[Joseph Perkins 9^th Nov^m 179[undecipherable]] [Addressed to: [undecipherable] 20 Esq^r [undecipherable] [undecipherable] General [undecipherable] Comm^d of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] county [undecipherable]] Dear [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] 1[undecipherable] [undecipherable] and last night after [undecipherable] at & this morning waited on Col. Carrington to get information concerning my People But to my great Surprise and hear a word about them & I am much in fear for Their Safety as there was [undecipherable] all very [undecipherable] vending days & their [undecipherable] so badly [undecipherable] with [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] how ever there is this circumstance in their favour that they could not come with in fifty miles of Richmond being obliged to perform [undecipherable] here. Coln Carrington was with me to [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] had been [undecipherable] not from [undecipherable] the disorder was entirely over. I intend to leave this Place this day & to Proceed to new London in order to get the Buildings in forward & to return again here to meet the People as I [undecipherable] they will meet with little assistance from the gentle men to whom you recommended Them I am [undecipherable] the supply of [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] me will will be in[undecipherable] to [undecipherable] the Purpose you intended But if [undecipherable] it not to [undecipherable] not meet them on [undecipherable] as Coln Carrington gave me to [undecipherable] he could not furnish harness; I have g[undecipherable] a very [undecipherable] [undecipherable] very much upon my [undecipherable] however I will Persevere as long as I am able when I return to this Place will let you know what further may occur from dear Sir your[undecipherable] humble Servant Joseph Perkins