Autograph letter signed : St. Thomas's Parish, to General Lincoln, 1780 Apr. 6.

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Autograph letter signed : St. Thomas's Parish, to General Lincoln, 1780 Apr. 6.

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Written during Huger's command during the siege of Charleston, and including his first mention of withdrawing from the slow British advance: "Dear Sir / I [took?] post with Col. [Peter] Horry's horse and twenty-five of Baylors on this side of Cooper River, in order to cover the embarkation of the troops--Shall leave Capt. Fogartie's company and what few of the Dragoons that are here to remain on the east side of the River--shall withdraw with the continental and state horse--it being impossible to procure forage in this part of the country--Being in great want of waggons--I have got Col. Harrington of the North Carolina militia to spare me sixteen [illeg] which shall first employ in bringing down the shot and afterwards to supply the cavalry--I shall have a few barrels of Flower down here the day after tomorrow and can procure you 15000 weight of Bacon. Am your servant Is Huger."

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7173442

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Huger, Isaac, 1742 or 1743-1797

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Charleston and St. Matthews Parish, South Carolina plantation owner, politician, and Revolutionary War general. From the description of Letter : South Carolina, to Major Hyrne, 1783 Aug. 17. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32145034 ...

Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

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Continental Army officer, collector of customs for the port of Boston; from Hingham (Plymouth Co.), Mass. From the description of Papers, 1778-1804. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19903396 Benjamin Lincoln was an American general during the Revolutionary War. He accepted the British surrender at Yorktown. From the description of Benjamin Lincoln collection, 1775-1782. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 712651132 ...