18   Records of Maryland Troops in the Continental Service



1776                   			1776                 	Balto. Town, 1 Apl, 1776
Jan 11	Patrick Walsh 		Jan 24 John Rowan      		A Roll of this Com-
     " 	Festus Burke    	     " Adam Cramer  		pany was returned the
     "	John Rashe     		    25 Ludo. Taylor 		-day of- but not be.
     "	Dyonisius Hargreaves        26 Philip Hawkins 		ing made out properly
     "	Christian Closs		    27 Samuel Percival 		was returned. Since
    12 	Samuel Clark    	     " Thomas Nowlan   		which I have chang'd
     "	Laurence Hutin     	     " Jacob Plumly 		some of the men or find-
     "	John Cain       	     " Gasper Clutter  		ing it difficult to train
    13 	Andrew Yaeter   	     " John Offield them.
     "	William Hopkins 	     " Matthew Ritchie          Sam. Smith
     " 	Robert Britt    	     " Robert Ford
     "	Joseph Crosbie  	     " Francis Petty
                                     " John Dill
                                     " Jerry Jones, deserted

	[Torn off.]

                           NINTH  COMPANY OF LIGHT INFANTRY.

Commd. Jan. 3rd, ‘76.	George Stricker,   Capt.	present.
"       "    "    " 	Thomas Smyth, Jr., 1st Lieut. 	"
"       "    "    " 	James Ringgold,    2nd  "   	resigned 3d inst.
"       "    "    " 	Hatch Dent, Jr.,   3rd  "



         DATE OF
RANK.    ENLISTMENT.   NAMES.					REMARKS.


Cadet           	Richard Dorsey  	present
                        Larkin Dorsey		"
Serjt. 	Jan 12    	Peter McNaughton	"
            20    	John Good		"
                        David Giveny		"
            26    	William Bruce		"
Corpl. 	 Feb 4    	William McPherson	"
        Jan 20   	Adam Everly		"
             "		Jacob Alexander		"
            31    	Robert Chandler 	sick   		in hosp'l
Drum.       28    	John Row        	present
Fifer           	Dennis May		"
Privates    20          Jacob Gardner		"
            21    	Davall Stottlemeir      		on detach, duty
             "          Henry Miller		"
             "          Fredk. Keller		"
             "          Alex. Nailor		"
             "          Meicher Brobeck          		"    "	  "
             "    	John Mugg              			on guard
             "    	Michael Hackethorn	"
                        Henry Young		"