Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to Sir Henry Clinton, 1779 Aug. 20.

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Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to Sir Henry Clinton, 1779 Aug. 20.

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Letter concerns Simpson's mission to acquire information about the "temper and disposition" of the citizens of South Carolina, "particularly in the back country," to find out if they "might be depended upon to assist His Majesty's forces," and to give them assurances of protection and support from Great Britain. Simpson reports his observations and offers his suggestion that Clinton should first secure the assistance of "friends in the back country" before proceeding to Charleston, S.C.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795

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Sir Henry Clinton was the son of Admiral George Clinton (c.1685-1761) and grandson of Sir Francis Fiennes Clinton, 6th Earl of Lincoln. His father was Governor General of Newfoundland, 1732-1741, and of New York, 1741-1751. Rather than follow his father into the navy, Sir Henry embarked on a military career. He advanced steadily through the ranks, partly assisted by the patronage of his relative, the 1st Duke of Newcastle under Lyne. By the 1770s he had reached the rank of Colonel of the 12th Fo...

Simpson, James, 1737-1815.

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British attorney-general of South Carolina. A native of Scotland, Simpson emigrated to America in 1752. He had to leave South Carolina for England in 1777 for rejecting an oath of abjuration, but returned to America, arriving in Georgia in 1779. From the description of Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to Sir Henry Clinton, 1779 Aug. 20. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144764 ...