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 342 THE HISTORY OF BARRINGTON. Bristol, December ii, A. D. 1776. To Capt. Thomas Allin : These are to impower you to Proceed into the towns of Warren, Swanzey, and Rehoboth, and to purchase as many Blankets as you Can agree for and if you cannot Purchase any you must take to the amount of one Hundred, not taking more than one or two from any one family. Make strict search as they must be had, for the army are now suffering for the same and give your receipt for the number taken to the owner of the same. And for your so doing this shall be your sufficient Warrant. Pr. Me, William Bradford, Deputy Govenio? of the State of Rhode Island. Providence, March 12, 1777. Sir : You are hereby ordered to march with the Company under your Command to Tiverton and joyne the Regiment as soon as possable as the Nature of the Cause admits of No delay. To Capt. Thomas Allin. I am, sir, yours, Benjamin Tallman, Colo. Bristol, March 15th, 1777. Due to Capt. Bosworths Party of men at Barrington and Capt. Allins Company at the same place, for allowance not drawn, Viz.: 70 lbs. of beef, twenty-six & y^ pounds of but- ter, five pounds eight ounces of soap and two hundred and ten pints of beans for thirty five men, two weeks weekly al- lowance. From Stephen Smith Commissary. Stephen Whiting. £ S. D, 26yi lbs. butter. . 17 6 210 pints beans. . . 17 6 51 lbs. 8 oz. soap. . 2

70 lbs. beef. . . 17 6 £2 14 6