Enclosed Return of Captain Shannon

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Enclosed Return of Captain Shannon

Description

"Enclosed is Captain Shannon's return with my report on it."

year created

1794

month created

11

day created

29

sent from location

Crag South

recipient

sent to location

Knoxville

in image

note

Enclosed; Shannon's Return, 11/29/1794.

notable person/group

William Rickard
William Winchester
Captain John Shannon
Company of Mounted Infantry

notable location

Knoxville
Crag South
Summer County
Territory South of the Ohio
Davidson County

notable item/thing

rations
forage

document number

1794112990201

page start

1

number of pages

6

transcription

Craigs South
29 Novemr 1794
Wm Winchester
Letter of Receipt
Respecting
Captain Shannons
Men having drawn
pay for their Eating

Capt. William Rickard
Knoxville
Attention B [Searcy?] Esq
Crag South 29th Nov. 1794
Sir
Inclosed is Cap Shannons Return with my Report on It.
I am with respect & Esteem Sir Your Huml Servt
Winchester
Cap. Will. Rickard
Sumner County 29th Novemr 1794
Lieut Cummings who commanded the within men, a detachment of Capt Shannons Company gave a Return for their Rations & forage for their time of Service which they have [actually?] drew in part and Received pay for the Balance.
Winchester
Let. Capt John Shannon's Co.
Mounted Infty, 1793
Territory South of the Ohio
I John Shannon of Davidson County Captain of a Company of Mounted Infantry do Certify that the whole of the Officers & Soldiers of the Company who served under from the seventh day of September 1793 to the ninth day of October following both days included found their own Rations & forage during the time of their Service Except
No. 1 John Cummings Lieut
2 William Montgomery Sergt
3 John Tenning [Sergt]
4 John Harpole Trum
5 Pearson Bell Priv[ate]
6. Martin Harpole do [Private]
7 Thos. Patton --
8 Wm Frazier --
9 Henry Potts --
10 James Williams --
11 Eben Wilson --
12 Silus McBee --
13 Jacob Houdashall --
14 Wm Tenning --
15 Barnard Hogan --
16 Wm Green --
17 Wm Reed --
18 Henry Sadler --
19 Joseph Neeley --
20 Terry Poe --
21 Wm Armstrong --
22 Adam Harpole --
23 Isaac Peirce
24 Arthur Hawkins --
25 Josiah Hunter
26 Adam Beard
27 Isaac Towell
28 [illegible] Bernay
29 Robert Berkly
30 Joseph McAdams
Given under my hand at Nashville this 9th day of Octr 1793
Signed John Shannon Capt
True Copy

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (6 pages) YYH08 (6 pages) Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) Winchester, William Sr
[view document] (4 pages) YYH08a (4 pages) Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) Winchester, William Sr

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Winchester Crag South [n/a]
Recipient William Rickard Knoxville [n/a]