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Size | 5 items |
Abstract | Allen Jones was brigadier general of the North Carolina Militia. The collection contains letters concerning military affairs addressed to Brigadier General Jones. Two letters, 10 July and 27 August 1781, are from the Marquis de Lafayette concerning Cornwallis's actions in Virginia and the impending invasion of North Carolina; one letter, 10 July 1781, is from Colonel Josiah Parker; one is from Colonel John Wills; and one, a contemporary handwritten copy, 18 July 1781, is probably from Thomas Burke. |
Creator | Jones, Allen, 1739-1798. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, February 2011
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Allen Jones was brigadier general of the North Carolina Militia.
Back to TopThe collection contains letters concerning military affairs addressed to Brigadier General Jones. Two letters, 10 July and 27 August 1781, are from the Marquis de Lafayette concerning Cornwallis's actions in Virginia and the impending invasion of North Carolina; one letter, 10 July 1781, is from Colonel Josiah Parker; one is from Colonel John Wills; and one, a contemporary handwritten copy, 18 July 1781, is probably from Thomas Burke.
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