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Weare sent three men§ to Cambridge for five months each, and eight more men | to that place for six weeks each. It is not known what company or regiment they were in, nor what service they per- formed. One other manT went there for sixteen days.
The convention also thought Portsmouth must be defended, and a regiment was raised and sent there. Pierce Long was its colonel. Weare furnished three men ** for twelve months each ; they were brothers, and privates in Capt. Timothy Clement's company. They did duty " sojering " and whiling away the time at Fort William
* " COLONY OF 1 To the Hon. Committee of Safety of this Colony, Gentlemen NEW HAMPSHIRE. whereas we the Selectmen of Weare have Received a Declara- tion from you to be Sign by the Inhabitence of Said Weare, we have acted according to the Orders of the Declaration we make Return of all who refuse to sign to the decla- ration, a List of their names is on this paper. JOHN ROBIE ¿ Selectmen " Dated at Weare June 6. 1776.
JABEZ MORRILL \ for Weare.
" A list of mens names called Quakers which is -
" Jonathan Dow Hezekiah Purintun Ebenr Breed Jolin Chase
Daniel Page Jeremiah Green Zeph Breed
Samuel Hovey
Nath1 Peaslee Micah Green
Jonathan Eastes
Samuel Huntington
Silas Peaslee John Gove
Jonathan Osborn Samuel Bayley
Benja Peaslee John Gove Jr. Jolın Hodgdon John Jewell Jr
Ebenezer Peaslee Jonson Gove
Enoch Jonson Gorge Hadley
Jonathan Peaslee Stephen Gove Edmund Jonson
Nathaniel Carlies
Caleb Peaslee
Daniel Gove
James Buxton Abraham Melvon
Isiah Green
Elisha Gove
Joseph Parkins
Asa Heath
Isiah Green, Jr.
Jedediah Dow
Samuel Colings - State Papers, vol. viii, p. 289.
Joseph Webstar, Jr"
Elijah Purintun
t They were Jacob Kent, whose home was at West Jerseys, and came to Canada from Crown Point. He was 21 years old and a corporal. Abraham Kimball, who was from Weare. He was a private and 20 years old.
" David McKillop aged twenty seven; Winthrop Clough aged twenty three."- State Papers, vol. xiv, pp. 283, 287, 291.
§ " A list of those men who went to Cambridge for five months, year 1776. " Samuel Seilley John Kimball John Kimball Jur "
|| " Those men that went to Cambrige for six weeks, year 1776
" Nathaniel Weed Enos Ferrin Jeremiah Page Jonathan Hadlock
John Mugit Mark Flood Samuel Eyers Joseph Hadlock."
TI " Abijah Watson 1776 Served 16 Days at Cambridge year 1776"
** " Year 1776, twelve months service to portsmouth.
" Reuben Martin Sam' Martin Jacob Martin." - State Papers, vol. xiv, p. 391.
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HISTORY OF WEARE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
[1776.
and Mary, now called Fort Constitution, Newcastle. Two more of our men* enlisted in Captain Clement's company for ten months each. One of them was first lieutenant, and the other ensign. The last was soon advanced to be second lieutenant. Four otherst went to Portsmouth for two months each, but what company they were in or what they did is not known.
In June it became necessary to reinforce the army in Canada, and the legislature voted to send a regiment of seven hundred and fifty inen. Each was to have a bounty of £6. Isaac Wyman of Keene was made colonel, and the place of rendezvous was at "Haverhill on Connecticut River." Weare furnished twenty men.# They were mustered and paid July 22d. Timothy Worthley was their lieutenant, and he received, as advance wages, £10 16s. and 5s. for billeting. Each private got £9 18s. and the same sum as Worth- ley for billeting.§ They marched to Canada and joined Capt. Jos- eph Dearborn's company. Late in the season they spent several months at Fort Ticonderoga.
Men, this year, hired substitutes to go to the war.|| They did this for two reasons : patriotism and to avoid a draft. They were also
* " Ten months men to Portsmouth.
" Ist Lieutenant Nathaniel Fifield 2ª Lieutenant Henry Tuexberry." - State Papers, vol. xiv, p. 390.
t " Year 1776, two months to portsmouth
Jolin Blake Jur Sam1 Paige Jur John Paige Abijah watson."
# The men who went to Canada in Captain Dearborn's company :-
"Timothy Worthley, Daniel Bailey 2d Lieut Ezral Clemmant Sam1 Eastman
Solomon Towle
Jere Page
William Hogg private Joseplı Emmonds
Enoch Sweat Thomas Eastman
Benjamin Feleh Joseph Kimball
Phinehas Fanin Paul Dustin "
Moses Flood Seth Thompson - State Papers, vol. xiv, p. 329.
§ The town or individuals paid some of the above men as follows : -
"Phineas ferrin. 9: 0:0
Ezra Clement .. 3: 0:0:0
Joseph Emons .. 6: 6:0
Caleb Atwood . 3: 0:0
Thomas Eastman 6: 0
Jeremiah Page.
william Quimby. 3
Enoch Sweat .. 9
Timothy Worthley. 3: 0:0:0
Sam1 Eastman. 6
Daniel Bayley.
3: 0:0:0
Coten webster. 6
moses Flood.
Daniel Clough, During the
Joseph kimball
3:12:0
28:10:0 war ..
Sam' Page ..
6: 0:0
Reuben Trusell 2 months ...... 10: 0:0:0"
| " Those indivedels that hired for the eompain to tiye for five months in the year 1776
" Capt Ithamar Eaton Benjamin Silley
hired Phinas ferrin. £9= 0-0-0
Capt George Hadley
hired Joseph Emons for £6= 0=0 0
John Simons
Sam! Philbriek Hired Joseph kimball for 3=12=0: 0
John Robie Hired Timothy Worthly for 3= 0:0:0
Josiah Brown Hired Caleb Atwood for. 3= 0=0=0 Ebenr Mudget hired Daniel Bayley for. 3= 0=0=0 Benja page - hired Sam1 Page for. 4= 0 == 0=0
Obadiah Eaton
[The name " Benja page " is erased in the manuseript.]
James Emerson hired Ezra Clement for .. 3= 0=0=0 William Dustin hired Ruben Trussell two months. 10= 0=0=0"
Sam' Page Asa Heath Corporal
William Quinby Caleb Atwood sergt
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THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
1776.]
excused from paying war taxes, to the extent of the sum they paid out. Individuals paid bounties to nine of these men. In two cases men joined together and paid a man to go to the war. Thus Ithamar Eaton and Benjamin Silley hired Phinehas Ferrin, and Capt. George Hadley and John Simons hired Joseph Emmons.
July 4, 1776, came the Declaration of Independence, and Sept. 10th New Hampshire assumed the title of State .*
In September, the legislature voted to raise two regiments to re-inforce the army in New York, to serve until December 1st unless sooner discharged. To fill up one of these, eighty-four men, to march in ten days, were called for from Col. Daniel Moore's regi- ment. He at once wrote to Capt. Samuel Philbrick to raise and equip with arms sixteen men out of his company, to come from both the " alarm list " and the "training band." He said they should have a bounty of $20 down, and that if Massachusetts should pay more, then our bounty should be made equal to it. They must meet at the house of Robert McGregor in Goffstown, Sept. 26th, to pass muster. t
The ment were raised, mustered and assigned to the companies of Col. Nahum Baldwin's regiment. Many of them were in Capt. Samuel McConnell's company, and they soon marched to New York. They were in Washington's army, were in the battle of
*"It was the Province of New Hampshire till the battle of Lexington; then Col- ony of New Hampshire till September 10, 1776; thenceforth State of New Hampshire. - Prov. Papers, vol. vii, p. 456 ; State Papers, vol. viii, p. 332.
The town-meetings of Weare were called under the heading of " Province of New Hampshire" until Feburary, 1772; then under " Province of New Hampshire, County of Hillsborough," until a little after July 4, 1775; then it was "The County of Hills- borough in the Colony of New Hampshire " until November, 1776, when the warrant was headed "State of New Hampshire, the Government and People of said State, Hillsborough ss." This continued till 1779, when it began, " State of New Hampshire, Hillsborough ss.", which has continued to the present time. Up to 1775 the town- meetings were warned by the constable under the authority of a warrant from the selectmen; after 1775 usually by a warrant direct from the selectmen.
t "Bedford Sept ye 16th 1776 -
"STATE OF 1 To Capt Samuel Philbrick Persuant to A Resolve of ye Council NEW HAMPSHIRE S & Assembly of said State I am Calld upon immediately to Raise Eighty four men out of my Regt to be ready to march In ten Days to join the army at New York therefore I Require you forthwith to Raise and Equip with Arms Sixteen men out of your Company and you are to Call upon the alarm List as well as the training Band and you are to let them know for their Encouragement they Shall Re- ceive twenty Dollars Down upon their passing Muster as a Bounty given which shall be afterwards Made Equal to the Bounty given by the Massachusetts State in the same service therefore the Day Appointed for them to pass Muster is thursday ye twenty sixt of this Instant at ten o'clock A. M. at the house of Robert McGregore in Goffstown fail not and make Due Return of your doings. DANIEL MOOR COLL"
t" Year 1776. two months to New York.
"Caleb Emery Joseph Colby Charles George John follonsbury
Ezekiel Cram
Samuel Straw John Huntington marden Emerson
Thom& Cram
Elijah Gove Israel Straw Stephen Emerson "
Joseph Huse "Year 1776 two months to New York
- State Papers, vol. xw, p. 425.
" Samuel Worthen Daniel person Sam1 paige 3d "
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HISTORY OF WEARE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
[1776.
White Plains, Oct. 28th, and saw the surrender of Forts Washing- ton and Lee to the British. They were discharged early in Decem- ber and walked home.
John Huntington was fortunate enough to get a small cheese at some farm-house as they came along. He put it in his knapsack to carry home. The party got hungry on the road, sort of half starved, and begged him to cut it and give them a lunch, but he refused. At night they lodged in a barn and when he was asleep they put a little grindstone in his knapsack, ate the cheese next day and never gave the stingy man a bit. He did not find out how he had swapped his cheese for a grindstone till he got to Weare. Then he was delighted with the good laugh his coinrades had at his expense, and he never heard the last of it as long as he lived.
William Hutchins* was also in Washington's army in New York. Nov. 9th, he was made second lieutenant in Capt. Jeremiah Gil- man's company in the first of New Hampshire's three Continental regiments, Joseph Cilley at that time colonel. Both before and after that he held the same rank in Capt. Nathaniel Hutchins' company in the same regiment .; He did not come home with the rest of the Weare men, but continued in the service.
There was a loud call for troops to re-inforce the army in Canada. The British were driving our forces south to Lake Champlain. . Ten ment at once enlisted to go for twelve months. They received large bounties from the town or individuals, and soon joined with the army at Ticonderoga.
When Arnold was defeated in his naval battle on Lake Cham- plain and the British took Crown Point, New Hampshire men turned out in large numbers. Weare sent three mens for four months and twenty-four days, and thirty men,|| Weare's best citi-
* State Papers, vol. viii, p. 392.
t Idem, vol. xiv, pp. 553, 610.
+ " Year 1776-twelve months serviss to Canada.
" James Brown Thoms Colborn Stoekman Sweatt1 moses flood
Jacob Carr John Kimball Benj Sweatt moses folonsbury2
Reuben Trusell Sam' Caldwell Jur
§ " Those men that went to Ticonderoga 4 months and 24 Days year 1776 " Thomas Eastman Samil Eastman Cotten webster "
|| " A lis of those that Did half a turn for the term above mentioned
"Jonathan atwood Jabez morrill
John Robie Benja Silley
John worth Nathan Cram moses Quinbe Benja page Esqr
James Emerson Jonathan Blaisdal Isaac Tuxbury obadiah Eaton
Ezra Clement Thomas Colby ing. Sam" Page
moses hoit
Eben mugit George Hadley
Ithamar Eaton Solomon Tole
Daniel Bailey John Simons
abner Hoit Capt Sam" Philbrick
Joseph George Caleb atwood
Jeremh page
Joseph Kimball "
Will Dustin Josiah Brown Thomas Evens
1 " Stockman Sweatt at some time during the war served in the cavalry.
2 " moses follonsbury died or was killed in the service."
209
THE REVOLUTION.
1777.]
zens, who " did half a turn for that time." Some of these had small bounties, but the most did not. Their names are not to be found on the army rolls of the state. The enemy returned to Can- ada in November, for the winter, after they had come in sight of Ticonderoga, and our men came home.
Congress and General Washington had learned, by this time, that men enlisted for short terms were not so good soldiers as those for long periods. So there was a call for men to serve for three years, or during the war. Weare furnished three men* under this call. They served in the first regiment, and with other Weare men who had before enlisted, were in the battle of Trenton, where the Hessians were captured, and Princeton, where Washington in per- son led his soldiers to victory.
CHAPTER XXI.
THE REVOLUTION.
THE year opened with many Weare men in the army. There · were eightt in Col. Pierce Long's regiment, Capt. Timothy Clem- ent's company, stationed at Portsmouth. The regiment marched in the winter, over the highlands to Number Four, Charleston, then across the Green mountains to the defence of Ticonderoga. One of the ment failed to put in an appearance, and did not march with the rest. Sixteen or more Weare mens were in Col. Joseph Cilley's regiment, Capt. Nathaniel Hutchins' company. It was the first New Hampshire regiment in Gen. John Sullivan's brigade, and, as has been said, saw service under Washington at Trenton and Princeton. They were staying over their time at the earnest request of General Sullivan,
*" David Bryant enlisted Nov. 12, 1776. discharged Dec. 1781 In Major Scott's company Stephen Dustin in Captain Hutchins' company Michael Lyons in Cap- tain Hutchins' company. - Hist. First N. H. Regt., p. 133.
t "Lieut. Nathaniel Lieut. Henry Tux- Samuel Martin
Timothy Brown
Fifield bury Jebesh Felch Jonathan Selley "
Reuben Martin Jacob Martin - State Papers, vol. xiv, pp. 486, 487.
# Jacob Martin. - State Papers, vol. xiv, p. 513.
§" John Flanders Daniel Flood Samuel Page Jolın Swett
Jacob Flanders Joseph Flood Enoclı Hoit
Thomas Easman
James Hutchins John Caldwell Joseph Eastman Benjamin Collins
Bracket Leavitt Thomas Tuttle .
Benjamin Swett Stephen Dustin "
- State Papers, vol. xiv, p. 611.
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210
HISTORY OF WEARE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
[1777.
The first of March two thousand sixty-three men were needed to fill the three New Hampshire regiments, and Weare's proportion was nineteen men. In Capt. Samuel Philbrick's " train band " were a hundred and forty-nine men, between the ages of sixteen and fifty, and from these the nineteen men must be raised .*
But they were not forthcoming. They had got to enlist for three years, or during the war. There was a Continental and State bounty, but as yet the town had voted none. Nothing was done about the war at the annual meeting, except to choose a Commit- tee of Safety,f of which Samuel Caldwell was chairman, to look after tories ; but, at the request of several citizens, a special meet- ing was warned, to be held April 7th, to raise the number of men the state had called for, to serve in the Continental army for the term of three years, or during the war with Britain. The meeting was also to see if the town would pay the expense particular per- sons have been at, in " Carring on the present war," by order of this State, as some had been at great expense in sending or going, while others had been at none, or very little, which was " a matter of complaint among the people in general."
At the meeting, voted to raise the men for the army and to get the funds to do it by a. "town rate," taxing the polls and estates of the citizens. A committee,# of which John Robie was chairman, was chosen to procure the soldiers. They were to hire them as cheap as they could, and give their personal security for the town to pay them.
It was also voted that those who had paid out anything for the war should bring in their bills to this committee, who shall find how much each should be allowed.§
* State Papers, vol. xiv, p. 557.
Committee of Safety for 1777: Samuel Caldwell, Jonathan Martin, Timothy George, Ebenezer Bailey. There were other members of the committee, but the record is torn and the names lost.
# John Robie, Jolin Worth, James Emerson, Capt. Samuel Philbrick, Lieut. Wil- liam Hutchins, were the committee to raise the soldiers.
§ ALLOWANCES MADE BY THE COMMITTEE.
"The Service of those men that Engaiged in the Defence of the Emerican States against the Hostile procedings of the British army
" We the Committee of Weare allow to those men that went to Ticonderoga in the year 1776 3 Dollers pr munths
"those men that went to Cambrige and portmouth Excepting those that Inlisted in the year Service we allow 2 Dollers pr munth
"those men that went from Cambrige to york in the year Service 1776 we allow 3 Dollers pr munth year 1776
" those men that went Six munth at the taking of St Johns in the year 1775 we al- low 3 Dollers pr munth
" those men that went to york two munth in the year 1776 we allow 1 Dollers pr munth
" those men that hired for the Continantal army we allow 2 Dollers pr munth year 1777
211
ALLOWANCES TO WEARE SOLDIERS.
1777.]
The committee to fill the quota were active. They soon hired seven men to serve three years, or during the war. They paid
" those men that went under General Stark for two munths in the year 1777 we al- low 2 Doller pr munth
" we the Committee have allowed to Settle the above accompts of the Services in the present war
"Weare November 10th 1777
Comitt for
weare
" Voted not to Except of the above accompt JOHN ROBIE Town Clerk
" those men that went to Ticonderoga 4 munths 24 Days
year 1776
are allowed - Dollers pr munth " Thomas Eastman Sam" Eastman Cotten Webster
" A Lis of those that did half a turn for the term above mentioned
" Jonathan atwood
John Robie ..
John worth. 3 :0:0:0
James Emerson
Isaac Tuxbury.
Eber mugit ..
.3 : 0 :0:0
Ithamar Eaton .4:10:0:0
Daniel Bailey X. .3 :0:0:0
Joseph George. Will Dustin.
Jabez morrill.
Benja Silley ..
4:10:0:0
Nathan Cram ...
Benja page Esqr.
Jonathan Blaisdal.
Thomas Colby.
moses hoit.
George Hadley.
Solomon Tole
John Simons.
Capt Samll philbrick. .3:12: 0: 0
Caleb Atwood.
Joseph kimball .3:12 : 0: 0
Josiah Brown.
" Those men that went to portmouth 2 inunths are allowd pr munth year 1776
" abijah watson Samll page Jur John page
John Blake
" to portmoutli 4 munths Henry Tuxbury
"to portmouth 6 munths Jacob martin
"those men that went to Cambrige for Eight munth are allowed - Dollers pr munth year 1775.
" Jonathan paige Ruben Trusell John Flanders Sam" Caldwell
Stockman Sweat Ebenzer Sinkler Ephraim Hadley
"those men that went St Johns Six munths are allod - Dollers pr muntli year 1775 Aaron Qumbe Henry Tuxbury Jonathan Worthly
" those men that went from Cambr to york 12 munth are allowd - Dollers pr munth year 1776
" Jacob Carr Ebenr Sargent Jolın Kimball Benja Sweat
James Brown
william Quimbe Sam' Caldwell Stockman Sweat
Ruben Trusell
" those men that went to portmo 10 muntlis are allowd - Doller pr munths year 1776
Ruben Martin Samll martin
" those men that went to york for two munths and 20 Days are allowd - Doller pr munths 1776
" Caleb Emery Josep Colby
Charles george John folonsbury
Ezekil Cram Samll Straw John Huntinton marden Emerson
Thomas Cram Elijah gove Israel Straw Steplien Emerson
Joseph Huse
"those men that went to york in Decr 1776 2 munthis are allowd - Dollers pr munths year 1776 " Samuel Worthen Daniel person Samuel page third
" those men that hired Six munths for the Continantel army pr peace are allowd - Dollr pr munth year 1777
" Joseph Quimbe
moses Quimbe asa whiteker william whiteker
" those men that hired Six munthis pr peace for the Continantal army year 1777 " Sam" Bayley Caleb atwood william Quimbe Capt Jona atwood
" Jacob Tuxbury liired twelve munths for the Continantal army he is allowd - Dollers pr munth year 1777
"those men that went to Cambrige for Six weeks are allowd pr Dollers pr munth year 1776
" Nathanil weed Enos ferrin
Jeremiah page Jonathan Hadlock
John mugit mark flood Samuel Eyers Joseph Hadlock
" those men that went to Cambrige for two muntlis are allowd - Dollers pr munth year 1777 " marden Emerson asa Heath
Josep Colby
Jacob Carr Joseph huntinton Jesse Bayley Daniel watson
Joshua maxfield
Moses Quimbe ..
Ezra Clement X. .3 :0:0:0
ing. Samll page ..
abner Hoit ..
Jerem page ..
Thomas Evens.
Obadiah Eaton
T
Dr Hoit Timothy Clough
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HISTORY OF WEARE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
[1777.
A
them bounties ranging from £6 to £30 .* Individuals, in town, who were patriotic or feared a draft, lent their aid and got three more ment to serve for three years. They paid them bounties from £17 4s. to £24. Several of these men had served the previous year.
" those men that went with Colo Stark for 2 munth are allowd - Dolls pr munth year 1777
" william Duston Ezra Pillsbury
Danicl Emerson Ephraim Jones
10 :0:0 John ardaway abner Hoit
Joseph Hadlock
Danicl Hadley Samuel Butlebank
Ebenezer Mugit Daniel Gould
"those men that went to York in December 1776 2 munth are allowd Doller pr munth Daniel Person Samuel Worthen Sam" Page third
"moses flood Served 11 munths at Canada in year 1775 & 1776
"abijah watson 1776 Sarved 16 Days at Cambrige year 1776
"Voted by the Compny at a Traning July 7th 1777 to make up those that would in- list on that alarm 5 pound a munths with what the State give them the names of those that Inlis are as follows
" Elijah Green
John Page
John webster Elijah gove
John Mugit
Joseph Colby
Benjamin Hoit
Moses Eastman Capt Sam" Philbrick 1 horse
Timothy Brown
Charles George Joseph Quimbe 1 horse
Thomas Worthley
Jesse Clement Jonathan Martin 1 horse
Philip Hoit 1 horse
moses Emerson Jonathan Page 1 horse
to Carry Packs Ebenr Sargent the above five Days
Sam" Silley Ezekiel Cram
" those men that went with Let Ebr Bayley
" Caleb whitaker Jonathan Worthly Ezra Pilbary Timothy Brown
Thomas worthly John page Solvens Emery " the above were gone two Days Asa Sargent of amsbury 225 Lawfull"
*" A List of the Solders Names who received a bounty from the town of weare for their Serving in the Cont army Since the first of Jany 1777 & the Said Bounty they Recd affixed to their Respective names for the year 1777.
" Stockman Sweat for During the war for the Continantal bounty ..
£
Benjamin Sweat for three years, Enlisted April 16, 1777, dis Apr. 20, 1780, in the first N. H. Reg. £18-0-0 John Sweat, enlisted Apr. 16, 1777, dis. Apr. 20, 1780, in the first N. H. Reg .. 18-0-0 Samuel Caldwell Junr.1 for three years, enlisted July 3, 1777. dis July 2, 1780, in the first N. H. Reg. 25 -- 0-0 David Briant,2 for three years, enlisted Nov. 12, 1776, dis. Dec. 1781 in the first N. H. Reg. 15-0-0 Jacob Flanders for three years enlisted Feb. 20, 1777, dis. Dec. 1781 in the first N. H. Reg 6-0-0 Thomas Tuttle3 for three years, enlisted May 1, 1777, dis Feb. 17, 1778 in the first N. H. Reg. 30-0-0"
" Hired by particular persons in the year 1777, for three years.
" Ebenezer Sinkler4 James Hutchins John Flanders5 "
1 Caldwell was appointed "Sargeant Major" Jan. 1, 1777. - Kidder's Hist. of the First N. H. Regt., p. 85.
2 Briant re-enlisted in 1782, and is marked as a deserter. - Kidder's Hist. of the First N. H. Regt., p. 133.
3 Thos. Tuttle is said to have died in the service. - Town Papers, vol. xiii, p. 638.
4 Ebenezer Sinkler was in Captain Morrill's company in the First New Hampshire regiment. He was hired by two men to serve for them in the army, as the following receipts show : -
"W. Mch th 22 in the year 1777 these loyns may fully Scrtefy whom it may con- sern that I have engaged to serve the terme of one year insuing in the Cont an Sar- vise for Jacob Tuxbury for which I have Receved seven pounds teen Shilings lawful moncy as witness my hand
" JONATHAN ATWOOD WILLIAM QUEMBE
EBENEZER SINKLER "
" wear Mach th 22 177 These loyns may fully S it may Consern that I the Suberer have ingaged to Sarge in the Cont Services for Caleb Atwood for the term for which I have recived three pounds forteen Shillings lawfull money reed by me witnes my hand EBENR SINKLER" -- State Papers, vol. xiv, p. 603.
5" This may certify whom it may Concern that I John Flanders have Engagd in the Con Ser for the Term of three years for Philip Hoit Jos Quimby Wm Whitiker Moses Quimby asa Whitiker and Timothy Clough for the Sum of twenty four Pound Lawll moncy his
" As witness my hand
" Weare March 26th 1777
BENJA SLEEPER witness" mark JOHN X FLANDERS
Isaac Sargent paul Dustin
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UNABLE TO FILL THE QUOTA.
1777.]
Then enlistments ceased. It was very hard to get men; all the towns had a quota to fill, and there were no foreigners to draw upon. Col. Daniel Moore got impatient ; April 22d, he wrote a ringing letter to Captain Philbrick. He said General Schuyler had sent an express to the State Committee of Safety to forward our quota of men to Ticonderoga ; that the committee had called upon him for his part, and he wished Captain Philbrick to send the men's names who had enlisted and their captain's name, so he might send them to the committee; and then waxing warm and getting excited, he added "as you love your country as you are a friend to the Great the Glorious Cause the Cause of Liberty in which we are all Embarked I trust you will lose no time in keeping and forwarding the Men Proportioned to you to Raise."*
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