Sir

I received your's of yesterday by Mr Mervin, observe the Contents, have ordered a Meeting of my Council, on the Morrow  Shall take the matter of your Security and Defense, into Consideration; and thereon shall make such Orders as I hope may be necessary and Acceptable ー Should have been glad of your Assistance but conclude your Attendance is called to the Superiour Court at Hartford; the last I heard of our Enemies, they were at the N W Point of Fisher's Island ー On Friday morning [September 1] Two Tenders about 12 or 1 O.clo ー came into the Habour at Stonington sounding the Depth of Water, they came so near as to be spoken to, but made no intelligble Answer ー They soon withdrew ー The Man badly wounded in the Attack there is in a fair way to recover ー The Damages done the Houses not so great as was at first Apprehended. ー

Shall send the Answer to yr request to Majr [Jonathan] Latimer at New London, where you may expect to find it on Tuesday Morning ー I hope the utmost Care and Watchfulness will be used to prevent Ravage and Damages from them, who rise up against us to Deprive us of Our Substance, as well as our Liberties ー I am, [&c.]

The Honble Matthew Griswold, or in his Absence, to The Gentlemen of the Comittee at Lyme