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four barrels of pork, for the guard of 20 men stationed at Saybrook.Also, that Mr. David Trumbull might receive of said Champion, twobarrels of pork, for so much received for Capt. Niles, of the schoonerSpy, before, and not charged.
Mark Foquet, in behalf of his father, Capt. Nicholas Foquet, andhimself, stated to the Governor and Council, that they were employedby the Continental Congress to inspect powder mills, and powder andsalt petre in the United States ; and while in any particular State, tobe under the direction of the Governor thereof, and supported by theUnited States , and empowered by Congress to call upon any continentalquarter master in any State for such assistance and support they shouldneed ; that Congress furnished them, at Yorktown, with a wagon, fourhorses, and a wagon master, to convey them and their baggage fromState to State, and that the wagon master deserted them at Hartford , inthis State ; that their money was nearly expended, and considerableexpense had arisen since they came to Connecticut , and more expensewould arise, and they should be obliged to go to the eastern Stateswhen Gov. Trumbull should direct; that there was no quarter masterto whom they could apply ; and therefore asked to be furnished with awagon master, and necessary funds to defray their expense while here,and to convey them to such State as they should be directed. TheGovernor and Council ordered that Nathaniel Wales, Esq., should bedesired to advance to the said Nicholas and Mark not exceeding $200,to be repaid to him, and charged to the Continent.
On the request of Maj. William Ledyard , who represented thenecessity of having 5 dozen spades and shovels, to carry on the worksat New London and Groton forts ; the Governor and Council authorizedMaj. Ledyard to procure said number of spades and shovels, for saidpurpose, to be under his care, and obtained in the most reasonablemanner. And to employ three or four head workmen for carryingstone, of the men employed in the public service at and about the forts,if practicable, with an additional allowance to said men, or in :he bestand most reasonable manner he could, to be employed in the works onfort Trumbull, at New London. And it was voted, that Capt. EdwardHallam, commissary of the fort at New London, should receive of Mr.Crary, at Preston, eight barrels of pork owned by this State, in hishands, for the use of the garrison at said fort, and said Crtry wasordered to deliver the same, and take a receipt accordingly.