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to the Towns in Rhode Island and Connec'", where any arm'd Force appears to
oppose the Ministerial Troops :
what
Precaution is Necessary to be taken for the
Protection of our Colony your Hon' and the Hon'""= Gen' Assembly will Consider.
Some of our Connecticutt officers are very Desirous some further Provision might be
made for Those of the People in the army belonging to our Colony that are or may
be Sick.
—
"It's Suppos'd not Expedient at present to Communicate any of the Matters
Transacted by the Com''" &c. Conven'd here, without Special Leave.
" I am, with great Respect,
Your Hon" most obedient humble Serv*
Matth^ Griswold."
On the 27* of June 1778 Governor Griswold wrote a letter to
Roger Sherman of which the following is an incomplete draft
"Woodstock, June 27*", 1778."
" Sir,
"You have undoubtedly been advis'd of the Measures taken by the General
Assembly of this State Relative to the Paper Currency :
That
upon a Motion made
in our lower House of Assembly it was Resolv'd not to Suspend or Repeal the Act
Regulating prices, that a letter [be] sent by our Assembly to the other New England
States, Remonstrating against their Delaying to make provision for Regulating
prices, accompanied by two Gen" sent from our Assembly to Providence and Boston,
Returning without Success, our
to Enforce the Matter Contain'd in the Letter : who
Gen'' Assembly Directed an Address to Congress, Requesting them to take up the
Matter, and advise to Some Salutary Measures to prevent the Threatening Mischief
of Sinking the Credit of the paper Currency ;
pointing out in Some Measure the
Dangerous Consequences to the army, and great advantage Sharpers and Disaificted
Persons might take to oppress the People and Embarras the Common Cause :
:
That,
while the Copies were preparing, the Resolve of Congress came to hand Advising a
Repeal or Suspension of the Act ;
which
Induced the Assembly to suspend it till the
Rising of the Gen'l Assembly in Ocf next, apprehending it wou'