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A Muster Roll of the Grenadier Company in the Second Regiment of South Carolina Infantry, on the Continental Establishment, Commanded by Colonel Isaac Motte

[Original MS.]

August 25, 1778.

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NAMES. DATES OF COMMISS'NS REMARKS.
__________________________________________________________________________Commissioned Officers.
Thomas Dunbar, Captain November 9, 1777, Present.
Albert Roux, 1st Lieutenant, December 15, 1777 Do.
Staff-Commissioned Officers.
John Downs, Adjutant, March 12, 1778, Abesent with leave.
Rev. Henry Purcell, Chaplain, May 7, 1776, Do.
John Hall, Quarter-Master July 1, 1776, Do.
Henry Gray, Pay-Master December 16, 1777, Do.
Jeremiah Thews, Surgeon August 2, 1777, Present.
John Henry Rusche, 1st Mate, do, June 11, 1778, Do.
Silvester Springer, 2d Mate, do, June 27, 1778, Do.
Staff Non-Commissioned Officers.
Lewis Coffer, Sergeant-Major, June 16, 1778, Discharged July 9, 1798.
John Wickom, Sergeant-Major, October 5, 1778, Present.
William Fletcher, Qr.-master Sergeant, July 15, 1778, Discharg'd July 16, 1778.
Daniel Simpson, Qr.-master Sergeant, During the war, Sick in Gen. Hospital,
James Arnold, Drum-Major, September 16, 1779, Present. [Charles Town]
Hugh Campbell, Fife-Major, June 16, 1778, Discharged July 1, 1778.

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NAMES. ENLISTM'T TIME. TIME OF SERVICE. REMARKS.
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Non-Commissioned Officers.
SERGEANTS.
William Jasper, July 8, 1775, July 8, 1778 Discharged.
John Marlow, June 26, 1775, June 26, 1778 Discharged July 9, 1778.
John Gemmell, July 18, 1775, July 18, 1778, Discharged July 21, 778.
Robert Watt, August 5, 1777, During the war, Present.
William Brown, July 6, 1778, July 6, 1781, Present.
CORPORALS.
Samuel Butler, July 7, 1775, July 7, 1778, Discharged.
John Roberts, Nov. 26, 1776, Nov. 26, 1779, Preferred in another Com-
Robert Watt, August 5, 1777, During the war, Preferred. [pany.
Frederick Simons, July 27, 1777, During the war, Present.
DRUMMERS.
John Wheeler, July 1, 1775, July 1, 1778, Discharged.
Peter Uptegrove, July 18, 1778, Jan. 18, 1780, On the recruiting service.
PRIVATES.
William Ashford, July 11, 1777, During the war, On Outpost.
William Arnold, July 8, 1775, July 8, 1778, Discharged July 15, 1778.
Barnaby Bryan, August 5, 1777, During the war, Present.
John Cook, July 13, 1775, July 13, 1778, Discharged.
Charles Cox, July 1, 1778, March 1, 1779, On the recruiting service.
John Baptist DeLaney, June 25, 1775, June 25, 1778, Discharged July 1, 1778.
Owen Griffin, July 11, 1777, During the war, Present.
Silas Gibson, July 16, 1778, July 16, 1781, Present.
Loami Husbands, August 2, 1775, August 2, 1778, Discharged.
John Humphreys, June 18, 1775, June 18, 1778, Discharged.
Aaron Harris, January 31, 1777, Jan. 21, 1780, Present.
James Hooper, August 5, 1777, During the war, Sick at Quarters.
William Jones, July 7, 1777, During the war, On Garrison guard.
Robert Ivey, July 8, 1775, July 8, 1778, Discharged.
Charles Lucas, July 19, 1775, July 19, 1778, Discharged July 1, 1778.
Joseph Martin, July 10, 1775, July 10, 1778, Discharged July 18, 1778.
Martin Moore, July 8, 1775, July 8, 1778, Discharged.
Jacob Murph, July 8, 1775, July 8, 1778, Discharged.
John McCaid, August 5, 1777, During the war, On the recruiting service.
John McDowell, June 16, 1778, During the war, Preferred in another Com-
James McClean, August 5, 1777, August 5, 1778, Discharged. [pany.
Archibald McDonald, During the war, Present.
James Oliver, During the war, Present.
Edmund Penrice, July 2, 1775, July 2, 1778, Discharged.
David Parsons, August 1, 1775, August 1, 1778, Discharged.
Richard Richardson, August 3, 1777, During the war, Present.
William Roberts, August 7, 1775, August 7, 1778, Discharged.
Frederick Simmons, July 27, 1777, During the war, Preferred.
Thomas Stafford, January 4, 1777, During the war, On Duty.
John Steele, July 9, 1778, During the war, Present.
Anthony Uhthoff, July 6, 1775, July 6, 1778, Discharged.
John Whitely, July 11, 1777, During the war, Present.
Robert Whiley, March 11, 1778, During the war, On Duty.
Shadrack Williamson, July 8, 1775, July 8, 1778, Discharged.
Richard Williamson, July 9, 1777, During the war, Confined.
John Kelly, During the war, Present.
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PROOF OF THE EFFECTIVE.
Present.-Captains, 1; 1st Lieutenants, 1; Surgeons, 1; Surgeon's Mates, 2; Sergeant-Major, 1; Drum-Major, 1; Sergeants, 2; Corporals, 1; Privates, 10.
Absent.-Adjutants, 1; Chaplains, 1; Quarter-Master, 1; Pay-Master, 1; Quarter-Master Sergeants, 1; Privates, 8.

We do swear the above Muster Roll is a true state of the Company, without fraud to the United States or any individual, according to the best of our knowledge.

THOS. DUNBAR, Captain.
ALBERT ROUX, 1st Lieutenant.

Sworn before me this
25th August, 1778.
Francis Marion, Second Colonial Regiment.
Then mustered, as certified by
THOS. JERVEY, Deputy Muster Master.

(From Documentary History of the American Revolution, by Gibbes, Volume 2, p. 97)

Doc ID: Gibbes, v. 2, p. 97
Date: 8/25/1778

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