State of North Carolina
Halifax Sept 5th 1778
Carteret County
We the....volunteers from the County of Carteret do hereby bind and
oblige ourselves to serve as Continental Soldiers for the term of Nine
Months after the first day of March next, and do each of us bind and oblige
ourselves to meet our officers at whatever place in the said State may
be appointed for our rendevous on the aforesaid first day of March next.
And in case we or either of us do fail to appear at said place of rendevous
on the said first day of March next, sickness or some other accident as
may be deemed sufficient by a board of officers excepted we each of us
so failing to oblige ourselves to serve as Continetal Soldiers for the
term three years or during the war and as such to obey the lawfull commands
of the officers that may be placed over us and in all things to _____ ourselves
as good and faithful soldiers.
|
Mans Name
|
Place
of abode
|
Where
born
|
Height
|
Age
|
Hair
|
Eyes
|
| John Hewell |
Beaufort |
Virginia |
5'9" |
18 |
Dark |
Dark |
| Caleb White |
Whittock |
do |
5'11 1/2" |
20 |
Light |
Blue |
| Isaac Barrington |
Straight |
Carolina |
5'10" |
23 |
Light |
do |
| Lawfull Daniel |
Whittock |
Virginia |
5'5" |
50 |
Brown |
Dark |
| Chris Neale |
Ocracock |
Cape H. |
5'6" |
18 |
Brown |
Dark |
| George Wair |
Beaufort |
Scotland |
5'10" |
26 |
Dark |
Grey |
| William Smith |
Straight |
Core Sound |
6'0" |
35 |
Sandy |
Blue |
| Benjamin Merryhew |
Beaufort |
Beaufort |
5'5" |
28 |
Light |
do |
| Francis Neale |
Ocracock |
Hatteras |
5'6" |
16 |
do |
Grey |
| Thomas Neale |
do |
do |
5'8" |
20 |
do |
do |
| Joell Mezzick |
Bogue Sound |
New__ |
5'7" |
21 |
Dark |
Grey |
| Ephraim Runnells |
Whittock |
Delaware |
5'5" |
17 |
Brown |
Blue |
| Theoph. Norrard(??) |
Straight |
Straight |
5'8" |
27 |
yellow |
Mulatto |
| Daniel Ireland |
do |
Eggharbr. |
5'5" |
19 |
Light |
Blue |
| George Laumann |
Salisbury |
Lancaster, PA |
5'8" |
27 |
Dk Brown |
Blue |
| George Go___r |
Salisbury |
Lancaster, PA |
5'10" |
25 |
Dk Brown |
Black |
| John Rives |
Gulf |
Gulf |
5'8" |
21 |
Lt.Brown |
Grey |
©1998 Joel
S. Russell. All rights reserved.
