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NEW YORK
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A COMPILATION OF DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS
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INTRODUCTORY
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INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS 16
THE LINE
IST REGIMENT .-- Col. Goose Van Schaick, Lt. Col. Cornelius Van Dyck 17 2ND RECIMENT .- Col. Goose Van Seiniek, Col. Philip Van Cortland, Lt. Col. Peter Reg-
nier, Lt. Col. Robert Cochran, Lt. Col. Frederick Weissenfels. . 29 3RD REGIMENT .- Col. James Clinton, Col. Peter Gansevoort, Lt. Col. James Bruyn. 40 4TH REGIMENT .- Col. James Holmes, Col. Henry B. Livingston, Lt. Col. Pierre Regnier, Lt. Col. Frederick Weissenfels 47
5TH REGIMENT .- Col. Lewis Duboys, Lt. Col. James S. Bruyn, Lt. Col. Marinus Willett, ADDITIONAL REGIMENT (BATTALION) .- Col. James Livingston, Lt. Col. Richard Living-
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ADDITIONAL CORPS, GREEN MOUNTAIN DAYS, --- Col. Ethan Allen, Col. Seth Warner 61
ADDITIONAL CORPS.$ -- Col. Oliver Spen er
ADDITIONAL CORPS .*-- Col. Moses Hazen
62 63 53
ARTILLERY, 2ND REGIMENT .- Col. John Lamb
ARTILLERY, 3RD KEG MENT .* 65
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ARTILLERY REGIMENTS .- (Not identified). Lt. Col. Ebenezer Stevens 65
CAVALRY, 2ND REGIMENT LIGHT DRAGOO'S *-- Col. Shelton 67
CAVALRY, 4TH REGIMENT LIGHT DRAGOONS.^ -- Col. Moylan 67
CAVALRY REGIMENTS .- (Not identified). Capt. Jeromimus Hoogland 57
ARTIFICEPS .- Lt. Col. Luther Baldwin* 57
MINERS .- (Not identified.) Capt. James chilliland. Capt. Jonathan Lawrence 67
THE LEVIES
Col. John Harper 68
Col. Frederick Weissenfels 70
Col. William Malcom 74
Col. Lewis Dubois, Lt. Col. Brinton Paine 77
Col. Morris Graham. Lt. Col. Benjarun Birdsall. Lt. Col. Henry Livingston 79
Col. AFF ert Pawling 32
Col. Marinus Willett, Lt. Col. John Mckinstry. 37
INDEPENDENT CORPS OF 1,000 MEN 93
THE LINE AND THE LEVIES
ENLISTED MEN (not identified by Regiments).
* Not in the first edition.
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CONGRESS REGIMENT .-* Col. Edward Anti.
ARTILLERY, PROVINCIAL .- Capt. Alexander Hamilton's Train
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THE MILITIA
ALBANY COUNTY: Page.
IST REGIMENT .- Col. Abraham Cuyler, Col. Jacob Lansing, Jr. 9,1, 231
2ND REGIMENT .-- Col. Abraham Wemple. 97, 223
3RD REGIMENT .--- Col. Philip P. Schuyler, Lt. Col. Barent I. Staats IO1, 224
4TH REGIMENT .- Col. Kilian Van Rensselaer. Lt. Col. John H. Beeckman 104. 225 5TH REGIMENT .- Col. Gerrit G. Van den Bergh, Col. Henry Quackenbos, Lt. Col. Volkert Veeder .. 107, 226
6TH REGIMENT .- Col. Stephen John Schuyler, Lt. Col. Henry K. Van Rensselaer, 108. 226 7TH REGIMENT .- Col. Abraham I. Van Alstine, Lt. Col. Philip Van Alstine. .. 100, 228 8TH REGIMENT .-- Col. Robert Van Rensselaer, Lt. Col. Barent I. Staats, Lt. Col. Henry J. Van Rensselaer, Lt. Col. Asa Waterman. III. 229
9TH REGIMENT .--- Col. Peter Van Ness, Lt. Col. David Pratt I16, 230
IOTH REGIMENT .-- Col. Morris Graham, Col. Henry Livingston 117, 231
IITH REGIMENT .-- Ccl. Anthony Van Bergen, Lt. Col. Cornelius Dubois 1.9, 232 12TH REGIMENT .- Col. Jacobus Van Schoonhoven, Lt. Col. James Gordon 120, 231 13TH REGIMENT .- Col. John McCrea, Col. Cornelius Van Veghten 122, 234
14TH REGIMENT .-- Col. John Knickerbacker, Col. Peter Yates, Lt. Col. John Van Rensselaer 125, 235
15TH REGIMENT .- Col. Peter Vroman, Lt. Col. Peter Ziele . 128, 236
16ra REGIMENT .- Col. John Blair, Col. Lewis Van Weert 130, 236
17TA REGIMENT .-- Col. William B. Whiting, Lt. Col. Asa Waterman. . 132. 237
INDEPENDENT COMPANY .- Capt. Petrus Van Gaasbeck 133
CHARLOTTE COUNTY:
Col. (Dr.) John Williams 133. 239
CUMBERLAND COUNTY:
Col. William Williams 134
COMPANY OF MINUTE MEN .- Maj. Joab Hoisington, Capt. Joseph Haich 1,34
DUTCHESS COUNTY:
2ND REGIMENT .- Col. Abraham Brinkerhoff, Lt. Col. Jacob Griffen 135, 240
3RD REGIMENT .- Col. John Field. Col. Andrew Morehouse 130. 241
ZTE REGIMENT .-- Col. John Frear 14, 2.43
5TH REGIMENT .- Col. William Humfrey, Col. James Van Deburgh A .. 245 6TH REGIMENT .- Col. Morris Graham, Col. Roswell Hopkins, Li. Col. Jacob Griffin 144 247
TTH RECIMENT .--- Col. Henry Ludenton, Lt. Col. Reuben Ferris 14,, 232 ASSOCIATED EXEMPTS .--- Col. Zephaniah Platt, Lt. Col Rufus Herrick 152
ASSOCIATED EXEMPTS. - Capt. Abraham Schenck 154
REGIMENT OF MINUTE MEN .-- Coi. Jacobus Swartwout 154 RANGERS .---- Capt. Ezekiel Cooper 156
ORANGE COUNTY:
IST REGIMENI .--. Col. Jesse Woodhull, It. Col. Elihu Marvin 1 .. , 253
2ND REGIMENT .- Col. Ann Hawk Hay, Lt. Col. Gilbert Cooper 152. 254
3RD RESIMENT .-- Col. William Allison. Lt. Col. Benjamin Tuston 151, 255 4TH REGIMENT .-- Col. John Hathorn, Lt. Col. Joseph Hasbrouck. Lt. Col.
Henry Wisner .
ASSOCIATED EXEMPIS .- Capt. John Wood.
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SUFFOLK COUNTY: Page.
IST REGIMENT OF MINUTE MEN .- Col. Josiah Smith 169
3RD REGIMENT OF MINUTE MEN .- Col. Thomas Terry 172
REGIMENT OF MINUTE MEN .- Col. David Mulford 172
TRYON COUNTY:
IST REGIMENT .- Col. Samuel Campbell, Col. Ebenezer Cox, Lt. Col. Samuel Clyde . 172, 257
2ND REGIMENT .- Col. Jacob Klock, Lt. Col. Petter Wagoner 175, 257 3RD REGIMENT .-- Col. Frederick Fisher, Col. Frederick Visscher, Lt. Col. Volkert Veeder 179, 258
4TH REGIMENT .- Col. Peter Bellinger 182, 259
5TH REGIMENT .- Col. John Harper, Maj. Joseph Harper 184
BATTALION OF MINUTE MEN .- Col. Samuel Campbell 18.4 ASSOCIATED EXEMPTS .- Capt. Jellis Fonda 135
RANGERS .-- Capt. John Winn 186
RANGERS .- Capt. Christian Getman 186
RANGERS .- Capt. John Kasselman 186
ULSTER COUNTY:
IST REGIMENT .- Col. Johannes Snyder 187, 259
2ND REGIMENT .-- Col. James McClaghry. Lt. Col. Jacob Newkirk 191, 261
3RD REGIMENT .- Col. Levi Pawling, Col. John Cantine, Lt. Col. Jacob Hoorn- beek . 195, 252
4TH REGIMENT .- Col. Johannes Hardenburgh, Lt. Col. Jonathan Elmendorph, Lt. Col. Johannis Janson 199, 264
INDEPENDENT COMPANY .- Capt. Samuel Clark 203
LIGHT HORSE .*-- Capt. Salisbury 203
RANGERS .*-- Capt. Isaac Belknap 203
WESTCHESTER COUNTY:
IST REGIMENT .-- Col. Joseph Drake, Col. James Hamman 204, 256
2ND REGIMENT .- Col. Thomas Thomas, Lt. Col. Gilbert Buad 207, 266
3RD REGIMENT .- Col. Pierre Van Cortlandt, Col. Samuel Drake, Li. Col. Gilbert Drake, Lt. Col. John Hyatt 210, 267
4TH REGIMENT .- Col. Thaddeus Crane 214. 268
ASSOCIATED EXEMPTS .-- Lt. Col. Joseph Benedict 217
SEPARATE EXEMPTS .-- Capt. Jonathan Horton 217
MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS:
COL. JOHN LASHER .- Lt. Col. Andrew Stockholm's Regiment 218
COL. JOHN NICHOLSON .-- Lt. Col. John Vischer's Regiment 218
COL. CORNELIUS D. WYNKOOP'S REGIMENT 219
MAJ. JOUN WHEELOCK'S INDEPENDENT COMPANY 220
ENS. JOHN FONDEY, JR.'S PARTY 220
CAIT. JOHN A. BRADT'S RANGERS 2.20
CAPT. JOHN REILAY'S RANGERS 220
THE MILITIA (LAND BOUNTY RIGHTS)*
THE SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS are referred to (by pages) above, in the order of their respective counties. THE MILITIA (LAND BOUNTY RIGHTS) is grouped on pages 221-268 * Not in the frst edition.
CONTENTS
NAVAL SERVICE
Page.
PRIVATEERS .- Pay Mr. Henry Benton, Capt. Robert Castle, Capt. Thomas Cregier, Capt.
Wilkie Dodge, Capt. Thomas Grenell, Capt. John Harrison, Capt. Christopher Lefhing- well, Capt. William Mercier, Capt. Richard Puller, Capt. William Rogers, Capt. An- thony Rutgers, Capt. James Smith, Capt. Samuel Tudor, Capt. Matthew Van Alstyne, 269
LISTS AND INDEXES
SUNDRY PERSONS whose service is evidenced by original documents and manuscripts on file in the office of the State Comptroller, but whose names are not found on the papers of any of the regular organizations 270
PENSIONERS and Applicants for Pensions 271
CONTENTS OF THE VOLUMES OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS in the office of the State Comp- troller 274
INDEX TO COMMANDING OFFICERS 276
GENERAL INDEX, EXPLANATIONS
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Abbreviations
Adjt., Adjutant
Col., Colonel
Insp., Inspector
Mr., Master
Asst., Assistant.
Com., Commissary
Jr., Junior
Mu., Muster
Brig., Brigade or Briga- dier
Comr., Commissioner
Lieut., Lieutenant
Qr., Quarter
Corp., Corporal
Lt., Lieutenant
Regt .. Regiment
Capt., Captain
Dr., Doctor
Lt. Col., Lieutenant Colonel
Sı., Senio-
Capt. Lt., Captain-Lier. tenant
Dy., Deputy
Ens., Ensign
Maj., Major
Supt., Superintendent
Chap., Chaplain
Gen., General
Mar., Marines
Surg., Surgeon
Serjt., Serjeant
GOVERNOR GEORGE CLINTON
ARCHIVES
OF THE
COLONY AND STATE OF NEW YORK
IN THE
REVOLUTION
[From the First Edition ]
D URING my first term of office as comptroller, the work of putting the old recoris of the comptroller's department in systematic order for purposes of easy reference was undertaken. This work in its progress brought to light quantities of forgotten papers relating to the services performed by New York in the Revolutionary War. These papers, long since detached from their original file packages, were promiscaously scattered through great masses of old vouchers and files. I realized at once their great value and importance, and my impression has been most amply confirmed by the judgment of Col. F. C. Ainsworth, whose great work in arranging for the United States government the contribu :- tions of men made in the various wars by the separate states and colonies, is well known. Competent men were, therefore, set at work searching out and arranging these papers, and this task, though slow and laborious, is believed to have been thoroughly and intelligent'y done. The success of this work is very largely due to the earnest and intelligent interest taken in it by Col. Charles O. Shepard, and his efforts were greatly assisted by the efficient work of Mr. William B. Wemple of this office.
These papers contain the muster and pay-rolls of different organizations, and the historie value and importance of the papers is clearly proved by the fact that they alone show New York to have furnished nearly one and a half times the number of troops with which she is usually credited, and adding to these the names obtained from other reliable sources, the aggregate is more than twice the number usually credited. General Knox, first secretary of war. in his report to Congress of the number of troops furnished by each colory, gave New York credit for bat 17.78) men, and this report, copied into our histories, very naturally has ever since been accepted as correct. We now find positive proof of the service of 41,633 men. [The corrected number is 43,645. See additional note in second edition, p. Is.] I therefore submit the following pages containing the names, rank and organization of these 41,633 men, whose services can be shown beyond any question, with the greater satisfaction for believing that a great historical injustice, reflecting in many minds on New York's patri-
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otic spirit in the Revolutionary struggle, will hereby be rectified, and she take her place, second only to Massachusetts in number of troops furnished, and, under the circumstances surrounding her, second to none in lofty patriotism.
It is true that lists of names of New York's Revolutionary soldiers have been hererofore published, but these were derived almost entirely from other than original sources, the state treasurer's books of account being the chief source, and their accuracy, for this reason, has been a matter of grave doubt, and therefore the results could not be accepted in historical works. Ali the names published in this volume are derived from that highest of sources, the original muster and pay-rolls, and thus the services of the individual and the aggregate are conclusively shown. Several thousands of the names, particularly of those belonging to the regiments of the "Line," were obtained from rolls on file in the War Department at Washi- ington, through the courtesy of Hon. Daniel S. Lamont, Secretary of War. And here it may not be inappropriate to say that Col. Ainsworth, after personal examination of the records of service found in the comptroller's office, was so well satisfied of their accuracy and value, that he has had the same transcribed and placed in the records of the War Department, and the 41,633 names found here will now appear to the credit of New York in the government's record of the Revolutionary War, soon to be published.
Nor do the names contained in this volume in all probability comprise all of those from New York who performed service in that great struggle. Cases exist in which records of a full quota of field, staff and line officers for a regiment have been found, but no enlisted men. This state of things was proof positive, to any one with knowledge of military affairs, that a deplorable deficiency in the records existed. It was not uncommon, as I am credibly informed, for the officer commanding an organization to retain all the records relating to his command. Indeed, the records from which the names of the men in Colonel Gansevort's regiment, Third New York Line, were obtained, are still in the possession of the descendants of Colonel Gansevort, and the original record of Alexander Hamilton's artillery company is in the possession of the New York Historial Society, to which body we are indebted for its appearance here. Had New York, as several of the colonies did, published the record of her Revolutionary service, while the records were still all existing and their location, and the facts connected with them, were within the memory of living men, a far more accurate result would have been reached. As it is, there can be little reasonable doubt that in some cases records of service have been lost, and that New York can never show the full number of troops furnished by her in the struggle. This is almost conclusively shown by the fact that the papers relating to pensions granted by the state for injuries received while in service in the Revolu- tionary War disclose man; names which do not appear upon any roster in our possession.
THE BATTLE GROUND OF AMERICA.
In any consideration of what was contributed by the separate colonies to the success of the war, it is proper that the situation in each colony should be talien into account. New York, more than any other colony, was the battle-ground of the war, as indeed, from its position, it always will be in any conflict with Great Britain. The first iorts captured from the English in the war were Ticonderoga and Crown Point, May 10 and 12, 1775; and the first attempt to construct an American navy was made by Arnold on Lake Champlain in June, 1775. Johnson's last raid through the Mohawk valley, in which the battle of Johnstown and various smaller encounters were fought, took place in 1781. Between those dates were the expedition from New York into Canada, resulting in the siege and capture of the fort at St. John's, September 25, 1775. followed by the capture of Montreal, and ending in the disaster
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zt Quebec; the expedition to johnstown, resulting in the surrender of three hundred armed Scotch Highlanders. January 19, 1776; battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776; battle of Harlem Plains, September 16, 1776; battle of White Plains, October 28, 1776; attack upon and capture of Fort Washington, November 16, 1776; naval battles on Lake Champlain, October 11 and 13, 1776; the various manoeuvres of the eventful year 1777, which preceded the famous battles of that year; the battle of Bennington, fought on August 16, 1777, on New York soil, but largely by Vermont boys, and which prevented the British from receiving needed supplies; she successful defense and sortie from Fort Schuyler, and the bloody bat- :le of Oriskany, August 6, 1777, which prevented the junction of St. Leger with Burgoyne, and made the latter's surrender inevitable; the glorious battles of Saratoga, September 19 and October 7, 1777, leading to Burgone's surrender, October 17, 1777; the destructive expedition up the Hudson under Sir Henry Clinton, October, 1777; Johnson's Indian raid Arough the Mohawk, Schoharie and Susquehanna valleys. 1778; Sir Henry Clinton's second expedition up the Hudson, May, 1779; Mad Anthony's capture of Stony Point with 543 prisoners, July 15, 1779; the expeditions under Colonels Willett and Van Schaick against Onondagas, and the horrible retaliatory raids made by the Indians, 1779; Sullivan's expedition against the Indians in 1779, and the battle near the present site of Elmira; Johnson's raid into she Mohawk valley, 1730, and Governor Clinton's pursuit; the destruction of the Canajoharie ad Fort Plain settlements by Brant, August, 1780; the extended raid of Sir John Johnson, Brant and Cornplanter, in the autumn of 1780, with the battle near Stone Arabia, and Carle- ton's raid on the upper Hudson, 1780. The surrender of Cornwallis in 1781 was the practi- cal end of the conflict, and the foregoing list of military movements shows that every year dur- ing the conflict New York was the scene of very active service.
The extensive fighting done within our borders brought into active and honorable ser- vice branches of military which in colonies where no fighting was done were relieved. Our mili- ta were the heroes of inany hotly contested fields. The battle of Oriskany, in its percentages of killed and wounded. the bloodiest battle of the war, was won by the militia, and Bur- goyne's surrender thereby made sure. The militia bore a highly honorable part in the ever- memorable battles of Saratoga. But many men undoubtedly performed splendid service in the emergencies which called out the militia and then retired quietly to their homes, leaving no record of their service which can now be found.
Again, the portions of New York occupied by the whites were surrounded on almost all skies by tribes of hostile Indians, who were incited and led by still more savage whites. Brant was sometimes humane, but Butler never. The Hurons had inherited from many preced- ing generations the disposition to make hostile raids upon the territory of their ancient foes, the Iroquois. At the breaking out of the war the influence of Sir William Johnson over the tribes of the Iroquois was almost boundless. His position as Indian agent had brought him into close relations with these tribes, and this position he seems to have honorably used and to have succeeded in convincing them that he was their friend. His mantle, at his death, fell apon his son, Sir John, and his son-in-law, Col. Guy Johnson, and that they used their influence is the fullest extent to stir up Indian hostility to the patriotic citizens west of Albany is a sad page in the history of the war. It required something more or less than patriotism to induce the frontiersinan to leave his family with the prospect before them of that most horrible of iron- tier experiences, an Indian raid.
In the summer of 1776 the control of New York city, of Long Island and Staten Island and a part of Westchester county passed into the hands of the British, there to remain until
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after the treaty of peace, the evacuation taking place November 25. 1783. Fully one-tenth of the state's population, from which men could be drawn to recruit the armies, were thus locked up. The population of New York state in 1790 was 340, 120, and of New York city alone, 33,131.
These facts, briefly stated, show New York's trying position in the Revolutionary War, and confirm what was said at the outset, that in lofty patriotic endeavor, New York was second to none of the thirteen colonies.
CLASSIFICATION AND PAY OF THE MILITARY FORCES.
The military forces . of the Colony and State during the Revolutionary struggle, were divided into three classes.
The Line; which regiments were in the United States service under General Washing- ton. There were also regiments of artillery and an organization of "Green Mountain Boys " in the Line.
The Levies; which were drafts from the different militia regiments, and from the people direct as well, and which could be called upon to serve outside the State during their entire term.
The Militia; which then, as now, could only be called out of the State for three months at a time.
Of the Line, 9 organizations are traced by these records; of Levies, 7 organizations; of Militia, 68 organizations; in all 84 organizations. [See additional note in second edition, p. 15.]
Records are found of four privateers in the service and pay of the State -the schooner " General Putnam," the sloop " Montgomery," the sloop "Schuyler," and the frigate "Congress." These armed vessels took many prizes, and records are found of the division of the spoils.
Associated Exempts were a unique class and were authorized by an act of April 3, 1778. They comprised: "All persons under the age of sixty who have held civil or military com- missions and are not or shall not be reappointed .o their respective proper ranks of office, and all persons between the ages of fifty and sixty." They could only be called out " in time of in- vasion or incursion of the enemy."
The Militia regiments were designated, first by the colonels' names and next by their counties, as "Fisher's Regiment, of Tryon County." Instances crop up, here and there, in which a number was given to a regiment; as, for instance. "The Sixth Albany County," but it is a moot question if such was the general practice. Be that as it may, the name of the colonel is found to be quite sufficient for full identification.
The Militia was called out when wanted; kept as long as wanted, and the soldiers then sent to their homes. Sometimes a regiment or a part of a regiment would be called out half a dozen times in the course of a year, and for half a dozen days at a time, and again it might not be needed in the entire year. Officers and men seem to have served in different organizations almost indiscriminately. At one call, they were in one regiment or company, and at another call. in another regiment or company. It is, therefore. very difficult to keep trace of them on the different pay-rolls or " pay-books," as they were sometimes called. Nepotism, or family influ- ence, was most marked, and some regiments contained as many as five and seven officers of the same family (Sec Colonel Brinkerhoff's regiment, and the Millers', in Colonel Thomas' regiment.)
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Counties were divided into districts, and the colonel of the regiment in each district was given almost unlimited jurisdiction in military matters. He was required to see that every male between the ages of sixteen and fifty was enrolled. Later, the age limit was extended to sixty. If an able-bodied man, he must serve when " warned " under penalty of fine and im- prisonment; but if incapacitated, he must contribute toward furnishing and equipping another man --- any person furnishing a substitute being exempt for the time that substitute served. Quakers, Moravians and United Brethren were enrolled, but exempted from service upon pay- ment of money, which varied in amount as the war progressed until, in 1780, they were obliged to pay fi6o per year. One miller to each grist mill, three powder makers to each powder mill, five men to each furnace, three journeymen in each printing office, and one ferryman to each public ferry, were also exempt. Each soldier must present himself armed, and with a blanket, a powder-horn and a flint, and sometimes even a tomahawk was required. All officers in the cities of New York, Albany and Schenectady were ordered to wear their swords during divine service under a penalty of twenty shillings.
Rum, sugar and tea were regular rations, and the amount was gauged by the rank. A major-general was deemed to require, and was allowed each month, four gallons of rum, six pounds of sugar, and half a pound of tea. A brigadier-general, three gallons of rum, four pounds of sugar, and six ounces of tea. A colonel, a lieutenant-colonel, and a major, two and one-half gallons of rum, and the same amount of sugar and tea. A chaplain, ditto as to sugar and tea, but only two gallons of ritm. The scale was continued until a noncommissioned officer and a private received one pound of sugar, two ounces of tea, and one pound of tobacco, but no rum. A colonel's pay was $75 per month, or one York f per day; a lieutenant-colonel's pay was $60 per month; a major's pay was $50 per month; a captain's pay was $40 per month; an adjutant's pay was $40 per month; a lieutenant's pay was $26 2-3 per month: an ensign's pay was $20 per month; a sergeant's pay was $8 per month; a corporal's pay was $7 1-3 per month; a private's pay was $6 2-3 per month.
No: was this, by any means, always in money. It was sometimes in State notes and some- times in authority to "impress " articles or animals under supervision of some designated officer, who should give a receipt, in the name of the State, to the impressee. As late as 178 .; , the large majority of the soldiers were still unpaid for their services in 1776-7-8-9-Sc-SI-82. On April 27 of 1874, the legislature passed "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia for their services in the late war." This statute provided that abstracts and pay-rolls of the different regiments and separate commands should be certified by the State auditor; he deducting for advances made to officers or privates by " impressing" or otherwise. and an allowance be made for the depreciation of the pay of such as had been in captivity, for the time they were in captivity. Upon receipt of these accounts from the auditor, the treasurer of the State was required to issue to persons, to whom pay should appear to be due, or to their legal representatives, certificates of indebtedness bearing five per cent. interest, and such certificates should be receivable for purchases of forfeited estates, or in payment for waste or " unappropriated lands." taxes, etc. Officers could not "throw up or quit " their comniis- sions until they had served fifteen years.
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