Pittsylvania County Furnishes the Army, August 1781

 "At a meeting of the Field Officers and Magistrates, on Friday the 10th, August, 1781, for the purpose of Laying out the County into districts to furnish an Equal proportion of clothes and beef for the use of the Army, Ralph Smith is appointed Receiver to the within district and it is order that he call together the Inhabitants of the same and proceed according to Law. Teste: James Roberts, Thomas Dillard, John Dix, John Wilson, Ben Lankford, County Commissioners. Abram Shelton, Clerk"²²

The inhabitants of the district were named by the commissioners and assessed as follows: Charles Goad, 5 pounds, William Goad, 6 pounds, R. Goad, 11 pounds.²²

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