[Docket notation, upper right, rotated:] Cushing Thomas H. May [undecipherable] Inspector [Genl?] Detroit 1^st Aug 1797 Sec. 6 Omit [undecipherable] 2 [En?] / [undecipherable] [undecipherable] omitting to [Lower panel:] 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 Bennett 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 or 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 The accountant Th: Cushing Major of the War Department 1 Reg.^t & Inspector --- 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: No. | Names | Rank | Companies | Regiment or Corps | [Pay Master] | [column] | Enlistment | [Expiration] | When Struck from the Roles | Clothing: Hats, Coats, [Woolen] Coats, [Linen] Overalls, [Woolen] Overalls, Shoes, Stocks/Camps, Blankets, [column] | Remarks] 1 | Henry Carney | Pvt | Fords | arty | [undecipherable] | 21 May 95 | 21 May 98 | 24 May 97 | 1.1.1.4.2.6.6.1. | He is on Com.^d with Cap^t Elliott 2 | Tho^s Brown | " | Kingsbury | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 13 Nov. 94 | 13 Nov. 97 | 13 June | No acct. in the comp. book | This man was put on the list by the late adj. Jun 3 1[undecipherable] 3 | Hugh Glass | " | Armstrongs | [undecipherable] | | 10 Aug 95 | 10 May 98 | 18 [June] | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto | [Ditto] 4 | W^m. Allen | " | Lymmans | 2[nd?] | [undecipherable] | 31 Decem. 95 | 10 [May?] | 10 [May?] | 22 July | No company book present | went on furlough with Lieu^t Drake 5 | David Jones | " | Millers | | Date by [undecipherable] unknown | | | | No acct. in the comp. book | Ditto with Lieu^t Shoemaker 6 | John Phily | " | " " | | 30 April 96 | 24 May 95 | 24 May 98 | " | No company book present | Ditto with Lieu^t Marchback 7 | Jn^o. Luckson | " | Sedgwicks | | not paid | 3 Aug. 96 | 3 Aug. 1801 | " | made on the Comp. Book | left in Phila. by the Com. in Chief [undecipherable] to join Cap. Elliott 8 | Matthew Hughley | " | Helly | Grey | not known | 2 June 95 | 2 June 98 | 24 May 97 | Ditto | Ditto | In the same situation as Brown of Kingsbury's Co— 9 | Jn^o. [F?]Herguson | " | [Soons?] | [?] | 1 Aug. 97 | [undecipherable] July | [undecipherable] July | [undecipherable] May | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] with M^r. Major [undecipherable] 10 | Jn^o. Bennete | " | Brooks | Grey | | 28 April | 28 April | 27 May | 3.3.3.0.5.8.6.3.3.2.1. | Infirm unfit for Service left at Greeneville 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 Cap^t. 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 McIntire | " | " | " | | 8 Novem. 94 | 8 Novem. 97 | " | 2.2.2.2.4.7.5.2.2.2. | Went to Knoxville with Cap^t. Sparks 14 | Jn^o. McCurley | " | " | " | | 19 Novem. | 19 Novem. | " | 2.2.2.2.5.5.6.1.2.2. | D^o 15 | Lott [?] Poundrs | " | " | " | | 1 July | 1 July | " | 2.0.1.1.4.2.6.6.2.1.1.1. | Went recruiting with Cap^t. Preston 16 | Jn^o. Sergeant | " | " | " | | 26 April 95 | 26 June [98?] | " | 2.2.2.4.2.6.6.2.2.2.1. | Went with L^t. Major Hasken 17 | Roger Barnett | Corp^l. | Gilsons | " | | 19 June | 19 June | | " " | [undecipherable] 2.22. | Said to be in Virginia 18 | [undecipherable] Taylor | Pvt | Prestons | " | | 20 April | 20 April | | " " | 2.1.4.3.2.3.3.2.1.1. | went on furlough with Cap^t. Cook 19 | James Sharp | " | Dubatts | " | | 15 Aug. 96 | 15 Aug. 1801 | | No acct. in the Comp. book | left at Detroit with the late Gen. Wayne 20 | Jn^o. R. Schlenke | " | Thomsons | " | | 18 May | 18 May 99 | " | Ditto | Ditto | Went from the army with Cap^t. Preston 21 | Jn^o. Fordice | " | Birds | " | | 1 April 99 | 1 Decem. 95 | 1 Decem. 98 | " | 2.2.2.4.5.8.7.4.2.2. | taken by one authority at Pittsby 25 [Aug?]. 97 22 | Jn^o. Wyand | " | " | " | | 28 Feb. 97 | 20 Feb. 1802 | " | " | 1.1.1.0.2.2.1.2.1.1. | D^o | D^o | [undecipherable] 23 [?] Note Jn^o. Fordice deposited his Pay for [July?] July & March with M^r. & Carey at Pittsby, and one has also had his [undecipherable] W^m. with Cap^t. Bird Jn^o. Wyand deposited his pay for [undecipherable] and part of July with — Ditto and — Ditto — Ditto Th: Cushing Major 1^st Reg^t & Inspector --- Extract [from] — General Orders Head Quarters Fort Washington 12 May 1797 The Inspector was [required?] to [furnish?] the Accountant of the War department and will furnish the Pay Master General lists bearing the names and date of Enlistment of the absentees who may be struck from the roles, with the statement of the accounts of each individual, for which he is to call on the proper Officers. —