At a meeting of the Governor and Council of Safety holden at Hartford on the 16^th day of January, A.D. 1778.

Upon the representation of Gen^l Sam^l H. Parsons,¹ shewing to this Board that a small privateer is now fitting out by the general's order to drive small tenders and boats from the western coasts, which cannot be completed unless they can obtain the loan of one [of] the nine-pounders at New Haven belonging to this State, and praying for the loan thereof for the purpose aforesaid: Whereupon it is resolv'd by this Board, that one of the said nine-pound cannon at said New Haven be loaned to the said Gen^l Parsons for the purpose aforesaid; and he is hereby permitted to receive the same on his giving his receipt therefor.