Francis John Skelly diary, 1779.

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Francis John Skelly diary, 1779.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44571233

This diary consists of copies of 10 pages of entries made between April and November of 1779. Francis John Skelly lists daily troop movements under the command of Maj. Gen. Prevost from Ebenezer, Georgia to Port Royal, South Carolina, and describes a skirmish with "Rebels" led by "Polaskey" (Pulaski) in which the American forces were defeated. The diary is a photocopy of the original in the Huntington Library of San Marino, California.

1 folder (.05 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7543568

Georgia Historical Society

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Prévost, Augustine, approximately 1725-1786

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N.Y. resident. From the description of Papers, 1783. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36115925 British army officer. From the description of Letter fragment of Augustine Prévost, 1777. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450131 British general. From the description of Letter, 1779 April 10, [Savannah?], to Thomas Pinckney. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 297170252 Officer in the Royal American Regiment (60th) and ...

Pułaski, Kazimierz, 1747-1779

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Polish nobleman who served as an army officer in the American Revolution. Known in the United States as Casimir Pulaski. From the description of Collection concerning the statue of Kazimierz Pułaski in Washington, D.C., 1867-1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450169 ...

Skelly, Francis John.

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Francis John Skelly was a British soldier who served in Georgia under Major General Prevost during the Revolutionary War. From the description of Francis John Skelly diary, 1779. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 44571233 ...