[draft] State of South Carolina High hills of Santee 20th July 81 I have my Dr Genl to acknowledge the receit of your polite & friendly address, & at the same time to assure you, no mind is more sensibly impressed, or retains a more greatful sense of your friendly attention, & that more particularly when under your immediate comd, to which you will ever find me happily disposed; nay shou'd I possess one unfriendly idea of a gentleman, whose politeness has ever been dealt to me with a very liberal hand, the hour of reflection wou'd mortally wound my feelings: I can assure you my Dr Sir however respectable my comd may be & added to that the most flattering hopes of having gain'd a [struck: sma] small share of the confidence of my worthy Comd; whose mind cherishes no idea unfriendly to the officer or soldier & is ever happy in partaking off fatigues attending service in this quarter, must still think, it wou'd add to my happiness to be called Northy, provided the good of the service requir'd it, which period my God grant shortly. As to the situation of affairs in the quarter, may suppose you are not a stranger, however shou'd this be the case some little sketch of operations since the memorable battle of Guilford (a great Day to America & redounds the highest [2] highest honor on our Comdr) his Lordship & our Genl appears to have been manouvering with each other, one marching Northdy the other Southdy; I shou'd naturally supposed the issue wou'd determine the ability of the two Genls; our Genl has most assuredly carried his point, Ld Cornwallis has undoubtedly burn'd and destroy'd a large quantity of Tobacco, & in the interim has lost N & So Carolina: [Quere]// will not Britain be greatly benefitted by this [illegible] kind of War. Inclos'd you have a hist of the posts reduc'd & evacuated since Genl Greene recross'd the River P D. you may then conclude whether this army ([scarsily] ever amounting 1000) has been idle. As soon as matters can be drawn into a regular channel shall, & my department once more properly arranged, shall enclose you a true state. Am Sir with great esteem Your friend & Hmb Servt Cha Harrison C.Ary B My best wishes attend you Lady & family & all friend Brigadier Genl Knox [address] Honble Public Service Brigadier Genl Knox Head Quarters Northern Army Express State of N York [docket] From Col. Harrison 20th July 1781.