Petition of James Williams, 1779 Sept. 3.

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Petition of James Williams, 1779 Sept. 3.

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Legislative petition presented, 3 Sept. 1779, to the South Carolina House of Representatives that suggests political influence of backcountry Loyalists against Williams; this items was described in the published house journal as "the representation, remonstrance and humble petition of James Williams, colonel, and the rest of the field officers, captains, and subalterns of the regiment of militia commonly called the Little River regiment in Ninety Six district, also of divers of the privates living within the regimental district." Petition was probably submitted to the legislature in multiple copies; this copy has attached signatures of Captain Thomas Dugan, Lieutenant Levi Casey, Lieutenant Robert Dugan, and 61 rank and file from the Enoree River section of the district; petition defends Williams against "false & evilly designing accusations" of misconduct as regimental commander and suggests that the charges are made by Crown sympathizers.

1 sheet ; 44 x 37 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7634094

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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