Henry Champion A.L.S., Colchester, April 30th, 1777 : to Capt. Dudley Saltonstall or comand.g officer on board the ship Trumbull & comand.g officer of the guard at Saybrook

Henry Champion A.L.S., Colchester, April 30th, 1777 : to Capt. Dudley Saltonstall or comand.g officer on board the ship Trumbull & comand.g officer of the guard at Saybrook

Instructions to patrol boats

Colchester [Conn.] 1777

[2] p. ; 20 cm. (fol.)

MSS L1988.190.292

"[B]y advice of the governor and Council of Safety I am to desire you to keep a very strict watch ... and suffer no boats or small crafts to pass up Connecticutt River in the night ...."|"[I]n case any are discovered bring them too [sic], if need be by firing on them and in case any gett by the guards or ship alarm us by firing three of your largest guns...."|Trimmed at bottom, affecting text on verso, probably only the docket|Digitized image available.

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