Mecklenburg County NcArchives Military Records.....Polk, Henry (Hugh) September 16, 1814 Warof1812 3rd N. C. Rifle Regiment, U. S. Army ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Shank Carolynshank@msn.com December 11, 2008, 10:29 am Deserted Friday, Sept. 16, 1814, Raleigh Minerva War of 1812 TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD The following soldiers of the 3rd Rifle Regiment, have deserted from different places of rendezvous in the State of North Carolina. Fifty dollars will be given for the apprehension and delivery of each of these deserters to any office of the U.S. Army, upon application being made to me or to any officer in the 3rd Rifle Regiment.— HENRY POLK (properly HUGH), born in Mecklenburg County, N. C. 25 years of age, five feet eight inches high, fair complexion, blue eyes, dark hair and occupation, carpenter. EDMUND MANOS, born in Anson County, N. C., 21 years of age, five feet seven inches high, dark complexion, blue eyes, sandy hair, and by occupation a farmer. JOSIAH WEDDINGTON, born in Cabarrus County, 23 years of age; five feet eight and a half inches high, fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair and by occupation, a farmer. Charlotte, N. C. Sept. 2, 1814 W. S. HAMILTON, Lt. Col. R.R. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/mecklenburg/military/warof1812/other/polk647gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb