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' thofe Forces to relieve you, with that expence and 

 ' charge they had been at; which Thanks they gratefully 

 ' received ; and faid a few Lines from your felves would 

 1 have been well accepted. I then gave them an account 

 ' of your great neceffities by being imprifoned in your 

 1 Garrifons, and the great mifchief that would attend the 

 ' Publick concerns of this Country by the lofs of their 

 ' Majefty's Intereft, and fo much good Eftate of yours & 

 ' your Neighbours, as doubtlefs would be on the deferting 

 i of your Town. I then moved for a free Contribution for 

 ' your relief, which they with great forwardnefs promoted ; 

 ' and then ordered a day of Thankfgiving thro' the Govern- 

 ' ment upon the 26th. day of this Inftant. Upon which 

 ' day a Collection was ordered for your relief (and the 

 ' Places near Adjacent) in every refpective Town in this 

 k Government; and for the good management of it that it 

 ' might be lately convey'd unto your hands, they appointed 

 ' a Man in each County for the reception & conveyance 

 ' thereof. 143 The perfons nominated and accepted thereof, 

 4 are: For the County of Plymouth, Capt. Nathanael Thomas 

 'of MarJJifield'. 1 ^ For the County of Bamjlable, Capt. 



143 The record is as follows : — be kept and obferved as a publick day 



" Cap! Nath" Thomas apointed in y e of thankfgiving throughout y e colony." 



county of Plimouth to receive & take [Plym. Col. Rec. vi : 255.] 



care for conveyance of the contribution 144 Nathaniel Thomas was fon of Na- 



propofed for the relief of y e town of thaniel of Marlhfield ; was born 1643 > 



Wells & parts adjacent. married, 19 Jan., 1664, Deborah, dau. 



" Cap' Jofeph Lothrop, y e like for y° of Nicholas Jacobs, of Hingham; had 



county of Barnftable, & Major Benjamin Nathaniel, Jofeph, Deborah, Dorothy, 



Church for y c county of Briftol. William, Eliflia, Jofhua, Caleb, Ifaac, 



" The Court apoint the 26'. h inftant to and Mary; 3 Nov., 1696, he married 

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