Jonathan Trumbull to John Hancock, referred to Wythe & Committee, 6 January 1776

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"Jonathan Trumbull to John Hancock, 25 March 1776, pg 1." Image from The Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789.

                                       Lebanon 6th January 1776
Sir
    Enclosed is Copy of a Letter from the Com.tee of Inspection in the Town of Greenwich, bordering on the County of West Chester in the Province of New York. This intelligence appears to me worthy the Attention of your Body. When the United Colonies are driven to necessity of taking up Arms for the defense of their Rights. At the same time to feed their Enemies; and to give them intelligence and Aid appears incongruous, and requires attention and some vigorous exertions to prevent it.
    Oliver Woolcot and Samuel Huntingtons Esquires, the new Members from this Colony will inform what is needful of the Acts and Resolves of our General Assembly. Great Harmony and Unanimity subsisted therein. An Act passed, for retraining and punishing people who are inimical to the Liberties of this and the rest of the United Colonies &c. Another for encouraging the Manufactures of Salt [Potre?] and Gun Powder. Hope to produce a considerable quantity of Gun Powder by the Spring, from materials collected amongst ourselves.
    The Furnace at Middletown is smelting Lead, and will soon turn out 20 or 30 Tons. The Vein of Ore seems to promise a plenty.
    A Resolve passed Our Assembly, directing the Governor and his Council of Safety to fit two Armed Vessels, One is purchased, will carry 16 Guns, the other to be bought or built. It to be built will be larger. Also to build four Row Galleys.
    A Request was made in a former Letter for the Loan of 50 Cannon from the Northern Posts. Enclosed is minutes of the Ordnance in the possession of the United Colonies in that quarter, exclusive of what is at Crown Point, at which place there is not less than 40. I hope for

The Honorable President Hancock

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"Jonathan Trumbull to John Hancock, 25 March 1776, pg 2." Image from The Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789.

for a speedy Answer and Grant of that Favour. The Season is advancing wherein they may be drawn down.
    Enclosed is Copy of the Report of a Committee from Our Assembly consigning a Lead mine to New Canaan in the Colony of New York. Is it not needful to engage the Congress of that Colony to pursue this discovery? The Lead extracts from this one appears to be of the best kind, and the appearance of a plenty is very great.
                             I am, with great Truth and Regard
                                  Sir, Your most Obedient honorable Servant
                                       Jon Trumbull

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Letter from Gov. Trumbull
Dated 6 Jany. 1776
Read 15
Referred to
    Mr. Paine
    Mr. Dyer
    Mr. Lynch
    Mr. Wythe
    Mr. Livingston