[Hartford] 14 Sepr AD 1775
Gent,
Please to draw on the Treas[ur]y of the Colony in favr of Cap Robert Niles of the armed Schooner, Spy, for the sum of one hundred pounds, taking his Receipt, & also his sufficient Bond for the proper Disposition of this & whatever Money He may receive out of sd Treas[ur]y, in Capacity of Captain of sd Schooner, & his well accounting for the same, & Charge the Colony
By order of the Govr & Comte of Safety
Wm Williams Clerk
1. Conn. Arch., 1st series, III, 481a, ConnSL.