[Docketing on cover, rotated:] Cushing [undecipherable] of. May Inspector [undecipherable] EasReclvar: [undecipherable] Sgt. 6 Cmit Inf. 1 ct. 1 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] confederate to [undecipherable] privilege to 1797 [Center:] Thomas H. Cushing --- Sir D'Etroit 1^st August 1797. I have the honor to enclose you a list of absentees who have been struck from the roles of the troops of the United States at the late muster, agreeable to the General order of the 12^th of May, (the copy of which is endorsed on the back of the list.) It is far from being so accurate as I could wish, but the broken and dispersed situation of the companies heretofore, has put it out of the power of the Officers to keep regular accounts, and the absence of many Officers with the old Company books and papers if any were kept adds to the difficulty already mentioned. None of the persons included are in this country, except one, W^m John Bennete an infirm old Man who could not be removed from Greeneville; he was supposed to be nearly expiring when the muster was made and was therefore struck off the role without being discharged, as in the latter case the Pay Master of the 4^th Regiment would have been obliged to make a tour from the Ohio to Greeneville as the man could not have been paid. As the case now stands, if the man lives there will be a partial Muster [strikethrough: —] of him, and he will then be discharged, but the probability is that he will never leave Greeneville.— I am Sir your Most Obed Serv^t Th.Cushing Major The accountant p^r Ins^pt. & Inspector of the War Department --- [Enclosure] A List of Absentees struck from the Muster Roles of the Troops of the United States pursuant to the General order of the 12^th May 1797.— D'Etroit 31 July 1797.— [Table with columns: No, Names, Rank, Companies, Regiment or Corps, [Regimental Pay M.], Supplementary Pay M., Date of [Enlistment], Engagement [expires], When Struck from the Rolls, Clothing [Hats, Coats, Linen Overalls, Woolen Overalls, Shoes, Stocks & Camps, Blankets, [undecipherable]], Remarks] 1. Henry Carney - Priv. - Jones - art[illery?] - [undecipherable] - 21 May 95, 21 May 98 - 24 May 97 - 1.1.1.4.2.6.6.1. .1. - Struck on com^d. with Capt Eliott 2. Tho. Brown - " - Kingsbury - [Plt?] - [undecipherable] - 13 Nov. 94, 13 Janu. 97 - 13 June - No acc^t. in the comp. book - This man was put on the list by the late adj. Gen 3 Oct. 96 3. Hugh Glays - " - Hemm[undecipherable] - [undecipherable] - 10 May 95, 10 May 98 - 18 " - Ditto - Ditto - Ditto - Ditto - Ditto D^o 4. W^m. Allen - " - Dyment - [2ly?] - 31 decem 95 - 10 May, 10 May - 22 July - No company book present - went on furlough with Lt^s. Drake 5. David Jones - " - Millers - Date[?] by [undecipherable] [undecipherable] - No acc^t. in the comp. book - Ditto - with Lieu^t. Shoemaker 6. John Peily - " - " - " - 30 April 96 - 24 May 95, 24 May 98 - " - No company book present - Ditto - with Lieu^t. Marchback 7. Jⁿ. Luckber - " - Sedgwick - " - not paid - 3 Aug. 96, 3 Aug. 1801 - " - no acc^t. in the comp. book - left in Phila. by the Com. in Chief, Ordered to join Capt Eliott 8. Mathew Hughley - " - Heth - Gray - not known - 2 June 95, 2 June 98 - 24 May 97 - Ditto - Ditto - In the same situation as Brown of Kingsbury Co^y. 9. [undecipherable] - " - Jones - [undecipherable] - 1 [Aug?] 97 - [undecipherable]/July, [undecipherable]/July - [undecipherable] - No acc^t. in the comp. book - Went to [undecipherable] with Major [undecipherable] 10. J^no. Bennete - " - Brook - Gray - 28 April, 28 April - 27 May - 3.3.3.0.5.8.6.3.3.2.1. - Infirm [undecipherable] left at Greenville 11. W^m. Bryan - " - " - " - 23 Feb. 96, 23 Feb. 99 - " " - 3.3.3.6.6.12.13.6.3.3.1. - Went on furlough with Capt. Brook 12. Sam^l. Colvin - " - " - " - 17 Aug. 95, 17 Aug. 98 - " " - 3.3.3.6.7.13.13.6.3.1. - Ditto - with Major Haskele 13. Peter M^cIntire - " - " - " - 8 Novem 99, 8 Novem. 97 - " " - 2.2.2.2.4.7.5.2.2.2. - Went to Knoxville with Capt. Sparks 14. J^no. M^cCurley - " - " - " - 19 Novem., 19 Novem. - " " - 2.2.2.2.5.5.6.1.2.2. - Ditto - D^o 15. Lott le. Poundes - " - " - " - 1 July - 1 July - " " - 2.1.1.4.2.6.6.2.1.1.1. - Went recruiting with Cap^t. Plaston 16. J^no. Sergeant - " - " - " - 26 April 95, 26 June 98 - " " - 2.2.2.4.2.6.6.2.2.2.1. - Went with 2^d Major Haskeen 17. Roger Barnett - Corp^l - Gilsons - " - 19 June, 19 June - " " - " " .2 .22... - Said to be in Virginia 18. Luther Taylor - Priv. - Parstons - " - 20 April, 20 April - " " - 2.1.4.3.2.3.3.2.1.1. - went on furlough with Capt. Cook 19. James Hoop - " - Dubatts - " - 15 Aug. 96, 15 Aug. 1801 - " " - No acc^t. in the comp. book - left D'Etroit with the late Gen^l. Wayne 20. J^no. R. Soldantle - " - Thomson - " - 18 May, 18 May 99 - " " - Ditto - Ditto - Went from the army with the Cap^t. Plaston 21. J^no. Fordice - " - Bird - " - 1 April 99 - 1 Decem 95, 1 Decem. 98 - " " - 2.2.4.5.8.7.4.2.2. - Taken by one authority at Pittsburg 25 Aug. 97 22. J^no. Wyard - " - " - " - " - 28 Feb. 97, 20 Feb. 1802 - " " - 1.1.1.2.2.1.2.1.1. - D^o D^o D^o 23 [undecipherable] Note J^no. Fordice deposited his Pay for July and March with M^r. [undecipherable] at Pittsburg, and one has amassed half Worn with Cap^t. Brice J^no. Wyard departed his pay for July and part of July with Ditto — and Ditto — Ditto — Ditto Th. Cushing Major P. Ins^pt. & Inspector --- [Enclosure — Extract from General Orders] Extract fr. — General Orders Near Quarters Fort Washington 12 May 1797 The Inspector was Instructed! The Accountant of the War department was informed to furnish the Pay Master General, lists bearing the names and date of Inlistment of the absentees who may be struck from the roles, with the statement of the accounts of each individual, for which he is to case on the proper Officers.—