At a Meeting of the Committee of Correspondence held by adjournment in South Kingstown the 13th day of February AD. 1776 ー
This Committee having received information that William Aplin of sd Town, was in Company with Capt Wallace, at the Time of his Landing at Point Judith, On the fourth day of this Instant, upon which this Committee immediately caused the sd William Aplin to appear before them, to answer to sd Information, who declared he was with sd Wallace at sd Time & place, & that he had conversation with him, agreable to a Narrative, this day delivered to this Committee, by him subscribed with his Name Upon due Consideration It was thereupon ordered by this Committee, that the Clerk of the Committee, immediately transmit a Copy of the proceedings of this Committee, in the Premisses, together with the sd Narrative of sd William Aplin, to his Honour the Governor of this Colony, and this Committee appoint Mr Thomas Hazard Potter, to convey the same, as soon as may be, to his Honour the Governor ー
A True Copy extracted from the Minute Book
Witness J Peckham Clk of said Committee
