[310] To the Honored Generall Court now sitting in Hartford, the humble request of George Denison humbly shewith :––

That whereas about two years since there was a fine imposed upon me by your authority, the which is at your pleasure either to remit or require, as you see cause: since which time it hath pleased allmighty God in his divine providence, by these vnhappy wars, to put an opertunity into my hand, by your authority and commition, to giue testimony of my fidellitye and readyness to serue the country; wherein I haue readiely ventured both life and estate for the publick interest, (not a litle to the damage of my weake estate,) yet nothing so grevious or dificult but I have bin willing to vndergoe and vndertake, wherby I might serue God and the interest of his people; espetially being countenaced by your authority and incoraged by the preseruing and sucseeding presence and good hand of the Lord of hosts with vs in our weake indevores to the terror and scattering of the enemy; to his glory be it ever spoken, and kept in memory to his praise. Now may it please you so far to take notis of me, in my weake but faithfull indevores to serue you, as to remit the aforesaid fine imposed vpon me: and also to giue to me those three Indians which Capt. Mason left with me, and haue since bin confirmed vnto me by the Counsell of Hartford, to wit, one anchant squa and her husband and her child of about fiue yeare ould,––the which is all I haue of the effects of the war, ether prisoners, plunder or incomers. Whereby you will yet further oblidge him vnto your service who is, Gentlemen, Yours to serue in what he may, to his power, GEORGE DENISON.

Hartford, May the 17th, 1677.