during the War of the American Revolution, 1775-83.		385

Shou'd be glad you would give him an Ensign's Commission. There
is a man by the name of Gideon Longfellow who is a Recruit for this
County and has since gone to Queen Ann's County and there entered
as a Substitute for a Class, therefore beg you'll please to have him
entered for this County.      W. W.


A List of Recruits and Drafts belonging to Caroline County.


      			RECRUITS TO THE 10TH DEC.
James Darnell		Thoms. Baxter			Negro Dick, (run)
James Williams		John Baxter			John DeRoachbroom
Leven Minner		William Wales			Aaron Jester
Charles Cornish		Charles Wheelar			Gidian Longfellow
William Jones		William Barcoss

			DRAFTS TO THE 10TH DEC. NEXT.
Richard Browning	Thomas Clarkson, (run)		John Manning
Henry Harnaman		John Blades, (sick)		George Jewell, (sick)
Thomas Lane		William Eagle			Levy Chance, (run)
John Prouce		John Smith, (sick)		Wm. Hutson, (run)
Daniel Conner		Rich. Smith, of Ralph,(run)	Nathan Smith, (run)
Anseil Vallient		Thos. Matthews, (run)		George Dawson
Thomas Jackson, (run)	Garey Leverton			Roger Connelly
John Brown		Barth. Jadwin, (sick)		Nathan Batchelor, (run)
Hooper Hutson		John Hutson			Allemby Millington, (run)
John Fowler		Henry Emmerton			Robert Hobbs, (run)
Walter Edgell

 			A LIST OF THE RECRUITS FOR THREE YEARS.

George Carney	Solomon Sulivane	Robert Blood	Cornish Friend
			Thomas Crompton

					Wm. Whiteley,
						14th August, 1781.


			Chester Town, Kent County, Aug. 23rd, 1781.
Sir:
   I have lately received several Letters from you, two of which relate
to the forwarding the recruits to Annapolis, those raised in consequence
of the Law passed last October, have been long since at Annapolis, &
that part of the Law empowering the Lieutenants to excuse any indi
gent person drafted, who has a wife & children, we have nothing to
do with, having hired recruits for three years. Your appointment as