I will give as much information on these men as I can, I hope one is your ancestor.
1. John Herbert Dent, Born 1782, Maryland, father George Dent, mother Ann Magruder Truman, wife Elizabeth Anne Hory or Horry, children: Emma Horry, Sarah Burnett, John, Jonah Horry, Lucretia Constantia Radcliffe, Elizabeth Anne, Catherine Anne Herbert and George Columbus Dent.
Service: Midshipman, 16 March, 1798. Lieutenant, 11 July, 1799. Master Commandant, 5 September, 1804. Captain, 29 December, 1811. Died 29 or 31 July, 1823.
Note. By these dates he became midshipman at the age of 16 years.
2. John Shaw, Born 1773, Pennsylvania, lived in Maryland?, Died September 17, 1823, Pennsylvania, Wife Elizabeth Palmer.
Service: Lieutenant, 3 August, 1798. Master Commandant, 22 May, 1804. Captain, 27 August, 1807. Died 17 September, 1823.
3. William H. Watson, born Virginia, died Thompaon Island September 13, 1823.
Service: Midshipman, 1 January, 1808. Lieutenant, 7 March, 1813. Died 13 September, 1823.
4. William H. Cocke, Lieutenant, killed in the west Indies, March 6, 1823.
Note. The Committee on Naval Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of granting a pension to the widow of Lieutenant William H. Cocke, late of the United States navy, who Was killed at Porto Rico in the year 1822.
5. John Minor Maury, Born 1795, father Richard Maury, mother Diana Minor, wife Eliza, children William Lewis and Dabney Maury.
Service. Lieutenant, contracted a disease and died on the ship Decoy, March 23, 1823.
6. Richard Dashiell, Died on the cost of Africa, June 22, 1823.
Service: Midshipman, 18 May, 1809. Lieutenant, 9 December, 1814.
7. George W. Hamersley or Hamersly, died at Thompson Island on September 12, 1823.
Service: Midshipman, 18 May, 1809. Lieutenant, 3 May, 1815.
8. Nathaniel Carter Jun., Born 1789, York Maine, father Nathaniel Carter Jun., mother Eliza Eppes Cutts Carter, wife Harriet (?) Carter, Died at Thompson Island on 6 or 7 September 1823.
Service: Appointed Midshipman, 18 June, 1812. Lieutenant, 5 March, 1817.
Note. A petition of Harriet Carter, widow of Lieutenant Nathaniel Carter Jun., of the Navy of the United States, who died in service, at Thompson's Island, in September last, praying to be placed on the list of navy pensioners. Harriet was living in Mewton Mass., in 1846.
9. William H. Mott, died in New York, on July 4, 1823.
Service: Midshipman, 7 August, 1812. Lieutenant, 1 April, 1818.
Note. some records state he died in 1824?
10. Richard M. Potter, died at Thompson Island on August 11, 1823.
Service: Midshipman, 1 January, 1812. Lieutenant, 1 April, 1818.
11. Richard C. Edgar, died at Thompson Island in 1823 date unknown.
Service: Surgeon's Mate, 23 January, 1809. Surgeon, 5 May, 1813. Last appearance on Records of Navy Department, 1823.
12. John Dix, Born in 1783, father John Dix, mother Martha Willington, wife Sarah Jaffney Eddy, child John Homer Dix, John Dix died on a U. S. Slop man of war, off Mesuado off the Africa cost on April 16, 1823.
Service: Surgeon's Mate, 24 July, 1813. Surgeon, 27 March, 1818.
13. Matthew C. Atwood, died on the coast of Africa May 12, 1823, could have died on the Corvette Cyane, as it was his station that year.
Service: Midshipman, 17 December, 1810. Purser, 26 March, 1814.
14. Benjamin F. Bourne, died at New York on Nov. 10, 1823.
Service: Purser, 26 March, 1814.
15. Andrew Hunter, Born 1751, lived in New Jersey, wife Mary Twin Stockton, children David, Lewis B. and Mary. Died on Feb. 24, 1823, at Washington D. C.
Service: Chaplain, 5 March, 1811.
16. David P. Adams, Born New Hampshire, died Thompson Island on September 20, 1823.
Service: Chaplain, 10 May, 1811.
17. John Ireland, died in New York, in March of 1823.
Service: Chaplain, 16 August, 1816. Last appearance on Records of Navy Department, 1823. New York Navy Yard.
18. George W. Somerville, died at Thompson Island on August 28, 1823.
Service: Midshipman, 30 November, 1814.
19. Arthur Bainbridge, died at Thompson Island on September15, 1823.
Service: Midshipman, 22 February, 1815. Last appearance on Records of Navy Department, 30 December, 1822.
20. Edward Barnewell, born New York, died on the Schooner Porpoise on September 17, 1823.
Service: Midshipman, 4 July, 1817.
21. James A. Kirk, born New York, wife Sarah McMillan?, died off coast of Africa on May 9 or 13, 1823.
Service: Midshipman, 1 May, 1822.
22.James P. McCall, born George, died at Norfolk Va., Oct. 10, 1823.
Service: Midshipman, 1 January, 1817.
23. Joseph G. Smith, born Maryland, died on the ship Decoy in June 1823.
Service: Midshipman, 1 January, 1817.
24. George W. Simms, born District of Colombia, died at Thompson Island on Oct. 4 1823.
Service: Midshipman, 1 January, 1818.
25. Richard Taylor, born Virginia, died at Thompson Island 1823.
Service: Midshipman, 1 May, 1822.
26. Rolla Weems, born District of Colombia, died in Norfolk Virginia, in Oct. 1823.
Service: Midshipman, 1 January, 1818.
27. Miles King, Midshipman, died at Thompson Island, September 2, 1823.
28. Richard M. Benbridge, died at Thompson Island, September 6, 1823.
Service : Midshipman, 20 November, 1823. Last appearance on Records of Navy Department.
29. John Drew, born Massachusetts, died at Boston in April 19, 1823.
Service: Sailing Master, 6 December, 1814.
30. Robert Steed, born Virginia, died at Thompson Island, September 4, 1823.
Service: Midshipman, 10 February, 1819.
31. Edward Rumney, born Massachusetts, died by drowning, March 31, 1823.
Service: Sailing Master, 18 November, 1812. Lost at sea 31 March, 1823.
32. Samuel Rinker, born Pennsylvania, wife Catharine, died in Philadelphia on July 10, 1823.
Service: Sailing Master, 3 September, 1813.
33. William L. Reynolds, wife Phoebe, died off the coast of Africa May 21, 1823.
Service: Boatswain, 14 June, 1822.
34. William or Wesley Cunningham, born Maryland, died off the coast of Africa 1823.
Service: Appointed Gunner, 11 August, 1819.
35. Samuel Morrison, died at Thompson Island Aug. 31, 1823.
Service: Gunner, 4 March, 1823.
36. Samuel Marshall, born Virginia, died Thompson Island, Aug. 24, 1823.
Serivce: Midshipman, 1 May, 1822.
37. William M. Rittenhouse, born Pennsylvania, died at Thompson Island 1823.
Service. Midshipman, 30 November, 1814.
38. John Reed Jun., born Pennsylvania, died at Thompson Island, Aug. 29, 1823.
Service: Midshipman, 30 November, 1814.
39. Alfred Grayson, Captain, Marines, died on the Ship Decoy on June 27 or 28, 1823.
Service: Second Lieutenant 26 July, 1810. First Lieutenant, 14 April, 1812. Brevet Captain, 18 June, 1814.
40. George Cooper, Lieutenant, Marines, died at Boston, on September 25, 1823.
Service: Second Lieutenant, 28 March, 1820.
41. Stephen M. Rogers, Lieutenant, Marines, died at Thompson Island, September 27, 1823.
Service: Second Lieutenant, 3 March, 1821.
42. Henry Gilliam, Lieutenant, Navy or Marines, died at Thompson Island 1823.
43. Anthony Grice, Carpenter, Navy or Marines, died at Thompson Island, on Aug. 27, 1823.
44. Henry Dyson, born Massachusetts, died on the Brig Spark, Nov. 26, 1823.
Service : Midshipman, 1 January, 1815.
45. David Navarro, Sailmaker, died at Thompson Island, Oct. 2, 1823.
46. Benjamin Follett, born New York, died Nov. 1823.
Service: Midshipman, 6 December, 1814.
Friday, March 06, 2009
Tobias E. Stansbury, Jr. & William Stansbury 1814.
This information is on the Stansbury’s of Maryland. I had been looking for a new page to do and ran across this information and found it very interesting and I think you will as well. This information is part of the evidence given in a petition to Congress on the burning and the destruction of their property. There will be a lot of legal talk about the destruction of the United States citizens property being destroyed by an enemy, but I think one should know some of the laws, as researcher looking into our family’s we will run into legal documents from time to time and cannot understand what it’s trying to say. I from time to time do and will put legal talk into my stories to help you understand why they did or did not get their relief or claims.
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On the night of 11th of September, 1814, a company of cavalry commanded by Captain Benjamin Wilson, and a battalion of riflemen commanded by Major Beale Randal, arrived at the farm then in the occupancy of the Stansbury’s, and took possession of the dwelling-house, and such of the out—houses as were not filled with grain and hay, and occupied the same till about one o’clock in the afternoon of the succeeding day, when a squadron of the enemy ascended the river, and, on coming up against the house, commenced a discharge of rockets and shot; some of the rockets, it is alleged, fell very near the house; upon which the troops retreated, and several of them, who are witnesses in this case, state that, when they were about half a mile from the farm, they discovered that two stacks of hay upon said farm were on fire.
Frederick O’Brien states that he resided on a farm situate immediately on the Patapsco river, near the city of Baltimore, and adjoining the farm in the occupancy of the Stansbury’s that, on the night of the 13th of September, 1814, a party of the enemy came to his house with lanterns, and proceeded to the farm of the Stansbury’s, and burnt their dwelling-house, granary, barn, and a large brick building, called the still-house, but which for many years had been used as a granary or barn; and “that there were many houses and farms in view, and convenient to said property, but that none of the houses, except those of the Stansbury’s, were burnt by the enemy.”
The Stansbury’s allege that their property, of the description and value set forth in the following list, was destroyed, viz:
Wheat in the straw, the production of 53 and a half, bushels sowing, averaging ten bushels to one sowing, amounting to 535 bushels, at $1.50,-----$802.50
Oats in the straw, the product of 68-half, bushels sowing, averaging fifteen bushels to one sowing, amounting to 1,027 and a half, bushels, at 75 cents,-----$770.62 and a half.
Wheat and oat straw,-------$175.
Six tons of timothy hay, at $20,----$120.
Thirty barrels of corn, at $4----$120.
Crop of flax,----$20.
Thirty bushels large potatoes,----$30.
Farming utensils in general,----$75.
One seine and rope,----$120.
Household and kitchen furniture, consisting of mahogany bedsteads, tables, &c.--$160.
Amounting, in the whole, to---$2,423.12 and a half.
The claims committee foundings.
If the burning of the property was in consequence of a military occupation by the United States, the claimants are entitled to remuneration to the amount of its value; and that such was at least a pretext for the burning, is pretty evident, if the witness O’Brien is to be believed, who states that no other buildings were burnt, although there were many in the vicinity. The committee are, however, of opinion that the evidence is insufficient to establish any part of the claim; there being none, except the affidavit of one of the claimants, who states “that the foregoing estimate is just and true, according to the best of his knowledge and belief;” and the affidavit of Colonel Josias Green and Thomas I. Jones, who, without saying any thing as to their means of knowledge, “depose and say that they have no personal knowledge of the burning and destruction of the property of Tobias E. Stansbury, Jun., and William Stansbury by the British, on the 13th, of September in he year 1814, but that they have heard and believe that some was burnt and destroyed by them, and that the annexed estimates, sworn to by Tobias E. Stansbury, Jun., is a correct estimate of the sustained on that occasion.”
Admitting the evidence was perfectly satisfactory as to the loss, and the amount of it, the committee are of opinion that a case is not made out in which, by law of the 9th, of April, 1816, or upon any other proper grounds, the claimants would be entitled to relief unless the Government should proceed upon the principles of remunerating for all losses resulting from the acts of the enemy whether lawful or otherwise. It is believe by the committee that the Government can in no case be bound to remunerate for losses incident to a state of war, except where property shall have been destroyed by, it’s officers or agents; or where Government shall have imparted to it a character which, by usages of civilized warfare, would justify it’s destruction by an enemy.
This being admitted it presents a question of some difficulty to determine what acts of the Government will, and will mot, give to the property of it’s citizens that character. On this point the committee respectfully suggest what appears to them the only safe and correct rule, and one by which they shall be governed in their decisions, unless overruled by the House.
If the buildings of the citizens shall be occupied as places of deposited for military supplies, and the burning of them shall be necessary to effect the destruction of such supplies, or if occupied as a places of defense or as a barracks, they might while thus occupied, legally be destroyed, and the owners claim compensation from the Government. It is however, believed that the circumstance of troops having temporarily and partially occupied the house of a citizen whose family and effects shall not have been removed from it, can no more give to it a military character then thr removal of the family of a citizen into “barracks” then the occupancy of the troops would give to such barracks the character of private property.
The committee are aware that the rule they are disposed to adopt maybe thought somewhat a rigid one, so far as it effects their suffering fellow-citizens; and it certainly is more so then they would willingly act upon, were there no considerations to be taken into view other then simply a question between the Government and the sufferers; but the committee are of the opinion that in connexion with this subject, there are considerations of national policy which ought not, and cannot, with safety be over looked.
It is the duty of all Governments, particularly that of the United States, to circumscribe within the narrowest possible limit’s the losses and sufferings to which their citizens shall be exposed during a state of war; and it is with a view to that object that, by the usage of civilized warfare, private property and citizens unarmed, except upon the high seas, are exempt from destruction or capture.
The committee apprehend it will readily be perceived that to whatever extent the Government shall remunerate for losses by the acts of an enemy, it well, to the same extent, so far sanction their legality as to preclude itself from even uttering a complaint against an enemy who in the future, wars shall commit the like acts; while the direct tendency of extending remuneration to cases not strictly legal would be to invite an enemy to spread his devastations, far and wide, not for the purpose of producing individual calamity, but to effect nation bankruptcy; and thus subdue and conquer with the torch a nation who could not be overcome by the bravery or skill of fleets and armies legally employed.
The buildings of the claimants were partially occupied by troops of the United States, from some time in the night of the 11th, of September, until about one o’clock in the afternoon of the succeeding day and were destroyed on the night of the 13th. It is therefore believe that, unless the committee are altogether cannot be said that the burning was justifiable on the grounds of a military occupation. They therefore recommend the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved, That such is the charter of the loss alleged to have been sustained by the claimants, that were the proof satisfactory as to the amount, it ought not to be allowed.
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On the night of 11th of September, 1814, a company of cavalry commanded by Captain Benjamin Wilson, and a battalion of riflemen commanded by Major Beale Randal, arrived at the farm then in the occupancy of the Stansbury’s, and took possession of the dwelling-house, and such of the out—houses as were not filled with grain and hay, and occupied the same till about one o’clock in the afternoon of the succeeding day, when a squadron of the enemy ascended the river, and, on coming up against the house, commenced a discharge of rockets and shot; some of the rockets, it is alleged, fell very near the house; upon which the troops retreated, and several of them, who are witnesses in this case, state that, when they were about half a mile from the farm, they discovered that two stacks of hay upon said farm were on fire.
Frederick O’Brien states that he resided on a farm situate immediately on the Patapsco river, near the city of Baltimore, and adjoining the farm in the occupancy of the Stansbury’s that, on the night of the 13th of September, 1814, a party of the enemy came to his house with lanterns, and proceeded to the farm of the Stansbury’s, and burnt their dwelling-house, granary, barn, and a large brick building, called the still-house, but which for many years had been used as a granary or barn; and “that there were many houses and farms in view, and convenient to said property, but that none of the houses, except those of the Stansbury’s, were burnt by the enemy.”
The Stansbury’s allege that their property, of the description and value set forth in the following list, was destroyed, viz:
Wheat in the straw, the production of 53 and a half, bushels sowing, averaging ten bushels to one sowing, amounting to 535 bushels, at $1.50,-----$802.50
Oats in the straw, the product of 68-half, bushels sowing, averaging fifteen bushels to one sowing, amounting to 1,027 and a half, bushels, at 75 cents,-----$770.62 and a half.
Wheat and oat straw,-------$175.
Six tons of timothy hay, at $20,----$120.
Thirty barrels of corn, at $4----$120.
Crop of flax,----$20.
Thirty bushels large potatoes,----$30.
Farming utensils in general,----$75.
One seine and rope,----$120.
Household and kitchen furniture, consisting of mahogany bedsteads, tables, &c.--$160.
Amounting, in the whole, to---$2,423.12 and a half.
The claims committee foundings.
If the burning of the property was in consequence of a military occupation by the United States, the claimants are entitled to remuneration to the amount of its value; and that such was at least a pretext for the burning, is pretty evident, if the witness O’Brien is to be believed, who states that no other buildings were burnt, although there were many in the vicinity. The committee are, however, of opinion that the evidence is insufficient to establish any part of the claim; there being none, except the affidavit of one of the claimants, who states “that the foregoing estimate is just and true, according to the best of his knowledge and belief;” and the affidavit of Colonel Josias Green and Thomas I. Jones, who, without saying any thing as to their means of knowledge, “depose and say that they have no personal knowledge of the burning and destruction of the property of Tobias E. Stansbury, Jun., and William Stansbury by the British, on the 13th, of September in he year 1814, but that they have heard and believe that some was burnt and destroyed by them, and that the annexed estimates, sworn to by Tobias E. Stansbury, Jun., is a correct estimate of the sustained on that occasion.”
Admitting the evidence was perfectly satisfactory as to the loss, and the amount of it, the committee are of opinion that a case is not made out in which, by law of the 9th, of April, 1816, or upon any other proper grounds, the claimants would be entitled to relief unless the Government should proceed upon the principles of remunerating for all losses resulting from the acts of the enemy whether lawful or otherwise. It is believe by the committee that the Government can in no case be bound to remunerate for losses incident to a state of war, except where property shall have been destroyed by, it’s officers or agents; or where Government shall have imparted to it a character which, by usages of civilized warfare, would justify it’s destruction by an enemy.
This being admitted it presents a question of some difficulty to determine what acts of the Government will, and will mot, give to the property of it’s citizens that character. On this point the committee respectfully suggest what appears to them the only safe and correct rule, and one by which they shall be governed in their decisions, unless overruled by the House.
If the buildings of the citizens shall be occupied as places of deposited for military supplies, and the burning of them shall be necessary to effect the destruction of such supplies, or if occupied as a places of defense or as a barracks, they might while thus occupied, legally be destroyed, and the owners claim compensation from the Government. It is however, believed that the circumstance of troops having temporarily and partially occupied the house of a citizen whose family and effects shall not have been removed from it, can no more give to it a military character then thr removal of the family of a citizen into “barracks” then the occupancy of the troops would give to such barracks the character of private property.
The committee are aware that the rule they are disposed to adopt maybe thought somewhat a rigid one, so far as it effects their suffering fellow-citizens; and it certainly is more so then they would willingly act upon, were there no considerations to be taken into view other then simply a question between the Government and the sufferers; but the committee are of the opinion that in connexion with this subject, there are considerations of national policy which ought not, and cannot, with safety be over looked.
It is the duty of all Governments, particularly that of the United States, to circumscribe within the narrowest possible limit’s the losses and sufferings to which their citizens shall be exposed during a state of war; and it is with a view to that object that, by the usage of civilized warfare, private property and citizens unarmed, except upon the high seas, are exempt from destruction or capture.
The committee apprehend it will readily be perceived that to whatever extent the Government shall remunerate for losses by the acts of an enemy, it well, to the same extent, so far sanction their legality as to preclude itself from even uttering a complaint against an enemy who in the future, wars shall commit the like acts; while the direct tendency of extending remuneration to cases not strictly legal would be to invite an enemy to spread his devastations, far and wide, not for the purpose of producing individual calamity, but to effect nation bankruptcy; and thus subdue and conquer with the torch a nation who could not be overcome by the bravery or skill of fleets and armies legally employed.
The buildings of the claimants were partially occupied by troops of the United States, from some time in the night of the 11th, of September, until about one o’clock in the afternoon of the succeeding day and were destroyed on the night of the 13th. It is therefore believe that, unless the committee are altogether cannot be said that the burning was justifiable on the grounds of a military occupation. They therefore recommend the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved, That such is the charter of the loss alleged to have been sustained by the claimants, that were the proof satisfactory as to the amount, it ought not to be allowed.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Robert Elliott Army Contractor 1794.
Ann Elliott, was the wife of the late Robert Elliott, Esq., who was a contractor to the United States army in 1794, and commanded by General Anthony Wayne. The army had a general order that stated; “Escorts and guards for the safety of the provision, and for the protection of the cattle against the enemy, shall be furnished whenever, in the opinion of the commanding officer of the army, or of any post, to whom application may be made, if the same can be done without prejudice to the service; and the party of the second part shall not be answerable for any deficiency of supplies at any of the said posts or places, if it shall appear, upon satisfactory proof; that such deficiency was occasioned by the want of proper escorts or guards.”
On the 21st September, 1794, General Wayne wrote Mr. Elliott, requesting him, immediately on the receipt of the letter, to use the utmost dispatch in advancing to Fort Recovery all such supplies as he could procure for the use of the army; adding, “the enclosed abstract will show you that even one day’s delay may be fatal.” Mr. Elliott received this letter on the 5th October, and, having his supplies in readiness, wrote the same day to the commanding officer at Fort Washington, desiring an escort for two hundred packhorses, twenty-five wagons, three hundred cattle, and three hundred sheep. The answer of Captain Pierce, then commanding that post, give the following answer; “I have to inform you that I will furnish one sergeant, one corporal, and twelve men from this to Hamilton, and which is all that the present situation of this garrison will admit of. Could I furnish one hundred, I would do it with pleasure.”
Mr. Elliott was under no obligation, from the strict letter of his contract, to proceed with the supplies thus unprotected, yet, urged, it is believed, by a regard to the suffering condition of the army, and by that high sense of duty and of patriotism of which there are but few examples, he set out the next morning, without convoy, and, advancing two or three miles in front of the provisions and stores, attended only by his servant, he had arrived within a few rods of Fort Washington, when he was attacked and slain by a party of Indians. His body, stripped of its apparel, was left in a mangled condition. His horse was also killed, and the equipage, with his portmanteau, containing all his most valuable papers, fell into the hands of the savages. The servant escaped, but, unfortunately, the next day, in the attempt to convey the body of his master to the fort, he was killed, as well as the horse on which be rode. The provisions which Mr. Elliott thus put in motion, at the expense of his life, reached Fort Wayne in safety, and in such season as to prevent the post from being abandoned, and (as the general himself expressed it) “to save the troops from starving.”
Robert Elliott, left an amiable wife and ten children, who, by his untimely fate, the loss of all his most useful papers, and the consequent derangement of their affairs, were reduced at once from affluence to poverty. To his family his death was a misfortune which no munificence of the Government can repair; but, in their present indigent situation, even the value of the property sacrificed on that occasion would be an important object. This is estimated at seven hundred and eighty dollars, exclusive of the cash the deceased might have had with him, the amount of which cannot be known, but is supposed, from several circumstances, not to have been an inconsiderable sum.
Authors note. This was a report sent to Congress, as Mrs. Elliott was asking for relief. The committee stated; “Mr. Elliott was under no obligation by his contract, but believing the army was suffering and the to save the troops from starving, and having a high sense of duty and of patriotism, of which there are but few examples, we of this committee will grant relief.”
The following is the Bill that passed.
CHAP. XXV.—An Act for the relief of the widow and orphan children of Robert
Elliott.
Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of two thousand dollars be allowed to the widow of Robert Elliott, who was killed by a party of hostile Indians, while he was conducting necessary supplies to the army, commanded by Major-General Wayne, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, and that the same be paid to her, for the use of herself and the children of the said Robert Elliott, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
APPROVED, March 2, 1805.
On the 21st September, 1794, General Wayne wrote Mr. Elliott, requesting him, immediately on the receipt of the letter, to use the utmost dispatch in advancing to Fort Recovery all such supplies as he could procure for the use of the army; adding, “the enclosed abstract will show you that even one day’s delay may be fatal.” Mr. Elliott received this letter on the 5th October, and, having his supplies in readiness, wrote the same day to the commanding officer at Fort Washington, desiring an escort for two hundred packhorses, twenty-five wagons, three hundred cattle, and three hundred sheep. The answer of Captain Pierce, then commanding that post, give the following answer; “I have to inform you that I will furnish one sergeant, one corporal, and twelve men from this to Hamilton, and which is all that the present situation of this garrison will admit of. Could I furnish one hundred, I would do it with pleasure.”
Mr. Elliott was under no obligation, from the strict letter of his contract, to proceed with the supplies thus unprotected, yet, urged, it is believed, by a regard to the suffering condition of the army, and by that high sense of duty and of patriotism of which there are but few examples, he set out the next morning, without convoy, and, advancing two or three miles in front of the provisions and stores, attended only by his servant, he had arrived within a few rods of Fort Washington, when he was attacked and slain by a party of Indians. His body, stripped of its apparel, was left in a mangled condition. His horse was also killed, and the equipage, with his portmanteau, containing all his most valuable papers, fell into the hands of the savages. The servant escaped, but, unfortunately, the next day, in the attempt to convey the body of his master to the fort, he was killed, as well as the horse on which be rode. The provisions which Mr. Elliott thus put in motion, at the expense of his life, reached Fort Wayne in safety, and in such season as to prevent the post from being abandoned, and (as the general himself expressed it) “to save the troops from starving.”
Robert Elliott, left an amiable wife and ten children, who, by his untimely fate, the loss of all his most useful papers, and the consequent derangement of their affairs, were reduced at once from affluence to poverty. To his family his death was a misfortune which no munificence of the Government can repair; but, in their present indigent situation, even the value of the property sacrificed on that occasion would be an important object. This is estimated at seven hundred and eighty dollars, exclusive of the cash the deceased might have had with him, the amount of which cannot be known, but is supposed, from several circumstances, not to have been an inconsiderable sum.
Authors note. This was a report sent to Congress, as Mrs. Elliott was asking for relief. The committee stated; “Mr. Elliott was under no obligation by his contract, but believing the army was suffering and the to save the troops from starving, and having a high sense of duty and of patriotism, of which there are but few examples, we of this committee will grant relief.”
The following is the Bill that passed.
CHAP. XXV.—An Act for the relief of the widow and orphan children of Robert
Elliott.
Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of two thousand dollars be allowed to the widow of Robert Elliott, who was killed by a party of hostile Indians, while he was conducting necessary supplies to the army, commanded by Major-General Wayne, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, and that the same be paid to her, for the use of herself and the children of the said Robert Elliott, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
APPROVED, March 2, 1805.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Archy A Slave 1814.
James Edwards, in the month of November, 1814, being employed by John Willis as patroon or commander of the barge Kitty, then lying at Eddyville, had hired Jacob Purkill’s negro man Archy for the purpose of making a voyage to Orleans and back; when they arrived at Orleans on about the 17th of December, the white men were taken to the lines, and the negroes ( Archy was one) were impressed by order of General Jackson for fatigue duty; that, after Archy had been employed for twenty-six or twenty-seven days James Edwards heard that Archy was sick. James went and found Archy, and found him in a very exposed situation, lying on three boards on a small tuft surrounded by mud and mire more than shoe deep; Archy was taken to the barge, where he remained three days; James then sent him to a boarding-house, where good care was taken of him until some time in March, when he was brought to the barge, then about to return home, but he died on the first night; James believes, it was from a swift consumption, occasioned by his exposure in the mud and water in which James had seen him at work. Archy was a valuable slave, weighing about one hundred and seventy pounds; he would work in the swamp nearly up to the hips.
Jacob Purkill’s who was he owner of Archy, demanded that James Edwards pay him the full value of $700, dollars as Archy was a very valuable slave, and as Archy died in James employment. Jacob said he would have to pay. James sent a petition to Congress asking for relief . The petition went to committee but they found no records could be found that stated that the white men nor the negroes were impressed into service they would not grant James petition.
Jacob Purkill’s who was he owner of Archy, demanded that James Edwards pay him the full value of $700, dollars as Archy was a very valuable slave, and as Archy died in James employment. Jacob said he would have to pay. James sent a petition to Congress asking for relief . The petition went to committee but they found no records could be found that stated that the white men nor the negroes were impressed into service they would not grant James petition.
Georgia & Tennessee Militia Fight The Seminole Indians
The five pages below are of the Georgia and Tennessee Militia, these men were called into service to help fight the Seminole Indian in 1817 & 1818. As there was so much information on these pages I decided to put up the actual pages so you won’t miss any information. Keep in mind that some of this man may have additional information on then in my index’s, so if you find a ancestor or a person of interest and would like to know if there is more information on them you can write to me. My address can be found in my profile.
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Georgia Militia
First Brigade.
Georgia Militia 7th. Infantry & Captain Henry Norwood 1st. Regiment Tennessee Militia.
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Georgia Militia
First Brigade.
Georgia Militia 7th. Infantry & Captain Henry Norwood 1st. Regiment Tennessee Militia.
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Creek Indians Enlisted In The U. S. Army 1818
TROOPS RAISED WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF CONGRESS.
Note. These Warriors were asked to join forces with the United States Army to stop the unrest of the Seminole Indians in Florida, 1818.
On the 11th day of January, 1818, Colonel David Brearly, of the 7th regiment of United States infantry, who was about to proceed from Hartford, in the State of Georgia, to the Creek Agency on public service, was, by an order from Major General Edmund P. Gaines, authorized to receive into the service of the United States no exceeding five hundred Indians of the Creek nation; and .should they volunteer their services, to muster, inspect, and provision’ them, and direct their march to Fort Scott.
In obedience to this order, Colonel Brearly shortly after his arrival at the Agency proceeded to full fill the intentions of the commanding general. The necessary measures were taken for assembling the warriors of that tribe; and it being ascertained that nearly the whole effective force of the nation would consent to serve, arrangements were made for mustering them into service, and organizing them.
These arrangements were, that the whole force was to be denominated a regiment to consist of eighteen companies, to be officered according to the regulations of the army of the United States; that William McIntosh, the principal war chief of the nation, should rank as full colonel, and the two chiefs, George Lovett and Noble Kennard, as majors.
This arrangement was communicated to General Gaines, then at Hartford, who approved of the proceedings of Colonel Brerly, informing him by a letter of the 29th day of January, 1818, that he would cheerfully accept the services of all the Indians who might be disposed to join, him; which disposition Colonel Brearly was directed to encourage as far as practicable. Pursuant to these instructions, one thousand five hundred and thirty-seven warriors were mustered into the service of the United States on or about the 24th day of February, 1818, and served until the early part of the month of May thereafter. Including Onir Hanjo, a chief of the Creek nation, and seventy-five warriors who had been mustered into the service on the 8th day of December, 1817, the whole number of Indian forces employed during this period amounted to one thousand six hundred and thirteen men.
Note. Below you will find three lists, many of the names are repeated, but to get all the information you must read all three lists.
INDIAN WARRIORS.
1. Captain Mad Wolf’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 10, 1818.
2. Captain H. Haujo’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 5, 1818.
3. Captain Hopaie’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 5, 1818.
4. Captain E. Tustunnuggis’ company, From February 24, 1818, To May 4, 1818.
5. Captain A. Tustunnuggis’ company, From February 24, 1818, To May 4, 1818.
6. Captain Stedham’s company, From March 3, 1818 To May 3, 1818.
7. Captain P. Haujo’s company, From March 3, 1818 To May 3, 1818.
8. Captain 0. Yahola’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 4, 1818.
9. Captain R. McIntosh’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 11, 1818.
10. Captain Wahneje’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 8, 1818.
11. Captain Miller’s company, From February 25, 1818 To May 4, 1818.
12. Captain N. Micco’s company, February 24, 1818, To May 8, 1818.
13. Captain O. Tustunnuggis’ company From February 26, 1818, To May 5, 1818.
14. Captain Tustunnuggis’ company From February 24, 1818, To May 7, 1818.
15. Captain Carr’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 6, 1818.
16. Captain Hagey’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 7, 1818.
17. Captain Tuskehinehochie’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 4, 1818.
18. Captain Yellow Hair’s company, March 1, 1818 To May 1, 1818.
19. Captain Tuskenehau’s company, March 5, 1818 To May 5, 1818.
20. Captain Nehalockopoye’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 7, 1818.
21. Captain T. Hulke’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 9, 1818.
22. Captain T. Haujo’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 8, 1818.
23. Captain M. Barnard’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 7, 1818.
24. Captain Lesley’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 10, 1818.
25. Captain 0. Haujo’s company From December 8, 1817 To June 9, 1818.
26. Captain U. Micco’s company, From March 2, 1818 To May 2, 1818.
27. Captain W. Kennard’s company, February 28, 1818, To May 2, 1818.
28. Captain Chuckchidineha’s company, March 3, 1818 To May 8, 1818.
29. Staff- (McIntosh’s,) From February 24, 1818, To May 9, 1818.
Payments made by D. B. Mitchell Indian agent, to a brigade of Creek warriors, commanded by General McIntosh, and called into service of the United States 1818.
1. Bad Wolf, number in company 37, amount paid. $715.68.
2. Hopohoithe Haujo, number in company 40, amount paid. $710.99.
3. Hopoie, number in company 53, amount paid. $865.30.
4. Etomme Tustanugge, number in company 60, amount paid. $929.70.
5. Aubeccan Tustanugge, number in company 66, amount paid. $999.68.
6. John Stedham, number in company 63, amount paid. $830.
7. Pawis Haujo, number in company 68, amount paid. $880.
8. Okpiekie Yoholo, number in company 63, amount paid. $968.50.
9. Roderick McIntosh, number in company 62, amount paid. $1,055.11.
10. Wohnoje, number in company 50, amount paid. $841.48.
11. William Miller, number in company 67, amount paid. $999.68.
12. Nehan Micco, number in company 56, amount paid. $913.72.
13. Uche Tustanugge, number in company 23, amount paid. $494.63.
14. Tustanugge, number in company 51, amount paid. $859.60.
15. Carr, number in company 63, amount paid. $997.70.
16. Haggey, number in company 67, amount paid. $1,057.04.
17. Tuskehencheechee, number in company 37, amount paid. $572.70.
18. Yellow Hair, number in company 16, amount paid. $210.
19. Tuskeenchaw, number in company 5, amount paid. $130.
20. Nehalock Opoie, number in company 45, amount paid. $792.22.
21. Turkia Hatkey, number in company 78, amount paid. $1,165.
22. Taurky Hawjo, number in company 57, amount paid. $949.59.
23. Michey Bernard, number in company 63, amount paid. $1,005.49.
24. Larley, number in company 68, amount paid. $1,126.78.
25. Onir Haujo, number in company 75, amount paid. $2,835.88.
26. Enpaulo Micco, number in company 81, amount paid. $1,050.
27. Hopei Haujo, number in company 50, amount paid. $863.28.
28. Othlematte Tustanugge, number in company 27, amount paid. $413.75.
29. William Kinnard, number in company 68, 19, absent, amount paid, for 49, $742.96.
30. Chuckchatdeneha, number in company 39, amount paid. $602.55.
31. General Staff, amount paid. $3,548.48.
Field and Staff Officers of General William McIntosh.
1. William McIntosh, Brigadier General, commencement of service Feb. 24, 1818, term of service 2 months and 15 days. Has drawn no subsistence from the United States.
2. George Lovett, Major, Feb. 24, 1818 term 1 month and 18 days, colonel April 12, 1818 term 23 days, Promoted from Major on April 12, 1818, by order of General Jackson.
3. Noble Kennard, Major Feb. 24, 1818, term 1 month and 18 days, Colonel April 12, 1818, term 23 days. Promoted from Major April 12, 1818, by order of General Jackson.
4. Samuel Hawkins, Major, Feb. 24, 1818, term 1 month and 17 days, Lieutenant Colonel April 12, 1818, term 27 days, Promoted from Major April 12, 1818, by order of General Jackson.
5. Blue, Major, Feb. 24, 1818, term 1 month and 17 days, Lieutenant Colonel, April 12, 1818, term 24 days, Promoted from Major April 12, 1818, by order of General Jackson.
6. Mattey, Captain, Feb. 24, 1818, term 1month and 17 days, Major, April 12, 1818, term 24 days, Promoted from Captain, April 12, 1818, by order of General Jackson.
7. William S. Mitchell, Assistant adjutant general, Feb. 18, 1818, term 2month and 19 days, to act as Assistant adjutant general ordered by the agent of Indian affairs.
8. John Barnard, , Feb. 24, 1818, term 1month and 17 days, Major, April 12, 1818, term 24 days, Promoted from Captain, April 12, 1818, by order of General Jackson.
9. Kendall Lewis, Assistant Commissary, Feb. 24, 1818, term 2month and 11 days. Appointed commissary of purchases by order of Colonel Brearly.
10. John Winslet, Assistant Commissary, Feb. 24, 1818, term 2month and 11 days. Appointed commissary of purchases by order of Colonel Brearly.
11. John Porter, Assistant Commissary, Feb. 24, 1818, term 2month and 11 days. Appointed commissary of purchases by order of Colonel Brearly.
12. John Porter, Assistant Commissary, Feb. 24, 1818, term 10 days. Appointed commissary of purchases by order of Colonel Brearly.
Note. These Warriors were asked to join forces with the United States Army to stop the unrest of the Seminole Indians in Florida, 1818.
On the 11th day of January, 1818, Colonel David Brearly, of the 7th regiment of United States infantry, who was about to proceed from Hartford, in the State of Georgia, to the Creek Agency on public service, was, by an order from Major General Edmund P. Gaines, authorized to receive into the service of the United States no exceeding five hundred Indians of the Creek nation; and .should they volunteer their services, to muster, inspect, and provision’ them, and direct their march to Fort Scott.
In obedience to this order, Colonel Brearly shortly after his arrival at the Agency proceeded to full fill the intentions of the commanding general. The necessary measures were taken for assembling the warriors of that tribe; and it being ascertained that nearly the whole effective force of the nation would consent to serve, arrangements were made for mustering them into service, and organizing them.
These arrangements were, that the whole force was to be denominated a regiment to consist of eighteen companies, to be officered according to the regulations of the army of the United States; that William McIntosh, the principal war chief of the nation, should rank as full colonel, and the two chiefs, George Lovett and Noble Kennard, as majors.
This arrangement was communicated to General Gaines, then at Hartford, who approved of the proceedings of Colonel Brerly, informing him by a letter of the 29th day of January, 1818, that he would cheerfully accept the services of all the Indians who might be disposed to join, him; which disposition Colonel Brearly was directed to encourage as far as practicable. Pursuant to these instructions, one thousand five hundred and thirty-seven warriors were mustered into the service of the United States on or about the 24th day of February, 1818, and served until the early part of the month of May thereafter. Including Onir Hanjo, a chief of the Creek nation, and seventy-five warriors who had been mustered into the service on the 8th day of December, 1817, the whole number of Indian forces employed during this period amounted to one thousand six hundred and thirteen men.
Note. Below you will find three lists, many of the names are repeated, but to get all the information you must read all three lists.
INDIAN WARRIORS.
1. Captain Mad Wolf’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 10, 1818.
2. Captain H. Haujo’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 5, 1818.
3. Captain Hopaie’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 5, 1818.
4. Captain E. Tustunnuggis’ company, From February 24, 1818, To May 4, 1818.
5. Captain A. Tustunnuggis’ company, From February 24, 1818, To May 4, 1818.
6. Captain Stedham’s company, From March 3, 1818 To May 3, 1818.
7. Captain P. Haujo’s company, From March 3, 1818 To May 3, 1818.
8. Captain 0. Yahola’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 4, 1818.
9. Captain R. McIntosh’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 11, 1818.
10. Captain Wahneje’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 8, 1818.
11. Captain Miller’s company, From February 25, 1818 To May 4, 1818.
12. Captain N. Micco’s company, February 24, 1818, To May 8, 1818.
13. Captain O. Tustunnuggis’ company From February 26, 1818, To May 5, 1818.
14. Captain Tustunnuggis’ company From February 24, 1818, To May 7, 1818.
15. Captain Carr’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 6, 1818.
16. Captain Hagey’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 7, 1818.
17. Captain Tuskehinehochie’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 4, 1818.
18. Captain Yellow Hair’s company, March 1, 1818 To May 1, 1818.
19. Captain Tuskenehau’s company, March 5, 1818 To May 5, 1818.
20. Captain Nehalockopoye’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 7, 1818.
21. Captain T. Hulke’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 9, 1818.
22. Captain T. Haujo’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 8, 1818.
23. Captain M. Barnard’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 7, 1818.
24. Captain Lesley’s company, From February 24, 1818, To May 10, 1818.
25. Captain 0. Haujo’s company From December 8, 1817 To June 9, 1818.
26. Captain U. Micco’s company, From March 2, 1818 To May 2, 1818.
27. Captain W. Kennard’s company, February 28, 1818, To May 2, 1818.
28. Captain Chuckchidineha’s company, March 3, 1818 To May 8, 1818.
29. Staff- (McIntosh’s,) From February 24, 1818, To May 9, 1818.
Payments made by D. B. Mitchell Indian agent, to a brigade of Creek warriors, commanded by General McIntosh, and called into service of the United States 1818.
1. Bad Wolf, number in company 37, amount paid. $715.68.
2. Hopohoithe Haujo, number in company 40, amount paid. $710.99.
3. Hopoie, number in company 53, amount paid. $865.30.
4. Etomme Tustanugge, number in company 60, amount paid. $929.70.
5. Aubeccan Tustanugge, number in company 66, amount paid. $999.68.
6. John Stedham, number in company 63, amount paid. $830.
7. Pawis Haujo, number in company 68, amount paid. $880.
8. Okpiekie Yoholo, number in company 63, amount paid. $968.50.
9. Roderick McIntosh, number in company 62, amount paid. $1,055.11.
10. Wohnoje, number in company 50, amount paid. $841.48.
11. William Miller, number in company 67, amount paid. $999.68.
12. Nehan Micco, number in company 56, amount paid. $913.72.
13. Uche Tustanugge, number in company 23, amount paid. $494.63.
14. Tustanugge, number in company 51, amount paid. $859.60.
15. Carr, number in company 63, amount paid. $997.70.
16. Haggey, number in company 67, amount paid. $1,057.04.
17. Tuskehencheechee, number in company 37, amount paid. $572.70.
18. Yellow Hair, number in company 16, amount paid. $210.
19. Tuskeenchaw, number in company 5, amount paid. $130.
20. Nehalock Opoie, number in company 45, amount paid. $792.22.
21. Turkia Hatkey, number in company 78, amount paid. $1,165.
22. Taurky Hawjo, number in company 57, amount paid. $949.59.
23. Michey Bernard, number in company 63, amount paid. $1,005.49.
24. Larley, number in company 68, amount paid. $1,126.78.
25. Onir Haujo, number in company 75, amount paid. $2,835.88.
26. Enpaulo Micco, number in company 81, amount paid. $1,050.
27. Hopei Haujo, number in company 50, amount paid. $863.28.
28. Othlematte Tustanugge, number in company 27, amount paid. $413.75.
29. William Kinnard, number in company 68, 19, absent, amount paid, for 49, $742.96.
30. Chuckchatdeneha, number in company 39, amount paid. $602.55.
31. General Staff, amount paid. $3,548.48.
Field and Staff Officers of General William McIntosh.
1. William McIntosh, Brigadier General, commencement of service Feb. 24, 1818, term of service 2 months and 15 days. Has drawn no subsistence from the United States.
2. George Lovett, Major, Feb. 24, 1818 term 1 month and 18 days, colonel April 12, 1818 term 23 days, Promoted from Major on April 12, 1818, by order of General Jackson.
3. Noble Kennard, Major Feb. 24, 1818, term 1 month and 18 days, Colonel April 12, 1818, term 23 days. Promoted from Major April 12, 1818, by order of General Jackson.
4. Samuel Hawkins, Major, Feb. 24, 1818, term 1 month and 17 days, Lieutenant Colonel April 12, 1818, term 27 days, Promoted from Major April 12, 1818, by order of General Jackson.
5. Blue, Major, Feb. 24, 1818, term 1 month and 17 days, Lieutenant Colonel, April 12, 1818, term 24 days, Promoted from Major April 12, 1818, by order of General Jackson.
6. Mattey, Captain, Feb. 24, 1818, term 1month and 17 days, Major, April 12, 1818, term 24 days, Promoted from Captain, April 12, 1818, by order of General Jackson.
7. William S. Mitchell, Assistant adjutant general, Feb. 18, 1818, term 2month and 19 days, to act as Assistant adjutant general ordered by the agent of Indian affairs.
8. John Barnard, , Feb. 24, 1818, term 1month and 17 days, Major, April 12, 1818, term 24 days, Promoted from Captain, April 12, 1818, by order of General Jackson.
9. Kendall Lewis, Assistant Commissary, Feb. 24, 1818, term 2month and 11 days. Appointed commissary of purchases by order of Colonel Brearly.
10. John Winslet, Assistant Commissary, Feb. 24, 1818, term 2month and 11 days. Appointed commissary of purchases by order of Colonel Brearly.
11. John Porter, Assistant Commissary, Feb. 24, 1818, term 2month and 11 days. Appointed commissary of purchases by order of Colonel Brearly.
12. John Porter, Assistant Commissary, Feb. 24, 1818, term 10 days. Appointed commissary of purchases by order of Colonel Brearly.