Avon, Maine, July 12, 1842, where Eliakim Norton, Commanding Officer, Infantry, 3rd Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 8th Division, Maine Militia, orders Asahel Swain and Jesse Sprague to have their men assemble on July 23, 1842 at the store of John Will? in the room of Ensign John Bates, for the purpose of selecting a successor to Bates, who was being promoted.The order to Asahel Swain, shown at top, includes the names, on the reverse, of men:
- A. C. Swain [Asahel C. Swain]
- John P. Hall
- Jesse H. Soule
- Andrew Haley
A similar handwritten order to Jesse Sprague includes, on the reverse, the names
- Jesse Sprague
- Joseph Brown, Jr.
- William McKeen
- William S. Towle
- William W. Will
- Samuel Day
- Joseph Boston, Jr.
- Ebenezer Goodwin (tear in paper, so I'm not sure of given name)
- Ivory Libby
- Robert Mitchell
- Joshua Sprague
- Asahel Chase Swain (abt 1817-1883)
- Eliakim Norton - perhaps Eliakim Norton (abt 1811-1892)
- John Will?
- Ensign John Bates
- John P. Hall
- Jesse H. Soule
- Andrew Haley - perhaps Andrew B. Haley (abt 1825-1860)
- Jesse Sprague - perhaps Jesse Sprague (1818-1868)
- Joseph Brown, Jr.
- William McKeen - perhaps William McKeen (1808-1892)
- William S. Towle - perhaps William Soule Towle (1816-1885)
- William W. Will
- Samuel Day
- Joseph Boston, Jr. - perhaps Joseph Boston, Jr. (1810-1885)
- Ebenezer Goodwin (tear in paper, so I'm not sure of given name)
- Ivory Libby
- Robert Mitchell
- Joshua Sprague - perhaps Joshua Sprague (1812-1885)
If you have information on any of the men mentioned above, please leave a comment, so that this post can be amended, for the benefit of other researchers.
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