>Resent-Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 06:57:03 -0700 >X-Original-Sender: BJMarkland@aol.com Sat Jun 2 06:57:02 2001 >From: BJMarkland@aol.com >Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 09:57:20 EDT >Old-To: NCMARTIN-L@rootsweb.com, HARDISON-L@rootsweb.com, MARKLAND-L@rootsweb.com, > NCDOBBS-L@rootsweb.com, ncnr@yahoogroups.com, ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com, > SW_VA-L@rootsweb.com, tnjohnso@yahoogroups.com, VAWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 138 >Subject: [NCDOBBS] Prison Ship Torbay Prisoner Muster Roll >To: NCDOBBS-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: NCDOBBS-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <NCDOBBS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/562 >X-Loop: NCDOBBS-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: NCDOBBS-L-request@rootsweb.com >Resent-Bcc: > >I added to the site the muster roll of prisoners dated 5/18/1781, on the >British Prison Ship Torbay. These prisoners, from what I can tell, where all >militia. However, only two men have which state they served from, Col. MOORE >of the NC Militia & Maj. BARNWELL of the S.C. Militia. As these two men >signed a letter to General Greene, I believe all the men to be NC & SC >troops, but that is only an opinion. > >The letter mentioned in the preface from Col. Balfour, the British Commandant >of Charles Town, indicates that these men are being held as surety to compel >the American forces to cease executing Loyalist troops captured. I am in the >midst of transcribing that now. > >Best of wishes, > >Billy > >P.S. The site's URL is: >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~familyinformation/ > >Click on Transcripts, then the History Link. The Torbay page is under the >NEW heading. > >