Nisbet Balfour papers, 1781 Dec. 4 and 178[2] Jan. 21.

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Nisbet Balfour papers, 1781 Dec. 4 and 178[2] Jan. 21.

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Letter, 4 Dec. 1781, Charleston, S.C., to Alexander Ross; reporting that Lord Cornwallis' baggage, including an extensive collection of wines, had been sent off to him, but had been captured; also reports on the financial situation regarding loyalist refugees and militia. Letter, 21 Jan. 178[2], Charleston, S.C., to Lt. McPherson; commending him on "the very proper measures" taken against the rebel forces, and urges him to keep watch in his sector and to expel from their plantations any families "who have joined the enemy."

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Ross, Alexander, 1742-1827

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Alexander Ross, born in Scotland in 1742, was a major in the British Army and Aide-de-Camp to General Cornwallis and as such represented the general at the surrender at Yorktown in 1781. From the description of Orderly book, 1758. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122590601 ...

Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805

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Balfour, Nisbet, 1743-1823

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British soldier, served in American theater during Revolutionary War. From the guide to the Nisbet Balfour letter and receipt, 1781, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) British Officer during American Revolution, and Commandant of Charleston, S.C., during British occupation, 1781-1782. From the description of Nisbet Balfour papers, 1781 Dec. 4 and 178[2] Jan. 21. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 54468239 B...

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Whitmore was govenor of Cape Breton Island and the Island of St. John (Prince Edward Island). From the description of Receipt for wages paid for labor in the Cape Breton colliery : manuscript, 1760. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612812416 Administrative history unavailable. The University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections has a mandate to acquire military papers. From the description of Great Britain Army collection. [1800-1941]. (University o...