Request for muster rolls
Document 1791Request for muster of Captain Cooper's troops, dated 1 August 1791, signed by Blount. Joseph Howell indicates that documents do not appear sufficient to authorize payment of troops and forwards papers to Colonel Henley, agent for War Department for such evidence as will authorize payment. Orders to send draftees home, and requests names of delinquents and deserters.
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Knoxville April 10. 1793
Sir
Annexed are Copies of my order to Captain James Cooper of August 1. 1791 and his report of that month of the men under his command forwarded to your Office as an evidence of claim of pay
I have the honor to be
Sir &c
(Signed) Wm Blount
Henry Knox Esqr.
Secretary of War,
The foregoing are true copies from the files of the War-Office —
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June 10. 1793
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Monday August 1. 1791
Sir
You will please let such drafts as have collected, return to their respective homes & there to stay, and to desist from collecting others or marching yourself until further orders. And be pleased to send to me by the third day of the Superior Court the names of such as you know are ready to march, and the names of the delinquents, as far as you know them in the several Counties distinguishing deserters after joining such as refuse to serve and such as have run off on being drafted, before they joined
I am
Yours &c
(Signed) Wm Blount
Capt James Cooper
Hawkins County.
A Roll of Captain James Coopers Company remaining in Washington District reported to Governor Blount under his order of the 1. day of August 1791.
No. | Names | Rank | Time of Entering
James Cooper | Captain |
John Craft | Lieutt |
John McCleland | Ensign |
Resin Harlen | Sergeant | June 6. 1791
Housin Keener | Private | [blank] 7.
John Tye | " | [blank] 6.
Joel Thompson | " | d°
Richard Smith | " | d°
Windsor Keener | " | d°
John Smith | " | d°
Robert Beaty | " | May 31
George Edwards | " | June 6
John King | " | d°
Solomon Gamadge | " | July 1
Hediah Pain | " | June 23[undecipherable]
George Hansley | " | June 6.
James Lawson | " | d°
Sir Jonesboro Augt 8. 1791
The above is the roll of men under my command ready to March. I am his Excellys Obser[vant]
(Signed) James Cooper
Captain
Type
Document Signed
Description
Request for muster of Captain Cooper's troops, dated 1 August 1791, signed by Blount. Joseph Howell indicates that documents do not appear sufficient to authorize payment of troops and forwards papers to Colonel Henley, agent for War Department for such evidence as will authorize payment. Orders to send draftees home, and requests names of delinquents and deserters.
Date
08/01/1791
Author
Recipient
Document number
1791080890001
Page start
5
Note
Enclosed in Blount to Knox, 04/10/1793.
Notable persons
James Cooper
William Blount
Colonel Henley
Joseph Howell
John Stagg
draftees
deserters
delinquents
Notable locations
Jonesboro
Washington County
Tennessee
Notable items
muster

