Washington, Letters of. , 175

Sainsbury's Abstracts. By Alexander Brown 187

Vigilance Committee, The; Richmond During the 'Var of 1812, 225,406

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26th. I do not reckollect who I obtained the information from

respecting the captivity of Colonel Callaway & Boon's daughters 1

in Kentucky in July, 1776, but I am satisfied that I obtained theinformation from reliable .authority, for shortly after the affairhappened it was noised about on the frontier settlement and allthe settlers were extolling Boon to the vary skies for the prowess& bravery which he displayed in recapturing the girls. at thetime the girls were captured by the Indians Boon was out a hunt­ing, shortly he left the girls, went out alone te take a short walkand while in the woods they were supprised by a party of In-dians, captured and carried off, the girls believed that they wouldbe followed by their friends, and in order that they might be

l traced the more easily at vary short intervals they brake the

[ twig ._on_the _bushes.-In-order- to -prevent- th e -brea ki ng- o[-th-e--------; twigs exciting the suspicion of the Indians they complained of

I: being filtigued & generally walked behind. Boon returned.: home in the evening and with two or three companions started

Ii. in pursuit early next morning. from the trail of the Indians 8:t the sine that the girls left he found but little difficulty in follo\\'-

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Richmond During; the 'Val' of 1812; The Vigilance Committee;Letters 01 Dr. Thos. Massie 225, 406

Robinson, Christopher, 'Viii of, 1693 17

Yeardley, Sir George, Answer to Cap!. Martin , 136

Virginia Historica! Society-Proceedings, i.ix, January nnmher;List of Officers and Members, January nnmber.

Virginia Census, 1624-25 364

Virginia, The New Government for, 1624·············· 38

Virginia in 1624-25 129

Virginia in 1628 · .. · , , 258

Virginia in 1629-3° 368

Virginia Game and Field Sports, 1739· ··.···················· 172

Virginia J\lilitia in the Revolntion , , 24, 146, 254, 418

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John Alverman, Private, Culpeper; Captn. Arbuckle, Green­brier; Adam Abrogast, P., Augusta; Ca pt. Arbuckle, Botetourt;John Allen, 1'., Botetourt; Augustine Argenbright; Captn. AI1,Shenandoah; \;Vm. Armstrong.

Co!. \\1m. Bowyer; John Bradshaw, Ensign; Captn. PatrickBuchannan; Co!. Buckner, of 7th Va.; C;1ptn. John Burke, Al­

bemarle; Captn. Jas. Barnett, Amherst; Ballinger, Amherst;Co!. manel; Co!. Barbour; Captn. Am brose Bohanon, Culpepper;Captn. Thos. Bay top. in 2nd Va. Regt., Gloucester; Captn.George Bill, Hampshirc; Captn. Garland Burnley, Orange;Jacob Butte, P., Prince William; Captn. Micheal Bowyer, 12thVa.; Captn, Burleigh, 3rd Va.; Co!. (or J\Iajor) Broadhead;Captn. Hollar, Botetourt; Capl1L rhos. Bowyer, Botetourt;Jacob Butte, Botetomt; (Major?) J os. Bel1, Aug'usta; Lt. -Co!.\Vm. Bowyer; \'Vm. Buchannan, Ensign; Lt. Chas. Baskins;Lt. Patrick Buchann;1n; Captn. Buchannan; Captn. Jas. Bel1;Captn. Michael Bedinger; Sam!. Bel1, Ensign, 16th Va. Line;Captn. Thomas Bell; IVIajr. Thos. Barlow; Captn. May Button,Albemarle; Captn. Bellefield, Orange; Captn. Jas. Burton,Orange; C;1ptn. Chas, Bruce, Orange; Captn. John Beadles,Orange; Capt. Henry Burke, Albemarle.

Co!. Richd. Campbell; Captn. Cook, Greenbrier; Jacob Crow,P., I--Itlll1pshire; Capt. Coursey, Orange; L,t. N·eil-Cai~I{ocl'-(--------­ingham; John Camper, P., Shenandoah; Capt. Chrogue, 8th Va. ;Richel. Cole, P., Augusta; Captn. Cooper, Augusta; Genr!.\\1m. Campbell; Captn. Cunningham, Rockingham; CaptainJohn Cook; Lt. John Cartmill; Captn. John Cartmil1, Botetourt;

truth of the statements of the applicants, they were compelled tomake sworn statements, namiilg the officers under whom theyserved; giving a detail account of their services, including anybattles in which they were engaged, and generally such informa­tion as would enable the department to grant the pension. Thesesworn statements were forwarded to the War Department, andare on file there. The names which I send you are compiled

from copies of these statements which are in my possession.Yours very truly,

J. T. McALLISTER.

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VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE.

VIRGINIA MILITIA IN THE REVOLUTION.

[Thc publication of the" Militia Book" is tcmporarily sus­pended in order to give place to a list kindly furnished by Mr.McAllister, of Warm Springs, Va.]

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I herewith hand to you a list of names of soldiers who served

in the Revolutionary Vvar from Virginia. The list is incomplete.It was made with a view to gather the available information inregard to the militia soldiers fr0111Augusta county, but in thecourse of the investigation I gathered some data in regard tosoldiers from other counties. The rank of the soldier is givenwhere I was able to obtain it. The counties from which thcycame (other than Augusta) are in lI10st instances noted. Where

thc party was known to be a private I marked this filct, by put­ting the letter" P" at the end of his name. Most of these are,I bclieve, militia men, but some of them are not. With the in­

formation at hand I all1 not able to determine this fact accurately.On the 18th of March, I81S, Congress passed an act making

provision for placing upon the pension roll all commissionedofficers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and private sol­diers, and all officers in the hospital and medical stan~ who servedin the war of the revolution. In Jnne, 1832, Louis Cass, Secre­tary of \lVar, wrote a letter (dated June IS, 1832) to HonorableSamucl A. Foote, Chairman of the Committee on Pensions in

the senate, in which he says" there are no rolls of the militia inthis (war) department, except those of the State of Newhamp­shire." This was written in reference to the act of Congress

,:.. passed June 7th, 1832, entitled" An act supplcmentary to an

-, " aCLfocthe_relieCoCthe_sut~vivi!lg_officers,_ancI soklie~QCthe_, revolution," the parties provided for by this act, embraced four

\ . general classes. I. The regular troops. 2. The State troops,militia,' and volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the naval ser-/ vice. 4. Indian spies. In order to supply the information in: ; regard to theii- services by which a test could be made, of theI,

Necl, Lt. McCicnachcn, Captn. John McKitrick, Col. Sam1.McDowcll, 'Captn. Alexr. McClenachen, John fI'IcCutcheon,Sam I. McClure, }'Iajor Saml. McDowell, Orderly Srgt. J\'IcWil­Iiams, Major 1\JcPlicrson, Captn. McGuire.

Geml. (or Col.) Nelson, Lt. Col. Joseph Nevell; Captn. Ne­vill, Shenancloah; Geo. Newman (enlisted for three years),Orange; Captn. Nelson, Orange; Major Nelson, 7th Rcgt. Con­tinental Line.

Captn. Ogden.Captn. Pamplin, Amherst; Lt. Robt. Perdue (7), Culpeppel';

Captn. -- Parker; Joseph Payne, Ensign, of 9th Va.; Captn.Alxr. Parker, of 8th Va.; Captn. John Poage; Cartn. \Vm.Patrick, Augusta; I-iazel Patr'i~k; Col. Chas. Porterfield, Q. 1\1.Gen!. of Va. State Line; Co!. Phillip Pendleton; Lt. ThomasPorter.

Col. Quarles, Major Quarles.Genl. Russell, M<~ol' John Rohcrts; Captn. Bcverly Roy,

Rockingham; Captn. Thos. Ransdale, 4th Va.; Captn. \VIll.Robertson; Captn. James Robinson, Botetourt; Col. Russell,Captn. Thomas Rankin, Captn. Alxr. Robertson, Major AllenRobertson, (;q)[n. Chas. Russell, Vvm. Rose, Major Alexr.Robertson; iVlajor -- Rucker, Coi. -- Richardson; Major.Roberts, Va. Line; vVm. Roach; Absolom Roach, Orange;Philemon Richards, Orange; Ambrose Richards, Madison; Col.Holt Richardson.

Captn. Stuart, Amherst; Captn. Josiah Swearingen, Berkley;Lt. Peter Stubblefield, Culpeper; Captn. Slaughter, Culpeper;Col. Skillern, Botetourt; Captn. John Scott, Orange; Captn.\\Tm. Smith, Rockingham; Captn. Daniel Smith, Rockingham;Co\. Stephens; Captn. Smith Snead, of 9th Va.; Robert Sit­tlington: Captn. Thomas Smith; John Silllmons; \"Im. Sharp;John Stuart, Augusta; .Iames Stuart, Augusta; Ensign EdwardStuart, Augusta; Captn. James Sm ith, Botetourt; Lt. -Co\.

___ A_Ie_x_r_._S~9Jt;_Ensig"!L .Iames_Steel e; _ Gran ville_Smi th ;_Co\._Stricker; Ensign Thomas Swearingen; Ensign Sud; Captn.Stump, of Light Infantry; Lt. Wm. Smith, Amherst; Captn.David Sh'elton; Co\. Alxr. Spottswood, 2nd Va. Rgt. Continen­tal ESI,ablishment; John Snow, Orange; Kcnneth Southerlin,Albemarlc; John' Smith, Spotsylvania; Co\. Joseph Spcnccr;

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Captn. John Snit, Orange; Captn. Spcnccr, Orangc; Captn.Joseph Spencer, in 7th Va. Rcgiment, Orange; Co\. Stubble­field; Lt. Benj. Smith, Orange.

Co!. Toles; Captn. Tu~kcr, Amherst; C<!!.Taylor; Co!. JamcsTaylor; Lt.-Co!. Francis Taylor; Co!. Taylor, 31'<1Va.; EnsignJames Trim ble, Augusta;' Captn. Tatc; Captn. John Tate; Lt.Tosh, Botctourt; Captn. Jamcs Trimble, Augusta; John Thomp­son, Augusta; Smith Thompson, Augusta; Lt. Thornberry;Capt. Riche!. Taliafcrro, Amherst; 1st Lt. \Vm. Taylor, Orange;Captn., Francis Taylor; Ensign John Taylor, Orange; Zach.Taylor, Orange; Francis Tackctt, Orange; Co!. Temple, Orange.

Capt. Vance, Augusta: Co!. Sam 1. Vance, Augusta; Lt. Sam1.Vance, of Augusta; Captn. Sam!. Vance, Augusta; Lt. \VI11.Vcsti!.

Lt. Adam \Vhllace, 7th Va.; Captn. Danl. White, Albcmarle;

Orderly Sergt. Faulton Woodson, Albemarle; Lt. West vVacle,lIampshire; Jacob Ware. P., Hampshirc; Captn. Adam \Vallacc,Rockingham; Lt.-Col. \~Tallace; Captn. Jacob \Vrinker, Shen­andoah; Co!. Jamcs vVood, 12th Va.; Captn. Sam!. \Voodson,9th Va.; Col. Williams; Ralph vVanless, P., Augusta; John\:Vilson, P., 'Augusta; Captn. Jacob \Varwick, Augusta; Thos.Wright, Ensig'n, Augusta; Major John \Nilson; John \Villiams,Ensign, Augusta; Captn. Mathcws \:Vilson, Botetourt; Fiatt\'VYS0l1g,Botetourt; Lt. Andrcl\' \Vallace, Botetourt; Lt. \,vood,Botetourt; Saml. Walker, Ensign,' Botetourt; Major Wm. \Vil­son; Co!. Willis; Alcxr. \Villiams; Captn. Sam!. \Vilson; Abra­ham Weitzel, Shenandoah; Major \"Iclch, 2nd Va. Militia;Theophilus \\Tyatt, Hanovcr; Richard ''''yatt; Lt. (or Ensign)John Wackub; Lt. Jacob Warwick; Lt. Vv'ilson; Lt. AdrianWin coop ; Lt. John VVoodntff, Am herst; Capt. Richard \\' ell,Orange; Captn. vVarr, Albcmarle; Adj. \Vhitlo~k, Spottsylvania;Lt. Geo. War, Orangc; Lt. (Corporal) Richard \Vhite, Orange;Starke \Vright, LOlusa; Captn. John \\Taugh, Orange; Jerenliah

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