Robert Heriot correspondence, 1781.

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Robert Heriot correspondence, 1781.

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Correspondence consists of a letter from Mary Heriot to Robert Heriot and his reply. Mary Heriot's letter concerns a "narrow escape" which she and her family experienced during fighting near their home. Robert Heriot's reply thanks God for their "miraculous escape" and also concerns Heriot's status as a prisoner (of war) on parole, his plea that the British require no "test of allegiance" for the inhabitants of Waccamaw (Georgetown County, S.C.), family and financial matters, and slaves.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Heriot, Mary Ouldfield.

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Heriot, Robert, 1739-1792

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Robert Heriot immigrated to South Carolina in 1759 and settled in Georgetown, where he became a merchant and plantation owner. He married Mary Ouldfield, daughter of John Ouldfield and Anne LaRoche. Robert Heriot was commissioned a captain of light infantry in the Continental Army in 1776 and became a colonel in 1779. From the description of Robert Heriot correspondence, 1781. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32140295 ...