A Regimental Return of the Regiment of Militia in the County of Bute taken at a General Muster had at the Court House is said county the 24th day of October 1773

 
Colonel Lt. Colonel Majour Adjutant Quarter Master
Thomas Eaton Philemon Hawkins John Hawkins
Captains
Lieutenants
Ensigns
Serjeants
Corporals
Derummers
Privates
Absentus
Samuel Thompson
Joseh Shearing 
Daniel Sledge
3
3
1
33
87
 
Hardrige Walker
Aaron Handrige
3
3
1
  
81
Philip Burford
Nathaniel Bullock
  
3
3
1
37
49
William Duke
Peter Green
Thomas Christmas
3
2
1
59
24
Nathaniel Peebles
    
3
3
1
77
21
Philemon Hawkins Jun.
Benj. Kimball
  
3
3
1
43
26
Thomas Cook
  
Christopher Foster
3
3
1
47
0
John Brown
Thomas Hill Jun.
Peter <faded>
3
3
  
48
19
William Alston
William Burroughs
Thomas Young
3
3
1
100
40
Benjamin Hill
    
3
3
1
76
39
Michael Collins
    
3
3
1
40
112
Joseph Norris
William Truman
  
3
3
0
  
65
Joseph Megchee
    
3
3
1
17
88
     
39
38
11
597
659

 
Philemon Hawkins, Officer of the Day

Abstracted from the Original at the North Carolina Archives by Joel S. Russell