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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02498.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1782 |
| Title | Andrew Pickens to Nathanael Greene about occupying ground and effect of the harvest on his troop strength |
| Date | 23 July 1782 |
| Author | Pickens, Andrew (1739-1817) |
| Recipient | Greene, Nathanael |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written by Brigadier General Pickens, the well-known partisan fighter of South Carolina, to Major General Greene as commander of the Southern Department. Due to orders from Governor John Mathews, he is now occupying ground previously occupied by General Francis Marion. Apologizes that fewer men are in the brigade than expected. Says the harvest wasn't finished and troops wanted to stay behind because a group of Tories recently marched through the area. Expects these men to filter into the camp in a few days. Written from Bacon's Bridge, in Summerville, South Carolina. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Government and Civics Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Loyalist |
| People | Greene, Nathanael (1742-1786) Pickens, Andrew (1739-1817) |
| Place written | Summerville, South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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