TO JOSEPH GILBERT.1
[Collections of Massachusetts Historical Society, 4th ser., vol. iv., pp. 37.]
BOSTON, August 3d, 1774.
SIR,
The Committee appointed by this Town to receive donations for the relief of our poor, suffering by the shutting up this port, have this day received by the hands of Mr. Roger Wellington, 81/2 bushels of rye and 10 bushels Indian corn, as a donation from several gentlemen of Brookfield; but as we received no letter advising us who we are particularly obliged to for this kind present, we take this opportunity to request you will please to return the sincere thanks of this Town to all those Gentlemen that contributed towards this donation. We esteem it a confirmaiton of that union and friendship which subsists at this time, and is of the utmost importance to secure the rights and liberties of this Province and indeed of all America. We shall endeavor to distribute the donations of our friends to the best advantage to promote industry and harmony in this Town. Wishing you the rewards that attend the generous,
We are, with great respect and gratitude, Sir, your friends and servants,
_________________________________________________________________ 1 Of Brookfield, Massachusetts.