[3] [Wages of Captain Wait's Company.] Account of Cash paid the Following Recruits by Captain Joseph Waite. Inlisted pr Order of General Gauge & discharged by General Amherst, 20th November 1759. :བན་ནདན་:བཙན: ན ༠: + ོ ོ David Jones.. Jos'ph Coeheets. John Demirat.. Francis Brown.... Timothy Hearrenton. Benjamin Dulos. Isaac Park... William Millar. 2 Elijah Wood... 2 2 2 Ambrose Lewes. John Hicks. Abiather Williams. Lewis Webster... 2 Isaac Bellote.... 8 8 £92 15 [4] [Captain Wait's Bill for Allowance.] The Government To Capt Joseph Wait - Dr To an allowance in Lieu of Provisions for my Company of Rangers from the times of their not receiving the Kings Provisions to the 13th day of October Inclusively 1761 [5] [Captain Wait's Men Sent to Detroit.] List of Capt Waits Company that were on Detachment with Major Rogers to Detroit. John Truesdell Caleb Austin Wm Turner (David Wild. Serj Reuben Clark. James Campbell David Way John Fletcher Francis Snow { Corn' Vandebara Benj. Dunlap Nath' Evans Asael Andrews Dan' Woodward Jams Phillips James Morrison Works Napkin Isaac Wisk Wm Moses Elias House Reuben Farington. Sam1 Asherast James Maxwell Thomas Converse Gilbert Kennedy Sam1 Arnenash Benj" Bragg Aaron Reed James Boyd Adonijah Edward John Tooly Sam Hopkinson Fred Groundwart John Nimrod Thos Wedge [6] Phinehas Leech Thos Walbridge [From Edes' Boston Gazette, Printed at Watertown, Oct. 2, 1775.] Orford, N. H., Sept. 12. Last Thursday, began their march from Haverhill, Coos, Col. Timothy Beedel, with his three companies of Rangers, in order to join General Schuyler in his expedition against St. Johns, &c. Also marched at the same time part of a company under the command of Capt. Veal, who is one of the Green Mountain Boys, enlisted by Lieuts. Allen and Scalley. Said company consisted of men from these parts. Likewise marched this day an independent company of volunteers, under the command of Major Israel Curtis, of Hanover, which he raised on hearing that troops were wanted to go to the westward. They were enlisted, equipped themselves, and marched in three days. This shows their warm zeal for their country's defence. [7] Colony of New Hampshire [Orders to Lieutenant Colonel Wait.] In Committee of Safety Jany 21th 1776. To Joseph Wait Esquire Greeting You being appointed Lieut Colonel of a Regiment of Rangers to be Commanded by Timothy Beedle Esq' to Serve in the Northern Continental Army. You are hereby authorized & Desired Immediately to proceed on the Inlisting the said Regiment, the Several Companys to Consist of Eighty Six able bodied effective men including four Sergeants four Corporals one Drummer one fifer, well accoutred with Arms & Blankets, untill the first day of January next unless Sooner Dismissed And you may Assure the Said Regiment that the pay will be the Same as the Other Continental Troops and that they shall Receive two Months pay advanced when they pass Muster By order of the Committee M. Weare Chairman [8] [Orders from Benedict Arnold.] Montreal June 10. 1776 Colonel Moses Hazen, Commanding at Chamble Is hereby Ordered to take into Store, at his Post Any Goods which Lt Colonel Wait, thinks Proper to Order into Sd Stores, & Col' Hazen is ordered to furnish hands for that Purpose. B Arnold B G |