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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03369 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1779 |
| Title | Joseph Lane to Benjamin Lincoln regarding carrying his dispatches to Congress |
| Date | 22 December 1779 |
| Author | Lane, Joseph (fl. 1779) |
| Recipient | Lincoln, Benjamin |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Major Lane, having offered to carry General Benjamin Lincoln's dispatches to Congress, says he is ready to depart. Says it is his intention to return to Charlestown as soon as possible. Says he has no business in the north and will return quickly. Appears there was an issue with Lane's servants. Says the ship "Betsy" was captured by American privateers and brought to Philadelphia. Since his servant papers were on that ship he hopes to clear up this situation. Says he was thankful that Lincoln brought it up privately. Written one week before the fall of Savannah, Georgia. |
| Subjects | Privateering Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Global History and Civics Servant Indentured Servant Travel |
| People | Lane, Joseph (fl. 1779) |
| Place written | Charlestown, South Carolina |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |