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missions for the Comp^y as I am assured that numbers of volunteers
can be procured. Cap^t Gale was taken out of bed a few nights past by
a person who call'd himself McMullen, who had under his command
four white men and nine negroes, and carried to Clay Island, where
he was most inhumanly whipt six lashes, and afterward hanged until
they thought him dead, but some time after he was let down & re-
coved. McMullen endeavoured but could not prevail on his crew to
hang him a second time (nor drownd him which he proposed) but
compeld him, to take an oath not to bear arms against the King and
dismissed him, Inclosed is a petition from M^r Sterling as I expect to
march the draughts to Annapolis in a few days request y^r instructions
relative to his son as soon as convenient

A list of persons recommended for Militia Comsion^d officers in
Somerset County To wit

Salisbury Battalion
Nanticoke Point Company
John McClester Cap^t
William Stewart 1^st Lieu^t
William Waller 2^nd Lieu^t
W^m Francis Dashiell, Ensign

Quantico Company
George Gale (of Geo) Ensign

Barren Creek Company
McKimmey Porter Ensign

Rewastico Company
Edw^d Kellum 1^st Lieut
Joseph Piper 2^nd Ditto
James Phillips Ensign

Black Water Company
Rob^t Scrogin Ensign

Salisbury Company
W^m Bynge 2^nd Lieut.
George James Ensign

White Haven Company
Joseph Cottman Capt.
William Gale 1^st Lieut
William Cottman 2^nd Lieut
Thomas Waters, Ensign

Princess Ann Battalion
John Done, Col^o

July 21