Muster Roll and Certificates
Document 1795McRee transmits the muster roll for his company and includes certificates for four soldiers that could not be obtained.
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[July 19th, 1795 / from Capt Dept Mr. McRee]
Cape Fear N Carolina
July 19th 1795
Sir,
I have the honor to transmit
duplicate muster Roles for my Company,
[undecipherable] from the [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable],
accompanied with Certificates for four
soldiers which could not be obtain'd at last
muster the men being absent; Also certificates
from Doctor Hill (the attending Physician)
for the decease of such soldiers as have been
[undecipherable] at the [undecipherable] Musters —
I am Sir with Respect
Your Obedt
Most Servt
G J McRee [undecipherable]
Actg [undecipherable] Regt
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I Certify, that John Carroll answers the description of an able bodied recruit and under forty years of age, given under my hand and Seal at Brunswick this tenth day of July 1795 — () Samuel Bell JP [seal]
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I Certify that Thomas Morris answers the description of an able bodied recruit and under forty years of age, given under my hand and Seal at Brunswick this tenth day of July 1795
() Samuel Bell JP [seal]
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I Certify that John McCoy answers the description of an able bodied recruit and under forty years of age, given under my hand and Seal at Brunswick this tenth day of July 795 —
() Samuel Bell JP [seal]
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I Certify that James McDonnell answers the Description of an able bodied Recruit; and under forty years of age, given under my hand and Seal at Brunswick this tenth day of July 1795
() Samuel Bell JP [seal]
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Fort Johnstone July 6. 1795
I Certify that a Soldier in Capt McRee's Compy Named John Dee died on the 2d day of [undecipherable] of a Dysentery.
Nathl Hill D. M[undecipherable]
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Fort. Johnston June. 19. 95.
I Certify that a Soldier in Capt McRees Compy Named J. Williams died on the 19. Instt of the Measles
N. Hill [undecipherable]
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Fort Johnston
I Certify that a Soldier in Capt McRees Compy Named Matthew [undecipherable] died on the 20 of June of a Dropsy
Nth Hill D. Md
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Wilmington March 6th 1795. I Certify that a Soldier in Capt McRees Company, named Angus McPhail died on the 4th Feby of a Pleurisy
Nathl Hill D. Mc
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Wilmington May 20 1795. I Certify that a Soldier in Capt McRee's Company named Jasd Poor died on the 16 May. of a Dysentery.
Nath Hill
D. Md
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
McRee transmits the muster roll for his company and includes certificates for four soldiers that could not be obtained.
Date
06/19/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Cape Fear, South Carolina
Document number
1795061990001
Page start
1
Note
Enclosed in McRee to Simmons, 07/19/1795.
Enclosed are the certfications of able-bodied soldiers by Samuel Bell and certifications of death by Nathan Hill.
Notable persons
Griffith J. McRee
William Simmons
Doctor Nathan Hill, the attending Physician
Samuel Bell
John Carroll
Thomas Morris
John McCoy
John Rice
James McDonnell
J. Williams
Matthew Garretson
Angus McPhail
Samuel Poor
able bodied recuits
Notable locations
Cape Fear, South Carolina
Brunswick
Notable items
muster roll for my company
certificates for four soldiers
dysentery
measles
dropsy
pleurisy
death certificates

