Halifax County, NC - Miscellaneous

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS OF WILLIAM NOBLE

Transcribed from M246 Roll 79-National Archives

These are several Certificates issued to William NOBLE by Col. Gideon LAMB, 
6th Regiment-1778.
Miscellaneous Records

1) (top of 1st certificate)
The within orders are Continued till the Twentyth of May next when You are to --- 
with what reserves & deserters you can get to Halifax & deliver them to the Cont. 
Officers of the N.C. Troops then and there.

29 April 1778
Signed: Gid. LAMB, Col.
Mr. Wm. NOBLE

(bottom of 1st certificate)

This will certify that Mr. William NOBLES appeared at Halifax, agreeable to the 
above ------ & has leave to return to New River to bring on some deserters to 
Halifax as soon as possible.                 
Signed: Major ---------- (unable to read)

2) William NOBLE

You are to proceed immediately to N.C. to take up all Deserters you can find 
belonging to the 6th N.C. line & secure them in the Goul or at anywhere you are 
to attend or Col. LAMB by the 15th of April next & Hereby follow & obey such orders 
as given you from time to time reserved? From him.
Camp Valley Forge
June? 22, 1778
Signed: Gid. LAMB, Col.
I have petitioned William NOBLE in leve? Of James JOYNER.
G. LAMB, Col.

3) Camp Kingston, Dec. 26, 1778

Mr. William NOBLE, you'll proceed with Levy WEST, Thomas DUDLEY and Benjamin GERMAN 
under your Command to Onslow & Carteret Co. when you are to use your utmost power 
in apprehending the Continental Soldiers who have deserted from their different 
regiments before their time was expired & confine the s'd. many? --- ----in either 
the County's or elsewhere, or deliver them to Continental Officers if you should
meet with any. There you are to do with out faile & return to Camp at Kingston or 
any other place that you may hear we have marched, within six? Days from the date 
hereof with the Soldier and or your command.
Signed: Philip TAYLOR, Capt. LAMB
James ARMSTRONG, Col.

4) State of North Carolina
Jones County

Personally appeared before me, Thos. Dudley of said County and after being duly 
sworn deposeth & saith that Wm. NOBLE acted in the Staff Department in the 6th 
Regiment of the N. Carolina Continental Troops Commanded by Col. Gedion LAMB and 
never Deserted to the best of my knowledge.
Signed:Thos. DUDLEY, Lt.  (unable to read next part)
Sworn to before me this 19th day of August 1792.
Eli? WEST
Countersigned:
Leut.? BRYAN, Clk.
T? H. JONES
(Investigation of Captain's name in this record shows him as of the 6th Regt. N.C.)

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