and soldiers to return to said posts, and the dictates of humanity require that said officers and soldiers, with their families, should be provided for and supported while they continue in this Colony: it is therefore,

Resolved by this Assembly, That Col. Erastus Wolcott, Captain Samuel Wadsworth, Captain Ezekiel Williams, and Mr. Epaphras Bull, Henry Allyn, Esquire, Colonel Fisher Gay, Col. Matthew Talcott, Col. James Wadsworth, Captain Jonathan Wells, Ebenezer White, Esquire, and Colonel Jonathan Humphrey be, and they, or any three of them, are hereby appointed a Committee, and are ordered and instructed, at the expense of this Colony, to take care of and provide for said officers and soldiers, with their families at present, and see that they be treated with humanity, kindness, and respect, according to their rank and station, and encourage, assist, and advise said, soldiers in procuring such profitable labour and business as they may be capable of, wherever said soldiers can find persons willing to entertain and give them employment, until, by the advice of the Continental Congress or otherwise, this Assembly shall take further order concerning them, and that the Commander-in-Chief make a proper return, under his hand, to said Committee, of the corps that are under his command.

Resolved by this Assembly, That the form for Commissions for the Field-Officers in the service for the special defence and safety of this Colony, shall be as follows, and the Governour and Secretary are desired and directed to sign the same:

“Colony of CONNECTICUT:

“JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Esquire, Captain-General and Governour-in-Chief in and over His Majesty’s ENGLISH Colony in NEW- ENGLAND in AMERICA,

“To Benjamin Hinman, Esquire, greeting:

“By virtue of the power and authority to me given, and by the Royal Charter to the Governour and Company of the said Colony, under the great seal of England, I do, by these presents, reposing especial trust and confidence in your loyalty, courage, and good conduct, constitute and appoint you, the said Benjamin Hinman, to be Colonel of the Fourth Regiment of the inhabitants enlisted and assembled for the special defence and safety of His Majesty’s said Colony. You are, therefore, to lead, conduct, order, and exercise said Regiment in the service aforesaid, and to keep them in good order and discipline, hereby commanding them to obey you as their Colonel, and yourself to observe and follow such orders and instructions as you shall from time to time Receive from me or the Commander-in-Chief of the said Colony for the time being, or other your superiour officers, according to military rules and discipline, pursuant to the trust reposed in you.

“Given under my hand and the publick seal of the said Colony at . . . . . , the first day of May, in the fifteenth year of the reign of His Majesty King George the Third, Anno Domini 1775.”

Resolved, further, That the form for Warrants for the Officers On the Staff be as follows, and the Governour is directed to sign the same:

“JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Esquire, Governour and Commader-in-Chief of His Majesty’s Colony of CONNECTICUT in NEW- ENGLAND, in AMERICA,

“To Rev. Cotton Mather Smith, greeting:

“Reposing especial trust and confidence in your loyalty; piety, ability, integrity, and good conduct, I do hereby appoint you, the said Cotton Mather Smith, Chaplain of the Fourth Regiment of the inhabitants enlisted and assembled for the special defence and safety of His Majesty’s said Colony; and do hereby authorize and empower you to exercise the several acts and duties of your office and station as Chaplain of the said Regiment, which you are faithfully to perform in a due and religious discharge thereof, according to the important trust reposed in you, for which this is your warrant.

“Given under my hand and seal at arms, in . ., in the Colony, aforesaid, this twentieth day of May, in the fifteenth year of the reign of His Majesty King George the Third, Anno Domini 1775.”

“JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Esquire, Governour and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty’s ENGLISH Colony of CONNECTICUT in NEW-ENGLAND, in AMERICA,

“To Lemuel Wheeler, Gentleman, greeting:

“I do, by these presents, resposing especial confidence in your loyalty, skill, and good conduct, appoint you, the said Lemuel Wheeler, to be Physician and Surgeon in the Fourth Regiment of inhabitants enlisted and assembled for the special defence and safety of His Majesty’s said Colony; and I do hereby authorize and empower you to exercise your said office in a due discharge of the duties thereof, which you are carefully and diligently to attend as a Physician as aforesaid, according to the trust reposed in you, for which this is your sufficient warrant.

“Given under my hand and seal at arms, at . ., in said Colony, the twentieth day of May, 1775, in the fifteenth year of His Majesty’s reign.”

“Colony of CONNECTICUT:

“JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Esquire, Governour and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty’s Colony of CONNECTICUT in NEW-ENGLAND, in AMERICA,

“To . . . . . ., Gentleman, greeting:

“I do, by these presents, reposing especial trust and confidence in your loyalty, fidelity, and good conduct, constitute and appoint you, the said . . . . . ., to be Commissary in the . . . Regiment of the inhabitants enlisted and assembled for the special defence and safety of His Majesty’s said Colony; and you having first given bond, with sufficient surety for a faithful discharge of your trust, I do authorize and empower you to exercise your said office in a due performance of the duties thereof in the Regiment aforesaid, keeping proper accounts, and the same render on oath when required, according to the trust reposed in you, for which this is a sufficient warrant.

“Given under my hand and seal at arms, in. . ., the . . day of May, A. D. 1775, in the fifteenth year of His Majesty’s reign.”

Resolved by this Assembly, That the Committee of the Pay-Table be directed to give orders on the Treasurer of this Colony for payment to all such persons who have actually expended moneys or given their written obligations therefor, more than to the amount of what is equitably due to them for their personal service in obtaining possession of Ticonderoga and Crown Point, upon their exhibiting their accounts, and having them liquidated and approved by said Committee; and also, that said Committee be, and they are hereby further directed to receive the accounts of the cost and expenses, both of men and provisions, incurred in taking and securing said Fortresses, by any inhabitants of this Colony, or any others by them engaged and employed, digest the same into proper form, and lay the same before this or some future Assembly, for their equitable consideration and allowance.

Resolved by this Assembly, That all accounts of disbursements made by order or direction of this Assembly relative to the present extraordinary emergencies of Government, be laid before the Pay-Table Committee already appointed, to be by them examined, settled, and adjusted; and said Committee are hereby directed to draw all needful orders on the Treasurer for the payment thereof.

Resolved by this Assembly, That each non-commissioned officer and soldier belonging to any military company or trainband in this Colony, shall be paid out of the Colony Treasury Six Pence for each half day he shall attend and perform military exercises, and Twelve Pence for each day he shall attend and perform regimental exercise, in obedience to a law of this Colony passed at the session of the General Assembly in October last; and that the Clerk of each of said Companies shall make out duplicate and attested Rolls of such non-commissioned officers and soldiers as performed military exercises as aforesaid, and deliver the same to the Captain, or, in his absence, to the chief officer of such company whereof he is Clerk, and said Captain or chief officer shall present said Roll to two assistants, or two Justices of the Peace, to be by them examined and approved, which Rolls, when approved, shall, by such authority, be noted thereon accordingly, one of which Rolls shall be delivered to such officer, and the other held by said