The Organization of John Van Etten’s Company
DS: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Jan. 12th. 1756

We the Subscribers do hereby engage ourselves to serve as Soldiers in his Majesty’s Service under the Command of Captain John Vanetta, for the Space of one Month; and whoever of us shall get drunk, desert, or prove cowardly in Time of Action, or disobedient to our Officers, shall forfeit his Pay. This Agreement we make in Consideration of being allow’d at the Rate of Six Dollars per Month Wages, One Dollar for the Use of a Gun and Blanket to each Man who shall furnish himself with them, and the Provision and Rum mentioned in a Paper hereunto annex’d.

     his
William X Mirrell
    Mark
[Charles McLear]
 a Run away Servant
  his
Neil X Maginly
  Mark
     his
William W Kelly
    Mark
Wilem Danse
John Cornelus
Peter Lennerd
Cornelius Jewell
James McConel
Jacob Rupart[?]
Colmen Combs
John hide
    his
Samuel   Giveins
   Mark
  his
Paul   Rich
  Mark
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   50 soldiers
Gert van Bunsschaten
John Davens
Jaems van Bunsschaten
Patrick Nixon
John Kinnan
     Sergeant
John Stull Sergeant
franz delon
Benony Heath
Richad Pigot
Michael Fetter
    his
Hugh H Clark
   Mark
William Battey [?]
Thor Broudge
Francis Wright
William Wright
Thomas Little
James Gray
Connerine   his marke
Henry Cole
thomas hizoth
Jaeme F molen his marck
Steward mackee
Steward Kee
 Sar[geant?]
Elias Decker
gidon van Aken
John Cortright
Benjamen Cortright
Samuel gray
frances m Gee [M'Gee?]
James Everinghaim
Jeremiah Kittle
piter + RosenCrans
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