Jacob Bailey [Jacob Bayley] ALS Copy to Jonathan Chase and Ebenezer Brewster, February 8, 1780

Newbury Feby 8th 1780
Sr.
Wharas it appears that many of the people
on this River destetue of a regular Command. desire
that I should take the Command of the whole as
Brigadier General and wharas it is of necessity that
it should be kown who are ready for action and who will
command the several Regemnents & Companies,
You will therefore ccall upon each Coll. on each
side of Conecticut River as far as the lines of the
Massachusetts—Bay for a returne of their several
Companies specifying who commands, the Number,
who are ready to turn out at minutes warning
and to order each Coll. to make their Regements
ready for action, You are not to reguard from
what State or Convention the Officers are commission
- ed, and that each Company have an allarmpost
appointed, and in case of an alarm to wait at
the Post for orders as it cannot be known whare
the Enemy will attack. Doubtless the Enemy will
make a fient in some Place of which I wish the People
may be aware. I wish each man would equip himself
with snow-shoes etc The returns to be made to me
and Colo, Bellows or Colo, Hunt, and whareas it is my
opinion if the Enemy make an attack this Winter
on our Frontiers it will be at Otter Creek and
Coos, the Regiments below Windsor west of the River
if an attack is expected to march to Rutland.
At Windsor Herford & Hartford to look well to the passage
into the upper part of Windsor and Herford,
for this is you sufficient Warrent
(Jacob Bailey
(Acting Brigdr Ge Coos

To Ebenezer Brewster Esq
Please to act as Brigade Major
for me, & the Melitia beforesaid
are desired to obay him a such Cor

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{Note: Transcription provided by Sarah Caswell Angell Chapter, NSDAR}