1) "A return of the men's names in Orford, Piermont and Fairlee, that helped in the Retreat from Strafford, with an account of the number of horses employed in said service. Name: Samuel Root Days: 3 Wages per day: 0.4.6 No. of horses: 1 Horses' wages: 0.6.0 Total: 0.19.6." [19 shillings, 6 pence] Thetford, 21st Nov. 1777. Received of Israel Smith ... in discharge of the within account. Jonathan Chandler, Capt." 2) "[313] A payroll of Capt. Nehemiah Lovewell's Company, raised by order of Peter Olcott, Esq. Colonel, for the defense of the frontiers of the State of Vermont. Name: Samuel ROOT Time of service: 1 month, 0 days Per month dollars 6 2/3 Total 2.0.0 [2 pounds] Commencement of pay: 1780 Feb. 4. Treasurer's Office, Sunderland, Oct. 24, 1782. Received of Ira Allen, Treasurer, the contents of this order, for Capt. Lovewell. Nehemiah Lovewell." 3) "Corporal Samuel ROOT is listed on Muster roll of Capt. Strong's Company. [From Archives of State of N.Y., p. 130]" 4) "The Committee of Safety commissioned the following offiers for Cumberland on the 4th of January, 1776: Changes in the First [Lower] Regiment Ensign Samuel ROOT is listed on August 18, 1778." 5) "Ensign Samuel ROOT was listed in the Companies in the Southern Regiment in Brattleboro, VT while First Lieutenant Timothy ROOT was listed in Guilford, VT." Source is "ROLLS OF VERMONT SOLDIERS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1775-1783," 1998, Volumes 1 and 2, pages 23, 148, 820, 823, 826. Transcribed by Jan <<Samuel ROOT, Rev. War. information. Cathie LEVEN9700@aol.com>>