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[Militia list of detached soldiers, with Jacob Bailey as Sergeant]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02669.032 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 13 August 1807 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 29.2 cm, Width: 18.3 cm Order a Copy

A list of soldiers in the militia who were detached in August of 1807 under Sergeant Jacob Bailey.

Stinchfield, Daniel, fl. 1807
Herrin, Nathaniel, fl. 1807
Wright, Christian L., fl. 1807
Penney, Thomas, fl. 1807
Allen, Nathaniel C., fl. 1807-1808
Smith, Isaac, fl. 1807-1808
Haskill, Eln, fl. 1813
Lyon, Pelletiah, fl. 1807-1808
Bailey, Robert Jr., fl. 1807-1813
Webber, John Jr., fl. 1807
Merill, Gyles, fl. 1807
Warf, David, fl. 1807
Bailey, William, fl. 1807-1808
Allen, Jacob, fl. 1807-1808
Cushman, Ian, fl. 1807-1808

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