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Return of the Army in New-Jersey under the command of General Mercer
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A General Return of the Army in NEW-JERSEY, under the command of the Honourable HUGH MERCER, Esq˙, Brigadier-General in the service of the AMERICAN STATES, PERTH-AMBOY, October 8, 1776.Total office Privates
Non-Com' ed
Colonels.
Lieut˙ Colonels.
Majors.
Captains.
First Lieutenants.
Second Lieutenats.
Ensigns.
Chaplains.
Adjutants.
Quartermasters.
Paymasters.
Surgeons.
Mates.
Sergeants.
Drums and Fifes.
Privates, fit tor duty.
Sick.
On furlough.
Deserted.
Total Privates.
Lieutenant-Colonel Tea
1
2
4
5
5
4
1
1
1
13
9
108
25
1
5
139
185
South-Jlmboy
Pennsylvania Militia.
Colonel Patterson
1
1
7
6
6
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
27
12
268
74
342
Perth-Ambov
Delaxcare Flying-Camp.
Colonel Moore
1
1
1
8
8
8
7
1
1
1
26
8
231
51
5
24
311
do.
Pennsylvania do.
Colonel McCalister
1
1
9
8
7
8
1
2
2
2
35
8
369
61
8
438
do.
do.
Colonel Clottz
1
3
3
3
2
1
10
2
103
18
4
125
do.
do.
Colonel Read
1
3
3
2
2
1
8
4
98
10
1
109
do.
Jersey Militia.
Colonel Ellis
1
1
2
5
5
4
1
1
1
22
2
113
19
1
3
136
do.
do.
Colonel Shipman
1
1
1
9
8
8
5
1
1
1
246
246
do.
do.
Colonel Allison
1
1
2
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
15
1
92
13
2
107
do.
Pennsylvania do.
Colonel Savitz
2
2
1
2
1
6
4
50
50
do.
do.
Colonel Henderson
2
2
1
4
22
22
do.
do.
Total at Amboy
6
5
9
52
49
40
37
3
7
9
1
6
1
154
41
1592
246
17
31
1886
2306
Total at Perth-Amboy.
Colonel Smith
1
1
4
4
1
1
15
193
25
221
Woodbridge
Jersey Militia.
Colonel Potter
1
1
9
7
7
6
6
1
1
25
12
138
39
1
180
do.
do.
Colonel Holmes
1
1
2
4
5
1
1
1
1
20
8
152
16
168
do.
do.
Total at Woodbridge
3
2
5
15
14
11
13
1
2
3
2
60
27
483
80
1
569
727
Total at Woodbridge.
Lieutenant-Col˙ Lawrence.
2
2
2
2
1
7
2
65
7
73
Elizabeth-Town.
Pennsyl' a Ply ing-Camp.
Colonel Slough
1
2
5
5
4
4
1
1
15
10
171
171
do.
do˙ Militia.
Colonel Drake
1
1
9
7
7
7
1
1
1
33
12
368
368
do.
Jersey Militia.
Colonel Smith
1
2
10
7
7
7
1
1
1
35
8
405
52
8
13
478
do.
do.
Colonel Mettelm
1
1
4
4
3
3
1
1
16
8
189
189
do.
do.
Total at Elizabeth-Town.
3
3
5
30
25
23
23
5
4
3
106
40
1198
59
8
14
1279
1550
Total at Elizabeth Town.
Colonel Nelson
1
1
2
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
18
10
236
14
6
256
310
New-Ark
Jersey Militia.
Colonel Swope
1
1
1
8
8
7
8
1
1
1
1
30
14
314
32
1
12
359
Fort Constitution.
Pennsyl' a Flying-Camp.
Colonel Cunningham
1
1
3
8
1
1
1
12
1
121
13
4
138
do.
do.
Colonel Montgomery
1
1
7
7
6
6
1
24
5
224
44
1
36
305
do.
do.
Colonel Watt
1
1
6
7
7
7
27
8
368
63
4
435
Total at FortConstitution
3
4
24
30
20
22
1
3
2
93
28
1027
152
6
52
1237
470
Total at Fort Constitution.
Total number
16
14
27
131
129
99
105
5
17
21
1
15
3
444
155
4644
576
43
103
5366
6548
At the different posts.