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Manuscript account of 16 American military prisoners charged with desertion, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 11.75, circa 1814–1815. Most of the men named deserted or overstayed their furloughs in order to care for their families. All promised future good behavior and most agreed to repay the cost of their apprehension. The soldiers named in this document are: Luther Brooks; Johnson Lovering of the 4th (Regiment ?); William Granger; Moses Heath; David Heath; Levi Cass; William Rines; David Tucker; Moses Meeder; William Miles; Solomon Avery; Samuel Merrick (asks to be transferred to Colonel Wolk’s company); William McIntire (enlisted in the 34th, then deserted and enlisted in the 21st Infantry); Samuel Tibbets ("deserted by advice of his father, being under age"); William Hall; and Samuel Hilton (21st Infantry). In very good condition, with scattered toning and soiling, horizontal folds, several brushes to text, and a couple small pinhole areas of paper loss. RRAuction COA.
