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Subject: 1835 Hard Labor Muster List I From: Jane McCombs Gillespie Date: July 29, 1998 From that great book Hard Labor Section by HT Cook (must have book for serious Long Cane/Abbeville District SC researchers) comes the following: THE SPIRITS OF 98: such is the name given to a little pamphlet containing 14 articles of agreement signed by 107 men of military age in the Hard labor Precinct. From the infancy of the colony till 1861 the militia was in the place of a standing army. Every male not excused by law had to attend muster. These names were signed the first Saturday in January 1835: Barbary Jordan Capt Tiry Jay Johnathon Jordan John Donald James G Sheppard James Holliday Franklin Norwood CW Mantz John Sulgrove Jabez Nuckles [email protected] Jane McCombs Gillespie Researching McComb/McCombs in SC Hopewell Presbyterian in McCormick County SC Long Canes SC list : [email protected] McCombs list [email protected] ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |