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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02491 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1780 |
| Title | Francis Marion to Benjamin Lincoln about sending prisoners of war and suspecting they are spies |
| Date | 5 January 1780 |
| Author | Marion, Francis (1732-1795) |
| Recipient | Lincoln, Benjamin |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Informs that he is sending two men as prisoners of war, Thomas Page and Joseph Dawson. States that the men say they deserted from the British but Marion suspects they may be spies. " ... I suspect from their Characters they are sent as Spies, and thought best to have them conducted to you." Advises that they have run out of rum and do not have wagons to go for more. Also states that they are in need of cartridges. Written as Lieutenant Colonel to Major General Benjamin Lincoln. With small clipping from a past sale describing the letter. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Prisoner of War Spying Desertion Global History and Civics Alcohol Transportation Weaponry Ammunition |
| People | Marion, Francis (1732-1795) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) |
| Place written | Sheldon, South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| 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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