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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03332.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
| Title | John Ervin to John Saunders regarding a prisoner exchange |
| Date | 3 March 1781 |
| Author | Ervin, John (fl. 1781) |
| Recipient | Saunders, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Ervin as a lieutenant colonel in Francis Marion's brigade of partisans to Captain Saunders, a royalist in command of the garrison at Georgetown, South Carolina. Ervin sent this note by Captain James Postell and Lieutenant William Futhey to ask for a prisoner exchange. Postell was subsequently taken prisoner despite the flag of truce because Saunders claimed he was in violation of a parole given him after the American defeat at Charleston in May 1780. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Guerrilla Warfare Global History and Civics Prisoner of War Truce Parole Militia |
| People | Ervin, John (fl. 1781) |
| Place written | Pee Dee, South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Ervin is probably the brother of Hugh Ervin, the second-in-command of Marion's brigade. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Francis Marion to John Saunders regarding the capture of Captain John Postell |