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The times in
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1976
18, 1976
weeks
MITT
of September
1776
were
unusually
quiet.
The Council met regularly and spent its time purchasing military supplies. The Navy Board also
meeting
in
Williamsburg
was
with
contracting
workers
for
Gazette
'
the
newly established
Chickahominy
L
BB
Shipyard. The York County Court did not meet at all during September. Several regiments of
troops stationed at William§burg had little to do. Bored soldiers, probably anxious to return home
for harvest, deserted from the camps around the town.
NINE
POUNDS
REWARD
Deserted from my company of the 5th battalion, at College camp, Williamsburg, JOSEPH
JOLLEY, 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high, a stout well made man, stoops in his shoulders, has light
brown hair, gray eyes, fair complexion, and large whiskers; he is addicted to strong liquor, and when
drunk exceedingly talkative and troublesome. He has a family in the lower end of Henrico county,
where he may no doubt be apprehended; JOHN ROBINSON, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, slim made,
dark complexion, black hair, black eyes, the whites of which are tinctured yellow with the jaundice,
is apt to get drunk, and when so insolent and quarrelsome; he also comes from the lower end of
Henrico county. THOMAS ROBINSON, brother of John, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, swarthy
complexion, gray eyes, brown hair, and is somewhat deaf. He went away with a brother that was
down to see him on Saturday the 14th instant. Jolly, and his brother John, absconded the same
night. Whoever
will secure the said deserters,
or either of them,
and deliver them
to the
commanding officer at Williamsburg, shall be entitled to a reward of 3 1. for each.
John Pleasants.
Deserted the 17th instant, from my company of the 5th battalion, the following soldiers, viz.
THOMAS HOLLAND, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, about 23 years old, of a fair complexion, and has
light hair; had on a silver laced hat, and was very well clothed. JOSEPH PAYNE, about 5 feet 8
inches high, about 25 years old, has dark hair, and is dressed as soldiers commonly are; he listed in
Bedford. JOHN FRANKLIN, about 5 feet 10 inches high, has light hair, of a fair complexion, but
has a very ugly down look; wore a common soldier' s dress, with a white hat, and was listed in
Williamsburg, though he came from Hanover. TEN DOLLARS reward for each, if delivered at
Williamsburg.
Cross Scruggs.
With so many soldiers stationed in Williamsburg, the local barbers experienced a boom in their
business. James Nichols offered high wages to journeymen barbers:
Wanted immediately, Two journeymen BARBERS, who can shave and dress well, and ifacquainted
with wigmaking it will be more in their favour. Such persons as are capable as above required will
receive extraordinary
wages by applying to
James Nichols.
Nichols arrived in Virginia from London in 1772 and established his shop in Petersburg. In the
fall of 1775 he moved to Williamsburg and opened his business at the Brick House Tavern. The
following spring Nichols formed a partnership with Richard Charlton, another local barber, but
because Charlton failed to come" up with any part of his agreement" the partnership was dissolved.
Nichols continued to live in Williamsburg, where he died in 1784.
September 17, 1776
With the impending convening of the General Assembly set for October, the Council wrote
Governor Patrick Henry " representing the urgent necessity of his immediate attendance, for the
dispatch of public business." Henry had been sick at the time he was inaugurated as governor and
had gone home to recover his health. The Council, under the direction of its president, John Page,
had been performing
the
executive
function of the
state
government—
it was not until September
17 that Henry attended the Council.
Compiled
by
Harold B. Gill, Jr.
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These Boisterous Times
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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1976
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“<em>These Boisterous Times…</em>” The Week in ’76 was a newsletter produced by the Colonial Williamsburg Department of Preservation and Research in 1976. Compiled by historian Harold Gill, the newsletter consisted of notable entries from the Virginia Gazette newspaper dated 1776 along with some additional historical background of the mentioned event or person. The newsletter was intended to assist Colonial Williamsburg’s interpreters with adding additional emphasis to events associated with 1776 during the celebration of the American Revolution Bicentennial (United States Bicentennial) in 1976.
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These Boisterous Times September 1-18, 1976
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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1976-09-18