458 Letters to the Governor and Council

August 29
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 136

money — a good opportunity will offer to send it by M^r Norris who
will be up this week with the Draughts from this County. I shall use
the utmost expedition in procuring the remainder of the Cattle but
fear as I hinted before I shall meet with some difficulty the people
in General are much averse to parting with their Cattle on the Terms
prescribed by the Law & some declare they will make a present of

their Beef than, take Certificates — provided cash could be given I

could Immediately procure a number & with great ease otherwise I
know I must have a great deal of Trouble but will do the best I can.

August 29

[Joseph Wilkinson, Calv^t County, to Gov...Lee.] (Favour of
Mr. Norris)

Inclos^d you will Receive a list of the Select Militia Draughted
agreeable to Act of Assembly for that purpose, there is no Officer in
the Select, but M^r Joseph Blake who now holds an Ensigns Commis-
sion & is Entituled to a Lieutency who I hope you will Appoint Lieut,
to the Select, as he turn'd out Volentuier, Capt. Cleland, Grinfield &
Williamson has Offered to take the Command of the Company no
Ensign has Offered. M^r Norris the Bearer will Deliver such of the

[A memo-
randum at
the end of
the list of
Militia reads
" Norris
says Cap^t
Cleland"]

Draughts of this County as coud be Collected Tho. very few Agree-
able to the Number Draughted, some are Indigent Others Sick &
several have Secreted themselves so as not to be taken, I have Ordered
them to be taken up as Deserters, which I apprehend is Right tho the
Law dont Express it to be done. I wish for your Direction Respect-
ing this matter As I conceive it Absolutely Necessary to Oblige them
to go off, if they coud not be taken till within a week of the Expiration
of the time

A List of the Select Militia.

Zachariah Hall; Joseph Smith Jun^r; Joseph Crosby; William Ham-
mond; Elisha Hall; Edward Journey; John Spicknall Jun^r; John
Whiley Jun^r; Sam^l Lyles Jun^r; Richard Hollandshead; Acquilla
Ross; Fielder Parker of W^m; Lock Weems; James Gibson Jun^r;
James Brown; George McKoy; Jacob Tilliskey; Benjamin Ireland;
Edward Griffin Jun; John Ireland Jun; Francis Dossey Jun; Fielder
Parker Jun^r; John Childs; Abraham Laveale; Denis Sullivant; John
Standforth Jun^r; Clement Skinner; Philip Holt; Joshua Luck Jun^r;
John Breeze; James Jones Taylor; William Chancy; James Owens ;
Joseph Galloway; Benjamin Everitt; John Wood; William D.
Brome; William Stinnett; Benjamin Wilson; Richard Pattison;
Jesse Dawkins; William Brinkley; Nathaniel Day; James Stewart;
Basil Hellen; James Poole; James Avis; James Heighe Jun; Heze-
kiah Young; Ensign Joseph Blake.