Letter : Stono, [S.C.], to Major General Lincoln, 1779 July 4.

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Letter : Stono, [S.C.], to Major General Lincoln, 1779 July 4.

Letter concerns the removal of sick and wounded soldiers to Charleston, S.C., moving Moultrie's army toward Beaufort, and other matters.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7338261

South Carolina Historical Society

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