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     The following is a copy of the Test Act with the names of the patriotic citizens of Westerly, Rhode Island, who by signing that paper pledged themselves to the cause of the colonies:
      "We, the subscribers, do solemnly and sincerely declare that we believe the war, resistance,and opposition in which the United States colonies are engaged against the fleets and armies of Great Britain, is on the part of the said colonies just: and nesasary and that we will not directly, nor indirectly, afford assistance of any sort or kind whatever to the said fleets or armies during the continuance of the present war, but that we will heartily assist in the defence of the United Colonies:

Samuel Pendleton Joseph Noyes Wm. Braleton Joseph Clarke, Jr. Edward Saunders David Maxon Silas Greenman James Babcock, Jr. Daniel Bliven John Stillman John Sisson Isaac Ross John Greene William Grandall [sic] James Saunders Matthew Hern Isaac Peckham Stephen Peckham Tony [sic] Maxom [sic] Joseph Maxon Clarke Stillman Jonathan Sisson Asa Maxon Valentine Wilcox James Crandall Abram Perkins Arnold Clarke John Pendleton John Stillman, Jr. Thomas Thompson Samuel Greene Peleg Saunders Joshua Thompson Job Bennet Samuel Babcock, Jr. Christopher Babcock, Jr. Joseph Crandall

James Sheffield Thomas Ross William Hiscox Joseph Hiscox David Saunders Champlin Lamphere Samuel Bliven Wm. Sweet Peckham George Stillman, Jr. John Gavit Charles Greene Joseph Pendleton Joseph Peckham Joseph Stillman Stephen Lewis Benjamin Hull William Bliven Joseph Stillman, Jr. Henry Crandall Phineas Crandall George Potter Lodowick Kenyon Thomas Brand, Jr. Abel Larkin Edward Bliven Samuel West William Greene Samuel Berry Joseph Saunders John Cottrel John Thompson Amos Maxon Joseph Noyes, Jr. Joseph Lewis John Peckham Elisha Sisson Sumner Chapman Ezekiel Gavit, Jr.

Jesse Babcock Simeon Burdick Wm. Vincent Gideon Frazier John Lewis Stephen Saunders Oliver Gavit, Jr. Ichabod Babcock Samuel Allen Ebenezer Rathbun Elias Lewis Samuel Champlin Samuel Sheffield Phineas Clarke Samuel Brown Thomas Noyes Stephen Saunders, Jr. Richard Berry John Salter John Bliven, Jr. Daniel Maxon Peleg Pendleton Amos Pendleton Nathan Pendleton Hezekiah Saunders Benjamin Pendleton Moses Larkin  his mark Nathan Saunders Joseph Babcock, Jr. Theodaty Hall, Jr. John P. Babcock James Cheseborough William Chapman Thomas Edwards Nathan Bliven Theodaty Hall Plumb Chapman

Stephen Rathbun Peter State Ezekiel Gavit Jonathan Foster Joseph Gavit John Allen Isaac Peckham, Jr. Nathan Hiscox Joshua Vose Thomas Hull Charles Saunders Elkanah Babcock Thomas Clarke Paul Wilcox Rathbun Cornelius Stetson Benjamin Crandall Samuel Pendleton   his mark Sanford Noyes Samuel Thompson Samuel Brand Sanford Noyes, Jr. Samuel Brand, Jr. George Forster Ethan Clarke Jonathan Foster, Jr. Philip Driskill John Tefft Maxson Burdick John Browns Ichabod Clarke Oliver Lewis Nathan Babcock Sylvester Crumb William Clarke William West Joseph Davis Edward Saunders, Jr.

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