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17th Decemr. 1754

In Obedience to Your Pre[illegible] have the Lists of the Militia for Tyrrel County inclosed, [and] I have hitherto been able to get Your orders obeyed, which we[re] Delivered to me; till the Day before I was oblidged to set out [for this] place so that Capt. William Everet hath not sent me his list; W[hen] I receive it I shall not fail to Transmit it to Your Excellency as soon as Possable I hope You will not impute it to me as a f[illegible] that my list is Imperfect, the Colonel of my County being Dead the Leuetenant Colonel and Major, having Neglected to Ac[t] [illegible] thought it notwithstanding, my Duty to Comply with Your Excellency's Commands as soon as I was made A[illegible] [illegible] and as [illegible] [illegible] the Time [illegible].

We have Neither Armes nor [Ammun]ition, nor are the[re] [illegible] in this County, as to any Regulations about our Militia, This being now Devolved on me, I must Inform Your Excellency the Leuetenant Colonel and Major of the Regiment have never Qualified themselves for their Respective Posts partly from Neglect, and partly from Unwillingness to Act, I am sorry [that] I find myself obliged to give Your Excellency this Account. I am the Eldest Captain not only in this but in all the [illegible] County's and therefore imagining myself to have some [illegible] Title to an advancement, I should be Glad to serve the Publick in another Station if agreeable to Your Excellency.

I have the Honour to be

Sir your Most Devoted

and

Most Obedt. Humble. Servt.

Evan Jones

                                        men

Capt. Jones's Comp’ny   82

Capt. Hardison                82

Capt. Spruell                   95

Capt. Ludfords                68

                                        327