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Kershaw, Ely, fl. 1779. Orderly book of Lieutenant Colonel Ely Kershaw, 1779, Feb. 26 - Apr. 23, Georgia and South Carolina.

Title: Orderly book of Lieutenant Colonel Ely Kershaw, 1779, Feb. 26 - Apr. 23, Georgia and South Carolina.

Record of a raid conducted by Ely Kershaw upon the orders of Andrew Williamson between March 3 and April 23 to the region of Congaree River, Augusta, and Three Rivers. Included are orders and communications between Kershaw and Williamson. Also included is a list entitled "Amount of Publick Tents, etc. del'd to Col. Kershaw Regt. of Militia. 26 Feb. 1779." (f. 31-31v.).

ArchivalResource: 32 leaves, 20 cm, stitched, paper wrappers.

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Letters to Captain John Bowie of South Carolina from General Andrew Williamson and others, 1776-1780

Title: Letters to Captain John Bowie of South Carolina from General Andrew Williamson and others 1776-1780

This collection contains sixty-three letters to Captain John Bowie of South Carolina, commandant at Fort Independence and elsewhere, from General Andrew Williamson of Georgia and other individuals. The letters were written between 1776 and 1780 and concern military matters. They are mounted in an old volume of Senate documents and selections were printed in the Bulletin of the New York Public Library, vol. 4, pages 83-92 and 116-127

ArchivalResource: .23 linear foot (1 volume)

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Singleton, Matthew, 1730-1787. Matthew Singleton Papers, 1773-1783.

Title: Matthew Singleton Papers, 1773-1783.

Chiefly Revolutionary War-era materials, including letter, 29 Dec. 1775, re advanced payment of wages by Matthew Singleton to twenty-eight men; certificate, 4 June 1778, re oath taken by Matthew Singleton re act of General Assembly of S.C.; appraisal, 12 Oct. 1778, of estate items belonging to Matthew Singleton. Letter, 17 Aug. 1779, re horses lost at Bacon's Bridge during Provosts advance on Charleston, S.C.; undated deposition by two members of Lt. Col. [Joseph] Kershaw's Light Horse Brigade re desertions; letter, 10 April 1779, re potential treason and court case against individuals charged with aiding the enemy of the United States; letter, 30 June 1779, Charleston, S.C., from John Rutledge, re acquittal of Matthew Singleton by court martial on charges of mutiny. Receipt, 30 July 1773, from John Cogdell, Deputy Receiver General, to Matthew Singleton, re rent on 2094 acres of land; letter, 14 Aug. 1774, Saint Mark's Parish, S.C., Matthew Singleton to R[ichard] Richardson, Jr., John James, Jr. and Isham Moore, requesting money for the poor and identifying people who paid poor taxes. Letter, 16 July 1783, William Richardson, to Matthew Singleton, re land purchases; undated letter from Gen. A. Williamson to Matthew Singleton, re appointment of Lt. Col. J. Kershaw.essay, 15 Sept. 1916, copy of paper by J. Nelson on "An Early Settler in Stateburg and papers of Matthew Singleton."

ArchivalResource: 37 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41942171 View

Williamson, Andrew, 1730-1786. Andrew Williamson correspondence, 1779 May 4.

Title: Andrew Williamson correspondence, 1779 May 4.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70981563 View

Bowie, John,. Letters to Captain John Bowie of South Carolina from General Andrew Williamson and others, 1776-1780.

Title: Letters to Captain John Bowie of South Carolina from General Andrew Williamson and others, 1776-1780.

This collection contains sixty-three letters to Captain John Bowie of South Carolina, commandant at Fort Independence and elsewhere, from General Andrew Williamson of Georgia and other individuals. The letters were written between 1776 and 1780 and concern military matters. They are mounted in an old volume of Senate documents and selections were printed in the Bulletin of the New York Public Library, vol. 4, pages 83-92 and 116-127.

ArchivalResource: .23 linear foot (1 volume)

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Williamson, Andrew, 1730-1786. Andrew Williamson papers, 1778-1779.

Title: Andrew Williamson papers, 1778-1779.

Chiefly reports from various units of militia under command of Gen. Williamson and orders organizing courts of inquiry; South Carolina areas represented include Camden District, Moncks Corner, Adams Ferry, and High Hills of Santee [now Stateburg], and Augusta, Georgia. Includes report, 21 Dec. 1778, vicinity of Monck's Corner, S.C., re a battalion in Col. Richardson's Regiment, giving a list of officers and men, weapons, and ammunition; and letter, 19 Jan. 1779, written from "White-Hall," to Maj. Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln, re his plans for military operations "agreeable to our Presidents desire" [i.e. John Rutledge], and planning a meeting with Cherokee Indians at Seneca, S.C., "to secure and confirm that Nation in our Interest."

ArchivalResource: 26 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43579483 View