East New Market

Acts and Laws

1776 Dorchester County Militia

Saturday 10 Feby 1776. Council met. Present as yesterday. pr Geo. Ranken Clk.

Commissions issued to James Murray appointed Colonel, John Dickinson, Lieutenant Col. Joseph Ennalls 1 Major, Joseph Richardson 2d Major & Robert Gilmor Quarter Master of the Upper Battalion of Militia in Dorchester County.

Also to Thomas Ennalls appointed Col. John Ennalls, Lieut. Col. Robert Harrison 1 Major [Thomas] Muse 2d Major & Thomas Jones Quarter Master of the lower Battalion of Militia in said County.

Also to Wm Traverse appointed Capt John Askon Traverse 1 Lieut, Alexander Tolly 2d Lieut & Philips Ferguson Ensign of a Company of Militia in said County called The Plymouth Greens.

Also to Zacharias Campbell appointed Captain and Bartholomew Ennalls Junior 2d Lieut, of the Transquakin Company of Militia in said County.

Also to Dr Thomas Bourke appointed Captain Ezekiel Vickers 1 Lieut., Thomas Firmin Eccleston 2d Lt & Nathaniel Manning Ensign of a Company of Militia in said County called the Cambridge Blues.

Also to Thomas Logan appointed 1 Lieut. James Sulivane 2d Lieut. & John Pitt Airey Ensign of a Company of Militia in said County called The New Market Blues.