Norwich Octor 2, 1775
Hand Sir2
We think Capt [Robert] Niles Cannot do with Less at present than One hundred &fifty pounds which is Submitted p[er] Your Humbl Servts
Jz Huntington Samel Huntington
1. Conn. Arch., 1st Series, IX, 496b, ConnSL.
2. On September 29, 1775, Trumbull forwarded a letter of September 25 from Niles, requesting £300 pounds. The governor requested advice as to whether to draw and how much, addressing the three Huntingtons, Jabez, Samuel and Benjamin, at Norwich. Benjamin replied September 30, urging that the full amount requested be sent to Niles. See correspondence under these dates.
