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Colonel Livingston to Governour Trumbull

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New-Haven, 9th December, 1776.

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR HONOUR: The Convention of the State of New-York having required the arms taken on Long-Island to be sent immediately to them at Fishkill, pan of those arms, if your Honour remembers, were, on your order, delivered out to Colonel Colt' s regiment, with this proviso, that the arms should be relumed on demand, as the want of them in the State of New-York was great, and they could in no way be supplied for the value affixed to them, owing to great want of judgment in the appraisers. The arms, when lent, were quite complete, cartouch-boxes, and bayonets, belts, &c.

As those arms were only a loan, I would be extremely obliged to your Honour if you would order those arms to be collected and delivered to the bearer, Captain Plat, who will take care to forward them to our State.

A list of the above arms are deposited in his hands, of which a duplicate was delivered your Honour.

I am, sir, your Honour' s obedient humble servant,

HENRY B˙ LIVINGSTON,

Colonel Fourth Regiment.