Case of Colonel Hayne, 1781.

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Case of Colonel Hayne, 1781.

Handwritten, five page account by John Colcock concerning Isaac Hayne's defense, the charges brought against Hayne by the British, pleas put forth, answers, and Hayne's execution.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7337675

South Carolina Historical Society

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Hayne, Isaac, 1745-1781.

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St. Paul's Parish, South Carolina and York District, South Carolina mill owner, plantation owner, Revolutionary War officer, South Carolina Representative, and South Carolina Senator. Isaac Hayne was executed by the British at Charleston, South Carolina in 1781. From the description of Journal : register, ca. 1764-1781. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32141980 From the description of Isaac Hayne ledger, 1765-1781. (The South Carolina Historical S...

Balfour, Nisbet, 1743-1823

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British soldier, served in American theater during Revolutionary War. From the guide to the Nisbet Balfour letter and receipt, 1781, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) British Officer during American Revolution, and Commandant of Charleston, S.C., during British occupation, 1781-1782. From the description of Nisbet Balfour papers, 1781 Dec. 4 and 178[2] Jan. 21. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 54468239 B...

Rawdon, Francis.

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Colcock, John, 1744-1782.

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Attorney and South Carolina state representative. As the attorney for Isaac Hayne, an American officer, Colcock wrote an opinion which questioned the legality of British actions against Hayne. Hayne was sentenced to be executed without a proper trial in Charleston, South Carolina by orders of Colonel Nisbet Balfour and Lord Rawdon. Despite petitions for his pardon, Hayne was hanged by the British. From the description of Case of Colonel Hayne, 1781. (The South Carolina Historical Soc...