VIRGINIA GAZETTE 1700'S
CHRISTIE'S
JEREMIAH CHRISTIE
Deserted from my company, in the 10th Virginia regiment, the following soldiers, viz. Joseph Phillips, about 6 feet high, 22 or 23 years old, well made, has short brown hair, and formerly lived in Augusta. James Hamilton, about 40 years old, about 5 feet 8 inches high, has a thin visage, and it is said he is gone to Carolina. Jeremiah Christie, a young man about 5 feet 7 inches high, well made, full faced, has gray eyes and brown hair. John Neston, 25 years old, 5 feet 9 inches high, stout made, has dark hair and eyes and formerly followed the water business. William Bettisworth 23 years. old 5 feet 11 inches, well made and has light hair. James Jones 30, 5 feet 10 inches, well made has black hair and eyes and is a planter. All but the first mentioned deserter came out of Stafford and King George. Whoever delivers the above deserters to any officer of the 10th Regiment shall have 10 dollars for each. J. Mountjoy, Capt.
CAPTAIN CHRYSTIE
Annapolis March 26th
1772
On the 8th instant in latitude 34: 30 Longitude 64, west from London, Captain Chrystie spoke the schooner Charming Nancy, John Baker, Master, from Tenerife, bound to Portsmouth in Virginia. He had then been out twelve weeks, had met with very bad weather, which had much damaged his rigging and tore his sails to pieces, and was also in the utmost distress for want of provisions. Captain Chrystie readily spared him some cordage, twine and needles, as also provisions sufficient for three weeks. Captain Baker providentially met with the above assistance just as a negro boy was going to be sacrificed, in order to appease the calls of nature, as the crew had been some time in extreme want. The schooner bore away for Bermuda in order to repair damage.
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