[August 11, 1776]

My Dearest Life

Tomorrow we are to leave this place but am Afraid we shall not be able for
want of waggons to take most of our baggage there are none to be found in this part
ofthe Country and am heartily sick of this vile place I should therefore be greatly
Obliged to you If your could get Abram Odell to hire Jacob Post waggon with his
own horses to Carry up my baggage as far as New haven where I can procure
another and send this back Abram must set of by day break as we promised to meet
the Officer who is to Conduct us to Governor Trumbull and one Cap(tn) Prentice
who is known to Mr Babcock he is of New haven and behaves with remarkable
politeness and civility
he shewed us his orders from Gen Washington which are remarkable kind and
favourable to us we are to travel at our Leasure and not to hurry us in the least and
to provide for us the best Accommodations on the road & to keep an Acc(t) of all the
Expence on the road in short I could not have wished for better orders and am verry
positive the Cap(t) will keep up to them but loose no time in sending Abram up by
Day break to morrow I have ordered the Express to Call on Abram and bring him to
you
I have nothing more to write but to beg you to keep by all means and dont Doubt all
will end well yet the General has given us the Strongest Assurance that asoon as the
Battle is over let who will get the Victory we shall be Imediately released -- God of
his Infinite goodness take you and our Children Into his protection and am my
Dearest Love

Your Affection(t) hus(d)
FP

Sunday afternoon

My love to all my friends.

---