William Moultrie correspondence, 1781.

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William Moultrie correspondence, 1781.

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Correspondence includes a letter (1781 March 11) from Lord Charles Montagu to Moultrie at Haddrell's Point, S.C. offering Moultrie a commission in a British regiment. Reply (1781 March 12) from Moultrie to Montague refuses his "dishonorable proposal."

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