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Middleton, Arthur, 1742-1787 to William Henry Drayton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04820 Author/Creator: Middleton, Arthur, 1742-1787 Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter Date: 15 September 1775 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 31.4 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Discusses South Carolina's military preparations for the revolution. Informs that transports and frigates will be at Charleston soon and that Fort Johnson is reinforced and garrisoned. Reports on armed schooners ready for defense and batteries that are being formed. Letter is not signed but Middleton is noted as the author on the docket.

Middleton, Arthur, 1742-1787
Drayton, William Henry, 1742-1779

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