Transcript of the Report on Twenty-four Letters from President John Rutledge to the S.C. Delegates in Congress from May 1780 through January 1782, which were Presented to the Charleston Library Society by Thomas Bee, Esq., July 22, 1833.
LibGuide on this item available. The Clionian Debating Society formed in Charleston in 1847 by Free Blacks with the goals of "promotion of their connection [to each other] and the improvement of their intellect." During the society's 10-year history,…
Letter from the Lords Proprietors of Carolina, recommending Edward Tynte for the position of governor, signed by Craven, Beaufort, M. Ashley, J. Colleton, and John Danson.
This letter discusses issues surrounding the evacuation of Charlestown by the British, and the taking possession of the city by the inhabitants and militia.
This letter was written the day following the execution of British Major Andre at whose trial Nathaneal Greene was President and in that capacity signed his death warrant. It has also been asserted that it was Greene who cast the deciding vote in…
On April 25, Cornwallis had already started northward to affect a junction with General Phillips in Virginia and this cut off Greene from his northern communications. These unsuccessful tactics of Cornwallis led to his surrender in October and…
Greene requests immediate communication between American forces. On April 25, 1781, Greene was defeated at Camden by Lord Rawdon, but Marion and Lee had captured Fort Watson and cut off his communications with the coast. He was therefore forced to…