Letter from John Rutledge, October 12, 1780.
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Letter from John Rutledge, October 12, 1780.
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1780-10-12
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Letters from John Rutledge, President of South Carolina, to the state delegates in the Congress of Philadelphia. Topics include the fall of Charleston, Thomas Sumter's victory at Hanging Rock, patriot and British troop strengths in South Carolina, battle of Eutaw Springs, execution of Isacc Hayne, John Laurens diplomatic activities in France, and election of J. Matthews to succeed Rutledge.
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Ms. 140, John Rutledge letters, 1780-1788.
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English
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Hillsboro. Oct. 12th 1780
Gent.
Congress will receive, by this Express, an Account, just now come to Hand, of Major Ferguson's defeat, which I hope will soon be confirmed - The Gen. will, without doubt, inform Congress, of Lord Cornwallis Strength, & Situation - &, (by what we can discover, from some intercepted Letters,) of his Plan & disposition - He will also, I presume, send on copies of these Letters, to have the parts of 'em wch are in Cyphers, unriddled- & I wish they may be decyphered, & returned, as soon as possible - As the Gen!. is in so great a Hurry, to send on this News, I can add no more, than that we have not recd. a Line from you since yours of the 11th - Sept - wch. on Consideration I apprehend you will allow is rather inattentive to us - that Lord Cornwallis is going on with Burning & Hanging - Capt. Conyers assured me Yesterday that 200 Houses have been burn'd - Co. Morgan went from hence last Saturday with ab1. 180 Regulars & Gen'. Smallwood went off on Monday wth. abt. 90 of the Reg's. Horse. The rest of the Regulars are now here & when they or any of them will go on I can't say [illegible] support this from the Continent - abt. 100 Virginians of the 18 Months Men arrived here a few days ago quite ragged & unequipped & here they are still - no other force from that Country - In short if any Thing material is done for our poor State in any reasonable Time it will probably be by the despised shabby Militia -
I am in Haste,
Gent.
Yr. most obedt. Serv.
J: Rutledge
P.S. I wish you wd. send on by a safe Hand some more Loan - Office Certificates as soon as possible - Cannot you get the Board of War to send off an Express on a particular day every Week & oftener if any Thing material shd. occur - We w°. do the same from here for it is really distressing to be with. any regular Channel of Intelligence - The Gen'. complains that he can never hear from Congress & when it is considered that his last Letter from them is upwards of a Month ago the Complaint will appear to be well founded - I must repeat my request that you will have this Matter put on a proper footing - He writes often but no Answers
-come-
The Delegates of So. Carolina
in [illegible]
October 12th 1780.
Oct. 12, 1780 Hillsborough
Fergusons Defeat
Complains of want of support
Gent.
Congress will receive, by this Express, an Account, just now come to Hand, of Major Ferguson's defeat, which I hope will soon be confirmed - The Gen. will, without doubt, inform Congress, of Lord Cornwallis Strength, & Situation - &, (by what we can discover, from some intercepted Letters,) of his Plan & disposition - He will also, I presume, send on copies of these Letters, to have the parts of 'em wch are in Cyphers, unriddled- & I wish they may be decyphered, & returned, as soon as possible - As the Gen!. is in so great a Hurry, to send on this News, I can add no more, than that we have not recd. a Line from you since yours of the 11th - Sept - wch. on Consideration I apprehend you will allow is rather inattentive to us - that Lord Cornwallis is going on with Burning & Hanging - Capt. Conyers assured me Yesterday that 200 Houses have been burn'd - Co. Morgan went from hence last Saturday with ab1. 180 Regulars & Gen'. Smallwood went off on Monday wth. abt. 90 of the Reg's. Horse. The rest of the Regulars are now here & when they or any of them will go on I can't say [illegible] support this from the Continent - abt. 100 Virginians of the 18 Months Men arrived here a few days ago quite ragged & unequipped & here they are still - no other force from that Country - In short if any Thing material is done for our poor State in any reasonable Time it will probably be by the despised shabby Militia -
I am in Haste,
Gent.
Yr. most obedt. Serv.
J: Rutledge
P.S. I wish you wd. send on by a safe Hand some more Loan - Office Certificates as soon as possible - Cannot you get the Board of War to send off an Express on a particular day every Week & oftener if any Thing material shd. occur - We w°. do the same from here for it is really distressing to be with. any regular Channel of Intelligence - The Gen'. complains that he can never hear from Congress & when it is considered that his last Letter from them is upwards of a Month ago the Complaint will appear to be well founded - I must repeat my request that you will have this Matter put on a proper footing - He writes often but no Answers
-come-
The Delegates of So. Carolina
in [illegible]
October 12th 1780.
Oct. 12, 1780 Hillsborough
Fergusons Defeat
Complains of want of support
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Rutledge, John, “Letter from John Rutledge, October 12, 1780.,” Charleston Library Society Digital Collections, accessed October 13, 2024, https://charlestonlibrarysociety.omeka.net/items/show/1464.