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Journal and Correspondence of the Maryland Council of Safety, January 1-March 20, 1777
Volume 16, Page 37   View pdf image (33K)
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of the Council of Safety, 1777. 37


very apprehensive of fatal sickness, indeed I fear that their
scanty cloathing will subject them to severe pleurisies
I am, Gentlemen, Your most obedt Servt
The Honble the Council Th. Johnson Junr
of Safety of Maryland

[Officers in Linganore Battalion.]

C. S. C.

David Moore, Capt.

Henry Baker, Captain

Eph. Howard Lieuts

George Cobble 1st Lieut.

Upton Sheredine

Anthony Lindsey 2nd Lieut.

George Beck with, Ensign

Andrew Eggart, Ensign.

James Wells, Capt.


William Winchester 1st Lieut.


James Winchester 2nd Lieut.


John Fowler Ensign.


Henry Stephenson, Capt.

The commissions came

Charles Stephenson, 1st Lieut.

right except in the description

Henry Myers, 2nd Lieut.

of the Battalion. Colo Upton

William Stephenson Ensign

Sheredine's Battalion.

Simon Meredith, Capt. Charles Warfield 1st Lieut. Abm.
Moore, 2nd Lieut. and William Gilmore ensign.

William Bresshears, Capt. Charles Stevens, Ist Lieut. Rezin
Bresshears 2nd Lieut. Philip Turner Ensign.

These commissions right except as above.

Basil Dorsey, Capt. Joseph Hobbs Ist Lieut. resigned,
Nathan Manyard 2nd Lieut. Jacob Coonce Ensign.

Capt. Hopple's company which was appointed by the Com-
mittee as part of the Linganore Battalion is gone I under-
stand, with Colo Bruce's Battalion.

Field officers recommended by the officers as I mentioned
in a former letter, Viz.

James Wells, first Colonel, David Moore, Lieut. Colo Eph.
Howard, 1st Major, Joseph Wells 2nd Major, Henry Stephen-
son Qr Master.

By the Committee

Upton Sheredine Colo David Shriver, Lieut Colo David
Moore, Eph. Howard, Majors, Charles Warfield Qr Mr

Field officers appointed:

Upton Sheredine, Colo refuses, James Wells Lieut Colo
David Moore Ist Major, Eph. Howard, 2nd Major, refuses.
Charles Warfield, Quarter Master, he says he'll act if agree-
able to the Battalion, if not will resign. I wanted him to say
yes or no in so many words, but could not get him to say so.
He appears to be a good man.


 

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