Letter from Governour Trumbull to Colonel Livingston: Directing him to furnish Captains Wright and Brewster with arms

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Lebanon, September 12, 1776.

SIR: I received your favour of the 11th instant, per Mr˙ Marvin, wherein you are so kind as to offer to supply some of our troops with arms for the present service. There are two companies from Norwich who want. Please to deliver Captain Jabez Wright, for his company, three guns, bayonets, and cartouch-boxes, and to Captain Ezra Brewster, for his company, fifteen guns, &c˙, taking their respective receipts, with promise to return them, extraordinaries excepted. If it appear they want more, please to deliver them accordingly. Let them be prized by judicious men, under oath. Take duplicate receipts and accounts of appraisal; one of each to be sent me.

I am, with esteem and regard, sir, your obedient, humble

JONTH˙ TRUMBULL,

To Colonel Henry B˙ Livingston, (in his absence to be opened by Mr˙ Dickason,) at Saybrook.