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John Olier.
14 February, '80.
100
10
42
John Watters
100
10
43
William Gibson.
6 May. '79.
200
10
44
Frederick Howell.
6 May. '80
100
10
45
James Ammonds.
10 May, '80
100
10
John Bertie
7 August, '80.
100
10
18
William Lippincott .. John Mucilyea
8 May, '80.
Major Ashe's Comp'y.
James Davis.
15 June, '80.
100
10
100
10
Col. Clark's Company.
Lt. Col. Mebane's Co.
750
STATE RECORDS.
RETURN OF SOLDIERS OF THE FIRST NORTH CAROLINA BATTALION, RE-INLISTED DURING THE WAR, AGREEABLE TO RE- SOLVES OF CONGRESS AND GENERAL ORDERS.
(CONTINUED.)
PARAMUS, March 12th, 1779.
No.
NAMES.
Expiration Fermer Enlistment.
Bounty Paid in Dollars.
To Officers for Each Man.
46
John Wilkinson
29 May, '80
100
10
47
Edward Prichet.
200
10
48
Edward Crump
7 May, '79.
200
10
49
James Kirbo.
6 May, '79.
200
10
Capt. Dixon's Comp'y.
50
George Smith.
6 Oct., '80.
100
10
51
Uriah Leftyear.
19 March, '80. ..
100
10
52
Peter Jacob, .
1 January, '80.
100
10
53
Thomas Mann
18 December, '79.
100
10
54
Anthony Games.
14 July, '80.
100
10
55
William Goodwiu.
10 March, '80.
100
10
56
Miller Sawyer ..
16 December, '79.
100
10
57
William Walker.
4 September, '80. .
100
10
58
Joshua Wilkins.
15 August, '80
100
10
59
Ethelred Washington 12 July. '80.
100
10
60
Luke Bates.
27 April, '80.
100
10
61
Daniel Peale
26 December, '79.
100
10
62
Thomas Ames.
1 February, '80.
100
10
63
Julius Burden ..
1 July, '80
100
10
64
Robert Kilpatrick
11 May, '80.
100
10
65
Henry Sellers
1 May, '79.
200
10
66
John Rasor.
1 April, '81.
100
10
67
James Dukes.
25 December, '79 ..
100
10
68
Ambrose Lucas.
14 October, '78 .. . .
200
10
69
Zedekia Sewell
6 October, '80.
100
10
70
George Dickinson
14 October, '80 ..
100
10
71
Jeptha Parker.
21 April, '79.
200
10
72
Benjamin Sharp.
13 May, '79
200
10
73
William Vowell.
1 May, '79.
200
10
74
Thomas Cartwright .. 20 September, '80.
100
10
75
William White.
1 January, '81.
100
10
76
Patrick Ryon.
29 June, '80
100
10
77
Patrick Foy
29 June, '80.
100
10
78
John Broudford.
2 May, '80
100
10
79
.
William Wrenn
13 May, '79.
200
10
80
Francis Delong.
13 September, '80.
100
10
81
John Roberts
21 November, '79.
100
10
Total,
9,600
810
Expended 10.410 dols. Remaining in the hands of the officers of the First Regi- ment 3.340 dols.
(No SIGNATURES.)
Capt. Tatum's Comp'y
Capt. Read's Comp'y.
Capt. Summers' Com'y
751
STATE RECORDS.
RETURN OF THE KILLED, WOUNDED AND MISSING IN THE ACTION OF STONE FERRY, 20TH JUNE, 1779.
KILLED.
WOUNDED.
File
Sergeants.
Rank and
Total.
Colonels.
Majors.
Captains.
| Subalterns.
Sergeants.
Rank and tile
Missing rank
1st Batt. Lt Infantry
5
5
9
9
14
2nd Batt. Lt. Infantry.
3
3
1
co Ło
8
11
14
So. Carolina Conl. Brigade
5
5
2
3
1 19
25
37
No. Carolina Conl. Brigade
10
10
1
1
1
1
2
26
32
42
No. Carolina Militia.
2
2
2
1
5 17
25
27
So. Carolina Militia.
1
1
3
3
6
9
Artillery
3
3
1
1
5
7
10
Militia-Lt. Horse.
1
1
1
1
2
Total.
1
29
30 2 11
1
7 12
6.87
116
9
155
NAMES OF WOUNDED OFFICERS:
Capt. Hext.
2nd Battalion Lieut. Irby,
Light Infantry Lieut. Smith.
South Carolina
Capt. Dogget (since dead)
Continental
Capt. Goodwin
Brigade
Lieut. Fishburn
Lieuts. Hamilton, Pollard.
North Carolina
Colo. Armstrong (Slightly)
Continental
Colo. Lyttle (Slightly)
Brigade
Major Dixon, Capt. Rhodes (Slightly)
Lieut. Charlton (Since dead).
Lieut. Campbell.
North Carolina
Militia, Capt. Speed ; Capt. Complin ; Lieut. Jones. South Carolina Militia
& State troops : Lieuts. Deal, Brown, Prince.
Artillery : Col. Roberts (since dead) ; Capt. Mitchell. Militia-Horse: Lieut. Davie: Colo. Laumoy, Engineer (Slightly). Volunteers : Mr. Whiting (Slightly) ; Mr. Ancrum (Dangerously) EDMUND HYRNE, Dept. Adjt. Genl., Sou'n. Depart't. June 21st, 1779.
Total.
& File.
| Lt. Colonels.
.
752
STATE RECORDS.
RETURNS OF COLONIAL TROOPS. Carthagena Expedition.
1740-1741.
COL. WM. BLAKENEY TO SECRETARY THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.
- -
HAMPTON, VIRGINIA, Oct. 23, 1740.
4 companies from Virginia, 8 from Pennsylvania, 3 from Mary- land, all gone with Col. Gooch; 5 from Boston, 2 from Rhode Island, 2 from Connecticut, 5 from New York, 3 from New Jersey, 4 from North Carolina-computed 3,500 men.
36 companies, 100 men each.
Col. Gooch to take care of Northern companies.
Col. Blakeney of Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.
Col. B. writing from Jamaica, 14 December, 1740. "Col. Gooch arrived with companies from Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland. All troops from North America safely arrived except 4 companies from North Carolina, for whom I am under some concern, as the French and Spaniards have now such a superior force in these seas. But no doubt Admiral Vernon will give details of all."
Col. Gooch, Jamaica, 8 December, 1740. "North Carolina com- panies daily expected."
753
STATE RECORDS.
PUBLISHED ACCOUNTS OF THE EXPEDITION BY
Col. Daniel, Capt. Watson's journal, Capt. Knowles, Lord Elibank's journal.
Brigadier Thomas Wentworth succeeded Lord Cathcart, who died on 20 December, 1740.
Letter from Jamaica, 2 June, 1741, to Duke of New Castle about raising recruits in North America-"none to be expected from Virginia, Maryland or North Carolina, who are not Irish, Papists or English convicts of whom we have but too many in these four Battalions."
Eight Regiments from Europe went on this Expedition and 36 companies (in 4 Battalions) from the North American Colonies.
15-48
EXTRACT-A Return of the Several Regiments as on Board the Transport Ships in the Harbor of Jamaica.
JANUARY 11TH, 1741.
Sick.
REGIMENTS
FieldOfficers.
Captains
1st Lieutenants.
2nd Lieutenants.
Ensigns.
Chaplains.
Adjutants.
Quarter Masters.
Surgeons.
Surgeons' Mates.
Serjeants.
Corporals.
Drummers
Centinels.
Deserted.
Discharged.
Dangerously
Recovering.
ficers & Centinels dead
Total Non-Commission- ed Officers & Centinel.s
General Harrison,
Brigadier Wentworth
Colonel Wolfe.
Colonel Robinson
Colonel Lowther
Colonel Winyard.
Colonel Douglas.
Colonel Moreton
Colonel Gooch (Colonials.) ..
9
33 25 27 30
4 4 1 |3 131 131
66
2791
45
2
351
93
3119
( Lieut. Watkins absent without leave.
Lt. Colvil.
1
THOS. WENTWORTH.
Lt. Moss.
Lt. Houghton.
Lt. Brintou.
Lt. Slap.
Col. Gooch's Regiment.
< Lt. Flag.
Dead.
|Lt. Lyon, Ens. Goff. Ens. Hall. .
Adjt. De la Valee.
[ Ens. Smith
[Endorsed] In M. G. Wentworth's of January, 1740-'41. (A. & W. I., Vol. 62, P. 7.)
754
STATE RECORDS.
NOTE .- Figures omitted here except as to Colonial Regiments .--- ED.
.
Non-fommissioned Of-
since we sailed.
STATE RECORDS.
EXTRACT -- A Return of the Honorable Col. Gooch's Ragiment of Foot with the Casualties since last return .- Carthagena Harhor, February 23d, 1840-1.
MARCH 31, 1741.
ON BOARD THE TRANSPORTS.
ON BOARD THE MEN OF WAR.
SICK AT JAMAICA.
TOTAL EFFECTIVES IN EACH BATTALION.
BATTALIONS.
Field Officers
| Captains.
¡ Ensigns.
Adjutants.
Surgeons,
| Serjeants.
urg [ Corporals
6
147
184
1041
124
7
26 14
604
669
.
8128
CHON : Corporals.
: Drummers.
('entinels.
(52025 co | Field Officers.
Do i Captains.
55 | Lieutenants.
9
1
1
36
36 18
725
815
85
&|- | Dead by Sickness or Wounds.
Et 1 10 co : | Killed.
510000 ~~ | Wounded.
Second Battalion -- Captain Coletrain with the remainder of his Company, viz: 2 Lieutenants, 2 Sergeants, 2 Corporals, 1 Drummer and 40 Centinels are arrived from North Carolina and have joined the Regiment since last return.
Third Battalion .--- Capt. Holton with his Company, viz: 2 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign. 4 Serjeants, 4 Corporals, 2 Drummers and 63 Centinels are arrived and have joined the Regiment since last return. NOTE --- Also from N. : -- En.
Fourth Battalion .--- Two Lieutenants on Board a Transport but not heard of since we arrived here and the Transport is supposed to be lost. Capt. Pratt with his Company, viz: 2 Lients, 1 Ensign. 4 Serjeants, 4 Corporals, 2 Drummers and 50 Centinels are arrived and have joined the Regt since last return
A Return of the Officers belonging to the Honorable Colonel Gooch's Regiment of Foot who have Died or been Killed since last Return.
BATTALIONS.
MAJORS.
CAPTAINS.
LIEUTENANTS.
ENSIGNS
Second Fourth.
Sprainger, Died.
Provost, Killed; Hooper, Died. Jenkins, Died
Stevenson, Dead. Mathews, Dead,
Second Return.
THOS. WENTWORTH.
755
Wanting to Compleat.
| Entertained.
Promoted.
: : -
10
Third.
1
1
1
:
1
1.
1 9 8
4
RANci Captains.
== 88 | Lientenants.
2:28 | Serjeants.
91 ==== : Drummers.
('entineis.
! Captains,
₦ : Lieutenants.
: Ensigns
1
574
618
65
10
1
1
.
1
35
31|17
654
777
123
1
Fourth
Total
9 21 28 12 4 4 1: 4 42 35 12
887
475
22 94 101 57 2227 2479
2
-
6 1
149
168
9 36 71 35
4 4
1
4 143 142 70 2753 3112
488
1 1 48 15 19
First ..
Second
5
11
-
6
. .
50
62
86
105
15
573
638
. .
19 11
474
524
35
1
1
.
36
36 17
656
745
155
17
21
Adjutants.
Quarter Masters.
Surgeons
| Sugreon's Mates.
Serjeants.
Corporals.
Drummers.
Centinels.
Total Non-Commissioned
Officers and Centinels.
Officers and ('entinels.
Total Non-Commissioned
Officers and Centinels.
Officers and Centinels.
Total Non-Commissioned
¡ Ensigns.
1
1
1
36
36118
685
775
125
:
1 15 16
| Surgeons' Mates
| Drummers.
Centinels.
Total Non-Commissioned
| Ensi.ns
Corporals.
: Serjeants.
61
9.
9
:
.
9 18
8
2
Quarter Masters.
40-10 | Lieutenants.
4
1 12 5 2
36
756
EXTRACT-A Return of the Honorable Colonel Gooch's Regiment of Foote With the Casualties Since Last Return.
CARTHAGENA HARBOUR, April, 1741.
1741, APRIL 25TH.
ON BOARD THE TRANSPORTS.
ON BOARD THE MEN OF WAR.
SICK AT JAMAICA.
Total Non-Commissioned Of- ficers and Centinels
Centinels
Captains.
~ | Ensigns.
10 | Serjeants
NHN: | Corporals.
- , Drummers.
Total Non-Commissioned Of- ficers and Centinels.
: Field Officers.
Captains.
che" | Lieutenants.
840& ! Ensigns.
9 18
1
1
1
86
35
17 712
801
197
-
8 | 5 | Killed.
1
A Return of the Officers Belonging to the Honorable Col. Gooch's Regiment who have Died or Been Killed Since Last Return.
LIEUTENANT COLONELS.
MAJORS.
CAPTAINS.
LIEUTENANTS.
ENSIGNS.
QUARTER MASTER.
Lieut. Col. Johnstone. Died. Lieut. Col. Harding
Capt. Freame, died.
Lieutenant Mckenzie } Lieutenant Nicholls.
Quarter Master Mills, died.
Lieutenant Matthews. F Lieutenant Mills.
Dled.
Lieutenant Campbell
[Endorsed] In Brigadier General Wentworth's of April 26th, 1741. (A. & W. 1., Vol. 62, P. 16.)
THOS. WENTWORTH.
STATE RECORDS.
20
First ...
8H | Field Officers.
A OTO |Captains.
A22 | Ensigns.
1111
1
: :
1 10
6
102
125
6
1 8 4 1
103
115
HHH | Field . fficers.
& 1 = = 0x | Lieutenants.
che 202 | Ensigns.
@|5 | Serjeants.
8=8: | Corporals.
: Drummers.
520
576
31
1
.
1
3184 16 658
Second
Third .
Fourth .
Total
5 21 80 18: 4 4 1 4 40 24 16 527
509
3 15 33 20 92 75 51 1985 2208
.
5
5
1 145
156
8 36 65.38
4
4
1
: Quarter Masters.
Surgeons' Mates.
('orporals.
Drummers.
Centinels
Total Non-Commissioned Of-
ficers and Centinels
Wanting to Compleat.
| Sick.
: _ | Promoted.
8 |b2cæ : Dead by Sickness.
918: 58 : Wounded.
אט20202
9 17
1
1
36 171 612
699 201
129
3-44
392
.
592
664
HH | Lieutenants.
529
571
65
1
1
36
. .
18 680
734 166
734 166
1 15 16
1
51-2 | Serjeants.
Corporals
| Drummers.
Centinels.
Total Non-Commissioned Of- ficers and Centinels.
TOTAL EFFECTIVES IN EACH BATTALION.
BATTALIONS.
Nodo | Lieutenants.
| Adjutants.
Quarter Masters.
Surgeons.
| Surgeons Mates.
89
98
OTAHU : Captains.
.
--
4 187 106 68 2657 2968 632 444
¡ Serjeants.
Surgeon
1111
:
37
17
21
1
Centinels.
Adjutants.
111
A List of the Officers Belonging to the Honorable Colonel Gooch's Regiment of Foot Who Have Died or Have Been killed Since They Left America. JAMAICA, MAY 30TH, 1741.
' LIEUT-COLONELS.
WHAT BATTALION.
LIEUTENANTS
WHAT BATTALION.
ENSIGNS.
WHAT BATTALION.
Lieut. Col. Harding
First.
Lieut. Colvill.
First.
Ensign Stevenson.
Second.
Lieut. Moss.
Ensign Goff
Lieut. Brindon.
Ensign IIall.
Lieut. Bellamy .
Ensign Smith.
Third.
MAJOR.
WHAT BAT'L.
Lieut. Crabb
Ensign Wadesworth.
Ensign Eills.
Major Sprainger.
Second.
Lieut. Campbell
Ensign Mathews.
Fourth.
CAPTAINS.
WHAT BAT'L.
Lieut. Partridge. ...
Lieut. Cooke.
Lieut Lyon ..
STAFF OFFICERS.
WHAT BAT'L.
Captain Walker ..
do
Lieut. White.
Captain Clark.
Second
*Captain Provost.
do
Lieut Kidd.
Second.
Quarter Master Grey . Adjutant DeLavalie .. .
Third. Fourth.
Captain Caylor. .
do
Lieut. Mathews.
Captain Ilooper
do
Lieut. Tweedy ..
Captain Erskine.
do
*Lieut. Nicholls.
Captain Phillips.
Lieut Slap.
Captain Newbury ..
Third.
Lieut. Flag.
Captain Stewart. ..
Lieut. Holton ...
Third.
Captain Jenkens.
Fourth.
Lieut. Crawford.
Lieut. Graham .
Lieut. Grant ..
Lieut. Mills
Lieut. Sandelands
Fourth.
Lieut. Stowell. .
Lieut Hebburn.
Lieut. Grey .
Third.
N. B .- Those marked thus * were killed. + Probably MeKinzie-ED.
THOS. WENTWORTH.
757
STATE RECORDS.
Lieut. Col. Johnstone
Third.
Lieut. Col. Ld. Colvill.
Fourth.
*Lieut. Whenziet.
First
Lieut. Ramsay.
Captain Dunn.
First.
Lieut. Kennady.
#Lieut. Pringle ..
Captain Frame. .
758
A return of the Four Battalions of Colonel Gooch's Regiment and the Casualties since the last Return of August 21st, 1741.
AT THE CAMP IN THE ISLAND OF CUBA, October 3d, 1741.
UPON SERVICE.
ON BOARD THE MEN OF WAR
LEFT SICK IN JAMAICA.
GONE TO AMERICA.
TOTAL EFFECTIVES.
UAL-
TIES.
SICK
BATTALIONS.
| Field Officers
First Lieutenants.
Quarter Masters.
H | Surgeons' Mates.
01-2-2 | Corporals.
3
79
1
107
3
48
155
176
1 20 18 13
264
315
1
3
4
0 | Corporals
_ | Drummers
Centinels.
. | Field Officers.
| Captains
: | Lieutenants.
| Captains.
Lientenants,
Ensigns.
Adjutants.
Quarter Masters.
Surgeon's Mates.
Serjeants.
Corporals.
| Drummers.
Centinels
Total Non-Commissioned
Wanting to Compleat.
~: : or | Deserted.
o i -x: | Promoted.
Total. .
5.15 38 11
4
4
1
3 42 30 10
405 12 15 4
174
579
692
7 22 4 73 78 50
887
1088
3 12
4 10 17 21
8 332
-i:
201
5
36 69
4| 4
1
144
144 72 1798 2158 1442
51
6
Officers Names that died since August 21st. 1741: Captain Gibson of the third Battalion.
[Endorsed] In Major General Wentworth's of October 5th, 1741.
(A. & W. I., Vol. 62, P. 45.)
THOS. WENTWORTH.
STATE RECORDS.
First ... .. Second .. Third ... . Fourth ..
1
4 10
1
9
WHAT
1111
93
153
185
19
13
162
210
7
4
1
3
184
232
1
2
1
5
& CO .
116
:
H
6
1
..
36
36 18
408
408
402
283
| === & | Dead.
338
1
COAL | Captains,
Ensigns.
HAL | Adjutants.
: : _ | Surgeons.
6 == | Serjeants.
| Drummers.
Centinels.
Serjeants.
Corporals
¿ x: | Drummers,
Centinels.
Total t'entinels.
N / aptains.
AGO | Lieutenants
Ho: : | Ensigus
Serjeants.
& | Corporals.
| Drummers.
('entinels.
Total Non-Commissioned
| Field Officers.
Captains.
Lieutenants.
1
277
33
32
1
xl: _ _ | Ensigns.
% % | Field Officers.
1
1
I
36
36 18
472|
562
36 18
391
481
419
1
6
:
1
1
..
-
36
36 18
Surgeons.
1
.
11
36
29
108
9292
37
163
197
Total Non-Commissioned
Officers and C'entinels.
Officers and Centinels,
Ensigns
| Serjeants
76
108
CAS-
Officers and ('entinels.
22 14
134
'9 19 10|
617
126
co
0000
STATE RECORDS.
EXTRACT-A Return of Colonel Gooch's Regiment of Foot and the Casualtys Since November 1st, 1741.
KINGSTON IN JAMAICA DECEMBER 7TH, 1741.
FIT FOR DUTY.
SICK
ON BOARD THE MEN OF WAR
Officers gone toN. America.
TOTAL EFFECTIVES.
BATTALIONS.
| Field Officers
to come as | Captains.
Lieutenants.
Ensigns.
| Adjutants.
4
3
2
2
1
21
@ : Ensigns
¡ Adjutants.
Surgeons.
8G | Serjeants.
G= | Corporals.
œuf | Drummers.
Centinels.
| Captains.
-22010 4 | Lieutenants.
*: _: | Ensigns.
255 | Serjeants.
l | Corporals.
à | 8 | Drummers.
| Centinels. 216
: _ | Field ' fficers.
: - | Captains.
¿o | Lieutenants.
| Ensigns.
20 20 25 co | Field Officers.
wars : Captains.
5255 : Lieutenants.
Or de co Do : Ensigns.
Www : Adjutants.
: Quarter Masters.
Surgeons' Mates.
Corporals.
Drummers.
Centinels
Total Non-Commissioned
Wanting to Compleat.
: Deserted.
2
Second
1
1
1
6
6
8
35
1
8|10
64
1
20 14 192
:
12 236
.
2 6 3
9 34 62 25
4 3
1
4 144 144 72 1455 1815
1785
214
-
Officers Dead, &c , Since Last Return.
First Battalion-Lieut. Pylot died Nov. 2nd, 1741. Ensign Crawford died Nov. 20th, 1741.
Second Battalion-Capt John Stevens died Novr. 21st, 1741. Lieut Johu Hall died in Jamaica Oct. 20, 1741. Lieut. Charles Home died Novr. 21st, 1741. Lient. Edwd. Harrison died Novr. 21st, 1741.
Third Battalion-Capt. Daniel Goff died Nov. 19th, 1741. Lieut. Jas. Woodsidedied at Jamaica, Oct. 25, 1741 Lieut. John Turner died Decr. 2nd, 1741. Ensign Cockburn died Nov 18th, 1741. Lieut Josiah Rolf returned before at Jamaica is gone to North America with leave. Fourth Battalion-Lieut. James Forster died Novr. 29th, 1741. Ensign John McGill, died Novr. 12th, 1741. Quarter Master IIarrison died Novr. 21st, 1741.
Lieut. Col. Leighton of the 3d Battalion removed to Fraser's & Succceded by Major Speedy. Major Speedy promoted & Succeeded by Capt. Burrard of Wolfe's. [Endorsed.] In M. G. Wentworth's of Dec. 12, 1741. (A. & W. I. Vol. 62, P. 62.) THOS. WENTWORTH.
759
18
291
381|
519
: :
Fourth
2
5
.
1
5
5
3
38
¿ | Field Officers.
Captains.
[ Lieutenants.
:
--
: :
2
1 2 53 50 17
485
3 15 3 75 78 46 851
1
co :
Total
6 8,15 5 3: 1 2 16 16 9 119
| Quarter Masters.
| Surgeons Mates.
| Serjeants.
¡ Corporals
: Drummers.
Centinels.
: Quarter Masters.
Surgeon's Mates.
149
9 207
1
36
36 18
355
445
155
Third.
1
86
.
1
36
36 18
419,
509
391
1
-
: Dead.
First ..
480
42 11
86 36 18 390
1
1
11
Surgeon
Serjeants.
361
:
10|11
145
2
11
Officers and ('entinels
Casualtys.
3 21.26 14 1
760
A FIELD RETURN OF THE NORTH CAROLINA DETACHMENT UNDER THE COMMAND OF MAJOR WADDELL.
LOYAL HANNON, 25TH OCTOBER, 1758.
OFFICERS PRESENT.
OFFICERS ON COMMAND.
EFFECTIVE RANK AND FILE.
COMMISSIONED.
STAFF NON-COMMISSIONED.
Major.
Captain.
Ensign.
Surgeon.
| Serjeants for Duty.
Serjeant Sick in Camp.
Drummer.
Major.
Captain.
Ensign Drawing here.
Serjeant Drawing here.
Present for Duty.
Sick in Camp.
Drawing here.
Not Drawing here.
Bandman.
Total.
Woman.
Rations Drawn.
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
18
20
5
1
26
1
38
HU. WADDELL, Major North Carolina Troops.
Copy of the original in the possession of Hon, A. M. Waddell, of Wilmington, N. C.
COMMISSIONED.
NON-COM- MISSIONED.
ON COMMAND.
STATE RECORDS.
761
STATE RECORDS.
1770 --- REGULATORS.
COL. JOHN SIMPSON TO GOVERNOR TRYON.
CAMP AT PITT COURT HOUSE, Dec. 5, 1770.
SIR :
I take this opportunity by Mr. Edmund Williams to acquaint your Excellency, there met me, according to orders, 358 men of the Pitt Regiment, which I have ordered to hold themselves in readiness, with Six Days Provisions, in order to march to Newbern if required. Their places of Rendezvous is where they formerly mustered ; that the men may be at home every Night and find themselves Provisions. The Notice given was short. That I ex- pect more of our Regiment will join us. I have ordered out Scouts in Dobbs and Edgecombe, and should the Regulators attempt to come down, shall Endeavor to meet them. I observe the greatest Deficiency of my men is from the upper part of this County.
Parole for the Day, Tryon.
I am, Your Excellency's Most Obedient Servt., JOHN SIMPSON. To His Excell'y, William Tryon, Esq., &c. .
INTERROGATORIES PUT TO JOHN BUTLER, ESQUIRE, SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, AT THE BAR OF THE HOUSE, THE 7TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1770.
Question 1st. Did you ever meet with Obstructions in the Col- lection of Public Taxes in your County ?
Answer. He advertised to receive public Taxes at the House of - Low, Esquire, but was there prevented (in part) by a cer- tain paper being delivered him by a Number of Regulators, which paper he, the said John Butler, produced to the House.
Question 2nd. Did you apply to any Particular person of the Regulators for their Taxes, or make or attempt to distrain for the same ?
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STATE RECORDS.
Answer. He did apply to Sundry persons, and their answer was, they would not pay till the public accounts were settled, and that he thinks had he attempted to Distrain, his Life would have been in great danger ; but, that he did Distrain from one man and took a Blanket into his Possession.
Question 3rd. Do not the Regulators, in Common, Associate with Mr. Hermon Husbands ?
Answer. They are neighbours and act Friendly, and in Common, the Opinion is that Mr. Husbands doth not approve of their Con- duct.
Question 4th. Who are the Persons whom the People complain of for Extortion and abuse of the Public ?
Answer. Treasurers, Lawyers, Sheriffs and Clerks.
INTERROGATORIES OF WILLIAM PICKETT, ESQUIRE, SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY OF ANSON, AT THE BAR OF THE HOUSE, THE 7TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1770.
Question 1. Who are Deemed Ringleaders of the Regulators in your County ?
Answer. Thomas Swearingham, principal.
Question 2. Do you recollect any opposition to the Justices sitting in the County Court of Anson ?
Answer. He saw the Regulators pull them off the Bench, took their seats and continued dancing, &c., for some time, and believes with intent to prevent the usual Course of Justice ; and hath often seen advertisements threatening to whip Sheriff's if they attempted to serve any process.
INTERROGATORIES PUT TO JAMES TERRY, DEPUTY SHERIFF OF ANSON COUNTY, DECEMBER 7TH, 1770.
Question. What obstruction have you met with in collecting Taxes ?
Answer. That we met at several convenient places in the county. The Regulators refused to pay, and gave for reason they were ill-
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STATE RECORDS.
used by officers and did not know what they paid their money for, and that he hath seen goods taken from the Sheriff by those people called Regulators, in particular in 1760, from James Pickett a Blanket, and threatened his life if he refused, but at length he de- livered up the same, fearing the consequences.
NORTH CAROLINA, - CRAVEN COUNTY. S SS.
The Deposition of William Pickett, present Sheriff of the County of Anson, in the province aforesaid, who, being sworn upon the Holy Evenglists, deposeth and saith that he, this Deponent, was appointed Sheriff of Anson for the year of our Lord, 1769, by a commission from His Excellency, the Governor, and that from the time, by Law appointed for Collecting the taxes from the inhabi- tants of the said County by this Deponent for the year aforesaid, there have been Sundry Dangerous insurrections and outrages com- mitted in the said County of Anson by great numbers of the in- habitants thereof who style themselves Regulators, and that the said Insurgents have combined and confederated together by Oaths and Engagements in writing under their hands to oppose and resist the Sheriff and civil Officers of the said County and that he, the De- ponent as Sheriff aforesaid, was thereby greatly abused in the Exe- cution of his said office, and has been and is still hindered in col- ecting the Taxes for the year aforsesaid, and that the goods Dis- trained by this Deponent and his Deputies raising and levying the said Taxes have been frequently taken away by the said Insurgents by force and violence, and that the Life of this Deponent and those of his Deputies have been greatly endangered and threatened by Lawless violence if they should proceed in collecting of the Taxes whereby this Deponent has been and is still hindered and Deterred from collecting any part of the Taxes for the year aforesaid from the inhabitants of the said County who style themselves Regulators and further this Deponent saith not.
WILLIAM PICKETT.
Sworn the Seventh Day of December, 1770,
Before me. R. COGDELL.
764
STATE RECORDS.
1776.
GEN. McDONALD TO "THE SECRETARY AT WAR."
PHILADELPHIA GAOL, 6th Sept., 1776.
General McDonald's Compliments to the Secretary at War. He is obliged to him for his polite information, that the Congress have been pleased to agree that Generals Prescot and McDonald shall be exchanged for the Generals Sullivan and Stirling.
General McDonald is obliged to Congress for the reference to the Board of War for his departure ; the indulgence of eight or ten days will, he hopes, be sufficient to prepare him for his journey. His Baggage will require a cart to carry it. He is not provided with horses ; submits it to the Congress and the Board of War how he may be conducted with safety to his place of destination, not doubt- ing his servant will be permitted to go along with him, and that his sword may be returned to him, which he is informed the Com- missary received from his servant on the 25th of May last.
General McDonald begs leave to acquaint the Secretary and the Board of War for the information of Congress, that when he was brought prisoner from sick quarters to General Moore's Camp at Moore's Creek upon the 28th of February last, General Moore treated him with great politeness and told him that he should be treated with respect to his rank and Commission in the King of Great Britain's service. He would have given him a Parole to return to his said quarters, as his state of health required it much at that time, but Colonel Caswell objected thereto and had him conducted prisoner to Newbern, but was genteely treated all the way by Colonel Caswell and his officers.
From Newbern he was conducted by a Guard of Horse to Hali- fax, and committed on his arrival, after 45 miles Journey the last day, in a sickly state of health, and immediately us[h]ered into a common Gaol, without bed or bedding, fire or candle, in a cold long night by Colonel Long, who did not appear to me to behave like a Gentleman. That notwithstanding the promised protection
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