Minutes of Court of Yohooania Couxty. 397 



James Spear l)eing bound in recognizance appeard. Ordered 

 to be bound to the next G. Jury. James Si)ears with Andrew 

 pearce Ju. his seer, held L 500 each. 



John Brackenridge bound in recgn. appd. Ordered to be 

 bound to Next G. Jury Ct. John Brackenridge with James 

 Brackenridge his Sec. come into Cot. held in L 500 Each. 

 (241) Whereas John Campbell Esqr. Lieut, for this County, is 

 now a Prisoner with the Indians, and it is uncertain when he 

 may return to Take the Command of the Militia of this 

 County, upon considering the same and the present situation 

 of the Melitia of this County, it is the opinion of this Co't. that 

 it is Necessary that some person should be appointed in the 

 stead of the said Colo. Campbell, cv: it is therefore ordered 

 that Dorsey Pentecost be recommended to his Excell. the 

 Governor as a proper person to be appointed in the stead of 

 the sd. Colo. Campbell.^ 



Ordered that Joseph Beeler be recommend as Colo, of the 

 First Batalion of Militia in the stead of John Stephenson who 

 hath resigned, the sd. Joseph being Colo, of the sd. Battalion. 



William Harrison is recommd. to the Governor as a proper 

 person to serve as Lieut. Colo, of sd. Battalion in the sd. of 

 the sd. Joseph Beeler, the sd. William being Majr. ofsd. Batta. 



George Vallandingham is recomd. as Colo, of the 2'"'- Bat- 

 talion in the stead of Isaac Cox who hath res'd. the said George 

 being Lut. Colo. ofsd. Battalion. 



Gabriel Cox is appointed Lieut. Colo, of the 2""'- Battalion 

 he being Maj. Thereof. 



Ordered that Colo. Josei)h Beeler furnish the next Court 

 with a List, Seniority and rank of the Caps, of the Militia of 

 the first Battalion This County in order to Enable the Court to 

 proceed to the choice of majors of the Melitia. and Colo. 

 Vallandingham of the second Battalions. 



Ordered that Benjaman Kuykendal be appointed to contract 

 with some person to bring up two Hundred Bushels of Salt 

 which now lies at Alexandria in the house of Joseph Watson, 

 belonging to the County, and that John Cannon assign an 

 Order relating thereto that he has in his hands to the sd. Ben- 

 jaman Kirkendall. 

 ' This was the Ji>hn Campbell, one of the gentlemen justices of the court. 



