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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00609 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
| Title | Nisbet Balfour to John Saunders regarding military matters |
| Date | 24 April 1781 |
| Author | Balfour, Nisbet (1743-1823) |
| Recipient | Saunders, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written by Scottish officer Colonel Balfour as commandant of Charlestown, South Carolina to Captain Saunders, a Loyalist, as commandant of Georgetown, South Carolina. Written in numeric code. Cypher included in collateral file. Says: "You wil inform Colonel Watson that he is to remain at Georgetown as Greens Army is before Camden, that he wil join Lord Cornwalis on his march if he posibly can get to him and if not he will wait at Georgetown til further orders." Marked "No. 13" at address. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Global History and Civics Loyalist Codes and Signals |
| People | Balfour, Nisbet (1743-1823) Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis (1738-1805) Greene, Nathanael (1742-1786) |
| Place written | Charlestown, South Carolina |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |