Delegates to Congress . Letters of delegates to Congress, 1774-1789, Volume 10, June 1 1778-Septmeber 30 1778
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New Hampshire Delegates to To: Meshech Weare


Hond. Sir,
York Town Pennsylvania June 15th. 1778

   Congress having receiv'd advice by Letters from General Sullivan of the late Ravages of the British Troops in his Department, & of his present inability to prevent the like in future should they come out with any considerable force have directed the Delegates of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay & Connecticutt to address the Legislatures of their respective States, requesting them forthwith to send forward their Quotas of Troops destined for the defence of the State of Rhode Island. (1)

   Tho' We think there is no reason to doubt but that the Quota of our State will be raised and Marched, before this reaches you: Yet, in Obedience to the Orders of Congress, we cannot do less than solicit your Attention to a Matter so important in its Consequences,


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that if by any means our State should be wanting in that respect, Your immediate Care might supply the Deficiency.

   We have only to add our hearty Wishes that this & every other Exertion of the State in defence of every thing valuable may be attended with the best Success. We are with great Esteem, Sir, your Obet very humle Servants,


Josiah Bartlett

John Wentworth Junr


Note: RC (MHi). Written by Wentworth and signed by Wentwort and Bartlett.


1 See Massachusetts Delegates to the Massachusetts Council, June 13, 1778, note.