The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-06-02

IN hfa character to him | ratcr for then
tfm,na and ine Hon Ar Palk ~ "a soine d..
rfee acquainted with Messt, Caueh. Ferguson
mi ilaana, aud those gentlemen who hlye
stencd Tim rhnRetr-= him also reie,. Nj.
brock dld not stitlt ia certainty. thar Colonel
Williams @ns iader kd,oratc--and siil les 81.
Is >" tbe memhr,s ot the Cont. Tie shy, |
fhnk lieuis Parrish and Ensign llolt welc the
Court =-ibr uamr ~ Hull wasa ni,p,iu.
sAfibt4sfif 2OA .1prii, ls2S
Being called upon 10 static shbt / know o.
lahn Nppds, aud the mnnncr ~ which the
deiachtaent cemmeudedhy BoFadler Cruz
ri Roberts wa ofdcrfd mo lie s,t,icc. mn
he tune tpr which thev we're received .elo
ceril, thai commanded the company at va
lHntrrr iaRhi inAniry a. Vhich John y oouz
WIS attached, mud hpd received nrders honi
'llr, Emmett Colonel II the2slh krrmcus
thnt the Volunteer Light iufant,V rrnd,z=
tnns' 4 FRyeiieYlllo. imreln Count, lh
tn eth INST fnrrrmhpr 1879 " ianrdet
II be- mustered ,p'n service Ueuua H.
crerk indian, that | accordingly nrpdrd
ne men attached 10 my command ot tlis or
de-. nud tar company DID IN the 18th De
semhrr lsl3, ran tg2Yan- a. faSritetllle. -
s. oug Al th,s tinic nInloW WI HmnuH tb
salilrrs lhRl sprf diitiHoifv or uisundtrstRr-
dlng had occurred with those tht.n in ser, irr
n In thu time tlr which they could be legtls
~ deiHiaed. Ia prevent y liz occurrence
will ihe ,uld,crs Of my Company. | called
upon General Roberts In ascertain of him the
tme Of service Ia lac rtquiced II lhem, aud
atlrr souae conversation upon the subject, 10
ioresta ever, difficulty. had drawn np ~
tie handwriting olrhe present Colonel With
am BIZ nit. of this county, - roll or iii OF thr
nhmcs oil every man then present supersfrh-
~ with The following conditions upon " hirh
ny COmpnnN entered tn service, Ia vii -
" We, The nndrrsigr 81 Volunteers at TN Light
Infantry nl lIe 2slh Regiment do agree 20
seree IA tour ui dnfr vt airro months against
tlfe treel lodlans. il not sooner discharged
and upon winch John wood onme is Hoi
II be lonnd--,nd dot upon seid paper 81
roila aud between two columns IN which tn
names ri the men stood, Genernl Habrrts
wrote with bis oWu hAnd ms follows 49," Re.
celvcd Gapl. Ilnrtls's Company ngreenbly h.
lhe above cond,nous--lSAAG ROBERTS.
4 g"
General Robert assured the troops Mht
they should be received by General Jack son
tor the tern Of service ipr which they cnu.id.
erpd themselves volunteering, Ia Vit--Ihre.
months md We ~ shor time fu"a ~ the
line OF march, aud the troops manifested gen
ehrrrlnlnrss aud diepnsihun Ia ertci he 90
vice aud perform every regulsliion thhl could
ba lcga'lY "cVnlred Of n soldier When ~
h = arrived within few miles oCbe ten
land, General Roberts hhltrd his troops, nnd
went 10 Gru. JHtkson's camp 80 aeqnRiat
i'm OF lhr arrival 1i the troops, and OF tHr
term upon which they bad entered tbr SCR
. vice. The u"xi morning ltohers's Brendt
or the troop taken ON by MIN reviewed a
communication from Grp jackson thfoue
Cd. sitter thai they could nol or would moi
be received by MIN for a. les term ihnn "a
months General Roberts then told h
. troop, they were discharged, aud ut liberty 10
- home ar JOiu the commanding General
ibfy pleased, 10 IL hich, rs well ~ rrcpllrct
/ t#ionrl sftIer said 10 The troops, TINT II ihre
, attempted Ia 90 home They would hf stop
o. pe1. The soldier, or most oi those htfnrhed
10 my company did 20 nome, mys If wnh
, III" rest. and with fhc.p VIM Kagcr, Wnost
place John Wood did allerNards, rroh the
p second return oil the company 10 FayrItr
? Y IL, on tl"Ir way TO The Creek Nation, sub
I stilntr, Is kuow 81 nv own knowledge. nut
10 whirh Is further shown by the Compana rod
70 undo on ~ thu place, nj the second frndcl
y van., Gpon which h's Name appears ~ a sub
i ! aihnie. Rus roll Is nov IN my uossesaiou
= Wood was not quite righlren years old. nut
u ! not yet SUBJECT - militia duty, according T.
e the Information then received hnl hnvihl
% brother, William Wood, eoing ont IN III,
q. Company, u spoke ol volunteering. bul
3 while al Fayetteville, during the second fcu
. drz'ous 81 his company he substituted ~
i have beiorr sa,d. md wanl on ~ TINT rhnr.,l
! Ter aud until The Goth pi February. 1914
= when lrit Fort Strolher Tor llnntsVlllr, b,
d order OF The commanding Generat, Wood
, conducted himself II, orderly as any olhr
10 soldier brlongiog 10 the company 50 far n
Il cnmr 10 my knowledge, uud wns not dnrin
z TINT Pc Rod guilty or red 81 any offence, s.,
e lar As knew. These troop Werr nlferw
l. III missed aud received ihcir derharpe 10
| three months. JANE UtRRI-
g The rnfc,. ioped cer,ify U,,t,c h,r,,,.d =,
h tn cou,nanv ,,,,,,,,,,Iei l,y C..,.,, -.
is up,r,s Ola d,,,,t,,,. a., ,l, a.. en-.
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Q FIST vrni and ,,r,,.,,..,,d n,,, -. ,ho -, fl
Pc AID. non, when mae ,,e re,,,aoJ VIM
u Racer with us--3,nd ,ncroard. ,,.as.car,f.d :.
Y Fageuey,l.e at which nI,ce I'm, A., =. i,t
y ell tho cop,,,nv -. .,b.t,po. j., ,h,. H., ..