10. September 11, 1755 The Pennsylvania Gazette ITEM #18685 September 11, 1755 The Pennsylvania Gazette BY THE HONOURABLE ROBERT HUNTER MORRIS, Esq; Lieutenant Governor, and Commander in Chief of the province of Pennsylvania, and Counties of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex, upon Delaware. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS Colonel DUNBAR, who has the Command of His Majesty Forces now in this Province, has represented to me, That the Soldiers whose Names are hereunto annexed, duly listed, and belonging to his own Regiment, as also the late Sir PETER HALKETT regiment, and Captain RUTHERFORD, Captain GATE, and Captain DEMIERIE Independent Companies under his Command, have deserted; and tho'all possible Diligence has been used to discover and apprehend them, yet, thro' the Connivance and Assistance of divers of the Inhabitants of this and the neighbouring Colonies, all Endeavours for the Recovery of these Deserters have hitherto been rendervain and fruitless, to the very great Prejudice of His Majesty Service: AND for the better Encouragement to any person or Persons to discover, secure or apprehend these Deserters, the said Colonel DUNBAR hath, by his Engagement for that Purpose, promised and engaged to pay to such Person or Persons who shall apprehend, or cause to be apprehended, any such Deserters from His Majesty Service, the Sum of One Pound, lawful Money of Great Britain, for every Deserter that shall be so apprehended and committed to any publick Gaol, or delivered up to any of the Officers of the Regiment or Company to which such Deserter belongs: AND hath thereby also promised and engaged, that if any of the said Deserters shall, within the Space of four Weeks from the Date hereof, return to their Colours, he or they so returning shall be well received: and excused from all Prosecution and Punishment for such Desertion; and such as are willing to return, are to apply to the next Magistrate for a Pass. AND as a farther means for the Recovery of such Deserters, the said Colonel DUNBAR hath desired me to issue my proclamation to require and command all Magistrates, and other civil Officers. and Persons whatsoever within this Province, to be aiding and assisting therein; I HAVE THEREFORE thought proper, by and with the Advice of the Council, to issue this Proclamation, hereby commanding and requiring all Persons and Persons whatsoever within this Province, not to harbour, conceal, or assist any Deserter from His Majesty Service, on Pain of incurring the Penalty of Five Pounds Sterling for every such Offence, and of being prosecuted for the same, according to the Act of parliament, intitled, An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and for the better Payment of the Army and their Quarters. AND I do hereby strictly charge and enjoin all Magistrates, Sheriffs, Constables, and other his Majesty Liege Subjects whatsoever within this Province, to be aiding and assisting, to the utmost of their Power, in the detecting, apprehending, and securing, as well all such Deserters, as the Person or Persons who shall be any Ways concerned in the Harbouring, concealing, or abetting them, or any of them, as they will answer the contrary at their Peril. GIVEN under my Hand, and the Great Seal of the Province of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, the Sixth Day of September, in the Twenty ninth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Second, by the Grace of God Kind of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, and in the Year of our LORD One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty five. ROBERT HUNTER MORRIS. By His honour Command, RICHARD PETERS, Secretary. GOD Save the KING. RETURN of the DESERTERS of the Forty fourth REGIMENT, &c. Philadelphia, September 2, 1755. Mens Names. By whom listed. Where listed. Samuel Devinney Col. Halkett Winchester. Solomon Comb Lieut. Bailey South Branch. John Jones Col. Halkett Winchester. Daniel Welsh Ditto Ditto. Peter Calder Major Chapman Ditto. Adam Housman Ditto Ditto. William Conner Serjeant Maning Ditto. William McDonald Capt. Polson Shippensburgh. Michael Shiely Ditto Winchester. Clondy ihadock Serjeant Maning Ditto. Richard Keys Lieut. Bailey South Branch. Jacob Martin Ditto Ditto. John Daylie Lieut. Howard Pennsylvania. Jacob Lane Lieut. Bailey South Branch. John Coffie Capt. Dagworthy Maryland. Samuel M. Hendry Capt. Hogg Eastern Shore. Charles Fisher Capt. Dagworthy Annapolis. William Hampton Capt. Stephens Winchester. Robert Strain Sir Pet. Halkett Ditto. Job Williams Lieut. Halkett Maryland. Brig. Stent Ditto Ditto. Charles Banning Ditto Ditto. Job McQuin Lieut. McQuin Ditto. Gilbert McCown Ditto Frederick Town. John Hamilton James Burden Lieut. McNeal Maryland. Richard Jones Ditto Ditto. Charles Collins Lieut. Halkett Ditto. William Bready Ditto Eastern Shore. John Biddlecomb Draughter from Robert Clayton Ditto Ireland, Col. Jordan Thomas Denton Ditto The Americans. James Cannon Capt. Cocks Virginia. Benjamin Callahon Lieut. Halkett Maryland. John Cann Col. Halkett Winchester. Thomas Carter Ditto Ditto. Ambrose Textor Ditto Ditto. Joseph Muiter Capt. Lewis Virginia. James Jenkins Lieut. Halkett Maryland. John Coopstick Ditto Ditto. James McLaughling Capt. Dagworthy Conegocheig. George Smith Lieut. Halkett Maryland. John Stephens Lieut. Bailey South Branch. Griffin Johnston Ditto Ditto. Archibald Carns Capt. Lewis Maryland. William Elliot Lieut. Halkett Ditto. George Clark Capt. Stephens Winchester. John Collins Capt. Polson Shippensburgh. Daniel Lacky Lieut. Howard Marsh Creek. John Pipe Draughted from Col. Buckland. William Lorence Ditto Virginians. David Moore Capt. Dagworthy Pennsylvania. Patrick Bork Ditto Ditto. John Martin Lieut. McNeil Maryland. Patrick Cockrain Lieut. Howard Pennsylvania Samuel Dranning Ditto Ditto. John Bird Capt. Polson Shippensburgh. Edward Bailey Draughted from Virginians. John Lewis Ditto Ditto. John Roberts Ditto Col. Buckland. Alexander McClure Capt. Dagworthy Pennsylvania. Nicholas Henly Lieut. McQuinn Maryland. David Lucas Lieut. Halkett Ditto. Henry Eads Lieut. McQuin Ditto. Andrew Cockrain Capt. Dagworthy Philadelphia. Adam Six Capt. Polson Shippensburgh. John Fitzgerald Serjeant Eustice Carlisle. Samuel Hughes Lieut. McNeil Williamsburgh. Thomas Newjant Capt. Dagworthy Maryland. John Pickering Lieut. Halkett Ditto. John McKee Lieut. Howard Ditto. John McGown Ditto Ditto. John Kelly Col. Halkett Ditto. Francis Collin Capt. Cocks Virginia. Thomas Little Capt. Polson Maryland. William Anderson Col. Halkett Virginia. RETURN of the DESERTERS, not yet taken, in His Majesty Forty eighth REGIMENT of Foot. September 2, 1755. >From Colonel DUNBAR Company Robert Lynn, draughted from Captain Dagworthy Company. Stephen [Huffman], inlisted by Col. DUNBAR, at Fort Cumberland. Joseph Forbjor, inlisted by Ditto, at Frederick Town. Edward Bull, inlisted by Capt. Ross, at [?]. Thomas Hutchins, [and] William Slayton, inlisted by Lieut. Halkett, in Kent County. >From the Lieutenant Colonel Company. Robert Blackburn, Robert Clegg, inlisted by Capt. Dagworthy, in Kent County, Robert Hart, Maryland John Stephens, Michael Gibbins, inlisted by Lieut. McQuin, at Newtown, Chester. William Hicks, draughted from Lord Bury Regiment. Samuel Cowell, inlisted by Lieutenant Brereton, at Rock Creek. >From the Major Company. Samuel McCleland, [and] John Daily, inlisted by Capt. Holston, in Prince William County. John Myer, George Greenworth, inlisted by Major Sparks, in Frederick Town Phenix Boxmade, >From Capt. MERCER Company. John Ashton, draughted from Capt. Dagworthy Company. John Little, inlisted by Capt. McQuin. Luke Woodward, a Deserter before. John Carradell, draughted from Lord Bury; deserted at Lancaster. >From Capt. DOBSON Company. William Smith, inlisted by Capt. Dagworthy, in Pr. Wm. County. Matthey Drury, inlisted by Lieut. Brereton, at Rock Creek. >From Capt. MORRIS Company. John Paradise, inlisted by Lieut. Savage, in Worcester County, Virginia. John Jones, inlisted by Lieut. Caulder, in George Town. William Hoover, draughted from Capt. Hogg Company. John Pearson, inlisted by Capt. Dagworthy, in Frederick Town. Maryland William McDowell, draughted from Col. Waldgrave Regiment. >From the late Capt. CHOLMY Company. David Hodge, inlisted by Walsham Wear, in Augusta. Thomas Fosset, inlisted by Capt. Polson, at Shippensburgh. Archibald Scott, inlisted by Ditto, in Colepeper County. John Fitzpatrick, inlisted by Lieut, Halkett, in Queen County. John Clark, inlisted by Lieut. McQain, at Newtown, Chester. >From Capt. BOYER Company William Boyd, inlisted by Capt. Lieut. Morris, at Alexandria. John Brady, inlisted by Capt. Polson, at Shippensburgh. Blany Edmestone, inlisted by Lieut. Halkett, in Kent County. >From Capt. ROSS Company. James Jarrett, inlisted by Lieut. Bereton, at Blade, Virginia. >From Capt. CHRISTIE Company. Owen Carnock, inlisted by Capt. Polson. Alexander McCullom, inlisted by Ditto, at Shippensburgh. James Gologher, inlisted by Lieut Hart, at Winchester. John Voss, inlisted by Lieut. Halkett, at Albert County Court house. Richard Weidon, inlisted by Ditto, at Ditto. Thomas Kapper, inlisted by Ditto, at Ditto. William Watson, inlisted by Capt. Dougherty, at Ditto. A RETURN of the Number if DESERTERS, not yet taken, that belong to the Three INDEPENDENT COMPANIES, &c. Philadelphia, September 2, 1755. Mens Names. When inlisted By whom John McGuire Dec. 2, 1754 Lieut. Miller. Daniel O'Brian Febr. 6, 1754. Lieut. Ogilvie. William Little March 26, 1755 Serjeant Eustice. William Bane Ditto. Ditto. Edward Collins March 30, 1755 Ditto. Andrew Mulligan May 3, 1753 Lieut. Ogilvie. Peter Cooley January 2, 1755 Capt. Rutherford. William Mitchell Ditto. Ditto. Job Cobran Febr. 24, 1755 Serjeant Eustice. Adam Dicky April 15, 1755 Ditto. William Connolly Ditto. Ditto. John Dalap Ditto. Ditto. William Moore April 10, 1755. Ditto. Joseph Enlow Ditto. Ditto. Henry Enlow Ditto. Ditto. John McDonnell Ditto. Ditto. Miles McSwain Ditto. Ditto. Joseph Morgan Febr. 1, 1755. Capt. Rutherford. Andrew Brown Ditto Ditto Edward Bryan June 8, 1755. Ditto. John Carty Ditto. Ditto. Benjamin Thorston April 6, 1755 Serjeant Eustice. Daniel Murdock Ditto. Ditto. Robert Steel Ditto. Ditto. William Kennard Ditto. Ditto. Thomas Jordan Ditto. Ditto. Patrick Heagan April 2, 1755. Capt. Rutherford. Andrew Holmes April 10, 1755. Serjeant Eustice. Edward Shaw May 4, 1753. Lieut. Ogilvie. Thomas McDonaugh Dec 2, 1754. Lieut. Miller. John Thorton April 12, 1755. Lieut. Soumaine. Henry McNutt Ditto. Ditto. James Ward Ditto. Ditto. James Lagley Ditto. Ditto. Edward Wallace Ditto. Ditto. Patrick O'Brian March 15, 1755. Capt. Clark. John Broadstreet April 20, 1755. Lieut. Shearing. James Scarlott April 18, 1755. Lieut. Soumaine. James Darby Ditto. Ditto. Daniel Toy May 2, 1753. Capt. Clark. William Jenkins Ditto. Ditto. John McCallum April 9, 1754 Ditto. James Scott Ditto. Ditto. George Darby April 7, 1755 Lieut. Howarth. Dennis Dun March 29, 1755 Ditto. James Everitt April 8, 1755 Ditto. John Gibson Ditto. Ditto. John Hawkins March 31, 1755 Ditto. Daniel McCoy April 7, 1755 Ditto. James McCarty April 9, 1755 Ditto. George Sipples April 7, 1755 Ditto. Michael Redmond Jan. 25, 1755 Capt. Demerie. Andrew Kennedy April 3, 1755. Lieut. Howorth. Richard Warden April 3, 1755 Ditto. John Neal March 12, 1755 Capt. Demerie.
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