At a General Court Martial held at Oxford by Order of Lieutenant Colo Commandant N Rice of which Major John Walker was President—Uriah Stafford a Soldier belonging to the 16th Regiment was tryed—charged with disobedience of orders, striking and attempting frequently to strike his officer, then on duty—Was found guilty—& was sentenced to receive One hundred Lashes on his bare back—and to be confined at hard Labour in Fort Independence during the time of service for which he is engaged.