1 10 4 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/62403/archive/files/44390fbe6fa42e74241ca36401ac1f9c.pdf?Expires=1782345600&Signature=MK1cEdTLp-bg9veWjeOIttjhpISfWpgIF0lgZ44b8b76cN5mtxGVarIk5Oxfn9Hj8KTxnWNTa8VGbbJrfi8R3t%7EUQaKnktx42Oleo-750K5u9BhNlRqvjGPMpaIOijxWNhSpzFxr0D2sDOILWVaHeDphzj5FpO%7Et3afVMYMg70NPyE6-7lHc23V08%7EqJx7MF5zmJk2hG-sPzdzTMq0zhSvCQne9UyaJAmooEliw8jupLoLq5EZvlCJ0d3Ty%7EfVoPC17ZxHyRgEIlZPILqmgZrCusn7Hog7eHb2NMoSfHgJrx4FZMmgt37VLuHoceAJBOIvA2RyP82c3WTz21sDL65A__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM f275cf5767f207e1713e09ea1b567317 PDF Text Text Dr Sir As the good order of discipline of Troops entirely depends upon their Ofﬁcers, I beg leave to observe to you that we cannot be too careful in the appointment of our Lieutenants, and as the Congress has entrusted us with that privilege, hope we shall convince them of our capability in chusing by giving preference only to merit. I am sir yr. Most obedt. Very hble. Sevt. Barnard Elliott 15th Novr. 1775 A circular letter to the captains of artillery immediately upon heaving I was appointed Majr. of the Regiment. �A circular letter to artillery ofﬁcers � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Barnard Elliott Military Records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elliott, Barnard Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1775 Subject The topic of the resource United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma. Shawnee Indians. Native Americans. Description An account of the resource Contains military records written by Captain Barnard Elliott of the Second Regiment of South Carolina troops; recruiting journal written in 1775; correspondence by Barnard Elliott to the Captains of Artillery; and note by Elliott to W. Smith. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright has not been assigned to the Charleston Library Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Special Collections Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Charleston Library Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher. 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Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Dr Sir As the good order of discipline of Troops entirely depends upon their Officers, I beg leave to observe to you that we cannot be too careful in the appointment of our Lieutenants, and as the Congress has entrusted us with that privilege, hope we shall convince them of our capability in chusing by giving preference only to merit. I am sir yr. Most obedt. Very hble. Sevt. Barnard Elliott 15th Novr. 1775 A circular letter to the captains of artillery immediately upon heaving I was appointed Majr. of the Regiment. A circular letter to artillery officers Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Circular Letter to Artillery Officers from Barnard Elliott, November 15, 1775 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elliott, Barnard Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/15/1775 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource n/a Cox, Danielle Silberberg, Jules (Metadata) Description An account of the resource Contains military records written by Captain Barnard Elliott of the Second Regiment of South Carolina troops recruiting journal written in 1775 correspondence by Barnard Elliott to the Captains of Artillery and note by Elliott to W. Smith. 02/21/2024 600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival masters are tiffs Subject The topic of the resource United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma. Shawnee Indians. Native Americans. Language A language of the resource English Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ms. 50, Barnard Elliott Military Records, 1775 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright has not been assigned to the Charleston Library Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Special Collections Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Charleston Library Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ms50 Revolutionary War SC250 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/62403/archive/files/cfb0a926142f66a40232c734a63adc3a.pdf?Expires=1782345600&Signature=AIHvfKZSx6tBEK62y9oPUdJj2-U-HvqnRcFze-jqCbpUBxwyEsQy-hH3HRKJXBxrA5GF8eZxWYLtXdhuEqdB%7ExgRst%7ENTVIfnYWtYQ5RJkGMTbHUy8jkbq68r7eyD7c5owG1wLo%7EJgzydwtPEVzxHfGZL0D2j1uwEvTrKrealQHfQp77e1vfz6PHdIwgv39lGTAjGyFfTdsHBIu1ic3oqCCoQqvt-1yKUUgILIKkdXlOxjQc9jnDxWX2PlqqJKSsw8JibyL9aXX7dk81nDQAvNgBFOD2rt3PVaGgaOAZc2rHEdQq2GIa-VhLHqBOOSuRRrUHd5uI5jETZ7Fkz-tscg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM ee9393045d0c334d7c09606c447baf77 PDF Text Text Why shall the articles against desertion not be read by an ofﬁcer to his company [illegible] before the order in [illegible]? Would it not be proper to send a subaltern or a non commissioned ofﬁcer after the Deserters, said to be at [illegible] 7 miles beyond Monks Corner? Nor shall the ﬁeld practices be twice a week, till the Target has a few shot through it? No. 2.0.6 Sterling for Mr. Smith �[Blank] � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Barnard Elliott Military Records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elliott, Barnard Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1775 Subject The topic of the resource United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma. Shawnee Indians. Native Americans. Description An account of the resource Contains military records written by Captain Barnard Elliott of the Second Regiment of South Carolina troops; recruiting journal written in 1775; correspondence by Barnard Elliott to the Captains of Artillery; and note by Elliott to W. Smith. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright has not been assigned to the Charleston Library Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Special Collections Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Charleston Library Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ms. 50, Barnard Elliott Military Records, 1775 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ms50 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Why shall the articles against desertion not be read by an officer to his company [illegible] before the order in [illegible]? Would it not be proper to send a subaltern or a non commissioned officer after the Deserters, said to be at [illegible] 7 miles beyond Monks Corner? Nor shall the field practices be twice a week, till the Target has a few shot through it? No. 2.0.6 Sterling for Mr. Smith [Blank] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Barnard Elliott Notes, c. 1775 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elliott, Barnard Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1775 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource n/a Cox, Danielle Silberberg, Jules (Metadata) Description An account of the resource Contains military records written by Captain Barnard Elliott of the Second Regiment of South Carolina troops recruiting journal written in 1775 correspondence by Barnard Elliott to the Captains of Artillery and note by Elliott to W. Smith. 02/21/2024 600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival masters are tiffs Subject The topic of the resource United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma. Shawnee Indians. Native Americans. Language A language of the resource English Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ms. 50, Barnard Elliott Military Records, 1775 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright has not been assigned to the Charleston Library Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Special Collections Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Charleston Library Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ms50 Revolutionary War SC250 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/62403/archive/files/484a0a516f959ee9f06a423fbdd41827.pdf?Expires=1782345600&Signature=WZ5hB%7EMX%7EHVQE7UTZoksnPox6-17a0NamCGyOL1i9fsP-087VlenBrDCiux4jV8W-UefxD1AuGjj3ToZRRLQu96hX08lnWuq8FfRuhBtfj81J2B9l-SVf3ptk-QFwEFXv1InzVOVycOorjnwLPwn9DbjdHYg--Xk5wSKcFPk78hrOcE7rnc1qjBknJ-urZIo3PukZte0Ab795Y1P-e%7EblfO7dfI0cIh7bNsbrKP2F9cBws1xHy4kJ9Ruz3p3Qfdh5W-fV3g1WCZy-IHx%7ElFXeqYA55%7EgBJz97MXL85FpXabW%7EIlV9b8nf546JAFL9i-yuE50zNV3xfMnF7qiJ09M2w__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 4d93bc3e0b9400d91041b6f8d21fe45a PDF Text Text Artillery Book Major Elliott �Artillery Company consisting of 100 Men serving as Commissioned Ofﬁcers, are composed of the following Ranks & Places Commission’d Ofﬁcers Captain Capts. Lieutenant 1 Lieutenant 2 Lieutenant 1st Lieutenant ﬁre worker 2 Lieutenant ﬁre worker 3 Lieutenant ﬁre worker 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Inferior Ofﬁcers 3 Serjeants 3 Corporals 8 Bombardiers 20 Gunners 2 Drumers 1 ﬁfe included as a matross �The commissioned Ofﬁcers take their Post or Stations from the Right and left to the Center. The Ofﬁcers march on the Left Except when in Colums [sic] then they fall in Proper intervals. Characters, used for Laboratory Composition 10 3 X Ξ X Salt Petre Sulphur Meal Powder Corn Powder Gold Dust Saw Dust CC Cole Dust A Antimony To Pulverise Salt Petre. Put the Salt petre into a brass or copper Kettle add as much water as will cover it, then set it over a Slow ﬁre continue stirring and working it all the time, untill the water goes off, when it will become a Powder, and after being Cool’d may be put up and is ﬁt for use in Composition. �Composition for Fuses Proportion Meal Powder Salt Petre Sulphur X 0 3 3 3 1 For the fuses for Shells of all kinds except Hawitzers This composition being well Ground and mixed on the mealing Table if past ﬁrst thro' a hair & Afterwards thro' a Lawn seive, & put up for use. Fuses for Hawitzers Are Generally Charged with Meal Powder only, they acquiring to burn much Quicker than any other. (See Hawitzer Practice). Driving of Fuses The Composition being Prepared as directed, Holes are bored to ﬁtt each fuse in a Heavy Block which stands ﬁrm at every Ladle full of composition the blows as in the following Table to be given with a wooden Mallet, must be all of the Same force, not too hard, when the fuse is full a double of Quick match, is Laid AX the Tube part of the fuse & set down with the Driver after which another double of Quick Match is Laid ax the ﬁrst of set down as before will leave & Ends of Quick match, each being gently laid round in the Tube of the fuse, is afterwards ﬁlled or Primed with meal Powder moistened. (turn over) �Spirits of wine, the Extreme part Capp’d wth a paper & put up for use A Table of the length and Diameter of fuses, weight of compostion number of Ladles to ﬁll Each fuse, number of Blows requisite to Each Ladle full of Comp. and time of burning. Nature of Shells Length of solid Compn. & diameter of fuse holes Weight of Compo & Mumber of Ladle to ﬁll Each Thelle Number of Blows requisite to each ladle Compo Inches Length Diamr. Wt. of Composition No. of Ladles Blows. Time of burn in seconds 13 10 8 Royal Cohorn Hand Granade Howitzers 8 8 0 7 5 7 0 3 75 3 5 2 0 6 38 35 30 23 21 19 19 24 18 15 12 12 10 15 35 30 27 16 15 9 8 Fuses for Shells to ﬁre or throw from Hawitzers Are ﬁlled from the small end, the Large or Out side End being left solid with a round head about 7 tenths from the Estreme [send] end 4 holes the Quick match is draw’d before driving, it is drove in the same manner as before directed the Composition meal Powder only the ends which were laid a cross thro' the holes are afterwards primed with the meal Powder moistened with Spirits of wine and laid on small Cavities, which are made inwards fro N.B. The Quick match in fuses is allways drawd out with a Point of a Knife & well dudg’d before ﬁring. �Fuses for Shells to ﬁre or throw from Howitzers are ﬁlled from the small End, the Large or Out side and being left Solid wth a round head, about 7 tenths. Wild Fires a kind of Artiﬁcial or factitious, wch burns wen [sic] under water, with greater violence than out of it. It is composed of Sulphar, Naphtha, Pitch, Gum, & Bitumen; and is only extinguishable by Vinager mixed with Sand & urine; or with raw hyde, its motion or tendency is contrary to that of natural ﬁres, & always follows the direction in which it is thrown, whether it be downward, side ways, or otherwise; the inventor Callenicus who ﬁrst applied it in the Sea Fight commanded by Constantine Pogonatos against the Sarazens near [illegible] in the Helleyport with such effect that he burnt the whole Fleet therewith Of Quick Match There are two kinds vizt. That used for Priming Mortars, Fuses, Laying Trains & is made of Cotton. That used for the Tubes for ﬁeld pieces and all Quick Fireing [sic] is made of worsted. Of the 1st the cotton weak being a Single thread & Lightly twisted is Coiled off in a broad ea. then Vessel or Pan to which is added the Spirits of wine, enough to cover it & Meal Powder in which the weak is steeped 24 hours after some more Meal Powder being added it is realed Single on a frame made for that purpose, during the time of Realing and afterwards you continue [illegible] it �it with Meal Powder thro’ a Lawn Scive, until the weak is sufﬁciently cover’d, after which it is put out to pry in the Air. Care being taken that the wind does not affect it; too much of which will make it hollow. Quick Match for the Tubes for ﬁreing [sic] ﬁeld Pieces Proportion Spirits of Wine 4 Quarts Water 12 Salt Petre 1 Worsted 4 The Worsted being a Small Single thread is coil’d in a Pan to which is put the Spirit of wine and water, let it continue 24 hours, then make it not over a slow ﬁre in a Kettle adding at the same time the salt Petre, after which it is taken out with the Liquor, & meal Powder added to thicken if then reel it off, continue at the same time thro’ a Lawn Seive to Sift the Meal Powder over it, put it out to Dry not letting the wind affect it. Charging the Tubes used in Quick ﬁreing The Quick match being Prepared it is draw’d thro’ the tube with a small wire Crooked at the End, Cutting it of Close at the point of the tube at the other End you leave about two Inches of the match which is Laid in the hollow or Cap Part of the Tube, & Primed with Spirits of wine & meal Powder (which is the Priming used in all kind of Tubes and Fuses) Both ends being Capped with Paper is put up for use. �Forming Light Balls It will be Proper ﬁrst to observe that the thickness of paper when ﬁnished for a Cohorn ought to be 3 tenths of an Inch And Is in proportion to any mortars of Larger Size. Get a wooden ball turn’d to a Proper size which being rubb’d over with Tallow you Lay on Paper (Cut in ye manner as was directed in the Laboratory) then rub over your Paste of Glue on the ﬁrst paper (taking care that no paste touches the wooden ball) & Put on a second layer of Paper, giving it time to dry, after which a third may be laid in like Manner when dryed the paper is cut ax holding it a little time before the ﬁre the wooden ball may be [illegible] out after which the paper is closed again and by laying sone paper ﬁrst over the cross You afterwards continue laying it round on every side, always taking care to give every Layer time to dry, untill it becomes of the thickness and Diameter Required. When dry three holes are burnt in [illegible] with a red hot Iron. Then you may charge it with the Composition hereafter directed. Composition for Light Balls Meal Powder Salt Petre Sulphur Antimony Pitch Tallow 1 6 2 ozs 0.3 1 0.3 ozs The Pitch and Tallow being ﬁrst melted in a Pot over the ﬁre it is taken off and while it is warm the composition (being ﬁrst well mixed together) is put in by degrees a little at a time continue working it all the while until the whole �is mixed, when you immediately begin to Charge your Balls thro' the holes (this must be done before the Composition hardens) after the balls are full, you lay in the holes the ends of Quick match leaving the bite about one half the diameter of the ball, he ends as thrust in untill the bite lays close 3 or 4 doubles of which ought to Lay from hole to hole being drudged with meal, Powder is ﬁt for use. Anti [illegible] Earth Quake” To 20 lbs of Iron ﬁlings, add as many of Sulpher: mix work, & temper the whole together with a little Water, so as to form a mass of the consistency of a ﬁrm paste. This being buried 3 or 4 feet under ground, in 6 or 7 hours time will have a prodigious affect: the Earth will begin to tremble, crack and Smoke, of ﬁre & ﬂame burst through. Composition for Oblong Carcases Gun Powder Salt Petre Tallow Pitch Turpentine Sulphur 27 [illegible] 3 1 14 0 2 8 ozs 0 Dry 7 6 7 12 0 0 The Pitch Fallow and Turpentine being milled as before directed in the Light balls take the Pot from the ﬁre, add to it the Salt Peter and Sulphur by degrees, keep stiring [sic] it all the time then put in the corn powder by degrees very carefully, working it all the while so of the corn powder remains in Lumps; Lastly add to it the chopt ﬂax working it as before, Untill lt becomes to a consistancy quite Stiff. �Bombardier's, there are 25 in Number, one chief & 24 under him, established in the ofﬁce of Ordnance at a yearly Salary; their empolymt. Is about the mortar, they [illegible] it in the fuses, ﬁre the bomb, load & ﬁre the mortars, & work with the ﬁre workers on all sorts of ﬁrework. Fire master in the Train of Artillery, an Ofﬁcer who gives directions and proportions of ingredients for each composition required in the Fire Works, whether for the service of War, or for rejoicings and reservations. His Orders are given to the Fire-workers, and Bombadiers who must execute them. To Charge or ﬁll an Oblong Carcase for a Mortar 10 Inch. First canvass is Laid in the bottom or Largest end of the carcase Suffecient to wrap round the Whole composition when ﬁlled, then put as much of the Composition as ﬁlls the bottom or Lower Shell. Then you lay in three hand Granades triangular wise being charged with the fuser turned inwards yet not so as to touch each other then Lay in another Cake of the Composition to ﬁll it somthing more than half, Lay in three more hand Granades as before & Afterwards ﬁll up the whole �with the Composition. Let it cool which in Summer will take some time, the Canvass is brought up round afterwards thro' the hole Left in the Iron at the Top, bore down directly in the Center 4 Inches a half Inch Augor, drive it with fuse composition & Quick match the whole depth of the hole then Prime it in same Manner as fuses, the Carcase being ﬁrst well woolded with hambrs, Line. Of Port Fires Of these are in use two sorts and are distinguished by dry or Common Port ﬁres & wet or Stop’d Port Fires. Compos. For dry Port Fires 20 Salt petre 3 3 Sulphur 1 X meal Powder ½ These are used instead of matches to set ﬁre to powder or Compos. Quick match &c. Compos. For Wet or Stop Port ﬁres 20 Salt Petre 4-8 oz 3 Sulphur 2-8 Meal Powder 6 Linseed Oil 1 Pint These are used as before likewise cut in proper lengths & Placed on the vent of ordinance when Charged for [illegible] There 3X being well mixed and sifted (in the latter it is moistened with Linseed Oil, being well rub’d with the hands till �the Oil is well mix’d) it is drose in small paper cased about 15 Inch’s Long. Wild Fires. Wherein were thirty thousand men, Hugh King of Burgundy, demanding Ships of the Emperor Leo for the Siege of [illegible], deﬁed likewise the Greek Fire. F. Daniel gives a good description of the Greek Fire in his account of the Siege of Damietta under St. Louis Every body says that author was astonished with the Greek Fire, which the Turks then prepared. They threw it out of a kind of Mortar; and some time, shot it with an old sort of Cross Bow, which was strongly bent by means of a handle, or winch of much greater force than the bare arm. That thrown wth the mortar appeared in the Air & in view of a Turk with a long tail & a noise like Thunder. An 8 Inch Hawitzer Practice Powder Powder Elevation oz DM 1 Range 1 2 3 4 5 Yards 6 111 229 140 80 145 729 7 302 124 138 75 108 756 2 136 137 66 94 51 849 3 210 146 112 182 40 766 4 280 354 126 129 50 782 5 266 209 134 109 44 776 6 326 247 180 117 37 877 7 381 200 109 80 76 776 8 496 149 76 113 279 943 9 353 120 80 60 301 945 7 333 144 72 231 6 259 128 80 57 146 744 5 280 161 121 53 332 800 6 296 161 128 41 48 668 943 �Let a body projected with an angle of 45° of elivation [sic] be 12 seconds in its ﬂight, what is the horizontal range. Range 12 Square 12 144 Multiplied by 16.8 144 864 144 3/2318.4 feet 772-2 yards The horizontal range of a body projected with an angle of 45°, being 1000 yards to ﬁnd the time of its ﬂight as 16.1 feet is to the given distance 3000 in feet so is unity to the square of the time required. 16.1–3000–1 16.1 |3000| 18 seconds |168 1390 1288 102 Ricochet ﬁring, that is the pieces are elivated [sic] from three to six degrees and Loaded with a small charge, in order that the ball may bound and roll along the inside of the parapet; for which reason a front of Polygon should be made to shew the gunners clearly the object of these batteries and to try and ﬁnd the Charges for various distances. �Nature of a brass mortar Wt Elevation Grazes of the Flight Flight Orders 15-0 15-0 15-0 8 Inch 42 158 3-12 3-12 3-12 14-0 14-0 14-0 Shaw [illegible] 14-0 14-0 14-0 14-0 8 650 720 707 684 724 690 800 12 12 12 11 13 14 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 12 12 12 14 12 11 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 12 11 11 4 3 4 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 330 280 354 435 320 465 494 460 515 640 650 4 5 4 3-1 3-1 3-1 370 402 358 425 480 456 463 515 525 706 650 650 675 710 590 640 525 630 45 10-0 10-0 11-0 11-0 12-0 12-0 675 866 767 772 656 654 610 45 5-12 5-8 5-8 3-12 3-12 3-12 Cohorn 3-0 3-0 3-0 45 15-0 15-0 15-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 Royal Fuse 13 12 12 The diameter of a Nine pound ball is found to be 3.9995 inches which being so very near 4 Inches by taking it as such no sensible error can happen in computation. If a Cannon ball be 8 Inches in diameter what is the solidity. 8 .5236 8 512 64 10472 8 5236 Cube diameter 518 26180 2680832 Solidity in Inches �The diameter of the Circle is to its Circumference, as 113 is to 355 nearly. The Square of the diameter is to ye area of the Circle as 452 to 355. The Cube of the diameter is to the solid content of a Sphere, as 678 to 355. If a Cannon ball is 4 Inches in diameter, what is the Solidity? 4 4 16 4 Cube diamtr. 64 Proportion us’d .5236 64 20944 31416 Solid Inches 33.5104 Nine pound ball �Let a body projected wth an angle of 45° of elevation, by 12 seconds in its ﬂight, what is the horizontal Range 12 12 144 16.1 864 144 2518.4 feet or 772.8 yards Firing shells instead of Balls from Cannon will be to springing a small mine. Worms at the heads of Spunge Staffs. At Baunswick is a Morortar ﬁre of Brass upon the Rampart 10 feet 6 Inches long and 9 feet 2 Inches in diameter weighing 1800 Quintals, & for 9 Quintals of Iron in its carriage, & carries a ball of 730 lbs each to a distance of 30,000 [illegible] & will throw a bomb of 1000 weight, but requires 52 lbs of Powder. This mortar was made in 1411. �A cubic foot of gun-metal weighs 549 pounds, or 19 cubic Inckes 61 pounds; the last sum reduced in this proposition gives 24.5215. But the cube of 24 the diameter of the shot, is to the cube of 4, the diameter of of a 9lb ball, as 216 to unity, so 245215 to 1135 lbs the weight of a 9 lb dr; and if this amount be divided by 9 we shall have 126 lbs of metal for each pound of the shots weight consequently, the weight of the shot of any gun multiplied by 126 is the product divided by 115 gives the Weight of the Gun. A ﬁeld piece whose caliber is 2 Inches what is the weight of ball She will carry 2 2 4 2 8 100:8::14 8 100 |112| 1.12 ozs 100 120 100 200 200 000 A ﬁeld piece whose caliber is 2 ⅜ Inches what weight of ball will it carry.23 23 23 1.00–12167–14 69 14 40 48668 529 12167 23 |1.70.338 1587 1.70 parts of 1 lb, which being above 1058 50, is = to 2 lbs 12167 �If the bullet is Lead to ﬁnd its weight when the diameter is known, this is the [illegible] Cube the diameter and multiply this cube by .5236, and this last product by by [sic] 41 gives the weight. Examples What is the weight of a Leaden bullet whose diameter is 5 Inches? Multiply: 5236 By cube of 5= 125 26180 10472 5236 65.45 00 41 6545 00 2618000 Lb 26,8345 00 the wt 5 5 25 5 125 The weight of an Iron bullet being given to ﬁnd its diameter Example A bullet whose diameter is 4 Inches what is the Weight What is the diameter of an Iron bullet whose weight is 18 lbs? 4 4 16 4 64 As 14:18::100 18 800 100 14 |1800| 128 14 40 28 120 112 [illegible] as 100: [illegible]: 14 64 56 84 100 |396 8.96 Parts of Inch What is the weight of an Iron bullet whose diameter is 8 Inches? 512.14 14 2048 512 31.68 8 64 8 512 �Square AB that is [illegible] by 6 is 26. This divided by 2 or BC shows the distance 18 yards or [illegible] &c. Or suppose AB, 7 feet or 84 inches as in the large Instrument. And BC = [illegible] of an inch. 84 84 336 682 7156 70560 12 70560 inches 5880 feet 1960 yards or [illegible] and 200 yards The large Longemeter is 84 Inches which squared is 7056, then where the hypotenuse [illegible] the [illegible] suppose it, 5 of an Inch then 7056 divided by 5 gives the Distance 1176 feet. Diameter of an Iron bullet by 3 ½ Inches what is the Right? The Cube of 3.5 Inches = 41.8745 3.5 100::41.875=14 17.5 14 105 167500 122.5 41875 35 100 | 586250 512.5 5.86 parts wch is = to a lb 367.5 41.875 �For a square pile of Balls Add to the number of nalls in the lower [illegible]. Then double the Number balls in the lower add 1 to this number. Multiply these two sums by one another and that product by the no. Balls in lower row divided by 6. A Sqr Pile of that whose lower row is 20 Balls [illegible] the no. Balls 20 40 861 1 1 3½ 21 41 2583 21 287 41 287 81 861 For an oblong pile of shot Double the number of balls on lower row add 1 to to [sic] it, to this add 3 times the number in the upper row less one. Multiply this number by the no. in the lower row more 1. Then mutiply by the number Balls in lower row divided by 6. An obling pile of balls whose lower row is 24 and upper row 20 19 24 19 3 1 57 25 25 285 114 1425 5700 Balls 4 48 1 49 �Fon triangular Pile of Balls Add 2 to the Number in lower row, next add 1 to the same number multiply these two numbers into each other and multiply that product by the Number of balls in the lower row divided by 6 this will by the [illegible] number contain’d in the Pile. The lower row suppose 72 71 6/7 [illegible] 8 1 1/7 7 2/1 72 10-2 82 Suppose the lower row 5 balls 5 2 1 7 6 6 42 [illegible] the lower row must be divided by 6; ﬁve being less than 6, we say ⅚ this brok. Into a decimal 6|500/.83 is .83 42 .83 126 336 34.86 or 35 �According to the observations of the [illegible] Mr. Mossennus a bullet shot out of a Great Gun ﬂies 92 fathom in a Second of time which is equal to 59 3/9 English feet & according to the Computation fo Mr. Huygens, it would be 25 years in passing from the Earth to ye Sun. But according to W. Derham [illegible] a bullet at its ﬁrst discharge ﬂies 510 Yds in ﬁve half seconds which is a mile in a Little above 17 half seconds. Light is Supposed to ﬂy at the rate of 200,000 English miles in one Second of time [illegible] physick is the same thing but about Seven or Eight minutes of an hour in coming from the Sun to us. A Cannon ball ﬂies at the rate of one English mile, in 8 ½ seconds. Artillery Park, the place in the Rear of both lines in the Army for encamping the Artillery, which is drawn up in lines of which one formed by the guns the ammunition waggons make two or three lines, sixty pages behind the guns, and thirty distant from each other: the Pontoons & Tumbrils make the last line. The whole is surrounded with a rope, which forms the Park; the gunners of Matrosses encamp on the ﬂanks, & the Bombardiers, pontoon men, & Artiﬁcers, in the Rear. Train of Artillery includes all ﬁeld pieces with furniture compleat for march �ing as mortar pieces, cannons, bombs, Carcasses &c. Distance To throw a Shell 506 yds length of fuse must be 2 ½ Inches and Quantity of Powder 4 1/2 Ounces. To throw One 270 yds length of fuse must be 1 ¾ Inch and Quantity of Powder 2 1/4 Ounces. Diameter. Of Ball 3 Inches 3 9 3 7 100–27–14 14 108 27 100| 378| 3.78 parts = to 4 lbs 300 78 Let there be an Obland run ﬁnished Pile whose sides of the upper surface are 500 by 50 and the corner Row 12. Then a 500 by 50 gives 25000 50 1/2 |25000 12500 Half the sum of 25000 multiply by 12500 [=] 72500 Puleris Fulmenians is prepared thus. Take 3 ozs of puriﬁed Nitre 2 ozs salt of tartar, & 1 oz of brimstone, grind them well together in a morar; then puting a small quantity, as about half a dram, over the ﬁre on an Iron plate, will make a great explosion. The Acc’d spirits of the Nitre of Sulphur beeing too sened by the heat wash toward one another, or toward the Tartar with so great violence, as by the shock at Once to turn the whole into Vapour & Smoke. �[illegible] A piece of wood supported horizontally at both ends will bear in the middle before they break as follows Oak – 320 pounds Elm – 210 Beech – 290 Fir – 280 Example What weight will a joist of Oak sustain that is 12 feet Long, 8 Inches thick and 6 Inches wide? 8 8 64 6 384 320 7680 1152 122880 But of the joist be Laid ﬂat then the side 6 Inches is the thickness and 8 Inches the breadth, and this is the Strength 6 6 36 8 288 320 5760 864 12) 92160 7680 lb on 68 [illegible] 22, 8 lbs ye joist will bear wn hung in the middle. �Mealed, pulverized or reduced to [illegible]. When the third term is greater than the ﬁrst, and requires the fourth term to be less than the second, or when less requires more, that is when the third term is less than the ﬁrst and requires the fourth term to be greater than the second, then the Proportion is inverse; and to ﬁnd the fourth term, multiply the ﬁrst and second terms together & divide by the third. To compute the number of shott contained in a Square or Oblong Pile ﬁnished or unﬁnished Example. Let there be an Oblong unﬁnished pile whose sides of the upper surface are 20 by 4 & the corner row 6 Then 20 by 4 given - 80 Half the Sum of 20 & 4 { 60 Multiplied by 5 & the Sixth Part of 11 Multiplied by 5 - 09 ⅙ 149 ⅙ This sum multiplied by 6 gives 895 for the number of Shott required. �If the Diameter of an Iron bullets be 5 Inches, what is the weight? 5 5 25 5 125 cube of 5 As 100:125:14 14 500 125 100| 1750 17 ½ lb the weight As 100 is the Cube of the bullets diameter in inches, so is 14 to the weight in Pounds. If the diameter of an Iron bullet be 3 ½ inches what is the weight? The cube of 3:5 is 42.875 as 100:42.875 [illegible]. �[Blank] � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Barnard Elliott Military Records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elliott, Barnard Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1775 Subject The topic of the resource United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma. Shawnee Indians. Native Americans. Description An account of the resource Contains military records written by Captain Barnard Elliott of the Second Regiment of South Carolina troops; recruiting journal written in 1775; correspondence by Barnard Elliott to the Captains of Artillery; and note by Elliott to W. Smith. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Artillery Book Major Elliott Artillery Company consisting of 100 Men serving as Commissioned Officers, are composed of the following Ranks & Places Inferior Officers Commission’d Officers 3 Serjeants Captain 1 3 Corporals Capts. Lieutenant 2 8 Bombardiers 1 Lieutenant 3 20 Gunners 2 Lieutenant 4 2 Drumers 1st Lieutenant fire worker 5 1 fife included as a matross 2 Lieutenant fire worker 6 3 Lieutenant fire worker 7 The commissioned Officers take their Post or Stations from the Right and left to the Center. The Officers march on the Left Except when in Colums [sic] then they fall in Proper intervals. Characters, used for Laboratory Composition 10 Salt Petre 3 Sulphur X Meal Powder Ξ Corn Powder X Gold Dust Saw Dust CC Cole Dust A Antimony To Pulverise Salt Petre. Put the Salt petre into a brass or copper Kettle add as much water as will cover it, then set it over a Slow fire continue stirring and working it all the time, untill the water goes off, when it will become a Powder, and after being Cool’d may be put up and is fit for use in Composition. Composition for Fuses Proportion Meal Powder X 3 Salt Petre 0 3 Sulphur 3 1 For the fuses for Shells of all kinds except Hawitzers This composition being well Ground and mixed on the mealing Table if past first thro' a hair & Afterwards thro' a Lawn seive, & put up for use. Fuses for Hawitzers Are Generally Charged with Meal Powder only, they acquiring to burn much Quicker than any other. (See Hawitzer Practice). Driving of Fuses The Composition being Prepared as directed, Holes are bored to fitt each fuse in a Heavy Block which stands firm at every Ladle full of composition the blows as in the following Table to be given with a wooden Mallet, must be all of the Same force, not too hard, when the fuse is full a double of Quick match, is Laid AX the Tube part of the fuse & set down with the Driver after which another double of Quick Match is Laid ax the first of set down as before will leave & Ends of Quick match, each being gently laid round in the Tube of the fuse, is afterwards filled or Primed with meal Powder moistened. (turn over) Spirits of wine, the Extreme part Capp’d wth a paper & put up for use A Table of the length and Diameter of fuses, weight of compostion number of Ladles to fill Each fuse, number of Blows requisite to Each Ladle full of Comp. and time of burning. Nature of Shells Length of solid Compn. & diameter of fuse holes Weight of Compo & Mumber of Ladle to fill Each Thelle Number of Blows requisite to each ladle Compo Inches Length Diamr. Wt. of Composition No. of Ladles Blows. Time of burn in seconds 13 10 8 Royal Cohorn Hand Granade Howitzers 8 8 0 7 5 7 0 3 75 3 5 2 0 6 38 35 30 23 21 19 19 24 35 18 30 15 27 12 16 12 15 10 9 15 8 Fuses for Shells to fire or throw from Hawitzers Are filled from the small end, the Large or Out side End being left solid with a round head about 7 tenths from the Estreme [send] end 4 holes the Quick match is draw’d before driving, it is drove in the same manner as before directed the Composition meal Powder only the ends which were laid a cross thro' the holes are afterwards primed with the meal Powder moistened with Spirits of wine and laid on small Cavities, which are made inwards fro N.B. The Quick match in fuses is allways drawd out with a Point of a Knife & well dudg’d before firing. Fuses for Shells to fire or throw from Howitzers are filled from the small End, the Large or Out side and being left Solid wth a round head, about 7 tenths. Wild Fires a kind of Artificial or factitious, wch burns wen [sic] under water, with greater violence than out of it. It is composed of Sulphar, Naphtha, Pitch, Gum, & Bitumen and is only extinguishable by Vinager mixed with Sand & urine or with raw hyde, its motion or tendency is contrary to that of natural fires, & always follows the direction in which it is thrown, whether it be downward, side ways, or otherwise the inventor Callenicus who first applied it in the Sea Fight commanded by Constantine Pogonatos against the Sarazens near [illegible] in the Helleyport with such effect that he burnt the whole Fleet therewith Of Quick Match There are two kinds vizt. That used for Priming Mortars, Fuses, Laying Trains & is made of Cotton. That used for the Tubes for field pieces and all Quick Fireing [sic] is made of worsted. Of the 1st the cotton weak being a Single thread & Lightly twisted is Coiled off in a broad ea. then Vessel or Pan to which is added the Spirits of wine, enough to cover it & Meal Powder in which the weak is steeped 24 hours after some more Meal Powder being added it is realed Single on a frame made for that purpose, during the time of Realing and afterwards you continue [illegible] it it with Meal Powder thro’ a Lawn Scive, until the weak is sufficiently cover’d, after which it is put out to pry in the Air. Care being taken that the wind does not affect it too much of which will make it hollow. Quick Match for the Tubes for fireing [sic] field Pieces Proportion Spirits of Wine 4 Quarts Water 12 Salt Petre 1 Worsted 4 The Worsted being a Small Single thread is coil’d in a Pan to which is put the Spirit of wine and water, let it continue 24 hours, then make it not over a slow fire in a Kettle adding at the same time the salt Petre, after which it is taken out with the Liquor, & meal Powder added to thicken if then reel it off, continue at the same time thro’ a Lawn Seive to Sift the Meal Powder over it, put it out to Dry not letting the wind affect it. Charging the Tubes used in Quick fireing The Quick match being Prepared it is draw’d thro’ the tube with a small wire Crooked at the End, Cutting it of Close at the point of the tube at the other End you leave about two Inches of the match which is Laid in the hollow or Cap Part of the Tube, & Primed with Spirits of wine & meal Powder (which is the Priming used in all kind of Tubes and Fuses) Both ends being Capped with Paper is put up for use. Forming Light Balls It will be Proper first to observe that the thickness of paper when finished for a Cohorn ought to be 3 tenths of an Inch And Is in proportion to any mortars of Larger Size. Get a wooden ball turn’d to a Proper size which being rubb’d over with Tallow you Lay on Paper (Cut in ye manner as was directed in the Laboratory) then rub over your Paste of Glue on the first paper (taking care that no paste touches the wooden ball) & Put on a second layer of Paper, giving it time to dry, after which a third may be laid in like Manner when dryed the paper is cut ax holding it a little time before the fire the wooden ball may be [illegible] out after which the paper is closed again and by laying sone paper first over the cross You afterwards continue laying it round on every side, always taking care to give every Layer time to dry, untill it becomes of the thickness and Diameter Required. When dry three holes are burnt in [illegible] with a red hot Iron. Then you may charge it with the Composition hereafter directed. Composition for Light Balls Meal Powder 1 Salt Petre 6 Sulphur 2 ozs Antimony 0.3 Pitch 1 Tallow 0.3 ozs The Pitch and Tallow being first melted in a Pot over the fire it is taken off and while it is warm the composition (being first well mixed together) is put in by degrees a little at a time continue working it all the while until the whole is mixed, when you immediately begin to Charge your Balls thro' the holes (this must be done before the Composition hardens) after the balls are full, you lay in the holes the ends of Quick match leaving the bite about one half the diameter of the ball, he ends as thrust in untill the bite lays close 3 or 4 doubles of which ought to Lay from hole to hole being drudged with meal, Powder is fit for use. Anti [illegible] Earth Quake” To 20 lbs of Iron filings, add as many of Sulpher: mix work, & temper the whole together with a little Water, so as to form a mass of the consistency of a firm paste. This being buried 3 or 4 feet under ground, in 6 or 7 hours time will have a prodigious affect: the Earth will begin to tremble, crack and Smoke, of fire & flame burst through. Composition for Oblong Carcases Gun Powder 27 [illegible] 8 ozs 0 Dry Salt Petre 3 Tallow 1 7 6 Pitch 14 Turpentine 0 7 0 Sulphur 2 12 0 The Pitch Fallow and Turpentine being milled as before directed in the Light balls take the Pot from the fire, add to it the Salt Peter and Sulphur by degrees, keep stiring [sic] it all the time then put in the corn powder by degrees very carefully, working it all the while so of the corn powder remains in Lumps Lastly add to it the chopt flax working it as before, Untill lt becomes to a consistancy quite Stiff. Bombardier's, there are 25 in Number, one chief & 24 under him, established in the office of Ordnance at a yearly Salary their empolymt. Is about the mortar, they [illegible] it in the fuses, fire the bomb, load & fire the mortars, & work with the fire workers on all sorts of firework. Fire master in the Train of Artillery, an Officer who gives directions and proportions of ingredients for each composition required in the Fire Works, whether for the service of War, or for rejoicings and reservations. His Orders are given to the Fire-workers, and Bombadiers who must execute them. To Charge or fill an Oblong Carcase for a Mortar 10 Inch. First canvass is Laid in the bottom or Largest end of the carcase Suffecient to wrap round the Whole composition when filled, then put as much of the Composition as fills the bottom or Lower Shell. Then you lay in three hand Granades triangular wise being charged with the fuser turned inwards yet not so as to touch each other then Lay in another Cake of the Composition to fill it somthing more than half, Lay in three more hand Granades as before & Afterwards fill up the whole with the Composition. Let it cool which in Summer will take some time, the Canvass is brought up round afterwards thro' the hole Left in the Iron at the Top, bore down directly in the Center 4 Inches a half Inch Augor, drive it with fuse composition & Quick match the whole depth of the hole then Prime it in same Manner as fuses, the Carcase being first well woolded with hambrs, Line. Of Port Fires Of these are in use two sorts and are distinguished by dry or Common Port fires & wet or Stop’d Port Fires. Compos. For dry Port Fires 20 Salt petre 3 3 Sulphur 1 X meal Powder ½ These are used instead of matches to set fire to powder or Compos. Quick match &c. Compos. For Wet or Stop Port fires 20 Salt Petre 4-8 oz 3 Sulphur 2-8 Meal Powder 6 Linseed Oil 1 Pint These are used as before likewise cut in proper lengths & Placed on the vent of ordinance when Charged for [illegible] There 3X being well mixed and sifted (in the latter it is moistened with Linseed Oil, being well rub’d with the hands till the Oil is well mix’d) it is drose in small paper cased about 15 Inch’s Long. Wild Fires. Wherein were thirty thousand men, Hugh King of Burgundy, demanding Ships of the Emperor Leo for the Siege of [illegible], defied likewise the Greek Fire. F. Daniel gives a good description of the Greek Fire in his account of the Siege of Damietta under St. Louis Every body says that author was astonished with the Greek Fire, which the Turks then prepared. They threw it out of a kind of Mortar and some time, shot it with an old sort of Cross Bow, which was strongly bent by means of a handle, or winch of much greater force than the bare arm. That thrown wth the mortar appeared in the Air & in view of a Turk with a long tail & a noise like Thunder. An 8 Inch Hawitzer Practice Powder Range Powder oz Elevation DM 1 2 3 4 5 Yards 6 111 229 140 80 145 729 7 302 124 138 75 108 756 2 136 137 66 94 51 849 3 210 146 112 182 40 766 4 280 354 126 129 50 782 5 266 209 134 109 44 776 6 326 247 180 117 37 877 1 7 381 200 109 80 76 776 8 496 149 76 113 279 943 9 353 120 80 60 301 945 7 333 144 72 231 943 6 259 128 80 57 146 744 5 280 161 121 53 332 800 6 296 161 128 41 48 668 Let a body projected with an angle of 45° of elivation [sic] be 12 seconds in its flight, what is the horizontal range. Range 12 Square 12 144 Multiplied by 16.8 144 864 144 3/2318.4 feet 772-2 yards The horizontal range of a body projected with an angle of 45°, being 1000 yards to find the time of its flight as 16.1 feet is to the given distance 3000 in feet so is unity to the square of the time required. 16.1–3000–1 16.1 |3000| 18 seconds |168 1390 1288 102 Ricochet firing, that is the pieces are elivated [sic] from three to six degrees and Loaded with a small charge, in order that the ball may bound and roll along the inside of the parapet for which reason a front of Polygon should be made to shew the gunners clearly the object of these batteries and to try and find the Charges for various distances. Nature of a brass mortar Wt Elevation Grazes of the Flight Flight Orders Fuse 15-0 13 3-0 650 15-0 12 3-0 720 15-0 12 3-0 707 8 Inch 42 45 684 675 15-0 12 3-1 724 15-0 12 3-1 690 15-0 12 3-1 800 6-0 11 3-0 6-0 13 3-0 866 6-0 14 3-0 767 Royal 158 45 772 5-12 12 3-1 656 5-8 12 3-1 654 5-8 12 3-1 610 3-12 14 3-0 675 3-12 12 3-0 710 3-12 11 3-0 590 Cohorn 8 45 640 3-12 12 3-1 525 3-12 11 3-1 630 3-12 11 3-1 14-0 10-0 4 3-0 330 435 494 640 14-0 10-0 3 3-0 280 320 460 650 14-0 4 3-0 354 465 515 Shaw [illegible] 14-0 11-0 14-0 11-0 4 3-1 370 425 463 706 14-0 12-0 5 3-1 402 480 515 650 14-0 12-0 4 3-1 358 456 525 650 The diameter of a Nine pound ball is found to be 3.9995 inches which being so very near 4 Inches by taking it as such no sensible error can happen in computation. If a Cannon ball be 8 Inches in diameter what is the solidity. 8 8 64 8 Cube diameter 518 .5236 512 10472 5236 26180 2680832 Solidity in Inches The diameter of the Circle is to its Circumference, as 113 is to 355 nearly. The Square of the diameter is to ye area of the Circle as 452 to 355. The Cube of the diameter is to the solid content of a Sphere, as 678 to 355. If a Cannon ball is 4 Inches in diameter, what is the Solidity? 4 4 16 4 Cube diamtr. 64 Proportion us’d .5236 64 20944 31416 Solid Inches 33.5104 Nine pound ball Let a body projected wth an angle of 45° of elevation, by 12 seconds in its flight, what is the horizontal Range 12 12 144 16.1 864 144 2518.4 feet or 772.8 yards Firing shells instead of Balls from Cannon will be to springing a small mine. Worms at the heads of Spunge Staffs. At Baunswick is a Morortar fire of Brass upon the Rampart 10 feet 6 Inches long and 9 feet 2 Inches in diameter weighing 1800 Quintals, & for 9 Quintals of Iron in its carriage, & carries a ball of 730 lbs each to a distance of 30,000 [illegible] & will throw a bomb of 1000 weight, but requires 52 lbs of Powder. This mortar was made in 1411. A cubic foot of gun-metal weighs 549 pounds, or 19 cubic Inckes 61 pounds the last sum reduced in this proposition gives 24.5215. But the cube of 24 the diameter of the shot, is to the cube of 4, the diameter of of a 9lb ball, as 216 to unity, so 245215 to 1135 lbs the weight of a 9 lb dr and if this amount be divided by 9 we shall have 126 lbs of metal for each pound of the shots weight consequently, the weight of the shot of any gun multiplied by 126 is the product divided by 115 gives the Weight of the Gun. A field piece whose caliber is 2 Inches what is the weight of ball She will carry 2 2 4 2 8 100:8::14 8 100 |112| 1.12 ozs 100 120 100 200 200 000 A field piece whose caliber is 2 ⅜ Inches what weight of ball will it carry.23 23 23 69 40 529 23 1587 1058 12167 1.00–12167–14 14 48668 12167 |1.70.338 1.70 parts of 1 lb, which being above 50, is = to 2 lbs If the bullet is Lead to find its weight when the diameter is known, this is the [illegible] Cube the diameter and multiply this cube by .5236, and this last product by by [sic] 41 gives the weight. Examples What is the weight of a Leaden bullet whose diameter is 5 Inches? Multiply: 5236 5 By cube of 5= 125 5 26180 25 10472 5 5236 125 65.45 00 41 6545 00 2618000 Lb 26,8345 00 the wt The weight of an Iron bullet being given to find its diameter Example A bullet whose diameter is 4 Inches what is the Weight 4 as 100: [illegible]: 14 4 64 16 56 4 84 64 100 |396 8.96 Parts of Inch What is the weight of an Iron bullet whose diameter is 8 Inches? 512.14 8 14 64 2048 8 512 512 31.68 What is the diameter of an Iron bullet whose weight is 18 lbs? As 14:18::100 18 800 100 14 |1800| 128 14 40 28 120 112 [illegible] Square AB that is [illegible] by 6 is 26. This divided by 2 or BC shows the distance 18 yards or [illegible] &c. Or suppose AB, 7 feet or 84 inches as in the large Instrument. And BC = [illegible] of an inch. 84 84 336 682 7156 70560 12 70560 inches 5880 feet 1960 yards or [illegible] and 200 yards The large Longemeter is 84 Inches which squared is 7056, then where the hypotenuse [illegible] the [illegible] suppose it, 5 of an Inch then 7056 divided by 5 gives the Distance 1176 feet. Diameter of an Iron bullet by 3 ½ Inches what is the Right? The Cube of 3.5 Inches = 41.8745 3.5 17.5 105 122.5 35 512.5 367.5 41.875 100::41.875=14 14 167500 41875 100 | 586250 5.86 parts wch is = to a lb For a square pile of Balls Add to the number of nalls in the lower [illegible]. Then double the Number balls in the lower add 1 to this number. Multiply these two sums by one another and that product by the no. Balls in lower row divided by 6. A Sqr Pile of that whose lower row is 20 Balls [illegible] the no. Balls 20 1 21 40 1 41 21 41 81 861 861 3 ½ 2583 287 287 For an oblong pile of shot Double the number of balls on lower row add 1 to to [sic] it, to this add 3 times the number in the upper row less one. Multiply this number by the no. in the lower row more 1. Then mutiply by the number Balls in lower row divided by 6. An obling pile of balls whose lower row is 24 and upper row 20 19 24 19 3 1 57 25 25 285 114 1425 5700 Balls 4 48 1 49 Fon triangular Pile of Balls Add 2 to the Number in lower row, next add 1 to the same number multiply these two numbers into each other and multiply that product by the Number of balls in the lower row divided by 6 this will by the [illegible] number contain’d in the Pile. The lower row suppose 72 71 6/7 [illegible] 8 1 1/7 7 2/1 72 10-2 82 Suppose the lower row 5 balls 5 2 1 7 6 6 42 [illegible] the lower row must be divided by 6 five being less than 6, we say ⅚ this brok. Into a decimal 6|500/.83 is .83 42 .83 126 336 34.86 or 35 According to the observations of the [illegible] Mr. Mossennus a bullet shot out of a Great Gun flies 92 fathom in a Second of time which is equal to 59 3/9 English feet & according to the Computation fo Mr. Huygens, it would be 25 years in passing from the Earth to ye Sun. But according to W. Derham [illegible] a bullet at its first discharge flies 510 Yds in five half seconds which is a mile in a Little above 17 half seconds. Light is Supposed to fly at the rate of 200,000 English miles in one Second of time [illegible] physick is the same thing but about Seven or Eight minutes of an hour in coming from the Sun to us. A Cannon ball flies at the rate of one English mile, in 8 ½ seconds. Artillery Park, the place in the Rear of both lines in the Army for encamping the Artillery, which is drawn up in lines of which one formed by the guns the ammunition waggons make two or three lines, sixty pages behind the guns, and thirty distant from each other: the Pontoons & Tumbrils make the last line. The whole is surrounded with a rope, which forms the Park the gunners of Matrosses encamp on the flanks, & the Bombardiers, pontoon men, & Artificers, in the Rear. Train of Artillery includes all field pieces with furniture compleat for march ing as mortar pieces, cannons, bombs, Carcasses &c. Distance To throw a Shell 506 yds length of fuse must be 2 ½ Inches and Quantity of Powder 4 1/2 Ounces. To throw One 270 yds length of fuse must be 1 ¾ Inch and Quantity of Powder 2 1/4 Ounces. Diameter. Of Ball 3 Inches 3 9 3 7 100–27–14 14 108 27 100| 378| 3.78 parts = to 4 lbs 300 78 Let there be an Obland run finished Pile whose sides of the upper surface are 500 by 50 and the corner Row 12. Then a 500 by 50 gives 25000 50 1/2 |25000 12500 Half the sum of 25000 multiply by 12500 [=] 72500 Puleris Fulmenians is prepared thus. Take 3 ozs of purified Nitre 2 ozs salt of tartar, & 1 oz of brimstone, grind them well together in a morar then puting a small quantity, as about half a dram, over the fire on an Iron plate, will make a great explosion. The Acc’d spirits of the Nitre of Sulphur beeing too sened by the heat wash toward one another, or toward the Tartar with so great violence, as by the shock at Once to turn the whole into Vapour & Smoke. [illegible] A piece of wood supported horizontally at both ends will bear in the middle before they break as follows Oak – 320 pounds Elm – 210 Beech – 290 Fir – 280 Example What weight will a joist of Oak sustain that is 12 feet Long, 8 Inches thick and 6 Inches wide? 8 8 64 6 384 320 7680 1152 122880 But of the joist be Laid flat then the side 6 Inches is the thickness and 8 Inches the breadth, and this is the Strength 6 6 36 8 288 320 5760 864 12) 92160 7680 lb on 68 [illegible] 22, 8 lbs ye joist will bear wn hung in the middle. Mealed, pulverized or reduced to [illegible]. When the third term is greater than the first, and requires the fourth term to be less than the second, or when less requires more, that is when the third term is less than the first and requires the fourth term to be greater than the second, then the Proportion is inverse and to find the fourth term, multiply the first and second terms together & divide by the third. To compute the number of shott contained in a Square or Oblong Pile finished or unfinished Example. Let there be an Oblong unfinished pile whose sides of the upper surface are 20 by 4 & the corner row 6 Then 20 by 4 given - 80 Half the Sum of 20 & 4 { 60 Multiplied by 5 & the Sixth Part of 11 Multiplied by 5 - 09 ⅙ 149 ⅙ This sum multiplied by 6 gives 895 for the number of Shott required. If the Diameter of an Iron bullets be 5 Inches, what is the weight? 5 5 25 5 125 cube of 5 As 100:125:14 14 500 125 100| 1750 17 ½ lb the weight As 100 is the Cube of the bullets diameter in inches, so is 14 to the weight in Pounds. If the diameter of an Iron bullet be 3 ½ inches what is the weight? The cube of 3:5 is 42.875 as 100:42.875 [illegible]. [Blank] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Barnard Elliott Artillery Book, c. 1775 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elliott, Barnard Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1775 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource n/a Cox, Danielle Silberberg, Jules (Metadata) Description An account of the resource Contains military records written by Captain Barnard Elliott of the Second Regiment of South Carolina troops recruiting journal written in 1775 correspondence by Barnard Elliott to the Captains of Artillery and note by Elliott to W. Smith. 02/21/2024 600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival masters are tiffs Subject The topic of the resource United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma. Shawnee Indians. Native Americans. 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Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ms50 Revolutionary War SC250 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/62403/archive/files/3ed4486388503c7c3dcac35ecd87bbbe.pdf?Expires=1782345600&Signature=WEwyrAYql%7EimjQcpqgecLjVZRmKxnTGDdm84rRPlkpnu2UyY-q2N10lZdSi1K09WusrXWGOZ-sYS3Z4C3lenN3KCFbP56K509O9qvuHtJxXTELdCgch3BoqoGialT5obTpXkKIjMyqDDe7DG94wCUXxZuDjjX7JJkkotwkafGnOwLR8on-bT0-cf7MVCk8m0nuNKR%7EA9mBV%7EHbfux%7E4eWGtwX57t6GzCUzJU178GRXEE0pgFKj4fr6P6iC3ryEW-5DYAaPP2t76yPSwdYtpGUfiQagC9LWPD5WUIgIr5NDMg2IReEbGlj8im6xeZEc21C3wsvnmG8nYfzTDK5fJPSg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 2ed6f659cf32adfb35cacbd29be002ae PDF Text Text 1775 Recruiting Journal By Bernard Elliott Set out from Chas. Town 24th June and proceeded to the [illegible] on Horsavannah the same evening, halted all Sunday there, & early on Monday set out for Green Savannah where I found Lieut8. Shubrick & Dunbar, then made a quick march thro' Jack sonburgh to Andalusia & took up our quarters there till tuesday morning at which time we again set out with Our Servants, Musicians, and others in our Retinue making altogether thirteen Rid ers, and crossing the Saltcatchers arrived at Pocotaligo to dinner, where being in hopes of getting some men we put up till the next morning, treated several with Wine grog etc, but enlisted none. On Wednesday we called at the Forest and dined, bated our horses & refreshed ourselves without any expense, in the afternoon proceeded up to Mr. Palmers at Laurel Hill?lodged there, and on Thursday went on a recruiting party and enlisted two men, then returned and dined at Laurel Hill, where we spent the evening, en listed two females for the service and on the morning following set out for Barochocola, not ﬁnding any men there we proceeded �to Sevannah River and arriving at the two Sisters Bluff crossed it about eleven o'Clock the same morning, halted at a Tavern kept by One Pace and dined there upon bacon, greens and tough bread, and some cold victuals carried from Laurel hill, from thence we continued our rout to Mr. Dills?but some of our party who had stopped at the houses to try and enlist men not coming up with us this Night, we halted here till late next morning, at which time the Sergt. arrived with one Recruit. Our phaeton hounds being broke on the journey of the Night before we halted at a black Smiths about a mile further up the road near the Saw Mill to get it mended, and here read over to Capt. Green of the Militia several Political Papers which animated him and served to promote the business he was then upon of collecting the people together to chuse Delegates to represent them in a Congress to be held at Sevannah, the beginning of July, from this Smiths we proceeded on to Herberts Tavern in St. Georges Parish about 20 miles higher up the Country, and being informed of several men in and about that Neighbourhood willing to enlist we halted here three days, during which time we enlisted twenty men, all of them young and twelve of this number of the Grenadier size, on the Monday following I gave a Barbacue to the Recruits with leave to invite their friends, and their Lasses of the Vicinage to a Virginia hop, about forty attending, the barbacue was served up, and as soon as dinner was over the real Virginia dances began, & continued till the evening when the Lasses returned to their homes, and some of the men with them, having orders to meet me at Col: Burtons the morning after, from which place Lieut. Shubrick crossed Sevannah river with the Recruits and one Sergt. and marched for the head Quarters at Chas.Town on the ﬁfth day of July 1775. The Phaeton being thoroughly repaired by Mr. Burton who keeps the yard here for building large boats, schooners, and I engaging two pretty boats from him, set out with the rest of my party for the upper Country, about eleven O'Clock �and arrived at Mr. Stephen Smiths in Halifax County about 4 in the after noon of the same day, here we halted and received an invitation to spend two or three days, as Mr. Smith informed us there were to be two large musters within that time. One on the Carolina Side and the other on the Georgia Side, the One on the latter side was a company of Militia commanded by Capt. Walker; one of the Old Protestors against ye Gen1. Proceedings of Savannaenses, when they formerly attempted to chuse a committee & elect Delegates to send to the Continental Congress in Phyladelphia, and Col: Thomas of the Halifax district, who was the leading man on this unhappy occasion, having accidentally fallen in company with those (Gentlemen) militia ofﬁcers, a day or two before at a County Court where they presided as Magistrates, and retiring to dinner after the business of their Court was over I had an Opportunity of laying before those Gentle- -men some Political pieces, which I imagine greatly contributed to their reformation, as they discovered the secrets of Our Arbitrary Ministers, and explained all the Cruelties & injustice of the proceedings of Parliment against the Americian Colonies. The following day we went with Mr. Smith and Lieut. Dunbar being ill with a fever was left with Mrs. Smith whose care and attendance showd' her hospitality on this occasion to our sick Lieut, and the Recruiting Party under my direction to the Halifax muster where we saw about 200 men drawn up in Rank and ﬁle, their Col Thomas told them that he had called them to this muster to let them know the Georgians were again endeavouring to enter into an Association and to chuse Delegates to represent them in a General Committee to be holden at Sevannah early in July, that he had formerly been averse to the American Measures and opposed them, but that he had �now altered his mind and should do all that he could in the favour of America, he did not expect matters wd. ever have come to such a height, but since the Battle of Lexington he was convinced America was to be hard rode, & drove like slaves if the Americans were inactive or inattentive etc. etc. that for his Part he could not sign the Association which he then held in his hand because he held two Commissions from the Kings representative, the Governor, that he intended resigning them within three days, & should then put his name at the head of the Association, this he declared at the head of the battallion, recommending such as chose to sign it, many thereupon did sign it an Ensign gave his commission to the Col: & put his name also to it, others promised to put their names whenever they saw their Colonels & Captains names down tho' they did not think otherwise than that [illegible] Account 29 June James St. John enlisted & paid £ 10 9 June John Brown - ditto - ditto - 10 [illegible] July Benjamin Hamesworth ditto do 10 1 July Robert Gamble [illegible] Lt. Dunbar - 15 1 July William Ashford 2 July Francis Penrice 2 July Edmund Penrice [illegible] Benjamin Staley [illegible] Elias Dean - 10 [illegible] John Wheeler - 10 2 July John Keaton - 16 2 July William Jones - 10 2 July Jacob Dunbar [illegible] William Haffernon - 10 [illegible] William Rogers [illegible] Thomas Trapp [illegible] [Wi]lliam Lewis 3 July Stephen Miller 3 July John Ansted 3 July Thomas Mobley �[illegible] July - £ [illegible] [illegible] Murphy - 7 July [illegible] - 7 July - 10:0:0 [illegible] Crawford- 7 July - 10:0:0 [Ga]briel Martyn - 8 July - 7:7:0 [illegible] - 8 July - 10:10:0 [illegible] Whitemere - July - [illegible] [illegible] Stuart 7 July [illegible] Pennel 5 July Robert Richey 8 July William Jasper 7 July Daniel Spiller 10 July John Drummond 9 July Williams Jones 7 July [illegible] Thomas 11 July [illegible] Gammel 18 July [illegible] Creys 18 July [illegible] Roberts 7 July Benjamin Ravan 30 July [illegible] Griffen 31 July [illegible] 31 July [illegible] Husband 2 August Alexander McKelvie 5 August James McClain 4 ditto Alexander Mills - 2 4 August William Boyd - 3 4 August Caleb Baker - 2 5 August Hugh Holland 7 August William Smiley - 6:10:0 7 ditto James Quin - 3:5:0 12 ditto Edward Fry - 5 [illegible] 3 10 July John McGuire - 15:0:0 19 July John Williams - 15:0:0 20 July James Beams - 15:0:0 9 July Joseph Pain - 15:0:0 10 July George Horn �[Blank] �[Blank] �[Blank] �[Blank] �[Blank] �[Blank] �[Blank] �[Blank] �[Blank] �[Blank] �[Blank] �[Blank] �[inverted] in part by the Shawanese themselves sometime after. We crossed the river here and landing on a large gravel bank on the Georgia side proceeded on our journey for Augusta. �[inverted] about three miles distant from Galphin Town. We proceeded from this place on a rough road, & arrived at Fort More just in the close of the day. Fort More is built with stock aids on a bluff about 200 feet above the bed of the River but is now so out of repair that neither the stockaids or the barracks are terrible. On this bluff One of the Creek Indians being brot to be sacriﬁced by the Schawanese Indians who had taken him in War, looking & laughing at a companion of his then torturing at the stake with the greatest contempt at his enemy, they asked him why he laughed? he said to see them know nothing of the true Art of Torturing and that if they wd loose his legs and arms and give him the barrel of a gun and a leather string he wd show them the way of his Country. The Schawanese fond of learning the Art of Cruelty, with eagerness loos'd him, he put the gun barrel into the ﬁre then tying it with a Wet leather string gave it several whirls round him the crowd giving way, for fear of being burnt with the red hot barrel, he at length threw down the barrel & Jumpt into the river, from this high place and swam across, several shot at him as he swam, but fortune favouring the Courageous he arrived unhurt at the hospitable shore making a gesture of contempt disdaining them they ran some one way & some another some taking boats crossed the river in pursuit of the fugitive, and tracked him for a while but in vain, he intent upon his escape, again took the river and swiming down the current with only his nose above water could not be discovered by his enemy and these keeping the river one whole night & the best part of the whole day after made his entire escape and returned very expeditiously to his nation where he related the above, which was conﬁrmed �[inverted] they were then told by the Capt. that the Congress had Resolved to Raise two Regemts. of ﬁve hundred men in each, that we were then come there to inlist any that were willing. I then told them the terms & conditions of their entering into the service, they in general declared their willingness to go forth when called upon by the Congress, but wd. not inlist nor were we able out of this Company of remarkably large size men to get more than Four, two of which Capt. Cattell inlisted, the cause of which I attributed to the Capt. who tho' he would show a seeming willingness, often said that if he wanted to go they wd. go, but would not quit their Captain. Many of these men are young men & would be very proper for the Service as they have little, and some no property, but live on the cattle of the Neighbouring stocks, and the Deer they kill by ﬁre hunting at Night, as I was well informed; we had a little humerous hop here & returned, into Halifax County again the same Night to our hospitable friend Mr. Smith, where we rested one day being the Sabbath, and On Monday Lieut. Dunbar being able to ride, & being desirous of going to Town was sent off with Serg. Hane. & fourteen Recruits and One Volunteer. The same day I crossed Sevannah River at Perry Ferry, & proceeded up to Mr. Galphins at Silver Bluff, where I met wth. Capt. Cattle again, who had just got about 14 men ready to go for head Quarters. I halted here one day & inlisted two men Mr. Galphins hospitality was so great, it was with difﬁculty I would get away however after seeing his Indigo ﬁelds and Spiral Pumps, and break fasting with his mixed breed3 daughters, Politely enough educated with music etc. etc., we set out for Augusta, & he with us as far as his Saw Mill �[inverted] he wd. do as he had publicly declared to them. The battallion being discharged Col: Thomas assisted in persuading some young men to inlist and before dinner w? got eight here, returning to Mr. Smiths that Night we set out early on the next morning for the Muster ﬁeld at Williamsons Cow Pen, to meet the Militia company there commanded by Capt. Wilson, one of the Provincial Delegates, on our way, soon after we had crossed Sevannah river, we overtook Capt. Ben: Cattell of the ﬁrst Regmt. Also going to the same place, as we & imagined our business wd. clash, I agreed to inlist none but those of the Grenadier Size, and he promised to take none but those that were under that height, when we arrived the Company was drawn up, and consisted of about 180 men in rank and ﬁle. The Capt. read the Carolina Association to them then called out for them to sign it, and it was in general signed, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Barnard Elliott Military Records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elliott, Barnard Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1775 Subject The topic of the resource United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma. Shawnee Indians. Native Americans. Description An account of the resource Contains military records written by Captain Barnard Elliott of the Second Regiment of South Carolina troops; recruiting journal written in 1775; correspondence by Barnard Elliott to the Captains of Artillery; and note by Elliott to W. Smith. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright has not been assigned to the Charleston Library Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Special Collections Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Charleston Library Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource StillImage Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ms. 50, Barnard Elliott Military Records, 1775 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ms50 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound 1775 Recruiting Journal By Bernard Elliott Set out from Chas. Town 24th June and proceeded to the [illegible] on Horsavannah the same evening, halted all Sunday there, & early on Monday set out for Green Savannah where I found Lieut8. Shubrick & Dunbar, then made a quick march thro' Jack sonburgh to Andalusia & took up our quarters there till tuesday morning at which time we again set out with Our Servants, Musicians, and others in our Retinue making altogether thirteen Rid ers, and crossing the Saltcatchers arrived at Pocotaligo to dinner, where being in hopes of getting some men we put up till the next morning, treated several with Wine grog etc, but enlisted none. On Wednesday we called at the Forest and dined, bated our horses & refreshed ourselves without any expense, in the afternoon proceeded up to Mr. Palmers at Laurel Hill?lodged there, and on Thursday went on a recruiting party and enlisted two men, then returned and dined at Laurel Hill, where we spent the evening, en listed two females for the service and on the morning following set out for Barochocola, not finding any men there we proceeded to Sevannah River and arriving at the two Sisters Bluff crossed it about eleven o'Clock the same morning, halted at a Tavern kept by One Pace and dined there upon bacon, greens and tough bread, and some cold victuals carried from Laurel hill, from thence we continued our rout to Mr. Dills?but some of our party who had stopped at the houses to try and enlist men not coming up with us this Night, we halted here till late next morning, at which time the Sergt. arrived with one Recruit. Our phaeton hounds being broke on the journey of the Night before we halted at a black Smiths about a mile further up the road near the Saw Mill to get it mended, and here read over to Capt. Green of the Militia several Political Papers which animated him and served to promote the business he was then upon of collecting the people together to chuse Delegates to represent them in a Congress to be held at Sevannah, the beginning of July, from this Smiths we proceeded on to Herberts Tavern in St. Georges Parish about 20 miles higher up the Country, and being informed of several men in and about that Neighbourhood willing to enlist we halted here three days, during which time we enlisted twenty men, all of them young and twelve of this number of the Grenadier size, on the Monday following I gave a Barbacue to the Recruits with leave to invite their friends, and their Lasses of the Vicinage to a Virginia hop, about forty attending, the barbacue was served up, and as soon as dinner was over the real Virginia dances began, & continued till the evening when the Lasses returned to their homes, and some of the men with them, having orders to meet me at Col: Burtons the morning after, from which place Lieut. Shubrick crossed Sevannah river with the Recruits and one Sergt. and marched for the head Quarters at Chas.Town on the fifth day of July 1775. The Phaeton being thoroughly repaired by Mr. Burton who keeps the yard here for building large boats, schooners, and I engaging two pretty boats from him, set out with the rest of my party for the upper Country, about eleven O'Clock and arrived at Mr. Stephen Smiths in Halifax County about 4 in the after noon of the same day, here we halted and received an invitation to spend two or three days, as Mr. Smith informed us there were to be two large musters within that time. One on the Carolina Side and the other on the Georgia Side, the One on the latter side was a company of Militia commanded by Capt. Walker one of the Old Protestors against ye Gen1. Proceedings of Savannaenses, when they formerly attempted to chuse a committee & elect Delegates to send to the Continental Congress in Phyladelphia, and Col: Thomas of the Halifax district, who was the leading man on this unhappy occasion, having accidentally fallen in company with those (Gentlemen) militia officers, a day or two before at a County Court where they presided as Magistrates, and retiring to dinner after the business of their Court was over I had an Opportunity of laying before those Gentle- -men some Political pieces, which I imagine greatly contributed to their reformation, as they discovered the secrets of Our Arbitrary Ministers, and explained all the Cruelties & injustice of the proceedings of Parliment against the Americian Colonies. The following day we went with Mr. Smith and Lieut. Dunbar being ill with a fever was left with Mrs. Smith whose care and attendance showd' her hospitality on this occasion to our sick Lieut, and the Recruiting Party under my direction to the Halifax muster where we saw about 200 men drawn up in Rank and file, their Col Thomas told them that he had called them to this muster to let them know the Georgians were again endeavouring to enter into an Association and to chuse Delegates to represent them in a General Committee to be holden at Sevannah early in July, that he had formerly been averse to the American Measures and opposed them, but that he had now altered his mind and should do all that he could in the favour of America, he did not expect matters wd. ever have come to such a height, but since the Battle of Lexington he was convinced America was to be hard rode, & drove like slaves if the Americans were inactive or inattentive etc. etc. that for his Part he could not sign the Association which he then held in his hand because he held two Commissions from the Kings representative, the Governor, that he intended resigning them within three days, & should then put his name at the head of the Association, this he declared at the head of the battallion, recommending such as chose to sign it, many thereupon did sign it an Ensign gave his commission to the Col: & put his name also to it, others promised to put their names whenever they saw their Colonels & Captains names down tho' they did not think otherwise than that [illegible] Account 29 June James St. John enlisted & paid £ 10 9 June John Brown - ditto - ditto - 10 [illegible] July Benjamin Hamesworth ditto do - 10 1 July Robert Gamble [illegible] Lt. Dunbar - 15 1 July William Ashford 2 July Francis Penrice 2 July Edmund Penrice [illegible] Benjamin Staley [illegible] Elias Dean - 10 [illegible] John Wheeler - 10 2 July John Keaton - 16 2 July William Jones - 10 2 July Jacob Dunbar [illegible] William Haffernon - 10 [illegible] William Rogers [illegible] Thomas Trapp [illegible] [Wi]lliam Lewis 3 July Stephen Miller 3 July John Ansted 3 July Thomas Mobley [illegible] July - £ [illegible] [illegible] Murphy - 7 July [illegible] - 7 July - 10:0:0 [illegible] Crawford- 7 July - 10:0:0 [Ga]briel Martyn - 8 July - 7:7:0 [illegible] - 8 July - 10:10:0 [illegible] Whitemere - July - [illegible] [illegible] Stuart 7 July [illegible] Pennel 5 July Robert Richey 8 July William Jasper 7 July Daniel Spiller 10 July John Drummond 9 July Williams Jones 7 July [illegible] Thomas 11 July [illegible] Gammel 18 July [illegible] Creys 18 July [illegible] Roberts 7 July Benjamin Ravan 30 July [illegible] Griffen 31 July [illegible] 31 July [illegible] Husband 2 August Alexander McKelvie 5 August James McClain 4 ditto Alexander Mills - 2 4 August William Boyd - 3 4 August Caleb Baker - 2 5 August Hugh Holland 7 August William Smiley - 6:10:0 7 ditto James Quin - 3:5:0 12 ditto Edward Fry - 5 [illegible] 3 10 July John McGuire - 15:0:0 19 July John Williams - 15:0:0 20 July James Beams - 15:0:0 9 July Joseph Pain - 15:0:0 10 July George Horn [Blank] [Blank] [Blank] [Blank] [Blank] [Blank] [Blank] [Blank] [Blank] [Blank] [Blank] [Blank] [inverted] in part by the Shawanese themselves sometime after. We crossed the river here and landing on a large gravel bank on the Georgia side proceeded on our journey for Augusta. [inverted] about three miles distant from Galphin Town. We proceeded from this place on a rough road, & arrived at Fort More just in the close of the day. Fort More is built with stock aids on a bluff about 200 feet above the bed of the River but is now so out of repair that neither the stockaids or the barracks are terrible. On this bluff One of the Creek Indians being brot to be sacrificed by the Schawanese Indians who had taken him in War, looking & laughing at a companion of his then torturing at the stake with the greatest contempt at his enemy, they asked him why he laughed? he said to see them know nothing of the true Art of Torturing and that if they wd loose his legs and arms and give him the barrel of a gun and a leather string he wd show them the way of his Country. The Schawanese fond of learning the Art of Cruelty, with eagerness loos'd him, he put the gun barrel into the fire then tying it with a Wet leather string gave it several whirls round him the crowd giving way, for fear of being burnt with the red hot barrel, he at length threw down the barrel & Jumpt into the river, from this high place and swam across, several shot at him as he swam, but fortune favouring the Courageous he arrived unhurt at the hospitable shore making a gesture of contempt disdaining them they ran some one way & some another some taking boats crossed the river in pursuit of the fugitive, and tracked him for a while but in vain, he intent upon his escape, again took the river and swiming down the current with only his nose above water could not be discovered by his enemy and these keeping the river one whole night & the best part of the whole day after made his entire escape and returned very expeditiously to his nation where he related the above, which was confirmed [inverted] they were then told by the Capt. that the Congress had Resolved to Raise two Regemts. of five hundred men in each, that we were then come there to inlist any that were willing. I then told them the terms & conditions of their entering into the service, they in general declared their willingness to go forth when called upon by the Congress, but wd. not inlist nor were we able out of this Company of remarkably large size men to get more than Four, two of which Capt. Cattell inlisted, the cause of which I attributed to the Capt. who tho' he would show a seeming willingness, often said that if he wanted to go they wd. go, but would not quit their Captain. Many of these men are young men & would be very proper for the Service as they have little, and some no property, but live on the cattle of the Neighbouring stocks, and the Deer they kill by fire hunting at Night, as I was well informed we had a little humerous hop here & returned, into Halifax County again the same Night to our hospitable friend Mr. Smith, where we rested one day being the Sabbath, and On Monday Lieut. Dunbar being able to ride, & being desirous of going to Town was sent off with Serg. Hane. & fourteen Recruits and One Volunteer. The same day I crossed Sevannah River at Perry Ferry, & proceeded up to Mr. Galphins at Silver Bluff, where I met wth. Capt. Cattle again, who had just got about 14 men ready to go for head Quarters. I halted here one day & inlisted two men Mr. Galphins hospitality was so great, it was with difficulty I would get away however after seeing his Indigo fields and Spiral Pumps, and break fasting with his mixed breed3 daughters, Politely enough educated with music etc. etc., we set out for Augusta, & he with us as far as his Saw Mill [inverted] he wd. do as he had publicly declared to them. The battallion being discharged Col: Thomas assisted in persuading some young men to inlist and before dinner w? got eight here, returning to Mr. Smiths that Night we set out early on the next morning for the Muster field at Williamsons Cow Pen, to meet the Militia company there commanded by Capt. Wilson, one of the Provincial Delegates, on our way, soon after we had crossed Sevannah river, we overtook Capt. Ben: Cattell of the first Regmt. Also going to the same place, as we & imagined our business wd. clash, I agreed to inlist none but those of the Grenadier Size, and he promised to take none but those that were under that height, when we arrived the Company was drawn up, and consisted of about 180 men in rank and file. The Capt. read the Carolina Association to them then called out for them to sign it, and it was in general signed, Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Barnard Elliott Recruiting Journal, 1775 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Elliott, Barnard Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1775 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource n/a Cox, Danielle Silberberg, Jules (Metadata) Description An account of the resource Contains military records written by Captain Barnard Elliott of the Second Regiment of South Carolina troops recruiting journal written in 1775 correspondence by Barnard Elliott to the Captains of Artillery and note by Elliott to W. Smith. 04/06/2013 600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival masters are tiffs Subject The topic of the resource United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma. Shawnee Indians. Native Americans. 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