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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.]
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C. S. C.
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David Moore, Capt.
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Henry Baker, Captain
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Eph. Howard Lieuts
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George Cobble 1st Lieut.
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Upton Sheredine
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Anthony Lindsey 2nd Lieut.
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George Beck with, Ensign
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Andrew Eggart, Ensign.
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James Wells, Capt.
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William Winchester 1st Lieut.
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James Winchester 2nd Lieut.
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John Fowler Ensign.
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Henry Stephenson, Capt.
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The commissions came
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Charles Stephenson, 1st Lieut.
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right except in the description
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Henry Myers, 2nd Lieut.
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of the Battalion. Colo Upton
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William Stephenson Ensign
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Sheredine's Battalion.
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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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