Stephen Bentt Joseph Gilman jun David meeder Jonathan Hutchinson True Page Elisha Hutchinson Nathan Morrill Henery Barter [Revolutionary Papers, Manuscript, pages 12 to 15.] [Letter from Col. Jos. Badger to Committee of Safety.] To the Honble The Committee of Safety for the Colony of New Hampshire-Gentlemen Pursuant to orders from Nath1 Folsom Esq Maj' General I have proportioned the men sent for on the several Companys in my Regiment and the officers have Returned the Names of the men and as sent for except two wanting from Leavitts town [Effingham] and two from Middletown, and as there is no militia officers chosen there I applyed to the selectmen and Committee of Safety and they say that their men are so many gone in the warr that they cant raise any more as to Leavitts town if their should be danger of Indians I think they are exposed as they are the outside and the selectmen dont Incline to spare any out of their town and so I shall come four short of the Number sent for which I hope you' please to abate as Leavitts town Tamworth and Sandwich are frontier towns as my Regiment is so Extensive for Land I have ordered my men to be muster next frieday at Gilmantown and to come prepared to march forward as they shall have orders there is Between fifty and sixty that are to pass muster who are to have Liberty of Chusing their officers they have unanimously agreed upon their Capt. and first Lieut. if they can have Incouragement they will equip themselves and go with the men. the men will be all mustered on frieday and ready to march and wait your fur ther orders I am Gentlemen your Hon" most obet & Hum' Sert Gilmantown July ye 15th 1776 Joseph Badger Colonel of the tenth Regiment of militia in the Colony of New hamp shire [Roll of Men of Col. Badger's Regiment, mustered July 23, 1776.] Gilmantown July 23d 1776 Pursuant to a vote of the Council and Assembly and by orders from the Major General of this Coloney I have Raised out of the Regiment under my Command to Reinforce the Army supposed to be at Crown Point the several men hereafter named as follows viz Mustered by James Knowles Esq and marched in Capt Badgers Company. Mustered by Coll Baker and gone in Cap' Drews company Benja Mooney Listed with Cap' Harper Mustered by Col1 Walker and gone with Cap' Shepard Moses Randal Samuel Mackeriss Thomas Crosbey Jonathan Smith Jonathan Morrison There is eight wanting of the number required, which are from Leavitts town two from Tamworth two from Middletown three from Sandbornton one-The reasons are as follows viz. Leavitts town having no officers nor selectmen nor Committee of Safety I applied to Tho Parsons Esq who said that they were so exposed being the frontier town that he thought it would not be safe to spare any men out of that town, and did not think he could possibly raise any The Cap' of Tamworth writes to me that the state of their town is that they have fourteen men now in the service and but twelve men at home fit for duty but with great difficulty he has obtained one man who appeared on muster day but on hearing his complaint and the Captains Letter by advice of Deac Knowles the muster master I Released him The selectmen of Middletown were desired to Raise five men that being their proportion and they made return that there were so many of their men now in the service that they had done all in their power and could raise but three men and on muster day one of the selectmen came with two of the men and said that the third was taken sick and like to remain so there was but two mustered The Capt of Sandbornton says that they have twenty six men now in the service but notwithstanding he raised the men sent for but Col Walker the muster master put by one by reason he was so small and the Captain prays he may be excused from raising another to supply his place by reason it would be attended with so much difficulty Col Evans Taxed me Publickly at Concord for obtaining an order for my men to march by misrepresenting the number of my Company but if I did it was what was Impossible for any one to avoid for if I remember I wrote that my Company would consist of Between fifty and sixty men and at that time I had Return of five men from Wakefield five from New Durham, one from Middletown and one from Tamworth, that they would appear on muster day but afterwards ten of them enlisted with Cap Drew and one proved sick and one I released which no man could foresee which twelve men added to forty four now gone would make fifty six which would I think agree very near with what I wrote Notwithstanding all Col' Evans parade about the superiority of his Regiment and of the ancient town of Dover when we mett at Concord it was in the power of my men to have chosen every officer but when the Cap' was chose I spoke to my men and desired that they would consent that Col Evans men should Nominate the two Lieutenants which they unanimously agreed to had Col' Evans men been more in numbers than mine I believe it is the opinion of the Gentlemen spectators that he would not have advised as I did. I would not have been so troublesome but as my Character Laboured I thought it necessary to sett the matter clear I am your Honours most obt Hum1 Serv Joseph Badger To the Honourable the Committee of Safety for the Colony of New hampshire [Ibid, p. 27.] [Roll of Officers in Col. Badger's Reg't, 1776.] [Col. Badger's Tenth Regiment, as returned by him in 1776, was composed of the following companies:] Field Officers Joseph Badger Esq Colonel Ebenezer Smith Esq Lieu' Colonel Vacant First major Bradbury Richardson Esq second major First Company in Gilmantown-Officers Second Company in Wolfsborough not yet returned Third Company in Sandbornton Chase Taylor Josiah Sanborn Jacob Smith James Gibson Fourth Company in Meredith Joshua Chrockitt John Kimball William Ray Robert Bryant Fifth Company in Barnstead Seventh Company in New Durham Robert Boody Shadrach Allard Thomas French John Glidden Eighth Company in Sandwich Daniel Beede Ju Joshua Prescott Josiah Bean Jacob Weed Ninth Company in Middletown vacant Tenth Company in Wakefield vacant Eleventh Company in Leavitts town vacant John Moodey Stephen Mason Twelfth Company in Gilmantown Samuel Ladd Simeon Bean Noah Dow Thirteenth Company in Tamworth Fourteenth Company in the Gore [now Alton] Joseph Robards Ephraim Chamberlain Dated at Gilmantown march ye 5th A: D: 1776 John Glidden Joseph Badger Colonel To the Honorable the Council and House of Representatives for the Colony of New Hampshire. [R. 2-19] [Gilmanton Soldiers' Orders and Receipts.] Gilmanton march 17th 1783 Received of the Town of Gilmanton Twelve pound Lawful money It being In full for my part of my Husband Nehemiah Leavitts wages For one year who Is a Soldier In the Continental army For said Town I say Received by me From the 13th Day of Febr3 1783 Test Benj Sias Edwd Gilman J her Sarah Leavitt mark To the Treasurer for the State of New Hampshire for the time being please to pay unto the Select men of the town of Gilmantown the whole of the wages Due to me for my Service in the Continental Army the Last year for said Town it being for value Received of said Town Gilmantown March ye 21st 1782. Ammi Choat |