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the last forces raised in this Province, I applied to the honourable Provincial Congress for their approbation, but received no answer. Still, actuated by the purest motives, (the love and welfare of my country,) and understanding four more battalions are shortly to be raised in this Colony, I again offer myself to the consideration of your honourable body. I do not mean, gentlemen, to impose myself on any body of men, nor do 1 wish an appointment, without previously discovering myself capable of the trust. Doctor Hemmena's thoughts on my abilities, I presented with my last application. Shall only observe that I have been almost eight years to the practice, and would be pleased in being Surgeon of a battalion, or First-Assistant, as, gentlemen, you shall think most proper of your very humble servant,
JOHN HAMMELL, JUN.
To the Honourable Provincial Congress of New-York.
DAVID STEWART TO MARYLAND COUNCIL OF SAFETY.
Baltimore, February 29, 1776.
GENTLEMEN: Enclosed you have a state of the adventure per schooner Seaflower, Waters, master, from hence to the West-Indies and back, which please to examine, and the Managers will wait on you to-morrow to know your determination therein.
I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
DAVID STEWART .
To the Honourable the Council of Safety of Maryland.
CAPTAINS KENT AND HENRY TO MARYLAND COUNCIL OF SAFETY.
Head-Quarters, Northampton County, Virginia,
February 29, 1776.
GENTLEMEN: Enclosed you have a Monthly Return of the Minute Companies under our command; also, a list of the men's names. Gentlemen, we are, very respectfully, your most obedient servants,
JAMES KENT
WILLIAM HENRY.
To the Honourable the Council of Safety of Maryland.
A Monthly Return of Captain WILLIAM HENRY'S Minute Company, from KENT County.
Commissioned Officers: 1 Captain, 2 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign.
Non-Commissioned Officers: 1 Surgeon, 1 Adjutant, 4 Sergeants, 4 Corporals, 1 Fifer, 1 Drummer.
Rank and File: 60.
Went home March 1: John Wilmer, George Little, Sen., Salathiel Freeman, John Burnsides, Francis Lemmon, William Miers, Nathaniel Knock, Charles Irons, George Little, Jun., John Hurt.
Total: 86.
Given under my hand at Head-Quarters, March 29, 1776, Northampton County, Virginia.
WILLIAM HENRY.
A Monthly Return of Captain JAMES KENT'S Minute Company, MARCH 1, 1776.
Commissioned Officers: 1 Captain, 2 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 1 Surgeon.
Non-Commissioned Officers: Sergeant-Major, Quartermaster-Sergeant, 4 Sergeants, 2 Corporals, Fife-Major, Drum-Major, 1 Fifer, 1 Drummer.
Rank and File: Fit for duty, 65; Sick, 1.
Total: 79.
The sick man set down in this Return, is John Kent, who was much hurt the 6th February, on our march down, and since returned home; he was not able to join the Company after.
JAMES KENT.
A List of the Minute Company that marched from QUEEN-ANNE'S County, MARYLAND, FEBRUARY 3, 1776.
Captain: James Kent; First Lieutenant: Thomas Tillotson; Second Lieutenant: John Charris.
Ensign: John Dames; Surgeon: James Brown.
Sergeants: George Findley, Ephraim Wyn Story, Philemon Davis, Samuel Copper.
Corporals: John Jackson, Thomas Meredith Bryon.
Drummer: Thomas Freshwater; Fifer: John Findley.
| William Stinson, | Christopher Yewell, | Thomas Lane Emory, |
| Matthew Mason, | John Keene, | William Holding, |
| Edward Wright, | Thomas Meredith, | Samuel Earle, |
| John Hawkins, | Jonathan Gibson, | Edward Taylor, |
| James Clayland, | Joseph Wright, | Peregrine Ashford, |
| William Robinson, | John Kent, | William Briggs, |
| Benjamin Blunt, | Thomas Harris, | Robert Dawson, |
| Walter Meeds, | William Middleton, | William Morgan, |
| James Browne, | Henry Coursey, | Richard Emory, |
| Edward Tryall, | John Carman, | William Roe, |
| William Scott, | Edward Harris, | William Larry, |
| Robert Bussum, | John Thomas, | Gideon Emory, |
| John Burnett, | Samuel W, Thomas, | Robert Love, |
| Richard Wicks, | Robert Wright, | Christopher Jackson, |
| William Deford, | William W. Emory, | Edward Downcs, |
| Solomon Pratt, | Thomas Mayson, | James Gould Sparks, |
| Samuel Sweeney, | William Tarr, | John Emory Hall, |
| John Hargadinc, | Samuel White, | Samuel Boulsover, |
| Barnaba Sinnott, | James Harris, | James Clayland, Jr., |
| Joseph Elliott, | Nathaniel Tucker, | John Lloyd, |
| John Godwin, | William Bruff, | Jacob Gibson, |
| Charles Scrivenor, | John Smith, | Richard Bruff. |
N. B. John Kent was wounded the 6th February, and has not been able to join the Company since. William Middleton, William Roe, and John Findley, left the Company the 1st of March.
JAMES KENT.
JOHN GUNBY TO DANIEL OF ST. THOMAS JENIFER.
Princess-Anne, Somerset County, February 29, 1776.
SIR: Mr. Forrest, my First Lieutenant, waits on your Board for instructions with respect to several matters relating to my company.
In obedience to your instructions, communicated to me by Mr. Scott, I have provided houses for my company, and rugs and blankets for as many of them as I could. I have, also, provided them with fuel, and such utensils as judged absolutely necessary for dressing their provisions, all which things I have purchased out of my own and my officers' money, as the two hundred pounds ordered me from the Eastern-Shore Treasury was not more than sufficient to pay the advance money, directed by the Convention to be advanced with soldiers and non-commissioned officers. The subsistence money has also been advanced to the several recruits as it was necessary.
If it is not going further than your Board may think themselves justifiable in, I would submit it, whether it would not he expedient, in order to save the trouble of frequent applications to the Council and expenses to the Treasury, to advance to the several Captains of Independent Companies such a sum of money as may provide their respective companies in such articles as are to be provided by the Captains, and, also, to pay up the arrearages of subsistence money; each Captain to render his account, with proper vouchers, for the money by him expended for the use of his company. If the Board think this ought to be done, I should be glad to receive, by Mr. Forrest, your order on Mr. Hindman, for such sum as you may judge necessary for the purpose.
I am, also, to request of the Council that they will take such order as they think proper for furnishing the company with muskets, drum, and fife, as they are at present absolutely unable to exercise for want of arms.
The Committee have fixed the station of the company at Princess-Anne, the County town for this County, where 1 have been able to provide for them very sufficient cover at reasonable rates. I am exceedingly anxious to have the company provided with arms as soon as may be, as most of them are entirely without, and it is impossible to do any thing with them (though many of them are very raw) until furnished with arms, and, from their situation, it is not improbable but they may be pretty soon called into action.
I am, sir, with respect, your most obedient servant,
JOHN GUNBY.
To the Honourable Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer.
ANDREW BEALL TO MARYLAND COUNCIL OF SAFETY.
Bladensburgh, February 29, 1776.
GENTLEMEN: The reason I have not waited on your Honours for a commission as a Field-Officer, is, that there has been so much clamour about the appointment of Field-
Officers, that I did not choose to accept of a commission unless I was agreeable to the people, for which purpose I have done myself the pleasure of waiting upon several companies, to take their sentiments on the matter, and
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