List of Recruits and Bounties
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
List of Recruits and Bounties
Description
Hancock encloses a list of the recruits he enlisted at the Kempsville rendezvous and includes the bounties they earned.
year created
1798
month created
09
day created
15
author
sent from location
Kempsville Rendezvous
recipient
note
Enclosure: list of names of recruits enlisted by Lieutenant Hancock at Kempsville, Virginia.
notable person/group
William Simmons
John Hancock
recruits
Samuel Whitehurst
George Stynson [?]
William Biddle
Charles Melbus [?]
William Meuling [?]
William Hepburn
John Owens
Samuel Clements
Christopher Tobias
William Jackson
James Short
Willoughby Carson
James Crabb
Henry Henson
Charles Smith
James Dawson
notable location
Kempsville Rendezvous, Virginia
notable item/thing
bounties
document number
1798091570201
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | YXC04 (5 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Hancock, John |
| [view document] (4 pages) | YXC04a (4 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Hancock, John |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Hancock | Kempsville Rendezvous | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | [unknown] | [n/a] |