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Colonial and State Records of North Carolina
Report by Tilman Dixon concerning prisoners
Dixon, Tilman
June 20, 1781
Volume 15, Page 489

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DAILY REPORT OF THE GUARDS, PRISONERS, &c., JUNE 20TH, 1781.
No.
Prisoners Names.
Regt.
Compys.
By Whom Confined.
Crimes.
No. of Nights Confined.
1
Luke Demmy
3d Maryd
Capt. Ramsey
Desertion & being in arms with the Enemy.
17
2
Henry Poe
3 N. C
do
do
17
3
Jesse Williams
Treason
17
4
Daniel Collins
Major Dixon
On suspicion of being a spy
17
5
Richd. Daniel
do
Deserting from 9 months service
13
6
Jas Rogers.
do
Treason
10
7
Jas. Applewhite
3rd Md
do
Desertion and Inlisting in Different Corps
9
8
John Freeland
do
Desertion
6
9
Obediah Clement
do
Delinquents
2
10
Joseph Pittman
do
do
2
11
Benj. Parker
Desertion

Detail of the main Guard: 1 Sub., 1 Sergt., 3 Corpls., 18 Privates, 6 sentries by day and 6 ditto by night.

Q. Masters Guard in town: 1 Corpl. and 6 privates.

Visited the Guards and found them asleep.

PAROLE PERKINS, Count'n. Augusta.
T. DIXON, Capt. Officer Day.