"THE Public Archives Commission of Delaware takes pleasure in submitting the first volumes of a Series of State
Archives. Because of the demand for the information, the first division will contain Military and Naval records
from the earliest Colonial times to the close of the War of the Rebellion.
"The Second division will include all the obtainable records of the general history of the Colony.
"These volumes will be published as rapidly as the State legislature recommends."
FOREWORD TO VOLUMES I AND II.
The plan followed throughout these volumes is to publish the rolls exactly as
they are found in the originals, with the addition of a general index of names.
This plan has been strictly adhered to, and its wisdom is proven by the facility
with which the record of any soldier may be followed throughout his entire military
career. It may be well to note that the term "Deserter" is often found applied to a
soldier whose name appears again in the rolls later on, and who continued to serve his
country valiantly. This is explained by the lax discipline of the army, which allowed
a man to resort to his home for several months at a time if necessary.
The text of the rolls has been followed exactly in all instances, regardless of
irregularities of spelling or punctuation. In most cases the name intended is quite
evident, despite the fact that it is badly misspelled; but in others the true name
cannot be guessed even after a phonic pronunciation has been tried.
A chronological arrangement has been followed as far as was practicable. Rolls
of the Continental troops have been given precedence over the militia lists.
TABLE OF CONTENTS-Vol I
KING GEORGE'S WAR ROLLS 1
FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR ROLLS 9
COLONEL JOHN HASLET'S REGIMENT 29
COLONEL SAMUEL PATTERSON'S BATTALION—"FLYING CAMP"63
COLONEL DAVID HALL'S REGIMENT—GENERAL MUSTER AND
PAYROLLS 79
FIRST COMPANY—John Patten, Captain. 143
SECOND COMPANY—Robert Kirkwood, Captain 197
THIRD COMPANY—James Moore, Captain 263
FOURTH COMPANY—Enoch Anderson, Captain 309
FIFTH COMPANY—Thomas Holland, Captain 355
SIXTH COMPANY—John Learmonth, Captain 392
SEVENTH COMPANY—Cord Hazzard, Captain 429
EIGHTH COMPANY—Peter Jaques, Captain 465
.ADDITIONAL COMPANY—James Moore, Captain 514
PARTISAN COMPANY—Allen McLane, Captain 535
RECRUITING LISTS 541
SICK LISTS 579
CLOTHING RETURNS 583
COPIES OF DISCHARGES 597
ACCOUNTS AGAINST JAMES MOORE FOR SUBSISTENCE AND
QUARTERS FOR SOLDIERS 601
CERTIFICATES, ACCOUNTS, RECEIPTS, ETC., REGARDING
DESERTERS 609
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS PERTAINING TO THE DELAWARE
REGIMENT 619