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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06508.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1782 |
| Title | Richard Barnes to William Smallwood discussing desertion and black recruits |
| Date | 30 February 1782 |
| Author | Barnes, Richard (fl. 1782) |
| Recipient | Smallwood, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses desertion and black recruits. Is unable to submit a list for men drafted for three years service because so many have left for Annapolis "without my knowledge." Due to these desertions the three year draft has been suspended. Names the only three men drafted "that did not march and were not discharged." These were "William Wakely, Negroe Jess, Joseph Procter (Mulatter)." Docket on verso reads "From Colo. Barnes July 30, 1782." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Desertion African American Troops African American History Recruitment Conscription |
| People | Barnes, Richard (fl. 1782) Smallwood, William (1732-1792) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |