Martin County, NC - Desertion of Arthur Weatherbee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From the Augusta Chronicle Newspaper 9 Dec. 1818 DESERTION Arthur WEATHERBEE, a private soldier in the 7th regiment U. States Infantry deserted from the recruiting rendevous at this place on the 30th November 1818. He is seventeen years of age, five feet six inches high, with a fair complexion, blue eyes, black hair, and by profession a farmer. His birth place is Martin county, North Carolina. Whoever will deliver him to an officer of the United States army, shall receive the compensaton offered in the above General Order. Wm. BEE Captain 7th Infantry August, December 9, 1818 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Sloan Spence Mason ___________________________________________________________________