§ mav8 1778 ../ the number 427 north-csfrolln gazette with the lateft advices foreign and domestic semper pro libertate et bono publico an ab for raifmg men y to complete the conti nental battalions belonging to this state hf,rras it is abfo'attiv neceftary that thr con m jsi ■ / u ti.t.l laca-i ns btluoping to this ftatc b tcm \* / ifi / plctvd 2nd ic is *. unci impracticable re tluin w w n.at ; r.d i:i she ccaimi v mode i a r cooking be it therefore tkui.su by tie general jjjftnbj ttft&tjfatee^wotth~dao\hii t and it is bertiy taufiea by ibe au tuo.iiy of the fata that two th^uiaod ix huncr<d and forty i.h m - n 6)<tlj be rai'ed and detached rrom he n ilitia oi tiui rate tcwa'ci completing the '; it r rf f lit tying proportion f.r>d matin r viz prutn be county ol craven eighty fix cor tt'ft thirt betiafbrt twenty i jcinjione thirty four tl ) ctg 1 lf»cs>ty eifihr ueths < ne hundrrd aod ib<ce /*///, rh?rt 6»e hfu uamnnr thi.tv twro o/yf i ofy ceven bladn lix.y tli-cc dupiin fixr ci r cuvtbtwand { r y three 5 unfuujk i:ir..ttn t rti-ua one huidrtd aod !• en-j four n'-urp t ote baedted 7rjp eighty thf^e an/on itveotf ei^h . buiry t gh y jr^t guiifard o;;v hundred 3 a fi.iy fix bu-ke u.vty <«.-, wajbmgton gx:y two ivi.'k.s hir y five orange ire frm>d;ed gran-viue evert v<<ke fix*.y chatham iixiy fix capwefi feveecy j^vtr halifax tighzy 6v nartbamptem fixty t • , eiigccmb fixty three /}//^ ere bus a rd aria feve martin thirty ieven /»."'•. fiftv fix chowuk r • tj thne perquimons thl'ty thr'f pnjhuotdni f>ny b*e cum tuck fi.^y bertie iz ve;>t y . fix tyrrei tn\t if fojr ht'-jfiru fcje tiro aini c&tufideri i ty rnf arid hi ci 1 nd or commanding ffic»;r in ach couu tv j bt-rcby dntcte^i to o de r the field < ficen ar.d capta:r;s to his r gjfner>t he'i r.jj.v to nfc f . at the vourt houte on or bcfoie u.l twenty fit h iy oi jl/av i»fa f , a d the field cfiiceis and cap t us tiiall th d and the r e a f po i'.-n ih nun 10 b railed in f e t nnty to the fsveral c m ani ..--, in p<op ti;-n to the dumber ofmiiida including rfficers of ev-ry r^nk hs exceiir ncy the guversor orlv rxceprcd in each company le , edii-ely a er de duaing t r fuch mihria men i nl a iha'i have heretofore ada !> r.ii.ld able bdhd i 1 rtpuiar oldieis rr cmftd fach to 2 enlift d r fcr^e in t e cr.n in'iira armv sfr-e^able to the aft pafi*cd n may 1777 f •' encouraging ti)e rtuh'w f-vicf wh c fuid eol:tlmi.*a:s he fliai p ve bj t.^e r'»>n fir i a'ii the tettimony of an inatffcrrih p«.rroc ti be olta ed w h out iraud or c iiufj n in due tiinrj ai d - i h ut the prc-co e nent cr asiilanc<f of any continental iiicer ur o ji.r and the c^ai in 3 idiog i ffi er in each ar.d every c>nn y ih ili wi:hia iwe ddys »♦ er iikii meeting urder a oene a n>uier at chr place cr f.iaccs by ia.v app intc !, and he is hereby au h;;rizcd to 1 ff..r a bounty of ore hundrej dollars to every abie b idied man wh lhall v iun t<ii!y enter into the forvict ; atid if a fu£cient number of vclua ttvrs do d t turn en r ths-n he fcve.al companies hail iromedi a."iy prccccj in dctcrm.ae bv bailot who i'tuii go out ; f each r mpany t ; rrik up its part'colar qurt sno tiis peribas co wot ed i , ih il go . e tivts rr provide a l 1 e iicoi d nun tj ferve in ih ; r i'tad atd qiali be in.it'ed to a bounty ol h ty dollars e.th yj*vo be tt fur her enased h the authority afore/aid that if a flv c u.iar 1:1 1 i rehiic ro h^u ana aaiiot d^rcfable to this t thai in thai cafe the field rfficers h^ii p:i;it out the men v-ho h.^i lerve provided that it fhi.j not be iaw/ul to vote f r ar 7 in who ihail produce certi/icates of having adua!ly e ifl j regakr foldirrs by themf 1/es or tome others for them t lerve in the ccn.invn l army a^.-ft.ib'c t > the ad pafild in may 1777 t r encourrgi g the recrui r intj iervice il inch cer-i fiiatcs were granted ana obtained fairly and without fraud and the men whuie names are therein menrioned were actually enliit ed by r>r nn account of the perfwns claiming fuch exemptions the pro f thereof made agreeable to the diieiticns cf this ad jsd be t further enarttd by the authority aforefaid that each ar.d e\ery fciicn who lhall voluntarily cmer or be voted into the fcrvice as aforefaid fliall be intitled to have and receive from the commanding effio r of the county a pair of hoes ad ftock n\»s two fhirts a hunting fhirt waifttxa with ik'ves a pair of bmcses and trowfers a hat and a blanket and five yards of tent cloth ; and every fix men hall he entitled to have and re ceive fw.m the faid commanding officer one axe and a pot or camp kettle and n order to procure the cleaning aforementioned be it • enased by the authority afcrejahk that every company fliall rur n fh and provide ene pair cf fhoei and ftcckings two fhirts * huuiing fhirt a waiftcoat with fleevts a jar of beeches and trowiers a hat ard a blanket five yards * f t~nt c!u;h for each am^very mar and one axe and a pc,t or < an^p kettle for every m n raifed cat of tffc crmpany refpecljvt.'y and the faid ww'f fhall be valued ikach by three freeno?d«srs of houfehoid er who fhv.ll grant certificates cf valuation to the perfons fur riihing the fame which certificates with receipts endorfed from he commanding officer of the county for delivery thereof fhall b received by rhs tax-gatherers in part of public taxti ; and if any cospany fhill fail to fu.-nim its quvua of doathing tent cioth ciimp kttt'ej and ax>-s cr any part thereof the command ing f ffi er cf the cou&ty fliall have power to caufe fa muth cf the property of any perfon cr peribes belnoging to fuch company re fufing to forn;ih his or their quota of thi afurtfaid articles to be f izi-d ard fold as will prccare the cloahting and oth r articles wanted and fliall grant certificates of the am unr hich fhall aiij be received by the tax paiherers in part of public tixe jnd k it jurthtr enafled by the authority afore/aid that the brigaoi«r generals cf each cfl.ift flwlt take id u their pcfl di on and deft ibute to the troops fo raifed fuih uns as belong to the publ'c and are good and fufikient and in cafe there fh uid not be arms 01 every man then ar,d in that cafe the culcnel or c mrcanoing cfbver of eath county hail purclu r e guns for the mi n ma.-chir.g ti n the fume and fh«l give certificate to thofe frcm whum he gu'ts are brocgbt which certificates counterfign e.l by the ciok uf the refptdive cf uniies fhall be paid by the tr afarer of eiih-r ciibicl and alhw.d in the fctlement of their kcrnt 1 ' with the pomic and be it enaqed by the authority afcrsfad that th m?n who fhali be a?i d m mf.nr.er atwitidiii in me d'fliids cf hili ax $~ d'.ntct nc'j.bsin ai d wilmington fhdii march to hait/ax x&i from tune to pete*j&arg in virginia ; and thofe « no 1 j4 1 ra kd in tht d'u'icta uf htujhorovgb and salfiury fh-»?l , jq;z v us at p c ytof.fiurg y in pttjylvama witk ali pdfibls txpediion tn-ier the ccnim^-cd of f^cii c».-r i-jental . filer or rfficefs as the c a.mandiig officer in ths c ntinrntal fli vice in this ftate fhill app in for that purpofe ai-d if theie be none fuch appointed in any county then the commanding effictr of the miluia in fuch county flhsil appoint a perfon to c ntiudl the men thereto bc lnging either to halifax or to peytsnjburg in v rttnia as the cafe may require there to be delivered to the continental afficer appointed to receive thtm and fuch perfon fhall be allowed cap tains pay and rations during the time of his employment and the men who fhall be raifed in man oer aforefaid fhall f-rve in the continental battalions of thu u:e for the f^ace of 9 months fn m the time that they halt arrive at either of the places af..re laid unlefs fjoner difcharged j and fliall be fubjfft to the fame rules and difcipiine and have the fame pay and rations as the c minen;al troops from the day of their being voted in or en lilm and be it enasied by the authority afbrefaid thit in cafe any perfen co voted in or voluntarily entering as a foldier agreeable to the circ&ions of this acl fhall fail to appear in doe time at th6 place of general rendezvous or fhall defert fcii duty during the time fpecified in this aft fuch perfon fhall from thence forward be held and deemed a continental foldier daring the prefent war and fhall be liable to be taken as fuch and every per ion who fhall voluntarily enlift or be voted into he fervicc in corfe quence of this aft and fhall well and faithfully fenrt as a ibldier