Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary war, 1629 to 1725, Part 30

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If your Accot of supplys are out pray send them by return of the. Major, as I am affraid the Committee may want them. - If I can be serviceable let me know & will be up immediately. -

I am with regard & Esteem D Sir Y' ready h1 Servt

Joseph Gilman Esq Exeter

Josh Wentworth favd per Maj. Gains

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[Bayley to Bedel. Hibbard Collection, Vol. IV. p. 100.]

Sr- as I am now on a Journey to Exeter & I wish you to Receive From Mr Coms' Lines what Stores Remanes here and Deal out to Maj' Whitcombs Core Indians &c on their order what is necessary and as soon as Possiable send one or two Party into Canada for Intel- ligence for which I will be accountable -

I am S' your most Humbel Servant

May 18th 1780 Jacob Bayley D Q M G

Colº Bedel

[R. 6-46] [ Wentworth to Gilman.]

Dr Sir. Inclos'd are the remainder of the Officers acco's wh you will hand to the Committee. - I shall send by Mr Odlin the Buttons you mention by Majr Gains, if he can carrie them, or by Sherrife in the Gundola - who will be up Tuseday. -

I am with regard, D. Sir y' friend & h1 Servt Portsmº June 4h 1780 Josh Wentworth favd + Mr Odlin

Joseph Gilman Esq Exeter

[Colonel Hazen to Colonel Bedel. Bedel Papers, p. 8.]

Waltham 12 miles from Boston 6th June 1780. Dr Sir - I wrote you from Exeter by Col : Morey -

Gen1: Bayley Col : Chase and myself have been Eight Days at Bos- ton on hard Labour we have However succeeded so far as to find a Gen1 Disposition of the People in Power to under Take what we all wish - Gen1: Bayley set off yesterday evening to meet the assembly of New Hampshire at Exeter with a letter from the Council of this State to that at Exeter on the subject of, and a Recommendation to secure the grain in your quarter and to Call out the Militia Imme- diately for your Protection - You must therefore exert yourselves in the former as much Depend on it - I myself am charged with a letter from the Council of Boston to the Commander in Chief, all things will I hope go well and in the way we wish -

Nothing to be depended on from South Carolina Twelve Ships of the line and Eight Thousand Land forces are Hourly expected from france - Gen1 Washington is appointed L' Gen1 in the Service of the

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King of France and vice admiral of his fleets the sole Command of Both that are or may serve in America - I will write you by the Re- turn of the man that was to bring my Horses from Co'os to Spring- field - I must beg you will give Merril every assistance in the business he under Took at the farm at old ways, as also the more Town [Mooretown, Vt.] Land under Taken by Mr : White - Peaslee was To Take up to Coos the famous Horse known by the Name of Peacock, Two mares and Two colts which he will Deliver you -

I am D' Sir yours Sincerely

Moses Hazen

P. S. a late Requisition from the Commander in Chief to this State for 4000 men - the legislature have ordered them to be Raised and I am told they are to be paid in hard cash - Paper money will I believe be in better Credit

Colonel Bedle

M. H.

[Superscribed] Colonel Bedle at Haverhill Coos pr Col : Chase

[R. 6-47]

[Clothing Orders.] 1

Exeter June 7th 1780

Sr/ do be kind anough to Deliver to the bearer Jack Dimond, One pair Lether briches, One pair Overalls One Shirt, he waits On Colo Reed & I have Received a Line From the Colo Desiring Me to See him Firnished with those articels if thay ware to be had -the Soldier is to be accountible For the above articels

your H. servt

Mr J. Gilman One of the Bord War Jonª Cass Lieut.

[R. 6-48]

Exeter the 13 of June 1780

Sr/ please to Firnish Jona Edds & Danil Sergent with Such articels of Clothing as theay Shall want - Sayd Edds is a twelve Months Man but what Regiment he will Joyn I know not Danil Segt will Joyn the 3ª Battalion & the 5th Company - Let the Soldiers account For what theay have & you1 oblidge

your Humb' Sevt

to the Honrible the Bord War

Jona Cass Lieut

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[R. 6-48] [Commissary Leigh to Committee on Accounts.]

Portsmouth June 15th 80 -

Gent Major Titcomb the Bearer is Desirous of Giveing you what Information I am able with Respect to the Loss arising on Brandy - when the Army was orderd from the White Plains to Danbury in Sept 78- I deliverd Major Titcomb for the Use of 2ª Regt three Cask, a Few days after I was at Bedford when I was Informd by Major Titcomb & other Officers that the Preceeding Night a Horse Knawd off the hoops from one of the Cask by which Means the Far Greater part was Lost - which will Account for the Quantity Missing. -

I am very Respectfully - Gent your most Obed' Servt

To the Committe for Adjusts Joseph Leigh

the Accs for the Hamps Line

[Colonel Hazen to Colonel Bedel. Bedel Papers, p. 10.]

Private - Camp Near Morristown 15th June 1780

Dear Sir - The Inclosed letter was wrote at Hartford as you will see by the Date - I hope and have some reason to believe that all things will go well and to our wishes - yet I am not without fear having been so often Disappointed in those matters- The securing of the grain and Intelligence from Canada; are most assential Points ; to the one and the other let me beg your particular atten- tion - Northern opperations are now on the Carpit, and a very little time must Determine them, which calls for your Immediate exertions in forming the magazenes of flower and obtaining Intelligence from Canada -

In the other letter you will see what I have said with respect to the oxen I wrote it in order that you might show it to Childs : But you may be assured that I have not the least Inclination to Differ with you on such a Triffling occasion as the value of a yoak of oxen - I think However you had better give them up to Merril as on the footing I mentioned in the other letter and then Insist on Childs settling with you - Indeed I know not of any other way it can be done; If they Choose to make Difficulties, as to Taking 750 Dol- lars now for the oxen ; or a Bushel of wheat for Two hard Dollars advanced the last year, I am sure no man in his senses would make

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such a settlement. I had rather lose the whole by much ; If you can get Childs Receipt for what he owes you whether for the oxen or other articles I should think you would be Indemnified by the Public as I expect to be for what I am in advance for him - at the same time an Honest Reasonable settlement is the shortest method -

Nothing has yet Transpired from Head Quarters with respect to Tickenors trial - the enemies being out in the Jerseys ; I suppose has prevented it -

I was in hopes to have been able to have sent you some money by return of the bearer But there is not a single Copper in the army which cannot long be the case - You will see what I have wrote to Mr: White and Merril and I wish you to see that the business at Both them places, are not Neglected -- at more Town I think I had better begin on half a dozen farms which will confirm the Right of Possession - Which is also what I mean by sowing a little of some different kinds of seeds at the three Block houses -

I shall endeavour to get hold of a sum of money soon, you may therefore look out for Purchases; The Tract of Country which you were a mentioning from vermont Title; I will if you Choose it Take a Part of under you - 'tho you had better not be in any hurray about it, as I think something will be settled in Congress soon with respect to those matters - You had better see if you can Purchase some im- proved farms at Peacham Near Elkinses, if they are cheep and if you can obtain Credit for the most Considerable Part - Should I be able to draw out my money from the Public or should I be able to collect money from a Third person to purchase lands on a Large Scale - How would you agree what Capital would you put in ; and what part would you Take, viz the half, a third, or a quarter, or How in propor- tion to the money you found - If we should take in another Partner money may be had - But if we do anything in this matter Jointly, some little agreement should be e: tered into ; so far as to know the Capitail which may be appropriated to that purpose; and also that all purchases may be made with that Capatail as far as the money will go - Throw your thoughts on Paper on this head & let me know them by the first opportunity - In the mean Time I shall be looking out for ways and means -

I shall Pay Due attention to your last letter - I do not know what can be done about the Receipt of Purchases for Potatoes as it is very Probable those Potatoes were settled once by Childs & Lines, at least it ought to have been done - you must however be paid for your Potatoes & bags - I do not at present understand how it happens that I am to furnish 250 yards Cloath and then sign a receipt for so much received from Tickenor when the bags were for his own use ;

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but I will look it over and do what is right at the same time Charge ·Childs with the Cloath, as he must settle it

Yours M. Hazen

[Colonel Hazen to Colonel Chase. Chase Papers, p. 171.]

Campt Near Morristown 15th June 1780

Dear S' I hope & have some reason to beleve that all things will go well and to our wishes yet I am not without my Fears as the Enemy Keep at Charlestown and other circumstances may possibly divert the attention of our Rulers to that which they may think of greater moments - The Marques is warm & the commander in Cheif is steady to the point. Intelligence from ye Northward & ye securing the grain on Connecticut River are important objects the former the old Gen1 has in charge and the latter Demands the serious attention of every friend to your Country - the french fleet is not expected on this coast untill the latter end of this month the enemy are now in such force in the Jersey as makes it imprudent for the commander in Chief to act on the offensive - pray be active and save all the grain you possibly can, of every kind -

I am Dear S' yours most sincerely - Moses Hazen Colº Chase

[R. 6-49] [Commissary Leigh to Committee on Accounts.]

June 10th So -

Gent. Coll Wentworth Brott me a little Memo to Rectify with Respect to one M' James Crummett in Bells Compy 2ª Regt - have had Recourse to the Original Return as Given me & find it to Stand as & underneath : I Conclude that Jacob Cromwell as it stands, in the Book now lodged with', ou must be James Crummett for the Fol- lowing Reasons it stands James Cromel in the Original and there was Evidently a Mistake Committed in his Christian Name by me unless there should be James Cromel & James Crummett in the same Company which the Muster Roles must determine

I am Gent your most hble servt

Joseph Leigh

James Cromel

2 Shirts @ 24/ 1 pair Shoes 8/ 1 Hatt 8/ 1 pr Overalls 18/-4. 2. 0 To The Committee For adjusting the accounts with the army att Exeter

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[R. 6-51] [Concerning James Bailey.]

Exeter June 20th 1780-

Sir - please to Firnish James Baley with such articels of Cloth- ing as you have to Spair he accounting For the Same -he will Sarve in the 3ª N. Hampshire Regiment - .

J. Gilman Esq'

Jonª Cass Lieut.

[R. 6-51]

[Similar order relative to "William Wintworth 2ª Batalion." - ED.]

[R. 6-52] [Joseph Gilman to the Board of War.]

Exeter July Ist 1780

Gent" Inclosed you have a Resolve of the General Court impower- ing the Treasurer to Borrow Money for the use of the State - The Committee of Safety desire the Board of War to try the Credit of the State with the Merchants in the Massachusetts for such Articles of Clothing as are or may be wanting in the course of the year for our Troops, as you have Correspondents in Newbury Port, Salem, and Boston, I think it would be best to write by the Post to them on the subject - Any persons disposed to Credit the State for such articles as we may want, may have Notes payable in one, two or three years - in Current money, Bills emitted by Resolution of Congress & act of this State, or in Gold or Silver as we may agree - I have not any thing further to add but that I am with great Esteem - Your most humble Servant

Board of War Portsmouth J. Gilman

[Colonel Hazen to Colonel Bedel. Bedel Papers, p. 11.]

Camp Near Morris Town July 4th 1780 Dr Sir - Not one word from your Quarter since I left that place - I am afraid your Parties have miscarried, whether or not we ought to. have heard from you long since on the subject of the grain ; which is of great Importance for us to know; every thing is Perfectly right

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in this Quarter to the utmost of our wishes -yet nothing can be Determined on untill the arrival of the fleet from france which as is here said ; sailed for America on the 22d April - It may at this time of the year have a 13 weeks passage - The Marques is our friend and warm - Gosselin is Dispatched to the Northward and Bayleau to the more Southward parts of Canada for Intelligence

You must Join with Gen1 : Bayley and fix them of without a moments Delay - Yours

Col : Bedle Moses Hazen

Since I wrote the foregoing I have seen our friend the Marqueses Instructions and am Pursuaded they will not answer to save their necks should they be so unlucky as to fall into the enemys Hands - have therefore advised them to take orders from Gen1: Bayley or the Commanding Officer at Coos - Yours

Col : Bedle

Moses Hazen

[Selectmen of Lebanon to Colonel Chase. Chase Papers, p. 23.]

Lebanon New Hampshire Grants July 7 1780

Sir-as this Town hath been Repeatedly called Together on account of orders Recd from you for men for scouting and other ser- vice &c we haveing Collected the Sentiments of the Town with Re- gard to Raising men to stand Thus: That they acknowledge Sub- ordination to you as a Col: of there own Choice and ever will obey you as such - But at the same time think : To obey you as haveing athoratative Power from the State of Newhampshire is Derogatore To the Birth Rite of Englishmen it being a tax laid on us for men without being Represented &c-Sir we wish for the future you would be Pleased To send as a Request To us we shall own the Power we Committed To you we mean not to set up an allter in Defiance To the Public Cause & be pleased Sir To Excuse our simplicity and Except this with our sincere obediance from your Humble Servants Simeon Peck Select Theop Huntington men

Nath Stoors

To Col1 Jonathan Chase

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[Committee of Congress to President Weare. Peabody Papers, N. H. Historical Society.]

In Committee of Congres, Preakness

State of Newjersey July 13th 1780 -

Sir - We do ourselves the Hon' to inclose copy of a letter of this date from the Commander in Chief. - You sir are so fully impressed with the necessity of improving every moment to promote the great object of the present Campaign, it would be needless to aduce any arguments in support of the Sentiments Contained in the Generals letter - Permit us only to observe that in proportion as any State is deficient in the number of men, and Quantum of supplies, for the Army, our prospects of success will be diminished, and should un- happily your State rely that the exertion of other States will be Com- petent to the business, and the same opinion entertained by others, It is evident that disgrace & ruin must be ye portion of this Country - Persuaded that your feelings will revolt at the mere Idea, we rely, with Confidence that not a moments time will be lost in a perfect Compliance with the requisitions of this Committee as specifyed in former applications for any extra Supplies, or Services -

You Sir will not conclude us too importunate in the repeated reit- erations on this important subject, as we Conceive the occasion will Justify us in this address. The Committee are so unhappy as not to have been favoured with the determinations of your State upon their various applications, nor have we had the least assurance of what is to be expected from them, or even the receipt of those applications acknowledged. -

With the most perfect esteem & respect we have the hon' to be Sir your most obedient and very Hum1 Servts

[The Committee of Congress consisted of General Schuyler, John Matthews, and Nathaniel Peabody. The foregoing is their retained copy, and was among the papers of Mr. Peabody. - ED.]

[The following is a copy of the letter from General Washington referred to in the foregoing, and is copied from a manuscript record of the committee owned by the New Hampshire Historical Society, p. 222. - ED. ]

Head Quarters July 13th 1780.

Gentlemen - We have received intelligence through different channels from New York, that the Guadaloupe had arrived there

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on sunday morning, and brought an account that she had fallen in with a large french fleet consisting of several sail of the line and a number of transports between the capes of Virginia and Delaware. - This intelligence has every appearance of authenticity ; and, if true the arrival of the fleet on the coast, may instantly be looked for. - This indeed must be the case at any rate from the time, they are said to have sailed. -

It cannot be too much lamented, that our preparations are still so greatly behind hand. - Not a thousand men that I have heard of have yet joined the army ; and in all probability the period for com- mencing our operations is at hand. I am happy to learn, that a spirit . of annimation has diffused itself throughout the states, from which we may expect the happiest consequences. But the exigency is so pressing that we ought to multiply our efforts to give new activity and dispatch to our measures, levying and forwarding the men, pro- viding the supplies of every sort required : forage and transportation demand particular attention.

After what had been preconcerted with the Honble the Congress, after two months previous notice of the intended succour ; if our allies find us unprepared and are obliged to wait several weeks in a state of inaction, it is easy to conceive how unfavorable the impressions it will make of our conduct. - Besides this, the season is exceedingly advanced - a decisive enterprise, if our means are equal to it, will not permit us to lose a moment of the time left for military operations, which, if improved with all the vigor in our power, is less than were to be wished for an undertaking of so arduous and important a nature, so much is at stake - so much to be hoped - so much to be lost - that we shall be inexcusable, if we do not employ all our zeal and all our exertion - With the highest respect and esteem,

I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your most obed & h1 Servt

Gº Washington

To The Honble Committee of Co-operation.

[Commissary Bass to Joshua Wentworth. N. H. Historical Society's Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. I. p. 122.]

West Point I July 1780

Dear Sir - I recd yours of the 15th June, Inclosing one fro : Mrs Bass, allso one for Capt Pray with a note ; Capt Pray being stationed

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at Fish kill Landing, about eight miles up the River from this place, have not had an oppº since the arrival of Leavit, to send to him & as he is to sett of in the morning Cannot Possibly gett the not Indorsed so as to send by.this oppº but the very furst that offers you may de- pend on my Care ini this matter or any other you may give me the pleasure to Transact for you.

the Disagreeable news of Mendum & Parker being taken, makes me feel very slim - but I am so used to bad Luck that I think · never to be Concerned in Navigation again, at least not before next time - Gen1 Stark has just this moment sett of for N Hampshire I ·refer you to him for all the news, Likewise to Colº Cilley who goes with him - I shall take it as a particular favour if you would deliver Ifrs Bass out of the store Linnen enough to make me three shirts, to be sent in the first Waggons that Come on from our State. I should not ask this favour Could I Possibly doe without - am in greait Haste having my hands Chock full of Business -

I am Dear sir Your Most Humb' Servt -

Joseph Bass

P. S. please to give my best Regards to your Brother Little Clap. &c & deliver the Inclosed -

Joshua Wentworth Esq"

[Major Bass to Board of War. N. H. Historical Society's Miscel- laneous Collections, Vol. I. p. 125.]

Orengtown 18th August 1780

Gentlemen - I recd yours of the 28th ult $ Leavitt with Six Hhds Clothing & two Bever Hats, the Felt Hats & Overalls am sorry you sent, as I have more by me than is wanted & its only Expence & Trouble to lugg them about. I wish you had sent more Hunting Frocks in lue of Overalls, as they are more wanted, the Officers Com- plain very much for want of Hats, Tea, Coffee and Chocolate - but few of our Soldiers have any Blankets, if its Possible any can be pro- cured, I should be glad - a Soldier does but poorly without one - they have none in the Publick Store, but Shoes in great plenty, I can have what I please - have near twelve Hundred pair by me - You need not send any more - I wrote in my last for an accompt Book, such as M' Leigh had, its out of my power to procure one here, unless you send one I cannot make up my accounts, allso some writing paper, or I shall not be able to Inform you of the good news

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when we have it - the Scales came too late, was Obliged to purchase a pair - not one word of news.

I am Gentlemen your Most Hub1 : Servant -

Joseph Bass

[Addressed] John Penhallow Esq. President to the Board of War In Portsmouth + Leavitt

[R. 6-54] [Commissary Joseph Bass to Board of War.]

Nº 4 West Point 28th July 1780 -

Gentlemen My last was $ Leavitt of the Ist Inst. Since that I have Recd one half the Rum & Sugar from Hartford the other I have stored at Danbury by desire of Gen1 : Poor - In order to have it handy as its Expected the army will move in a few days towards White Plains, the Rum has fell short very much from the furst Gauge the sugar I could not gett weigh'd for want of scales & weights, there- fore cannot tell the wants - I have Lately drawn out of the Publick Store 736 Oznaburgs & Coarse Linen Shirts & 578 pair Overalls - if we had as many Hunting Frocks our men would be pritty well cloth'd - we shall want more yarn Hose for the winter - the Officers make great Complaints for want of Hatts. Thread & Cotton Hose, & other Summer ware is much wanted by them - the Clothier Gen- eral has Informed me that the Continental agent for Purchasing Cloathing in the Massachusetts, has allways sent what he Collected to their States Clothier in the army by which means their Troops have been better Cloathed than ours. this he told me was in Consequence of an Order from their Gen1 Assembly - I think by the same Rule our Assembly may send to me what M' Gardiner Collects, of course I shall be accountable to the Cloathier Gen1 for what I may receive this way, which can make no odds in M' Gardners Settling his accounts with him. - he likewise Informed me the Reason this method was taken - that the State where such Cloathing was Collected - their Troops should have the Preference & the overp us turned in to the Public Store. -

I am Gentlemen your most Humb1 Servt

Board of War

Joseph Bass

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[President Weare to Committee of Congress.]

[Original in Department of State, Washington, D. C.]

Gentlemen

Hampton falls Augt 8th 1780

I am honor'd with the Receipt of your very Obligeing Letters, of the 22d and 25th ultº by Mr Emery. Your Approbation of the Meas- ures taken by this State, merits my most gratefull acknowledgments. It had given me some uneasiness that my Letters had not Reach'd you sooner, as by that Means you were so long uninformed, respect- ing Matters of so great importance. I shall pay every attention, to Return as Speedy answers to your communications, as is in my Power.

Mr. Emerys appointment, to have the care of forwarding the Supplies &c : is very Agreeable, and will I believe, much facilitate measures and be of service to the public Cause. -

The Horses called for, are I believe all provided, and Ready to go forward immediately : the biggest part of them are ordered to go for- ward this day. Like wise a Considerable number of Cattle, and quantity of Rum is Ready Provided. True it is we meet with very great difficulty to collect money for to answer these purposes.

So Extravagant were the Bounties Required by the Men for ingag- ing to go into the Service, without paying of which, we could no way have got our men : and so excessive are the prices of every Article, that it seems as if all the Money in the state, would not be Sufficient. the people say they cannot get it. However we shall exert our selves to the utmost, that if possible we may comply with every Requisition at this important Crisis. - -

I have the honor to be with Sentiments of Esteem & Respect Gentlemen yr Most Obt Humble Sert

Meshech Weare

Honble Comtee of Congress -

[Addressed] The Honbl Committee of Congress, at head Quarters Preakness

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Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary war, 1629 to 1725, Part 30

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