Letter : Charles Town, [S.C.], to Major General Lincoln, 1780 Jan. 12.

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Letter : Charles Town, [S.C.], to Major General Lincoln, 1780 Jan. 12.

Mayson requests to be considered as one of the supernumerary officers when the South Carolina battalions are reduced or consolidated because of his poor health.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7338181

South Carolina Historical Society

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Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

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Mayson, James, d. 1799.

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