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Carrington, Edward, 1749-1810 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01123 Author/Creator: Carrington, Edward, 1749-1810 Place Written: South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 August 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 23 x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy

Colonel Carrington writes to Knox from "Camp High Hills of Santee," near the Santee River in South Carolina. Reports that he received Knox's previous letter via Governor [John] Rutledge. Informs Knox he has been transferred to Virginia and, per the General's wish, will remain the Quartermaster's Department. Praises General Nathanael Greene's recent campaign in South Carolina.

Carrington, Edward, 1749-1810
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Rutledge, John, 1739-1800
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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