School: Maryland
Frederick “I humbly beg the favour of you, to send me a Certificate to Exempt me and my People of the Militia Duty, by the Bearer M. Abraham – For which there Names is Jacob Reaser, Thomas Lawrence, Jacob Dunkle, Henry Fisher, Woodward Evitt, my Prentice is out now to Guard the Prisoners & my Captn. told me I should soon to on the Powder Guard, but if you will send me a Certificate, since I am in Contract with you, I shall be Exempt, when there is any Work to do for the Publick I always do it, and am willing to Oblige the Publick as much, in the Gun Way as I am able, which I think is more service to the Publick, as if I was to go with the Militia. I Petitioned to the Assembly to be Armorer for the County, which would be more Benefit to the Publick as Cast, I was informed by the Lieut. of the County that there was several Barrels in the Magazine which has no stocks, locks nor Mountain, so if you send me you Order to get them I shall add them to the November, as I have to make, and if you have the Power to get an Armorer I should be glad to serve. Sir I am your…Sevt. at…–Jacob Reaser.” {Maryland State Revolutionary War Papers, December 1778, Hall of Records, Annapolis} For additional information see Maryland Longrifles Hartzler/Whisker.
