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THB1777 Revolutionary War, Payment Due to Captain Enoch Pages Company Document
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1777 Revolutionary War New Hampshire Regiment Payments Due to Captain Enoch Page's Company
November 1777-Dated Revolutionary War, Manuscript Document, Abstract of the Payment Due to Captain Enoch Page's Company, Choice Very Fine.
This is an original, 1777-Dated, Revolutionary War Manuscript Document, being an Abstract of the payment due to the members of Captain Enoch Page's Company, in Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Senter's Regiment, for the Month of November, 1777 while this New Hampshire Regiment was serving as part of the expedition to Rhode Island, at the request of the Rhode Island Governor. It measures 7.5" x 6" and is titled, "Abstract of Capt. Enoch Page Company in Lt. Colo. Joseph Senter Regt. for the Month of November 1777".
The body of this Document is a chart listing the various ranks of the men in the company, their number and the total amount of pay due for the month. Entries include: Enoch Page Capt - 12"; "Jacob Blasdell Lt. - 8"; Daniel Hoyt Ensign - 6"; "4 Sergt. - 9 12s"; "4 Corp. -8 16s"; "2 Drums & fifes - 4 8s"; and "52 Privates - 104". This Document appears to have been executed entirely in the hand of Captain Enoch Page and is signed by him at the bottom - "Enoch Page Capt.". It is clean and crisp with nice clear and easily readable writing.
On the twenty first day of June 1777 the legislature of New Hampshire received a letter from Gov Nicholas Cooke of Rhode Island stating that the enemy (British), numbering some three thousand, were threatening an attack upon that state and asking immediate assistance. The matter was taken up by the legislature at once and a committee of both houses appointed which reported as follows - That three hundred men be immediately raised and sent under the command of a Field Officer to Providence and that the President advise Governor Cook by return Post. This report was adopted and a letter sent the same day to Governor Cooke assuring him that three hundred men would be forwarded to their assistance as soon as they could be raised. On the twenty sixth of the same month Lieut. Col Joseph Senter was appointed to take the command and orders were issued to enlist four companies of seventy two men each.
We offer online at www.EarlyAmerican.com, some additional information about the history of Captain Enoch Page's Company and the New Hampshire Regiment of Lt. Colonel John Senter.
The following is a letter from Lt. Colonel Senter to the Legislature explaining the early actions of the regiment:
Warwick 18th Nov. 1777
Gentlemen,
I must beg pardon for not writing sooner. Shall now give you a short Narrative of our proceedings. I suppose you have had Various Accounts of our intended expedition to Rhode Island. I arrived at Providence the 12th of Sept waited on Gen1 Spencer who gave me orders on the 14th to march to Warwick and serve under Col. Cornell who immediately put us on duty building a Fort and guarding the Shore. On the 21st Col Cornell informed me there was a plan laid for an expedition against our Enemies at Newport. He informed me that he was ordered to go to Narraganset and collect all the Boats on the Western Shore & send them to Warwick and also send forward all the Troops raising for the expedition. He ordered me to take the Command of the Post and collect all the Boats on the Shore from Greenwich to Patuxet and repair them and as soon as the Militia Regiment come in to supply them with Cartridges & Flints and send them over Providence River in the Night that they might not be discovered by the enemy.
I immediately engaged in the business & exerted myself as far as I was capable. On the 8th of Oct finished the Business. I was entrusted with crossed Providence River to Warren. 10th Marched to Swanzey. 12th to Tiverton. I4th to Little Compton. The Troops being badly armed but few Cartridges in Store, the Gen was obliged to send to Boston, Taunton & Bedford for Arms and Flints all which arrived the 16th of October at which Time, by Gen1. Spencer's Order, all the Brigades were to be under Arms for embarkation that Night. The Night favorable but two Brigades not supplied with Cartridges and the Boats not allotted to each Brigade - one Brigade not formed - neither could the Brigadier find them that Night.
On Sunday following the Troops were called out again and paraded on the Shore below Fog Land Point. Generals Douglass Cornell and Sherburn had their Men and Boats ready for embarkation the boats of two Brigades coming round from Howlands Ferry were discovered by the Enemy as many of them did not set out till the Moon was rising. They were fired upon by the Enemy one Man killed & one wounded the others frightened and left their Boats. The Boats not coming the Wind fresh at S West. A Ship but little below us it was thought best for the Troops to return to their Barracks. The Enemy then got intelligence of our design and fortified at our intended landing place.
Upon full consideration of the situation of the Enemies Batteries it was thought best to remove the Boats by Land to Sapowet which was about one Mile up the River which we set about and accomplished in good season except two Brigades who were again in the Rear. The Wind at N East - the Weather wet and dull - embarkation laid aside for that night.
The General again gave orders to march to Sapowet. The Night was rainy. Our Guns could not be kept dry. The Gen1 ordered the Troops again to their Barracks. Great numbers deserted others mutinous. The Militia, but a few days to stay, the General was obliged to dismiss the Army and lay aside the intended expedition.
Our Men are very healthy but a great cry for Money. Was obliged to Borrow to keep the Regt. from suffering. The Paymaster will pay us next Month for the time we have been here. The rest must be paid by the State which I hope will be ready when we arrive home.
From your Humble Servt,
nbsp; Joseph Senter
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