368 THE HISTORY OF BARRINGTON. The following letter was written to his brother, Capt. Thomas Allin, a few days after the battle of Bunker Hill : RoxBURY, Rhode Island Camp, June 29th, A. D. 1775. Dear Brother : I Received your letter last night and I am very glad to hear that you and all friends are well and I hope that these fewlines will find you and your wife and all ray friends well as they leave me. I have no news to write to you except several of the Men-of-War are gone off but where they are gone I dont know, but we think they are going to Newport. We have got a Fort built at Roxbury and we are building several breastworks in order to stop them from coming into the country. There are more or Less guns fired between our people and them (the British) every day.
- * * We must put our trust in God. It may be that he
is ordering it for the best, for he is a wise Being. It may profit our souls if it dont our bodies. We must put our whole trust in God although things seem very dark on our side yet I know if we put our trust in God he will help us. Remember my Coind Love to all your family both white and black. I Long to see them all but I shall not till fall if I ever see them. So no more at present, But I remain, your Loveing Brother until Death, Matthew Allin. I have heard a great many guns fired while I was writing this Letter, which I suppose to be Putnam paying a salute to the Reglars. Roxbury, Rhode Island Camp, July 23d, A. D. 1775. Loving Brother : These few lines come with my coind love to you to let you know that I am well hoping that these will find you and your wife and all my friends as well as they Leave me. I
