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From: (Jan J.)
Subject: [NY-Mil] Stephen Manning Rev. War 1777
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 18:16:01 -0400 (EDT)


Pay Roll of Three Companies of light Infantry of which Sam Payne, Sam
Ashley & Abel Curtis were Captains under the Command of Major John
Wheelock in the service of New York state from the time of their
enlistment until discharged by a vote of the Legislature of State Aug.
14, 1777-
Name: STEPHEN MANNING
Time enlisted: April 18
Days of Service: 113
Wages per month: 2.0.0
Total Wages: 8.10.1 [8 pounds, 10 shillings, 1 pence]
Rations per week: 7/6
Total Rations: 6.4.3
Bounty: 6
Total wages & bounty: 20.14.4.
Paid Aug. 15 Pr John Wheelock, Maj of said companies. pages 642-643.

Major John Wheelock Sir where as we the subscribers did enlist in the
Corps Commanded by you as we understand said Corps is disbanded by order
of Council of Safety of this State we therefore require of you a
certificate as we cannot engage in any other service 'til we are
regularly discharged by you. We also are willing the value of our
clothing be deducted out of our back pay so no more. We remain your
humble servants:
Kingston Sept. 4, 1777
STEPHEN MANNING ... page 644.

Captain Samuel Paine's Muster Roll 1777-
Name: STEPHEN MANNING
Residence: Stafford, Genesse, New York
Age: 27 years
Description: 5 feet 9 inches, dark complexion, Roman Nose, thick set
Bounty paid: 10 Dollars
Time of enlistment: 18th day of April.
State of New Hampshire: Hanover May 19th, 1777
Then Capt. Samuel Paine the within Signer personally appeared and made
solemn oath to the Truth of the within Muster Roll.
Coram Boza Woodward Clerk of Committee of Safety for said Hanover. page
648
[From Henry Stevens Papers v. 180].

Source is book: "Rolls of Vermont soldier in the REVOLUTIONARY WAR
1775-1783", prepared and published under the direction of Major General
Martha T. Rainville, The Adjutant General, Vermont, Camp Johnson,
Colchester, Vermont, 1998, Vol. 22.
Transcribed by Jan Jordan




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