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Publication Date
1775
Document Type
Article
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Page Number
fau_97990
Description
Autograph letter, signed, from William H. Drayton to the Council of Safety, reporting from "Head Quarters at 96" South Carolina on his latest successes and setbacks and his plans for using the militia to suppress the opposition. Report on activities of Loyalists Kirkland, Fletchall, and Cunningham; "In three days I shall begin to march into the heart of Fletchal's quarters with 800 men & six pieces of canon." Accompanied by a typed copy of the letter possibly made by the rare book dealer Robert K. Black. William Henry Drayton (1742-1779), a Loyalist-turned-Patriot, served as president of the Council of Safety in 1775, and in 1776 was Chief Justice of South Carolina; member of the Continental Congress in 1778, and signer of the Articles of Confederation.
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relators:att:person:Drayton, William Henry, 1742-1779