American AcornsCompiled service record, 6th Massachusetts Regiment (scan 0886): Nathan Oaks, Lieut. Col. Whiting's company, 6th Massachusetts: muster roll for July 1780 (enlisted 13 July). Company muster roll card for July 1780: Nathan Oaks, private, Lieut. Col. Daniel Whiting's company, 6th Massachusetts; enlisted July 13; term 6 months.
Image · dated 1780 · source: U.S. National Archives (public record), supplied by the owner
Transcription
Word-for-word transcription (spellings kept; uncertain letters in brackets).
O | 6 | Mass.
Nathan Oaks
Pvt., Lieut. Col. Daniel Whiting's Co., in ye 6th Massachusetts Bay Reg't, commanded by Col. Thomas Nixon.
(Revolutionary War.)
Appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above for the month of July, 1780.
Roll dated Camp
Aug, 1780.
Appointed [blank]. Commissioned [blank].
Enlisted July 13, 17[year blank].
Term of enlistment 6 Mo
Time since last muster or enlistment [blank].
Alterations since last muster [blank].
Casualties [blank]. Remarks [blank].
M. Couch [signature uncertain], Copyist.
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Keep in mind: Compiled service cards copied from the rolls of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment (Col. Thomas Nixon), a 6-months levy enlisted July 1780; the cards are copies of rolls, not separate enlistments. The 13 July 1780 enlistment is the one the 1923 Pension Office reply to W.25398 gives for Nathaniel Oak of Athens and matches the printed Soldiers and Sailors entry for Nathaniel Oaks of Bolton, age 18; Likely for Nathaniel Oak born 1762. The name forms (Nathaniel, Nathan, Nathl) and the 3 July (card 0885) versus 13 July dates are kept as written; the Chelsea pensioner's service is a different file.