Sr

You are hereby directed to Ship on bord the Schooner Spye Robert Niles Commander part of the Westindia goods in your Care as much Rum and Sugar as he Can Carry for the use of Our Troops in Genl Washingtons Army to be Transported by Said Niles as far Westward towards the Army as he Can Safely proced with his vessell & then Land the Same with directions to have it forwarded to the Army to the Care of Such Persons as the Genl Officers from this State Shall direct in order to be Disposed of to the Troops raised in this State agreable to the Act of the General Assembly —

if Landed at N Haven to Colol Jonathan Fitch
if at Stratford to the Care of John Brooks Esqr
if at Fairfield to the Care of Saml Squire Esqr
if at Norwalk to the Care of Thadeas Betts
if at Stanford to the Care of Danl Gray

and proper Rects to be taken for the Same wherever Landed to lye for further

Orders from the Govr & Comtee of Safety or from Majr Genl [Joseph] Spencer — I am Sir [&c.]