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"A List of both Officers & Souldiers in ye first company or Train band in Saybrook made this 26th of March 1745 being training."
Abraham CHALKER jr.,
***(Victoria's note: There are several names on this list. See original source for those names).
What proportion of men Saybrook furnished in the first expedition against Canada in the early summer of 1755, history does not relate, but at the second call for troops by a special session of the Assembly, August 27th, Saybrook furnished its quota, as seen in original documents.
"An account of what was Delivered out of Saybrook Town Stock of ammunition to Capt. James HARRIS's company, Sept. 12th and 13th pr me John TULLY.
"Out of one Cask took out of Mr. BLAGUE's warehouse, which weigh'd by Capt. HARRIS's Stilly' ds 57 lbs. Before opened after substracting ye weight of ye rope it was weigh'd with.
To: Paybody GRENNEL one pound of powder |