Lebanon Ap'l 1st 1776.
Dear Sir
On hearing that part of the Ministerial Fleet arriv'd at Newport Yesterday and the probability that some of them may Come and Lie before N London Harbour Gov'r Trumbull and Com'tee advise that you Send a Post directly to Capt. Francis at Saybrook to stop the Transports that are there untill further order and also advise that Capt. Francis Send out a Boat from Saybrook to Direct the Transports returning from N York to stop at Saybrook with those now there untill you have further directions. In haste from your affectionate Parent. J z. Huntington
1. Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, XX, 34-35.
