon Raymond
14
00
2 00
William Raymond
5
0 0
0 10 0
Moses Raymond
5 00
0 10 0
Timothy Hoyt
6 00
0 10 0
Benjamin Morrell
5 00
0 10 0
Jedh Raymond
15 00
2 50
Resolved by this Assembly that the Report of the aforesaid Com- mittee is accepted & approved and the Sums annexed to the Names of the respective Persons before mentioned in the Column of Sums Abated be and the Same is hereby Abated on their sd Lists given in 1781.
On the Memorial of the Select Men of the Town of New London Shewing to this Assembly that Robert Clelan late of said New London Decd has left a Widow an Aged Woman, and one Son who is an Idiot who are the only Persons having Right to a small real Estate of about two Acres of Land, which remains the Estate of said Deceasd the Debts and Charges of Administration being paid, that said Widow and Idiot are a Town Charge and unable to maintain or take Care of themselves. and that said Land would much more advantageously for the Support of the said Widow and Idiot be Sold than remain their Property, and Praying that they the Select Men or Some other meet Person may be Authorized to Sell said Land and apply the Avails thereof to the Sup- port of the said Widow and Idiot-
Resolved by this Assembly that the sd Select Men be and they hereby are authorized and Impowered to Sell the Land remaining the Estate of Robert Cleland aforesaid late Deceasd and apply the Avails thereof to the support of the said Widow and Idiot.
Upon the Memorial of Isaac Mattoon of Wallingford in New Haven County representing to this Assembly that he hath been Conservator of the Person and Estate of Eleazer Mattoon an Insane Person for many Years past and that he hath expended large Sums for said Eleazer, amounting in the whole to one hundred and fifty four Pounds two Shil-
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lings & sixpence LMoney and that there is no Personal Estate where- with to make Payment of said Sums Praying that some Proper Person may be appointed to dispose and make Sale of so much of the said Eleazer® real Estate as to pay said Sum of £ 154 2 6 together with Costs thereon arising,
Therefore Resolved by this Assembly that the said Isaac Mattoon be Impowered and Authorized, and he is hereby Authorized and Impowered to Sell and dispose of so much of the real Estate of the said Eleazer as to pay said Sum of £151 2 6 LMoney together with the Charges thereon arising he taking the direction of the County Court in the County of New Haven therein.
This Assembly do appoint William Edmonds of New Town in the County of Fairfield to be Surveyor of Lands within & for said County.
This Assembly do appoint Edmund Porter of Haddam Surveyor of Lands for the County of Hartford.
Resolved by this Assembly that all Petitions and Memorials now depending before this Assembly and undetermined be Continued to the General Assembly to be holden in October next, and all Protections and suspensions heretofore Granted on such Petitions and Memorials and all Committees appointed thereon and their Powers are hereby renewed and Continued to the General Assembly in October next.
This Assembly do Grant to his Excellency Governor Trumbull the Sum of four Hundred Pounds lawfull Money for his extra Services for two Years and an half last past as Governor of this State and the Treas- urer is hereby directed to pay the same accordingly.
This Assembly do Grant to his Excellency Governor Trumbull the Sum of One Hundred and fifty Pounds LMoney for the first half of his Salary the Current Year.
This Assembly do Grant to his Honor Deputy Governor Griswold the Sum of fifty Pounds Lawfull Money for the first half of his Salary the current Year.
The Sums total of the Additions Fourfolds and Assesments on the List for the Year 1782 returned to this Assembly and accepted are as follow
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Addition
fourfold
Assesments
Washington
£0
0 0
£0
0 0
£457 0 0
Saybrook
499
17
3
108
0 0
15
0 0
Coventry
3
0
0
0 0 0
0 0 0
New Hartford
129
9
24
10
0
10
0 0
East Windsor
184
4 11 0
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viz
Addition
fourfold
Assesments
Glastonbury
10
14 6
236
12 0
Durham
27
0 0
Litchfield
539
0 0
Killingworth
132
8
0
5
0 0
Watertown
15
12
0
404
0 0
Harwington
0
0 0
248
0
0
Farmington
21
0 0
418
4
15
0
0
New Town
253
0
6
Stafford
220
0 0
Torrington
44
0 0
31
4
0
Stonington
103
11
0
Somers
70
0 0
Kent
254
14
1
417
11
0
Lyme
973
19
9
3020
0
395
10 0
New Haven
425
0
0
Greenwich
1090
3
6
Guilford
26
0 0
Wallingford
151
0 0
Hebron
95
0 0
Fairfield
717
1130
10
4
Norwalk
462
16
9
Cornwall
5
0 0
Weathersfield
266
5
0
Colchester
Norwich
Voluntown
Norfolk
Waterbury
48
17
0
Hartford
Canterbury
New London
9
6
This Assembly Grant to John Lawrence Esq" Treasurer the Sum of two Hundred Pounds as and for his Salary for the past Year.
This Assembly Grant to George Wyllys Esq" Secretary the Sum of Twenty Pounds as and for his Salary the Year past and direct the Treasurer to pay the same accordingly.
On the Memorial of Isaac Bull &c Select Men of the Town of Wallingford Praying to be releived from an Execution in favour of the Governor and Company of the State of Connecticut against said Town for the Sum of £ 30 0 0 LMoney,
Resolved by this Assembly that the consideration of said Memorial be referred to the General Assembly in October next and in the mean
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Time Execution be stayed and no Proceedings had thereon untill the rising of said Assembly .*
Upon the Petition of John Richards of New London in the County of New London Representing to this Assembly that said Richards by means of Misfortunes at Sea and other Losses and misfortunes is become embarrassed in his Circumstances and being involved in Debts to many Persons and had been obliged to incumber his real Estate with Mortgages &c and although he has more than Estate sufficient to sat- isfy all his Debts he is in danger of being arrested and for his personal safety is obliged to confine himself to his Chamber by which means he is become wholly unable to transact any Matters in settling his Debts or disposing of his Estate Praying for releif &c as Per Petition.
Resolved by this Assembly that the said Richards Person be and hereby is Priveleged and freed from all Arrests upon Account of his said Debts already contracted for during the Term of six Months from the rising of this Assembly and that the said Richards shall not be liable to be taken or his Person Imprisoned by Virtue of any Execu- tion granted against him for any Debt or Debts during said Term and the said real Estate of said Richards shall not be liable to alienation by said Richards during said Term and all Mortgages and Attachments upon said Estate shall be and remain in the Present situation for that space of Time.f
This Assembly was adjourned (by usual Proclamation) untill the Governor or in his Absence The Deputy Governor shall see Cause, to call it to meet again.
Teste GEORGE WYLLYS Secret"
" See below, p. 246.
t This protection was later extended to May, 1784. See below, p. 223.
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AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT HART- FORD THURSDAY MAY 15th 1783.
Present
His Excell The Gov". His Honor The Depy Gov". Wm Pitkin Esq" Ro. Sherman Esq" Abram Davenport Esq" Sam1 Hunt- ington Esq" Wm Williams Esqr Maj" Wm Hillhouse Colo Jos. P. Cook Colº John Chester.
On the Account of Messrs William Coit Sam1 Latimer, Nath1 Salton- stall, & David Richards Jun" for their time & Expence, from New Lon- don to Lebanon, Evidences in the Case of Mr Roswell Saltonstall, for his going to New York & returning with goods &c in a Flag of Truce from New York.
Resolved, and Granted to each of them sd Coit, Latimer, N. Salton- stall & Richards, the sum of thirty shillings lawful Money for time and expence and The Treasurer is hereby Ordered to pay the Same, out of the One Shilling Tax, payble 1st April last or any other unappropriated money in his hands.
Copy given to Benja Huntington.
On the Memorial of James Stanley of Weathersfield, Shewing, That He was receiver of provisions on the half crown tax for said Town, that upon the receipt of a considerable quantity, that he delivered the same over into the hands of Ebenezer Barnard Jun" State receiver ; that eight barrels of beef so delivered containing two thousand weight has been condemned by the said Barnard as bad and unfit for use - praying to be allowed to take the said eight barrels of condemned beef back, and appropriate the same to his own use, On paying to Said Barnard the price he is now selling the State's provisions for of the best quality-Resolved that the Memorialist have liberty to take and appro- priate to his own use the said eight barrels of condemned Beef-He paying to said Barnard the price at which the State's Beef of the best quality is now sold at by said Barnard.
Copy given.
AT A MEETING OF THE GOVE AND COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT HARTFORD TUESDAY MAY 20th 1783.
Present His Excellency the Governor. His Honor The Deputy Gov".
Wm Pitkin, Roger Sherman, Abr™ Davenport-Sam1 Huntington, Wm Williams, Majr Wm Hillhouse, Colº Jos. P. Cook, Colo John Chester -Mr Jed Strong, Esqrs.
On the Memorial of Nath1 Minor Esq" Shewing That he was appointed a Comissary to provide proper and Necessary Supplies for a full Company of Men to be stationed at Stonington point under Com- mand of Maj" Oliver Smith, & for furnishing intrenching tools, bar- racks, Provisions and Arms praying for directions for the Settlement of his Accounts with the Committee of Pay Table &c-
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Resolved That the Comtee of Pay Table be & they are hereby directed to Settle with the Memorialist On his own Certificate & affidavit of what shall appear to the Comtee of Pay Table to be Just and Reasonably Charged.
On the Account of John Trumbull of Norwich, Printer-June 20th 1782 for printing 130 proclamations-£2 0 0 Augt 2nd_print 400 Gen1 Orders-£3 10-print& 100 returns £2 0 0-5 10.
The Comittee of Pay Table, directed to draw an Order on the Treasurer for said Sum-on the 1$/ Tax, payble 10th April, last.
On The Motion of Jabez Perkins Esq" representing that he was by this board authorized to sell at Vendue, the broken Cannon at Forts Trumbull & Griswold at New London, and that on trial he found it likely That they might be sold to better advantage to the State at private Sale, on taking public Securities due from this State-Which he had accordingly done, being encouraged in so doing by verbal Advice of the Council.
Resolved, That The doings of J. Perkins Esq" in the premisses be and is hereby approved and confirmed.
AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL OF SAFETY, AT HART- FORD 21st MAY 1783.
Present His Excellency The Governor.
His Honor the Deputy Govr. Wm Pitkin, Abram Davenport, Joseph Spencer, Wm Williams Esq" Maj" Hilhouse, Colo Jos. P. Cook, Mª Joseph Hopkins.
On the Memorial of Nath1 Minor Esq" praying allowance for his Services, for purchasing and delivering out provisions to Capt. Smiths Company & the Matross and Artillery Guard &c at Stonington point &c.
Resolved, That the Comtee of Pay Table be directed to allow the Memorialist for his Services, what appears to be just and reasonable, according to Allowances made others, at such time, and under similar Circumstances. [In margin : Copy dd Memorialist.]
On the Memorial of Shubael Abbe of Windham, Shewing, That he purchased in different Towns in this State to the amount of £4941 9 5 in bills emitted by this State, or Orders drawn by the Comtee of Pay Table on the Treasurer, and afterwards agreable to orders recd, caused the same to be transported, and delivered to Ralph Pomeroy Esq" D.Q.M. at Hartford. That the purchasing collecting and taking care of said beef and pork and transporting the Same was attended with very great care, labour and trouble for which he has had no compensation. And that in the year following he purchased in Boston nine hundred bushels of Salt for the use of the State Amounting the whole to £ 417 - and with great difficulty procured the Same to be brought by land and distributed in diverse towns agreable to Orders, and for payment for said Salt, and expences thereon, he was directed and did procure and
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collect together a number of Cattle and hogs from different towns and drove them to Boston, and there disposed of them amounting in the whole to the Sum of £575 2 2 law. Money which he applied to the payment of the Same Salt, for which he hath never received any reward, for purchasing said Salt & collecting said hogs, driving & Selling them ; praying for a compensation for his above Mentioned Services Resolved That the Comtee of Pay Table on Settlement of the Memorialists Accounts, allow him a Commission of four per Cent-According to the Value, he bearing his own personal Expences.
Copy delivered him.
AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT HART- FORD 26th MAY 1783.
Present His Excellency The Governor.
His Honor the Deputy Governor, Wm Pitkin, Ro. Sherman Abraham Davenport, and Joseph Spencer Esquires.
On the Memorial of Daniel Pitkin of Hartford Issuing Commisy to returuing Soldiers appointed 16th Decem" 1780 & continuing therein to 15th May 1781-praying for allowance for wastage & Shrinkage of the provisions issued ; & for a reasonable reward for his Service therein.
Resolved, That the Committee of Pay Table be & they are hereby directed on Settlement of the Memorialist's Account to allow him what is found reasonable for the Wastage mentioned, and a reasonable Allow- ance for his Service in said business and to draw an order on Eb. Barnard Jun" Commissary of State provisions for 8301b beef & 4941b pork, at the price they agree upon, & on the Treasurer for payment of the residue.
[In margin : 1781 Octº 6]
State of Connecticut to Roswell Grant Dr.
To providing quarters and superintending the Convention Troops (near 400 in Number) while quartered in this State, from 23ª July to this time, being 2 mº 12 dys at £12 28 16 0
boarding Maj" Roberts 8 days at 2/6
1 0 0
do his Servant-10/. use of room & lodging-5/ 0 15 0
keeping his two horses 10 nights 20/ 3 bush. Corn d° 12/ 1 12 -
E. Ex per Ros. Grant £32 3 0
E. Windsor-16th May 1783.
AT A MEETING OF THE GOVT & COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT HARTFORD 27th MAY 1783.
Resolved, That the Comtee of Pay Table Settle & adjust the forego- ing Account, and draw on the Treasurer for payment & charge the Same to the Account of the United States. Copy given Colo Pitkin.
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On the Account of John Ripley, Waterman Cliff, & Daniel Tilden 1782 Augt 2nd Time & expence for taking up, imprisoning & deliver- ing at West Point One Caleb Fitch a deserter from the Connecticut line of the Continental Army-Charged at £27 11 6 -
Resolved, That the Comtee of Pay Table, liquidate, adjust and Settle said Account and draw on the Treasurer for payment of what they find Justly due thereon & Charge the Account of the United States for the Same-Copy given-
Copy given Majr Ripley 28th July 1783.
On the Account of Simeon Huntington adjutant 26th Regiment for furnishing guards for British prisoners confined at Norwich in Sept™ 1781 37 days-Resolved that the Comittee of Pay Table Allow the adjutant 28/ per day for that Service, and draw on the Treasurer for payment thereof, and charge the Same to the Account of the United States. Copy given Majr Barkus.
On a Pay Abstract for Guards for British Naval Prisoners in the Town of Norwich in June July & Augt 1781-for 10 Sergts for 10 days & 37 Corporals & 218 privates for 37 days-
Resolved That The Comtee of Pay Table, Settle and adjust Said Abstract and draw on the Treasurer for the Sums justly due on the same, and Charge Account of the United States.
Copy given Majr Barkus.
AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT HART- FORD 28th MAY 1783.
Present-The Governor.
D. Gov". Roger Sherman, Abraham Davenport, Joseph Spencer- Oliver Wolcott, & Sam1 Huntington Esqrs.
On the Pay Abstract of the flying guard stationed at Lyme-from the 10th July 1781 to 18th of Jany 1782-with the Time each man was in actual Service, and Also the pay abstract of Sª Guard from the 18th January to the 22nd of May 1782-as the other-
Resolved, That Ensign Andrew Griswold, be allowed five Shillings and four pence per day for his Services and Capt John Johnson as a Volunteer in said Service, principally in the absence of Said Ensign, five shillings and four pence per day-and The Men, two shillings and eight pence per Day-and That The Comtee of Pay Table Adjust and Settle the said Abstract accordingly-and draw On the Treasurer for the Sum they find due, to be paid out of the One Shilling Tax, payable in April last.
Copy dª Ens" Griswold.
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AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR & COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT HARTFORD THE 29 MAY 1783.
Present His Excellency the Governor.
Honble Deputy Governor.
Roger Sherman, Ab™ Davenport, Joseph Spencer, Wm Pitkin, Oliver Wolcott & Sam! Huntington Esqrs.
Ordered that the Committee of pay table receive of Nehemiah Water- man Jun" Esq" a Receipt Executed by P. V. Renserlau at Albany dated March 10th 1776, Acknowledging the receipt of Eight hundred & eight pounds of gun powder of Capt Benjamin Throop; and deliver up to Said Waterman his receipt, expressing the receipt of Seven barrels of powder, of Jabez Huntington the 26th of February 1776; it being the Same powder which was by said Waterman carried to Albany and deliverd to sª Rensalau agreable to directions to him given.
Upon the desire of Abraham Davenport Esq"
Resolved that the Committee of pay table be directed & they are hereby directed to receive of the Said Davenport an Order Issued by Said Committee upon the Treasurer dated in Octor 1781 payable out of the 2/6ª Tax for his Services as one of the Council of Safety & in lieu thereof deliver to said Davenport an Order upon the Treasurer bearing the Same date payable out of the Monies raised by the Sale of Con- fiscated Estates or any other unappropriated Monies.
AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR & COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT HARTFORD THE 30th OF MAY 1783.
Present his Excellency the Governor.
The Honble Deputy Governor, Roger Sherman Wm Pitkin, Abm Davenport, Oliver Wolcott Joseph Spencer & Sam. Huntington Esqrs.
Upon the Memorial of William Lyon of Woodstock Shewing, That in december 1781 he deliverd To Elijah Lyon Collector of the 2/6dy Tax, in Woodstock two thousand eight hundred & forty Six Wt of good Ox beef more than the whole of his Taxes, which beef was applied to public use for the Support of the Continental Army: That in the year 1781 He allso furnished Teams for the use of the Continental Army, for which he hath receivd no other reward than Orders drawn by the Committee of pay table on the 2/6dy Tax, & which remain unpaid ; That in June 1782 He receivd of Said Elijah Lyon Thirty Six Bushells of Oats, & three barrells of pork for which he gave his receipt; and that he also receive in Said Month of June of Shubael Child a receiver of provision on Said 2/6dy Tax in the west parrish in Said Woodstock Seven barrels of pork & two barrels of Beef & gave his receipt therefor And praying for liberty to discount Said provision by him receive as aforesaid on Account of Said beef by him deliverd to Said Elijah Lyon, & pay table orders due to him as before mentioned --
Resolved That the Committee of pay table Liquidate & Adjust the Account of the Memorialist respecting the Articles before mentioned &
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affix a reasonable price on the provision by him receivd as aforesaid, in Just proportion to the price of the Beef by him deliver to sd Collector, and the Same being so Adjusted & the price affixd, to allow the Sum that shall be found due from the Memorialist to be discounted as prayd for.
AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR & COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT HARTFORD THE 31st OF MAY 1783.
Present His Excellency the Governor.
The Honble Deputy Governor, Roger Sherman Wm Pitkin, Abm Daven- port, Oliver Wolcott, Joseph Spencer, & Sam. Huntington Esqrs.
An Account of Sam1 Lattimer & Co to the Amount of £32 0 6 ballance due as Charged in Said Account for Sundries Supplied the State &c at New London.
Resolved that the Committee of pay table Liquidate Said Account, both Debt & Credit & adjust the Same at reasonable prices, & draw on the Treasurer for the Ballance they shall find Justly due.
Upon the Memorial of James Bennet Lieut in the 2ª Connecticut Regiment Shewing that by order of Gen1 Washington he was sent to Litchfield as a recruiting officer to assist the Mustering officer in receiv- ing & forwarding on to Camp the Recruits ordered by this State to Compleat their Regiments That he continued at Litchfield in Said Service from the 13th of April until the 6 of June 1782 during which time he received no Subsistance or rations from the public & was under the Necessity of Expending for his Subsistance Sixteen pounds & four Shillings praying for releif &c.
Resolved that said Memorial be referd to the Committee of pay table & that they Liquidate & adjust the Memorialist said Account at a reasonable price, and draw an order on the Treasurer for payment of what they shall Just & reasonable, & Charge the Same to the United States.
An account of Col. Samuel Chapman for Services done for the State being laid before this board
Ordered that said Account be Liquidated & adjusted by the Com- mittee of pay table & that they draw on the Treasurer for such Sums as they shall find reasonable & Justly due thereon.
AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR & COUNCIL OF SAFETY AT HARTFORD THE 4th DAY OF JUNE 1783.
Present his Excellency the Governor, the Honble Deputy Governor, Wm Pitkin Roger Sherman, Ab™ Davenport, Joseph Spencer & Sam1 Hunt- ington Esqrs.
An account of Capt Jabez Fitch of Greenwich was exhibited for Services in the late war, for this and the United States the Same being referd to a Comittee to Examine Adjust & report, and their report being
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approved it is thereupon resolved that the ballance of his Account due is £311 58 4ª and that the Committee of pay table receive the Vouchers & papers relative to Said Account & file them in that Office, and draw on the Treasurer for the Sum of ££20 0 0 part of said ballance to be paid out of any unappropriated Tax or monies: and for the remaining ballance due viz £291 5 4 the Treasurer Execute a note payable to Said Fitch at the Expiration of three year with Interest at 6 per Cent to be paid Annually from the date, and the Committee of pay table are further directed to Charge to the Account of the United States the two first Sums on Said Account, it being incurd in that Service viz £318 19 8.
Resolved that the Committee of pay table draw on the Treasurer in favour of Ensign Andrew Mead for the Sums of £65 16 6 it being the ballance of his account allowd for curing Wounds Sufferd in the public Service.
An account of Capt Andrew Fitch of Lebanon for expences incured in the recruiting Service, the ballance unpaid as per his Account being Seven hundred & ninety four dollars Continental Currency. Resolved that the Committee of pay table liquidate and Adjust the Said Account & reduce the Same to hard money, and draw on the Treasurer for the ballance they shall find Justly due in hard money, and Charge the Same to the United States.
Resolved that the Order to be drawn in favour of Walter Hough for £21 pound & three Shillings by Resolve of this Council of the 14th of January last* carry at Interest at the rate of Six per Cent from the 9th day of July 1782 until paid.
Upon the Memorial of Charles Phelps & Gilbert Fanning Selectmen of Stonington Shewing that the Cannon & Military Stores in the Fort at long point in sª Town are in a ruinous Situation & Exposd to wasted for want of proper care, &c.
Resolved That the Select men of Said Stoning be & they are hereby directed to Collect the Cannon barages, Shot, & all Millitary Stores & Implements whatever in Said Town belonging to this State & make a proper Inventory return thereof to the Officer Commanding the posts at New London & Groton & that Said Select men take the necessary Care to preserve all said Military Stores Ordnance & Implements from Embezelment or waste until further Order. [In margin: Copy given to Selectmen.]
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