Early Governors' Papers

Return of the strength & Condition of Mero District Brigade of Militia Com^d by Brig. Gen^l Sam Winchester 31: July 1801.

District & Regiments	Field & Staff	Brigadier General	Lt Colonel	Majors	Brigade Major	Adjutants	Sergt Major	Captains	Liuetenants	Ensigns	Seargeants	Corporals	Privates	Arms & Accourtrements	Rifles	Muskets	Shot pouches & powderhorns	Cartridge Boxes	Pistols	Swords	Espontooons
Mero District		1			1
1st Regt Davidson County			1	2				9	7	5	14		405		300	105	300
2 Regt Do Do			1	2		1		7	7	7	8	2	290		130	77	149	33		22	1
Regt of Sumner County			1	2		1		15	15	15	37	29	829		618	55	279	87	76	52	2
Regt of Robertson Coty			1	2		1	1	8	8	7	9	2	429		210	36	221			12
Regt of Montgomery County			1	1		1		6	6	6	15		268			268
Regt of Wilson County			1	2		1		7	7	7	21	14	442		420	6	420	6		17
Regt of Smith County			1	2				11	10	11			734		617	64	614			3	1
Regt of Williamson County			1	2		1	1	5	5	5	6	2	384		375	8	375	1		19	1
Regt of Cavalry			1	2		1		7	5	7	21	21	210					50	282	200
		1	9	17	1	7	2	75	70	70	131	70	3991		2667	619	2358	177	358	325	5

I do certify that the above return contains a true [cut off] Brigade of Militia agreeably to returns to [cut off]

His Excellency The Governor

[illegible]

Knoxville 6^th April 1803

Sir,

I recieved a Letter some time ago from the Secretary of War a copy of which I herewith enclose you will please to make ^the request of the President known that in your Mero District in such manner as may appera to you best calculated to prevent the any expence [sic] and or embarrassment which might hereafter be occassioned by the irregular conduct spirits of visits of Indians [at?] to the seat of government

I am [Sir?] with real esteem

Your Obd^t Servant Archibald Roane

James Winchester Brig Gen^l Mero District

A similar letter addressed to Gen^l White

Knoxville 6th February 1804.~

Sir

As soon as you return to Nashville with your Regiment of Mounted Infantry you will please have those Companies belonging to Mero District mustered out of service, and those belonging to the Districts of Washington and Hamilton, as soon as they have returned to their respective Districts- You will please call on Bennet Searcy esquire to muster out of service the ^horses as well as the men belonging to Mero District, and request him to forward lists of the same certified by himself to the Office of the Secretary of this state, as soon thereafter as may be practicable.-

Your good disposition towards the brave men who have so readily offered their services at their country`s call will not suffer you to neglect to have regular and well authenticated accounts made out, in order that your Regiment

[sideways left margin:] Recorded in the Secretary's Office July 15th. 1795. Chas. McClung Pro. Secretary

Department of war

Pay to William Rickard Pay Master pro tem. to the Troops in the Territory aforesaid, one hundred and twenty dollars out of the money in your hands appropriated for the defensive protection of the frontiers for the pay of a Detach-ment of Mounted Infantry of Mero District Colo. Isaac Roberts Regiment under the command of Sergeant Sylvenus Cassleman from the twenty sixth September, to the seventh — October 1794, agreeably to pay-roll and your report thereon of this date, for which this shall be your warrant.

Given at Knoxville under my hand & Seal the 15th. day of July 1795.

By the Governor. Wm Blount

Chas. McClung Pro. Secretary

Mr. Speaker & Gent. of the House of Representatives,

We concur with your amendment to the resolution by the house entered into respecting the road from Mero District to Knoxville

Wm. Blount S. S.

By order G. Roulstone CS.