Names of Captains. |
Subaltern Officers. |
Commission’d Officers in Every Compa. |
Non-Commiss’d Officers in Every Compa. |
Private Men in Each Company. |
Total Am’t of Each Compa. |
1. Benj. Williams |
3 |
9 |
60 |
72 |
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2. John Hinton |
3 |
9 |
60 |
72 |
|
3. Edw’d Powers |
Robert Cade, Lieut’n |
3 |
9 |
60 |
72 |
4. Simon Herring |
Joshua Herring, Lieut’n, Anthony Herring, Ensign |
3 |
8 |
82 |
93 |
6. Wm. Speight |
Elias Bergeron, Lieut’n, Wm. Speight, Jun., Ensign |
3 |
9 |
93 |
105 |
7. Benj. Herring |
Rich’d Byrd, Lieut’n, Mich’l Risher, Ensign |
3 |
9 |
59 |
71 |
8. Needh’m Bryan |
John Smith, Lieut’n, John Youngblood, Ensign |
3 |
10 |
93 |
106 |
9. Wm. Whitfield |
Aaron Smith, Lieut’n, Henry Smith, Ensign |
3 |
8 |
56 |
67 |
10. Fr. McLewean |
Francis Harper, Lieut’n, —— ——, Ensign |
3 |
9 |
67 |
79 |
11. Ab’m Shephard |
George Norris, Lieut’n |
3 |
9 |
87 |
99 |
30 |
89 |
717 |
836 |
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Troop of Horse— |
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5. Stephen Caid |
R. Caswell, Lieut’n, Jno. Rows, Cornett, Arch’d McIloroy, Qr. Mas |
4 |
3 |
55 |
62 |
34 |
92 |
772 |
898 |
May It please your Excellency:
The above is as exact List as possibly can make out at present, for as the three first Captains have not returned their Lists was obliged to guess at the number of their men and believe I am rather less than more. Edwd. Powers having resigned must desire of G. —— his Lieutn. Robert Cade. The people are in general very poorly armed, however, there are few but have Gunns, and being an Inland County & no nations of Indians near, it is not much exposed. The fines in the militia Laws are not high enough nor the times of mustering frequent enough, and the pay of the Soldiers in Case of Invasion or going to the Assistance of the neighboring colonys too great.
In the Commissions to the Caps of horse they ought to be commanded to obey the orders of the Coll. of the County in the same manner as the Capt. of Foot, for many reasons obvious from the face of the Militia Law and the nature of things.
These remarks are humbly submitted to Yr. Excellency’s better judgment and were made only in pursuance of your orders.