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^ :/$ EXCELLENCY
Jonathan" trumb'ull, 'Efg;
Governor of tk« State of C«r&a.<wt, in America.
A PROCLAMATION.
W'HEREAS the General ^fymbh eftbe^sverxer a%d
Company of the Sw^f Coxxeaicut, ^d at Hart"
-,^ r d, on the 8/b Da, of May, 1777. did rifely, That
Adreasfu*dr, cf the Inhabitants cf this State, feme fro*
ill Advice ; fibers from Inadvertent and mifaken A,„e
r^xfcni, have atfan/cd) aud,ut thres/rvis qaer the Pro
t<3idx of theE-rtes of t»ie and tbs o&r Siam of America :
Hat fe nrw fu,pof„ to he convinced' of their Error and
KVmid probabl, return to their Dat, bad the, Aforance of
Pryriawn. Tbit bis Excellency the Governor of tbit State
is'lfi-edtoiffoa Prglasrin, afiring a Pardon of all
TrtaJjx or mJ f/n^ of Ireafn heretofore foe relative to
joining tbs E^,m, as dferefaid, to all such of said hbubi
rents fe ah/conded as aforesaid,' as fead at er before the frft
Dg of Agty/ noct enfaiog appear in this State before an
Affifaxt or Judice of the P ate, and take a proper Oath of
^egiinte to be true and faithful to tbit State; and fall
declare that tbs, break tfa^d afar* all Cfaeaious q.vitb
eb, Enea, ; and that th, quill yield true and faithful Obe
dience to the Eras of thi, Stam-^bat each of Laid Inba
bitantsfe cefermingfb di be indemnified and freed frost, ay
Profaution for an,Ad3, b,m or them heretofore dene, rela
tive to aiding, jdm^g sr affixing the Enemies of this State ;
^^d that every Jueb Perfmfs long as tbs, yntinuefe to cox
formed beba\ JhallM preceded in ibeir Rights and Li-
Rlrties in cowmen < w itb the other Inhabitants oj this State.
£ DO THEREFORE in pausance of Gid Rrfrive
& £ f fdd 6saetal Af^hb, heeby proclaim, ,ro
ftifi and declare, that all fichof Aid Inhabitants as
above defnibßd, as ih riloe er be fare A<fifi Diy of
Augak W*t vstataily appear in this S zu befare an
Affiftanter Jiftice of th# Peace, tad foil declare that
he or they do b^koff aad difeard all C^ie&ivM
with the Enemy ; had hr; he or they will yield tree
aad faithful abadiocs to % Lars cf this State, and
ihell take the following Oath of Allegiance to this
&m, viz. /
" r^u - - de forcearb, the Name of th
evtr.Uving Ged. that you mill be tree and faithful to the
•State f Couroaicut,-© afire &xd ixufndra/ State ; and
in all Thing, do,oor De ,e, a good and faithful Sulfa of
said Sae, in fu,,erring the Rights, Liberties and Priwi
hg" fthsfree " Sohi, ,03 G>d.
ShAl oa pr^uciag & Certificate thereof under the
hand effect ASlav cr Justice of the Peace, receive
a F&EE PARDON of all treafoaabla A^s and
Deeds by him or thra htorrfm committed agair.ft
ilia State in the Mitten ^fer^faid, &ad be exempted
fo.m Mi P^Gc^ti^ relative thereto; and fluli bere.
flared to a Partici,an qef all tie Rights, Liberties
and Pridl^M appe^niaing to the good People thereof.
GIVEN under m, Hand at th Council Chamber in Hart
ford, the tyh Da, of funs, A D 1777.
Jonathan Trumbull.
At a General Affinal, of the Governor and Cempau, of tbs
State of Co^Aicst, bolde* at Hartford, ox the Jecond
Tbwfda, of My, A. D. 1777.
An A^T to prevent traita^aa Cjpfpirftcic# ag#inft
rhb and th^ United States of America.
„/ HEREAS aroPerfeas inimical to this and the United
States of America, do wander from Place to Place,
oitb latent tof„ cat the Scats.of the Colonies,form traits
out leaf,trades agatafl th State, and give Intelligence to
the Enemies thereof, to De great Danger and Prejudice of
tbs Inhabitant I ffaid Sta ts.
'[HEREfeORB, Be is c^aßsd b, the Governor, Ceun
til and Repreftwativts, it General Court offmiled,
and b, the Authority of tie fame, Taat an Parfen ar Per
fi@ in aay Char^a^r or Capacity whatever, ( xcept
P^fon* well ktor/n and ethremed to be friendly to
Aid sm^, miliar, C^ramifon Officers on their
Match t^ ©f frra the A rcy, z in Drfence of this or
Kha Did U^ted States, and Soldiers in cernpan, ni;h,
and under *»s esmsaad es f:ch Officers) Ihall be al
h#ed to travel orpafs ffera Tewn to Tvwn, without
a proper Psrait, igaed by f^meWfilhat of Janice of
the Pjics, Genteel er F^ld Officer, Selea r^, er
Cj^wuec cf I rfp,&;&F, certifying where the Bearer
beings the Place rc which ^ is to travel, and that
he is reputed fefyndiy to t^e United Statu.
Avd to iffarther raaßsd b, tbs Authority aforefaid. That
fcbs the D^ty of e^g Affithat aid Jihice of the
Pa^c% aad she, are hereby aeihmiftd tn exsmiue aid
Wz^ Gwy Ufp&.l?&f.s navelmg within this State;
#l4 all Gswal nod Fmld Officers, and all other Mi
, u&v O^^nofthe A m, er Militia of every Rcuk
and O d&r ? i<hin :-r, &a% a^d every S^lfß Man,
C^^iueeof izfpceian, C@cftibJe and Grrofary-
Men are hereby an^ari&d and directed to <x#mi4
STOr, fiffeded ?^f a tra^Ui^, iathia State that fall
c^rn^to their K/iowJedpe, aed if fech Person fheU not
prince a proper Cmificuo or otherwise fatitfy fich
Officer that h^ ^r ike ii friendly to this and the ether
tinned Suus, fach Officer is hereby anthorifed and
deeded wither without a Warrant to ^preteend fach
fufy&aed Parson and c&ufe hi a or her to appear before
the next Affidant or Juflica of the Peace.
Aid all P^f& are hereby required t' afford all
rf4eff„ Affidasct therein, if required fe, firth Officer
B^d^r the fme Penalty as by Law is provided, fir re
f^fing to «ffia Steffi ar CozfUbl&i in the Executes
of their Office.
Aid if such f^fp^md P*rfm apprehended by anj
Affiant er other Officer shall not produce a prep®
Cor ilicAWer fatirfy such Auhori j that he is frieidl]
t^ th# United States <f America, fuck Authority i
her by anthorifei ts bind him or her to his or her geo<
Behaviour, or to commit him or her to GeM, them «
remain anti! driive^d by so Order cf Law. at th
Natarc of the Case may require
A^d fich Affifani of ja£c?#f th* foci! ata here
by authorifid to tax fill Acc^ffary Cast occafionad by
fitch Examination aad grant Execution thereon.
Puffed in the Enver H&xfs,
Atuft. Benjamin Huntington, Clerk.
Concurred ix the Upper Hoxfe,
ts. George Wyllys, Secrsfar,.
At a General Affimbl, oftbe Governor and Company tftbe
State of Coxxeaiext, bidden at Hartford, m the fscoxd
Tburfda, of May, A D. 1777.
An AJT i* firmer addirioa to the Law, entitled Ax
AR providing in case of Sickaefs.
B ^ ff erased b, the Governor, Council and Reprefextatives
in Ctneral Court afftmbled, and b, the Axtberit, of the
fame, That, no Perfo# fhail hereafter wiihintheLtHita
of ary Town im this State, receive, give, or com^a
x&rr the hfiaion cf the SmaihPpx by way of Ino
cslatioa, or in any fach like Methed, without firff ob
taining a Certificate from the majar P^rt of he Civil
Authority, and of the Saka Mtn rs fach T^wn ap
pr,vi&g <f amd permitting tko f s me, nor Ihall my
Ptrfia be aiding or assist eg therein, without fuca
Liberty firft obtained a# aforefsid.
And be it farther maed That the civil Authority
and Safca.Mea, in any Town in thia Sat« ihall not
grant Permflion for the Small-Pox to be cemmuai
cated by Lwcuritian, until the Approbation of fetch
Town b> firft ^ad and obtained, by the V^te of two
Thirds of the V^era afibrnbled in legal Tews-Maa:"
i^g, excepting it ba irno Parsons bdeaging ante the
C<atiweital ri^my, Officers or Soldiers, a^d alfa in
iich Cefv where ^n, Pirfon shill make it appear fuly
to th# Satkfiata of the said Authority and Salad-
Mo, that he,or Ou hath bran involuntarily exp^fed
to take the infoaion, and probably hath thereby taken
and received the ftma i* the natural way.
And be it further maHed, That whenever the civil
Authority and Salad: Mtn shill grant Liberty and
permiffijn to inocn'at# as aforefaid, they arg dirked
aad r^zired to assign the P aca, House or H^fis
where it fhi|l be carried on, and the infed'd Perfo^s
fall be k^pt, and to appoint aad approve of the
Nu so aad Tenders employed, gi^a Orders rafpeftirg
the Time the Parfoas i^ft&ad, their Nurses and T#n
dirs ^1 contisae in th^ Place appointed, and also re
fyeaieg their Criaafiag and coming out ; and such
other Orders and Dir@&i)u a, shall be judged meg ex
pedie^t far preferring the Inhabitant frem taking the
lafeaien : For which Service raeet'Rceompeace full
be Paid by these concerned, er soma of thea, to said
Authority and Seled-men.
That in c ft any P&rfaa ffiall prefime voluntarily
to receive, take, give er communicate the Small-Pox,
dirtily or indirealy, contrary to the true intent and
meaaiag of this Ad, or be aiding @ r affiftieg therein,
fich afoader (hall forfeit and pay, to the Treafurar
of thia Suie, th# Sum of fifty Pounds far every such
Offence.'
And every Pgrfa who shall tranfgrefi any of the
Rule# or O/dere, made or given in purfcance of this
Ad, fech T&fgreffar than fof.it and pay tn the
Treafeer &f the Tewn where the Offence ffiall be
sammitted, the Sira of eight Pounds.
Provided nevarthelefs, that all such Farfans, and all
others Ihall be f^jtdad to, and under th# regulation
of th# Law sforefad, entitled, an A& providing in
case ofSickmtfs ; in every Cifr, wherein ether or dis.
fsrent Pravifion is net hurin made, cencerAing the
fame.
A id whoever any Perfan fha!l be brought to Trit!
for the Breach of this A&, in companies in= &r rd
ceiriag the Small Pox ; sr aiding er affixing toein,
fach Psrfon Qxa'l 62 deemed er aejadged geiky there
of; although the Complainant shall not be able to
produce any other P/& than to render it probable ;
uaUfs such Perfin ffi^l mh ouh Uf^re the Ceurt
b<f,re wham such Parfua i# oh Trial, that he or ffie
hay# not voluntarily, direftly or ixdir<&y, given or
received said iah&ion, either by Inecnlatien or ,ny e
ther Ways or Maaas ahatfoever, which Oath the said
Court are hereby impowered to admiuiftsr.
And ail inf arming Officer's rs hereby irapofytred
and required to infirm againtt all and evir, Perfen
or Paries who Hull traafgrefs this A 3 er any Rules
and Orders raidh in purfuanc# efthis A&
And be it farther enaHed, That the Statute made and
puffed by the Assembly in My 1761, entitled an Aft
in farther Addflion to the Law unrifed an Aa provide
i n < i & C£ " & f bi^knefs be, amd |& fame it hezeby re
pealed.
At a Gsfiera! AfGmblfbhh# Governor and, Company
of the State of Cowieaic^r, holder at Hertford, on
th# fecand Thursday of May, 1777,
Am ACT preferibing atad eijrinieg an OATH of
FIDELITY to this State. 1
WHEREAS this Spate and the rest of the United
VY S'am in America are become free and inde.
pendent States, and have by the unaaimoMs De
claratian of their Deletes in the Continental Can
grefs assembled. pihli&d to all the world such their
Freedom end Independence.
Be it raaßed b, the Gevirxor and Council and Repreferg.
fives in General Court affrabled, and b, the Authority of the
Jame, That ari Members of the General Assembly,
and all Officers civil aid military and Freemen sf this
? State fhail take the following Oath, viz. " You
“ A. B. do fwcar by the Name of the ever-living
1 " Gad, that yen will be true and faithful to the State
1" of Caaneaicat at a frde std independent State, end
1 " in all things de year duty as a good and faithful
1" fabje& cf the said Stltejn fepporting the Rigte, Li
t“ berties and privileges of th# fame." So help yen
A>td be if fuller s*,Ae« %L A^h^f ,/';.&{ "^
when Gid Oath ffi^ll be xrai»i;ler ? d ,0 ,0, .f ,fe±
People called Qiakers it fhaJl be by way < f #.ffi „„,.
tion ; and that ne Person fh*ll execute ^ (;ffi weit
or military, or gve their Vole or Suffrage for th^
fame after the fir& Day ^'September next, nabfi f< c h
Person Iha l hev# fi<ft tak^n said Oath if rherere re
q.ired by proper Authority. And it ihrij be the Duty
efthe Authority ndminiforing such O^th, ra fo^ \
Carritete thereof, and the Kamei & f th, p a &$^
whom the Gme hath been adrai&flmd fh^ &#@^l
lad ia ths Town Ctok'# Office in the fame Maunar^
the Names efFmmee are enrolled.
Provided nevartheJefs that nothing in this Ad ffi,R
extend to preheat any Perfin nnd a , the Afo >w&r
<m Yms, who hath a r fyht by Law, from voting fir
tie Choice of military Officers.
A true Copy of Record, exraised h,
George Wyllys, Sic'/y.
At a General Affably of she Governor and Company of the
State f Cenwatcut, bolder at Hartford, ox she
turjday of Msy, 1777.
An ACT to exempt the Bodies of non-commission OG
facers and Seloiers belonging t o hi CoßtiweaW
Army from Arrefh and Imprifonmeat oa acc&am
Debt.
BE it sxa&d by th Govern Council and Rt„<fat &
'7" ,°r"y frfoQ, and by th &„it,
tbeJame,^ . hat the Badieu #f an non commission Of
ficers and Saldin, tel aging to m Conri^ntal Army,
fusil be exempted from Arrefis and Imprifee far,
andon account of ay Dsbts originally due I, Con
fr°^ : And ^ all ^h nan.cnJmiffiM r
offers Sridiers as & e mow k^h ^ Encniba
of feci Debt be fonhw th retard from Cfoe
m""-. r P '"^ d h °"" r th *' ^ E ^ effech
Officers and Soldiers as fall be dri^ar^d
CGnfiarm^t by Virtue of this A& fh^i fill bg
liab.e , berkra by Virtue of the fi^ Executive
" ."^ ^^ confined, and fold a^d difpefed
to filch Ex cations accordingly, and that
taair B^dtes after t^y ffitli be riifcha r£# d fio^. laid
Army, is the Execution by which the, ware 00^-
- '""" making this Aa are then unfa
uued, Ihail be liable to be uka and laprifonad by
force of said Ex,crion.
A true Co,, of Record, examined, by
George Wyllys, Sac'/y.
STATE of CONNECTICUT.
thfc GOVERNOR.
tyHEREAS the Geaml Affably of this State have'
refaved that every friufer eagsgad in Con
tinental Army, fall be futpiffiad with a Blanket at
toe Expect ifthe State; and the provide* heisto
raaoe far tach town to procure ons Basket to eve
ry fi,,w4rad p,m i. ,),,;, „{,&, Lilt, n.n.
not fridcreut [a fa,ply the ^hik,
ID) therefore hereby order and direct & Civ^
Authority asd Sel&a M,a 4 the fev^! T w 1 forth,
with t 3 rake fame mrfu e; if ^cify, to pro
c°, rf* additional number es Blanks -i hi^ their
rp?4,ve I owns as Ihall be waaied tgf^ifn tlrir
Optas of Continental Seldiets, and the
deliver far the us, of such Soldiers, taking proper re
ceipts, aed their accounts the, eef fifth Q the Ccm~
MiHevcf the Pay Table.
Given under my Hand at Hertford, the 14 h Dm,
of Jane, A. D. 1777. J.Trumbull.
los Printers in this State are dtfred to ixfore the <-
hove ix ibrir refo& %, Papers.
— . T n ß >^^^^
P ^'URN^ rnan&g ug#< ague to & C'erk ts
Al. R,f^rd Cennty Court, by fendry mihta phi
c^sia uij County, efthof# of thair Cempaata who
h&ve fi^ce December lift r^firfed to marsh Gr the D&
sanes of their Country *han detached and ordena;
wirier Returns are the mod cf them general, fad net
so particular at it is navigable they ih,uld bn, a# the,
are to be improved on trial as Evidence t@ caoj& the
Delinquents, ft is therefore requeued that ether and
mire particu& Returns be made: in mikingof which
th# fallowing farm may perhaps be A Service, {&
far ^ it canparn with particular C/f% viz
"Ta GeorgeWyllys, Eq ; Cle:k of the he
nsrabG Cavity Coan fir .he Ccu^y of Hertford.
“ Haring received Orders fern Esq;
Cjloael and Command, es the Retymeet M th^
Mi itia of this S ate, bearing Dm the D?y of
!777> ' A 'he Wods fallowing v'z (reche them
athfo
11pirfuance thereof, an the Dyof 1777,
I detached according to Law ' effe&iva Mefy
then of Gia Company, and liable to such Detachment,
and ordered them to mafor and march to aadsr
the Command of of which Number so de
tacked a^d ordered as rfrefid, were
allpfwhomis contempt of f^id de:achl»g and
Orders, utterly r^fafed and n^G&d to miner a*^
march as aforefaid.
A. B. Captain aed Cezimaß?er of&
Campaay of the Rrgimeu."
Itis also requsftad th, the R^n^ be Made with
out Daay, cs a Court is fieri t, be heldaa far Th#
Trial of the Dslikquant.
Oliver Ellswortm,
States Attorney for the £cf Hertford,
_Harrfe?d. Juve 14, 1777.
'[AKEN up b, h# fabUftUir, the iuh arju^e i$N.
a black MARE, about fjurtsen hands h^h ten
years old, fho, before. The owner, may hr* fur a
gain by ap,plyiag to William Spar of Ead Wteefcry
paying colls.
foae 14, 1777.