Perquimans County NcArchives News.....Deserted! December 8, 1812 ************************************************ 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 March 28, 2008, 1:27 am Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1812 Edenton Gazette December 8, 1812 $20 REWARD DESERTED From the Barracks of Tarboro', on furlough, BENJAMIN MODLIN, born in Perquimans County, aged 26 years, five feet and four and 1/2 inches high, light complextion, light hair and blue eyes, and by profession, a farmer. Twenty Dollars reward will be given for apprehending the above soldier and delivering to some office in the U.S. serive, and all resonable expenses paid. All masters of vessels are forewarned of harboring said deserters. JESSE COPELAND Capt. 10th Regt. U. S. Inf. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/perquimans/newspapers/deserted577nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb