Carteret County NcArchives Military Records.....Wade, David 1777
Revwar - Enlistment 
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Colonial Records of North Carolina
Petition from David Wade concerning his military service
Wade, David
1777 
Volume 22, Pages 894-895

THE PETITION OF DAVID WADE.

To His Excellency Richard Caswell, Esq., Governor, etc., and the Honorable 
Members of the Council of State: 

The humble petition of David Wade sheweth:

That your petitioner on or about the 1st day of June last enlisted himself in 
the independent company at Coore Sound, under the command of Capt. Enoch Ward, 
for six months, which time your petitioner served without being sworn or asked 
to sign the articles, and after the time of enlistment was expired your 
petitioner applied for a discharge, which was refused; and that after being 
refused, your petitioner entered with Capt. Pinkum to go a whaling, and that 
after he had been some days on the banks, Capt. Ward sent a file of men and 
took him in custody and put him under guard. At the same time a certain Thomas 
Temple offered himself instead of your petitoner to enter in the said company, 
but the Captain swore he would not take ten men if they all offered to serve 
in his stead, though he discharged several others who had not entered for any 
particular time, and who were sworn into service and signed the articles, and 
compels your petitioner by force to continue against his agreement and 
inclination, which your petitioner complains of, and humbly prays that your 
Excellency and Honors will take this matter under consideration and afford 
such relief as in your opinion may be just. And your petitioner will ever 
pray, etc.

DAVID WADE.

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