Hounrd Sr Would Acquaint you that by the appearance and Movements of the Enemys Shiping in the Sound and a number of Flat Botomed Boates as I am informed about three Days agoe were Carryed in To Huntington Harbour we have Reason to Expect Visit from them in afue Days & ther in this Town Stanford or Norwalk our Guard, on the Sea corse are very Small the Purportinable part of men from those Towns are Gone and Going in to the Contenantal Sarvis the militia of those Towns have been Called out So much to Guard the Sea corse that they are almost Worn Out and Discouradged it would Sir be of Grate Satisfaction to those Towns if Col Mosleys Regiment of Detachd men1 might be Stationed here for afue Days or Such Part of them as you Honr: shall think Proper—I am Sir [&c.]
John Mead
Greenwich [Conn.] July 5th. 1778
L, NN, Emmet Collection. Addressed below close: “To Major Genrl Gates.” Lt. Col. John Mead commanded the Ninth Regiment of Connecticut Militia, comprised of companies from the towns of Norwalk, Stamford, and Greenwich.
1. Mead was referring to Col. Increase Mosley's Regiment of Connecticut militia.
