Letter to Charles Lee from Daniel Horry, August 3, 1776
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Letter to Charles Lee from Daniel Horry, August 3, 1776
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Date
August 4, 1776
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Regarding lodging at Haddrell's Point camp
07/24/2023
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Lee, Charles
Cox, Danielle
Silberberg, Jules (Metadata)
Fenn, Debbie (transcription)
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Ms. 84, Daniel Horry Correspondence, 1776.
Language
English
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ms84let03
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Danl Horry to Gen. Lee
To
His Excell.y General Lee
Charles Town
Camp on Haddrells Point 4th August 1776
Dear General
I am sorry and surprised that any person could have informed your excellency that I had taken Scotts house. I have always been satisfied and happy in my own tent and never assumed a mansion in camp. – It was General Armstrongs opinion that as we has only twenty artillery there which are the only provincials here and that the militia would in all probability be discharged in a day or two, it would be better to save the colony the house next of the blue house and therefore the sick in the hospital, which were only two men, to the yellow house, where they have plenty of room. It give up Wm. Scotts House, but if it is thought necessary and the preference given to that Ho. it may be taken at any time.
I am with great respect yr excellys
Ob. Hum Servt.
Danl Horry
Excelly Gen. Lee
To
His Excell.y General Lee
Charles Town
Camp on Haddrells Point 4th August 1776
Dear General
I am sorry and surprised that any person could have informed your excellency that I had taken Scotts house. I have always been satisfied and happy in my own tent and never assumed a mansion in camp. – It was General Armstrongs opinion that as we has only twenty artillery there which are the only provincials here and that the militia would in all probability be discharged in a day or two, it would be better to save the colony the house next of the blue house and therefore the sick in the hospital, which were only two men, to the yellow house, where they have plenty of room. It give up Wm. Scotts House, but if it is thought necessary and the preference given to that Ho. it may be taken at any time.
I am with great respect yr excellys
Ob. Hum Servt.
Danl Horry
Excelly Gen. Lee
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Citation
Horry, Daniel, “Letter to Charles Lee from Daniel Horry, August 3, 1776,” Charleston Library Society Digital Collections, accessed September 9, 2024, https://charlestonlibrarysociety.omeka.net/items/show/1369.