Samuel Bird and Others to Governour Trumbull

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New-Haven, October 9, 1776.

MAT IT PLEASE YOUR HONOUR: We have associated for the purpose of fitting out a privateer, but shall be unable to carry our purpose into execution unless your Honour or the General Assembly will grant us license to take from the Salisbury foundry a number of cannon. Our privateer will carry ten four-pounders and twelve swivels. We request your Honour, therefore, to give us an order for so many cannon and swivels, to be delivered on our paying the price affixed by your Honour and the Council of Safety. Your Honour will recollect that this application was made viva voce this forenoon at Mr˙ Mansfield' s. We hope, therefore, that no application made since that time will deprive us of our chance of being supplied.

We are, with the greatest respect, your Honour' s most obedient, humble servants,

SAMUEL BIRD.
ARTHUR JARVIS,
JOHN LOTHROP,
PIERPONT EDWARDS.

To the Hon˙ Jonathan Trumbull.