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352 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
Maryland regiments in the field addressed the following petition to the governor and the members of the Senate and House of Delegates, asking a just
provision for their support:
"THE ADDRESS OP THE OFFICERS OF THE MARYLAND F0RCE3.
" We beg leave, most respectfully, to represent to your Excellency and Honors that
the several provisions hitherto made by the Legislature for the subsistence of her officers,
though liberal at the time of being voted, have by no means been adequate to the exigent
expenses of their respective stations.
"That a zeal for the public cause, and an ardent desire to promote the happiness and
interest of their country have, notwithstanding, induced them to continue in the service to
the very great prejudice of their private fortunes; many of which being now entirely
exhausted, we find ourselves under the painful and humiliating necessity of soliciting your
Excellency and Honors for a further support, and the disposition of a generous and grateful people to reward the services of the faithful sons and servants of the State.
" The very great depreciation of the Continental Currency renders it absolutely necessary that some further provision should be made for our support to enable us to continue
a service in which nothing but a love of Liberty and the rights of mankind can retain us;
and we trust that it will be such as will support with decency and dignity the respective
ranks which our country has done us the honor to confer on us.
" The inconveniences and difficulties we suffer are various and grievous, but we think
it unnecessary to be particular or to point out a mode of redress as the examples of the
State of Pennsylvania and others in providing for their officers and soldiers are the most
eligible and ample we desire or expect.
" We beg leave to assure your Excellency and Honors with the utmost candor and
sincerity, that while we assiduously exert our best abilities in a hardy opposition to the
enemies of our country, we earnestly wish the arrival of that period when our military
services will be no longer requisite, and, being at liberty individually to procure a peaceful competence, we may again be numbered among the happy citizens of the Free and
Independent State of Maryland.
" We have the honor to be with great respect,
" Your Excellency and Honors most obedient humble servants.
" Knowing the above representation to be a true state of the grievances of the officers
in the Maryland line, on their behalf, and in justice to them, I have subscribed it,
"W. SMALL WOOD.
"John Carvil Hall, colonel 4th regiment; Otho H. Williams,colonel 6th regiment;.
John Gunby, colonel; R. Adams,lieutenant-colonel 7th regiment; Thomas Wolford,lieutenant-colonel 2d regiment; John E. Howard, lieutenant-colonel; John Stewart, major;.
John Dean, major; Archibald Anderson, major; Henry Hardman, captain; A. Grosh,
captain; Thomas Landsdale,captain; HarryDobson, captain ; William D.Beale, captain;
Jonathan Sellman, captain; Alexander Trueman, captain; Joseph Marbury, captain;.
Jacob Brice, captain; John Smith, captain; William Wilmott, captain; Alexander Box-
burgh, captain; Henry Gaither, captain; Edward Oldman, captain; Richard Anderson,
captain; Edward Pratt, captain; George Hamilton, captain; Levin Handy, captain;
Walker Mun, captain; James Woolford Gray, captain; John Gale, captain ; John Sprigg
Belt, captain; John Smith, captain; W. Beatty, captain; J. C. Jones, captain; John
Davidson, captain ; John Jordan, captain; James Somervell, captain-lieutenant; Benjamin Price, captain-lieutenant; Frederick Foird, captain-lieutenant; George Armstrong,
captain-lieutenant; and lieutenants Francis Reveley, Nicholas Mamges, Samuel Farmer,
Osborn Williams, Isaac Duall, John James, John Carr, Nicholas Gassaway, Charles
Smith, R. K Walker, Lloyd Beall, Richard McAlister, James Brain> Ed. Edgerly,
| Title | History of Maryland - 2 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000387 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 352 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. Maryland regiments in the field addressed the following petition to the governor and the members of the Senate and House of Delegates, asking a just provision for their support: "THE ADDRESS OP THE OFFICERS OF THE MARYLAND F0RCE3. " We beg leave, most respectfully, to represent to your Excellency and Honors that the several provisions hitherto made by the Legislature for the subsistence of her officers, though liberal at the time of being voted, have by no means been adequate to the exigent expenses of their respective stations. "That a zeal for the public cause, and an ardent desire to promote the happiness and interest of their country have, notwithstanding, induced them to continue in the service to the very great prejudice of their private fortunes; many of which being now entirely exhausted, we find ourselves under the painful and humiliating necessity of soliciting your Excellency and Honors for a further support, and the disposition of a generous and grateful people to reward the services of the faithful sons and servants of the State. " The very great depreciation of the Continental Currency renders it absolutely necessary that some further provision should be made for our support to enable us to continue a service in which nothing but a love of Liberty and the rights of mankind can retain us; and we trust that it will be such as will support with decency and dignity the respective ranks which our country has done us the honor to confer on us. " The inconveniences and difficulties we suffer are various and grievous, but we think it unnecessary to be particular or to point out a mode of redress as the examples of the State of Pennsylvania and others in providing for their officers and soldiers are the most eligible and ample we desire or expect. " We beg leave to assure your Excellency and Honors with the utmost candor and sincerity, that while we assiduously exert our best abilities in a hardy opposition to the enemies of our country, we earnestly wish the arrival of that period when our military services will be no longer requisite, and, being at liberty individually to procure a peaceful competence, we may again be numbered among the happy citizens of the Free and Independent State of Maryland. " We have the honor to be with great respect, " Your Excellency and Honors most obedient humble servants. " Knowing the above representation to be a true state of the grievances of the officers in the Maryland line, on their behalf, and in justice to them, I have subscribed it, "W. SMALL WOOD. "John Carvil Hall, colonel 4th regiment; Otho H. Williams,colonel 6th regiment;. John Gunby, colonel; R. Adams,lieutenant-colonel 7th regiment; Thomas Wolford,lieutenant-colonel 2d regiment; John E. Howard, lieutenant-colonel; John Stewart, major;. John Dean, major; Archibald Anderson, major; Henry Hardman, captain; A. Grosh, captain; Thomas Landsdale,captain; HarryDobson, captain ; William D.Beale, captain; Jonathan Sellman, captain; Alexander Trueman, captain; Joseph Marbury, captain;. Jacob Brice, captain; John Smith, captain; William Wilmott, captain; Alexander Box- burgh, captain; Henry Gaither, captain; Edward Oldman, captain; Richard Anderson, captain; Edward Pratt, captain; George Hamilton, captain; Levin Handy, captain; Walker Mun, captain; James Woolford Gray, captain; John Gale, captain ; John Sprigg Belt, captain; John Smith, captain; W. Beatty, captain; J. C. Jones, captain; John Davidson, captain ; John Jordan, captain; James Somervell, captain-lieutenant; Benjamin Price, captain-lieutenant; Frederick Foird, captain-lieutenant; George Armstrong, captain-lieutenant; and lieutenants Francis Reveley, Nicholas Mamges, Samuel Farmer, Osborn Williams, Isaac Duall, John James, John Carr, Nicholas Gassaway, Charles Smith, R. K Walker, Lloyd Beall, Richard McAlister, James Brain> Ed. Edgerly, |
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