Muster Roll of Capt. Richard B. Roberts' Company
of the South Carolina Continental Corps of Artillery,
Commanded by Col. Owen Roberts

HEAD QUARTERS, Purysburgh, March 19, 1779.

OFFICERS	RANK	DATE OF COMM'N.	REMARKS.
Richard B. Roberts	Captain	June 4, 1777	Present.
John Gorgan	Capt.-Lieut.	May 30, 1778	Present.
Frederick Von Plater	1st Lieut.	October 28, 1778	Present.

NCO & PRIVATES	RANK	DATE OF ENLISTMENT	TIME OF SERVICE	REMARKS
John Smith	Sergeant	June 3, 1777	3 years	Absent on Guard.
Brice Mathews	Sergeant	Nov. 21, 1777	3 years	Present.
Joseph Hull	Corporal	June 25, 1777	The war	Present.
John Sessions	Corporal	June 29, 1778	3 years	On Detachment.
Edward Conner	Corporal	June 29, 1778	3 years	Present.
Robert Goodall	Gunner	Sept. 17, 1777	The war	Present.
Benjamin Williams	Gunner	June 2, 1777	3 years	Present.
Alexander McMullan	Gunner	Feb. 3, 1779	16 months	Present.
Aaron Baroth	Gunner	June 3, 1777	3 years	Absent on Duty.

MATROSSES	DATE OF ENLISTMENT	TIME OF SERVICE	REMARKS
David Cunningham	June 3, 1777	3 years	Present.
John Driver	July 14, 1778	3 years	Present.
Joseph Johnson	June 2, 1777	The war	Present.
John Causey	Sept. 5, 1778	3 years	Present.
John Murrow	July 16, 1778	3 years	Present.
Samuel White	Sept. 25, 1777	The war	Present.
Jacob Paul	June 2, 1777	The war	Present.
John Porter	June 19, 1777	The war	Present.
Aquilla Sing	July 18, 1778	3 years	Sick in Fix Hospital.
John Colby	Aug. 10, 1778	The war	Present.
James Roe	July 22, 1778	The war	Present.
Lewis Cornyorck		The war	Sick in Fix Hospital.
Charles McIver	Aug. 2, 1778	3 years	Present.
James Hughes	June 1, 1777	3 years	Present.
John Conner		The war	Present.
Nicholas Glossom		The war	Present.
James Lewis		3 years	Present.
Michael Lewis	Sept. 17, 1778	The war	Present.
Isaac Garrick	Feb. 16, 1779	16 months	Present.
Wm. Maloy		3 years	Present.
James Causey	Sept. 5, 1778	3 years	Present.
Denis Chaloque		The war	Deserted.
Joseph Antonio	Sept. 17, 1778	The war	Deserted.
Samuel Hickman	July 21, 1778	3 years	On Detachment.
Robert William	May 28, 1778	The war	On Detachment.
Hill Hewet	June 2, 1777	3 years	On Detachment.
Nicholas Prince	Aug. 3, 1778	3 years	Absent on Duty.
Samuel Jefft	July 16, 1778	The war	Sick in Gen. Hospital.
William Read, Drummer	Sept. 21, 1777	The war	Sick in Fix Hospital.
Wm. Fleming, Fifer		The war	Present.

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Present Captains, 1; Capt.-Lieutenants, 1; 1st Lieutenant, 1;
Sergeant-Major, 1; Sergeants, 1; Corporals, 2; Fifers, 1; Gunners, 3; Matrosses, 19.
Absent. Sergeants, 1; Corporals, 1; Drummers, 1; Gunners, 1; Matrosses, 7.

I do swear that the within Muster Roll is a true state of the Company, without fraud to the United States, or to any individual thereof, according to the best of my knowledge.

R. B. ROBERTS, Capt. Artillery.

Sworn before me this 19th March, 1779.
J. Wise.
Then mustered as certified by
F. BREMAR, Deputy Muster Master.

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