At a meeting of the Governor and Council of Safety, [Lebanon] March 14th, A.D.1776.
Voted, That Mr. John McCleave of New Haven be and he is hereby appointed Second Lieutenant of the brig Defence, instead of Lieut. [James] Hopkins resigned.
Voted, That Jabez Huntington and Benj. Huntington Esqrs, be appointed a committee to take the best advice they think proper concerning the mode of rigging the row-galley now building by Capt. [Jonathan] Lester, and order said galley to be rigged accordingly.
1. Hoadly, ed., Connecticut Records, XV, 247, 248.
