Preston Davie Collection, 1560-1903

Collection Number: 03406

Collection Title: Preston Davie Collection, 1560-1903

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Size	3.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 600 items)
Abstract	The collection contains scattered documents assembled by white lawyer and historical manuscripts and autograph collector Preston Davie. Documents are chiefly related to diplomatic efforts and military actions in the southeastern colonies during the American Revolutionary War and to politics during the early national period after the war. Early documents dating from the sixteenth, seventeenth, and early eighteenth centuries pertain to French, British, and Spanish colonies; the French and Indian War; land ownership in North Carolina and South Carolina; and colonialism in relationship to the Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation, Creek Nation, Saponi Indian Tribe, and Tuscarora Nation. Several nineteenth-century items are related to the forced removal of people of the Cherokee Nation from their land and forced migration west on the Trail of Tears (1838-1839). A few items document enslavement of African Americans in the American South.
Creator	Davie, Preston, b. 1881.
Curatorial Unit	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language	English

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Copyright Notice: Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the Preston Davie Collection, #3406, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information: Gift of Preston Davie of New York, 1958; Addition (3406 B), 1959; Addition (3406 C), 1960; Addition (3409 D), 1960; Addition (3406 E), 1961; Addition (3406 F), transferred from the Rare Book Room, 1972.

Additional Descriptive Resources: A copy of the original finding aid for this collection is filed in folder 1a.

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Processed by: SHC Staff

Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007

Updated by: Adam Fielding, Kate Stratton, and Jodi Berkowitz, December 2010

Edited by: Laura Hart, August 2019

This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.

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Preston Davie (born 1881) of Louisville, Ky., and New York, N.Y., was a lawyer and collector of historical manuscripts and books chiefly relating to the history of the American South during the colonial, Revolutionary, and early national periods. He was a collateral descendent of William Richardson Davie (1756-1820), one of the founders of the University of North Carolina.

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The collection contains scattered and largely unrelated papers, many containing significant information on political and military affairs, others chiefly of interest as autographs, primarily relating to the South. The papers primarily address military activities during the American Revolutionary War and post-Revolutionary War politics. Other papers relate to French attempts at colonization in the 16th century, a letter of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny to Catherine de Medeci, documents of Charles IX, and an origninal grant from 1682 of 6,000 acres in South Carolina to John Smith, a sugar refiner in Surrey, England, 18th-century colonial history of the Carolinas, land and property, legal issues, and matters regarding relations with Native Americans. There are also a few papers related to enslavement of African Americans in the South. The Kershaw-Chesnut papers, 1751-1832, are a separate series of documents pertaining to lands in North and South Carolina acquired by the Kershaw and Chesnut families of South Carolina. Papers in the collection include letters, land grants, deeds and surveys, indentures, military orders, commissions, administrative documents, petitions, bills of sale, arrest warrants, and one volume.

A significant portion of the collection relates to the American Revolutionary War in the South, 1775-1883, particularly the Carolinas, Georgia, and Virginia. These include letters and other documents of military and civic leaders regarding administrative details, troop movements, supplies, and prisoners. A series of letters, 1774-1779, from John Pringle (1753-1843) of South Carolina discusses American Revolutionary diplomacy from Europe, and British attitudes toward the war (folders 59 and 104). Another series of letters relates to the siege and capture of Charleston, S.C., 1780. Three of these letters from Sir Henry Clinton to General Benjamin Lincoln regarding the terms of surrender are believed to have been written by Major John Andre, acting as aide to Clinton (folders 129-138). Other important letters include one from General Horatio Gates to General Nathanael Greene, 4 December 1780, written two days after he had been replaced by Greene, asking Greene for a court-martial to pass upon Gate's conduct at the Battle of Camden (folder 147); and a letter from William Smallwood, 6 December 1780, to General Greene, relating to Colonel William Washington's victory in the "Quaker Gun" battle with Colonel Ridgely and 112 Tory officers and men (folder 148)

Persons represented in the collection include: John Ashe (1720?-1781), Theodore Broughton, William Bull (1710-1791), Thomas Burke (circa 1747-1783), Richard Caswell (1729-1789), Gaspard de Coligny (1519-1572), Christopher Gadsden (1724-1805), Horatio Gates (1728-1806), Alexander Gillon (1741-1794), James Glen (1701-1777), Nathanael Greene (1742-1786), Wade Hampton (1754-1835), Cornelius Harnett (1723-1781), Patrick Henry (1736-1799), William Howe (1732-1786), Allen Jones (1729-1793), Henry Laurens (1724-1792), John Laurens (1754-1782), John Alexander Lillington (1725-1786), Francis Marion (1732-1795), Alexander Martin (1740-1807), Abner Nash (1740-1786), Thomas Pinckney (1750-1828), Griffith Rutherford (1721-1805), John Rutledge (1739-1800), Jethro Sumner (1733-1785), Nicholas Trott (1663-1740), and William Tryon (1729-1788).

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1. Manuscripts, 1560-1903 and undated.
2. Kershaw-Chesnut Papers, 1751-1832.

Expand/collapse Series 1. Manuscripts, 1560-1903 and undated.

About 500 items.

Arrangement: chronological. Please note that numbers in parentheses refer to an initial arrangement of the materials which may be referenced in the original finding aid.

This series contains scattered and largely unrelated papers, many containing significant information on political and military affairs, others chiefly of interest as autographs, primarily relating to the South. The papers primarily address military activities during the American Revolutionary War and post-Revolutionary War politics. Other papers relate to French attempts at colonization in the 16th century, 18th-century colonial history of the Carolinas, land and property, legal issues, and matters regarding relations with Native American nations. There are a few papers related to enslavement of African Americans in the South, which include a list of people enslaved by Richard Cooper in 1756 (folder 31); a letter placing a value on enslaved people at a plantation in 1791 (folder 248) and a bill of sale for an enslaved woman named Diana in 1834 (folder 311). Papers include letters, land grants, deeds and surveys, indentures, military orders, commissions, administrative documents, petitions, bills of sale, arrest warrants, and one volume.

There are nine documents from the 16th and 17th century. Notable papers include a letter of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny to Catherine de Medeci; documents of Charles IX; and an origninal grant from 1682 of 6,000 acres in South Carolina to John Smith, a sugar refiner in Surrey, England, bearing the seals and signatures of the Earl of Shaftsbury, the Earl of Craven, the Earl of Bathe signing for Lord Carteret, and Sir Peter Colleton.

Persons represented in this series include: John Ashe (1720?-1781), Theodore Broughton, William Bull (1710-1791), Thomas Burke (circa 1747-1783), Richard Caswell (1729-1789), Gaspard de Coligny (1519-1572), Christopher Gadsden (1724-1805), Horatio Gates (1728-1806), Alexander Gillon (1741-1794), James Glen (1701-1777), Nathanael Greene (1742-1786), Wade Hampton (1754-1835), Cornelius Harnett (1723-1781), Patrick Henry (1736-1799), William Howe (1732-1786), Allen Jones (1729-1793), Henry Laurens (1724-1792), John Laurens (1754-1782), John Alexander Lillington (1725-1786), Francis Marion (1732-1795), Alexander Martin (1740-1807), Abner Nash (1740-1786), Thomas Pinckney (1750-1828), Griffith Rutherford (1721-1805), John Rutledge (1739-1800), Jethro Sumner (1733-1785), Nicholas Trott (1663-1740), and William Tryon (1729-1788).

Folder 1a	Original finding aid
Folder 1	List of manuscripts donated, 1958
Folder 2	Letter patent, Lyon 1560, granted by King Charles IX of France (1) Letter patent granting to Germain Camyan, prison governor, annual sum to be passed to treasury accounts.
Folder 3	Letter of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny to Catherine de Medici, 12 March 1562 (2) Letter denying complicity on Coligny's role in an assassination.
Folder 4	Charles IX, King of France, circa 1560-1574 (3)
Folder 5	Charles IX, 1568 (3) Vellum document ordering an accounting to Sieur de Montal for the sum of 1250 livres.
Folder 6	Francis Walsingham, June 1578 (4) Letter to Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland.
Folder 7	Lord Leicester, November 1586 (5) Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Diplomatic communication in French signed by Lord Leicester concerning remonstrance of the estates of the Low Countries against encroachments of Spain. Includes four mezzotint engravings of him.
Folder 8	Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, 29 December 1592 (6A) Official document.
Folder 9	George Monck, Duke of Albemarle, 27 September 1668 (6B) Order for delivery of two wagons to Lieutenant Colonel Grey, for baggage and arms.
Folder 10	Folder 10 not used
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/1a	Lord Proprietors of Carolina, 20 June 1682 (7a) Two original vellum documents, lease and release, granting 6,000 acres in Carolina to Landgrave John Smith of Surrey, Refiner, and his wife Anne. Signatures and seals of Earl of Craven and Earl of Bathe signing for Lord Carteret, and Sir Peter Colleton. This grant covers the Medway Plantation in South Carolina.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/1b	Certificate of Lord Montagu, 5 September 1772 (7) Attests to the correctness of copies of indentures conveying the same tract of land from the 1682 grant from Anne Smith to nephew John Smith, 1 December 1709; also by John Smith to Joseph Boone, 20 November 1711.
Folder 11	William III to the governor of Virginia, 2 February 1700 (257) Letter sent in the name of the king, signed by James Vernon, to the governor of Virginia directing that all pirates be sent to England for trial, and instructing him to notify the governors of North Carolina and South Carolina.
Folder 12	Folder 12 not used
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/2	Petition to Queen Anne, 24 April 1707 (8) Petition to Queen Anne by members of the House of Commons of South Carolina to consider address agreed upon before House was summarily dissolved by the governor. Signatures are John Ashe, Thomas Jones, David Davis, James Witter, John Pendarvis, Thomas Grimball, John Raven, John Honone, William Casper, Jno. Wright, Ja. Cochran, Jno. Fenwicke, Thos. Nairne, Jonth. Drake, Tho. Lynch, Samuel Eveleigh, Geo. Smith, Robert Stanwick, William Beker, Tho. Smith, Jos. Morton, Robert Stevens, John Strode, and William Elliott.
Folder 13	Edmund Jenings, 1708 (258) Two letters to "My Lord" in England, sending reports as president of the Council of Virginia, refererring to French privateers, alliances and trade with people of the Saponi Indian Tribe, disputes with the Tuscarora Nation, and North Carolina Quakers.
Folder 14	Viscount Stormont, 9 March 1709 Letter to Mr. Hamilton, introducing Duke of Braganca.
Folder 15	Alexander Spotswood, 27 February 1711 (259) Letter from Alexander Spotswood of Williamsburg, Va., to someone in a neighboring colony, probably New York, about reimbursement for money advanced by Spotswood, war with the Tuscarora Nation in North Carolina, John Barnwell of South Carolina, and his differences with the Virginia Assembly.
Folder 16	Robert Daniell, governor of South Carolina, 20 July 1714-19 October 1714 (10A) Series of documents signed by Judge Robert Daniell. 20 July 1714, warrant for arrest of Samuel Masters Cooper; 5 October 1714, warrant arrest of Lewis Lansaco; 15 October 1714, attachment of goods; 19 October 1714, attachment of goods for debt.
Folder 17	Charles Craven, 1714-1715 (9) 2 February 1714, grant to Joseph Boone and survey attested by Thomas Broughton, surveyor general of South Carolina; 4 February 1714, Grant of one town lot in New London, Colleton County, S.C., to Joseph Boone; 12 October 1715, affidavit attested by Craven.
Folder 18	Charles Craven, 12 October 1715 (10B) Affidavit attested by Craven.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/3	South Carolina, 1715-1716 (11) Grant to Catherine Lapostre of 100 acres in Barkeley County, S.C., with certificate of survey attached
Folder 19	Nicholas Trott, 1725 (12) Blank attachment signed by Nicholas Trott as chief justice of South Carolina. Also included is undated manuscript ascribed to Trott, on proper swearing of witnesses, oaths of allegiance and fealty.
Folder 20	Carolina royalties, 25 July 1729 (13A) Order for surrender of 22,500 pounds from Carolina royalties, etc. Signed by by R. Walpole, Geo. Doddington, and William Clayton.
Folder 21	"Memorial and Representation" from General Assembly of South Carolina, 9 April 1734 (13B) Document addressed to King George II requesting protection for the British colony from French colonies, Choctaw Nation, and Creek Nation. Signed by President Thomas Broughton, Speaker Paul Jenys, and Governor Robert Johnson.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/4a	Thomas Broughton, 3 December 1736 (14) Document signed by Governor Thomas Broughton of South Carolina, and members of the Council: Arthur Middleton, James Kinlock, Robert Wright, John Fenwick, Joseph Wragg, and Thomas Waring.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/4b	Conveyance: South Carolina, 22 September 1737 (15) Conveyance of land in Berkeley County, S.C., from Thomas Smith to Joseph Hurst.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/4c	Deed: Charles Codner, 5 January 1739 (16) Deed to Thomas Arkin of Craven County, S.C.
Folder 22	Daily Gazetteer of London, 10 June 1740 (16B) London Daily Gazetteer containing news from Charleston, S.C., about the attack on St. Augustine in Spanish Florida by South Carolina and Georgia troops under Oglethorpe and refers to a "large Body of Indians," who were likely people of the Creek Nation and Chickasaw Nations, and Uchee Band.
Folder 23	North Carolina colonial currency, 4 April 1748-1780 (17) North Carolina colonial currency. Original of 1748 currency transferred to North Carolina Collection Gallery in 1997. Currency from 1780 is one of each: $50.00, $100.00, and $250.00
Folder 24	James Graeme, 1 January 1750 (18) Warrant for arrest of Mathew Beard signed by Graeme as chief justice of Charleston, S.C. Related item in folder 26.
Folder 25	James Glen, 3 May 1751 (19) Appointment of administrator signed by Glen, governor of South Carolina, and William Pinckney.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/5	James Glen, 6 November 1751 (20) Grant of 350 acres in Craven County, S.C., to John Collins with attached certificate of survey.
Folder 26	James Graeme, 2 June 1752 (21) Warrent for arrest of Richard Saunders, signed by Graeme as chief justice of Charleston, S.C. Related item in folder 24.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/6	James Graeme, 18 August 1752 (22) Commission authorizing Robert Stiell to take deposition of Esther Seawright regarding sale of property by William Seawright to James Michie.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/7	Alexander Stewart, 5 April 1753 (23) Court of Chancery, Charleston, S.C. Appointment of John Harleston, Daniel Huger, Francis Lejeau, and Samuel Thomas as board of four to settle estate of John Paget.
Folder 27	James Wright, 4 October 1753 (279) Receipt for Wright's salary as attorney general of Georgia.
Folder 28	Robert Dinwiddie, 13 June 1755 (260) Robert Dinwiddie, governor of Virginia, to Governor Horatio Sharpe of Maryland, Fort Duquesne expedition, recruiting and appropriations for the French and Indian War.
Folder 29	Estate of Robert Johnson, 16 August 1755 (280) Notice of appointment of appraisers of the estate of Robert Johnson, ship carpenter, and oath taken by the appraisers, with their signatures, including that of William Erven, later governor of Georgia.
Folder 30	William Bull, 7 October 1755 (24) Summons attested by William Bull, justice of South Carolina.
Folder 31	John Reynolds, 31 October 1755-1 September 1756 (281) Three autographs of John Reynolds, colonial governor of Georgia. 31 October 1755, appointing appraisers for estate of Aimie Prunieres; 8 May 1756, appointment for estate of Richard Cooper, and "Inventory of the goods, chattels of Rich Cooper," which includes a list of enslaved people; 1 September 1756, copy of the will of Patrick Clark and the affidavit of one witness, John Tinley, made before Reynolds.
Folder 32	William Henry Lyttelton, 6 July 1756 (25) Lyttelton was governor of South Carolina. Affidavit regarding supplies for His Majesty's ships.
Folder 33	Henry Ellis, 19 August 1757-7 October 1760 (282) Five autographs of Henry Ellis, governor of Georgia. 19 August 1757, appointment of appraisers for estate of Richard Miller; 6 December 1757, warrant for 300 acres for Richard Scruggs, with attached survey; 1 November 1759, appointment of appraisers for estate of John Peter Port; 3 September 1760, warrant for 150 acres at Midway to Daniel Donovan; 7 October 1760, warrant for 50 acres to David Dicks.
Folder 34	Folder 34 not used
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/8	Richard Cumberland, 12 June 1759 (26) Letters patent to Richard Cumberland as provost marshall of South Carolina to succeed Thomas Lowndes and Hugh Watson, deceased. Issued by command of, but not signed by, George II.
Folder 35	George III, 30 June 1760 (27) Salary warrant of George III authorizing payment to Arthur Dobbs, governor of North Carolina, of 1,000 pounds per year from duties in lieu of same payment formerly made from quit rents of the province.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/9	William Simpson, 24 July 1761 (28) William Simpson was chief justice of South Carolina. Document conveying land from Mathew Cross and his wife to Sarah Bonneau of St. Thomas.
Folder 36	Marmaduke Jones, 1761-1762 (29) Two pages removed from original minute book of the Superior Court, Wilmington, N.C., signed by Chief Justice Charles Berry, Stephen Dewey and Marmaduke Jones; records appointment of Jones and Jaspar Charlton as justices of the Supreme Court.
Folder 37	Thomas Stevens, 16 March 1762 (30) Letter to Thomas Hancock of Boston, Mass.
Folder 38	Charles Skinner, 6 July 1762 (31) Warrant for arrest of Thomas Little, also signed by J. Rutledge.
Folder 39	Lord Egremont, 10 July 1762 (32) Letter from Attorney General Lord Egremont to Governor Sharpe of Maryland, censuring the Assembly for its failure to provide supplies requisitioned by the King.
Folder 40	Lord William Campbell, 10 October 1762 (33) Naval instructions by Lord William Campbell, governor of South Carolina.
Folder 41	William Keppel, 13 August 1763 (33b) William Keppel, British officer, to William Adams, regarding military affairs and troops going to Ireland.
Folder 42	William Tryon, Governor of North Carolina, 8 May 1765 (34) Commission of John McKildo as Sheriff of Tyrel County, N.C.
Folder 43	Folder 43 not used
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/10	South Carolina Indenture, 27 July 1765 (35) Deed of land from Henry Dongworth to Joseph Kershaw of 100 acres owned by Dongworth under original grant of 1761.
Folder 44	William Tryon, 2 September 1765 (36) Appointment of Reverend James Reed as rector of Christ Church, Craven County.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/11	William Bull, 16 May 1766-3 April 1775 Governor William Bull of South Carolina, grant of land in Craven County, S.C., to Joseph Kershaw, with attached certificate of survey; conveyances to Aaron Loocock, John English, John Cantey, John King, Thomas English, John Sutton, James Hinds, and William Scott.
Folder 45	James Wright, 18 December 1766 (283) Appraisal document.
Folder 46	Thomas Polk, 15 January 1767 (290) Signature as witness of Richard Buckelew being bound to Henry Eustace McCulloh in North Carolina Province.
Folder 47	James Wright, 10 June 1767 (283) Appointment of appraisers for estate of Thomas Hogg.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/12	Lord Montagu, 20 August 1767-28 November 1771 Grant of land in Craven County, S.C. to William Randols, with attached certificate of survey; conveyances to Eleanor Thomson, John Cantey, Charles Ogelvie, Alex Brodie, and John Payne.
Folder 48	Lord Montagu, 17 October 1767 (39) Petition for guardianship.
Folder 49	Folder 49 not used
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/13	South Carolina Indenture, 7 November 1768 (40) Deed of land from James Carson to James Chestnut, Craven County.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/14	William Tryon, November 1768-16 December 1769 (41) Pay certificates of Edward Vail and William Branch as members of the North Carolina Assembly from Chowan. Endorsed on back by Governor William Tryon of North Carolina; 6 December 1768, warrant for payment to Robert Harris, colonel of the Granville Battalion, of allowance as officer on public service at Hillsborough; 16 December 1769, grant of land to Richard Caswell in Dobbs County.
Folder 50	James Wright, will of Ludwig Neidman, 18 October 1769 (283) Appointment of appraisers for the estate of John Mayer.
Folder 51	Folder 51 not used
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/15	South Carolina Indenture, 1 February 1771 (42) Indenture covering transfer of 660 acres in Granville County.
Folder 52	Earl of Hillsborough, 3 July 1771 (291) Earl of Hillsborough, Whitehall, transmitting to the deputy governor of Pennsylvania documents disallowing law passed by the colonial legislature.
Folder 53	James Habersham, 2 September 1771 (284) Autographs of James Habersham.
Folder 54	James Habersham, 21 October 1771 (284) Appointment of appraisers for the estate of John Gionovole, with attached inventor and appraisal.
Folder 55	Sir Peter Chester, Governor of West Florida, 1 September 1772 (43) Land grant to John Falconer with attached certificate of survey.
Folder 56	Robert Howe, 9 March 1773 (44) Jo. Martin's order to pay Captain Robert Howe for garrisoning Fort Johnston.
Folder 57	Folder 57 not used
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/16	Alexander Gillon, 19 May 1773 (45) Charleston, S.C., indenture signed by Albert Smith and Alexander Gillon, exectutors of the estate of Richard Beresford.
Folder 58	Jethro Sumner, 21 August 1773 (46) Receipt to William Branch, high sheriff of Halifax County, N.C., for two men charged with felonies in Bute County, N.C., Signed by Sumner as sheriff of Bute. See related items in folders 66, 144, and 146.
Folder 59	John Pringle, 30 July 1774-7 August 1775 (47) Letters from John Pringle of Charleston, S.C., to William Tilghman of Philadelphia, Pa. Letters dated 30 July 1774-13 December 1774 written from Charleston and centers of political situation, mentioning names of members of the South Carolina Continental Congress: Thomas Lynch, Henry Middleton, John Rutledge, Christopher Gadsen, and Edwward Rutledge. Letters from 22 April 1775-7 August 1775 are written from London, England, and focus on England's views and reactions to armed conflict with Americans. See related item in folder 104.
Folder 60	William Manning, 16 January 1775 (48) Letters to Henry Laurens of Charleston, S.C. from his agent William Manning in London, England, dated 16 January 1775-21 March 1776, that gives his account of political developments in London and attitudes of various important individuals toward the American colonies.
Folder 61	William Houston, governor of Georgia, 15 July 1775 (285) Receipt to Couper & Telfair for funds, and duplicates.
Folder 62	Folder 62 not used
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/17	William Campbell, governor of South Carolina, 28 July 1775 (49) Grant of land in Camden to Thomas Singleton, with attached certificate of survey.
Folder 63	John Laurens, 4 September 1775 (50) Letter to Laurens's father regarding the political situation in England, expressing desire to return home for public service, and describing English schools which he is considering for his son. See related item in folder 77.
Folder 64	Pennyslvania Evening Post, 1775-1776 (51) Series of newspapers from 13 April 1775-28 May 1776, containing military news, including news from Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Folder 65	Charles Lee, 13 April 1776 (261) Charles Lee of Williamsburg, Va., to the Committee of Safety of North Carolina, regarding equipment and troops.
Folder 66	Jethro Sumner, 30 May 1776 (52) Bute County, N.C., letter to Colonel John Floyd, Fincastle County, Va. Delivered warrant from Lord Dunmore for 2,000 acres in Fincastle to Mr. Wm. Russell on 19 March 1774 with five pounds of Virginia money and draft on Robert Turnbull or Charles Duncan of Hanford, Va., for balance of fees. Russell was never heard from, and letter asks that Floyd attend to survey, and that he will gladly pay an extra fee for a good location. See related items in folders 58, 144, and 146.
Folder 67	General James Moore, 24 June 1776 (53) Letter to Cornelius Harnett, president of the Council of Safety, asking that militia under General Ashe be added to his force or removed to prevent friction. Related letter in folder 73.
Folder 68	James Alexander, 3 September 1776 (54) Charlotte Town, Mecklenburg County, S.C. Letter to Alexander's aunt, Mrs. Mary Cox in Baltimore, Md. Alexander discusses the siege of Charleston, S.C., and his roles as school teacher and soldier.
Folder 69	Henry Laurens, 8 September 1776 (55) Laurens, writing from Charleston, S.C., to his brother James Laurens in London, England, expressing sorrow at change due "wicked and misinformed administration."
Folder 70	John Matthews, 17 September 1776 (56) Warrant for arrest of Alexander Cameron.
Folder 71	John Rutledge, 20 November 1776 (57) Rutledge was governor of South Carolina. Unsigned and unsealed privateer commission. Related items in folders 84, 116, and 124.
Folder 72	Archibald Bullock, 22 November 1776-13 February 1777 (286) Autographs of Archibald Bullock, governor of Georgia. 22 November 1776, will of Mary Powell and affidavit of one of the witnesses before Bullock; 15 January 1777, appointment of appraisers for estate of John Davis; 13 February 1777, appointment of John Wereat and William Erven to administer oath of probate to witnesses of Patrick Mackay's will.
Folder 73	James Moore, 1 April 1777 (58) Letter to Governor Richard Caswell of North Carolina regarding troop movements. See related item in folder 67.
Folder 74	Richard Caswell, 10 July 1777 (59) Letter from Caswell, governor of North Carolina, to Major William Davidson, deploring lack of discipline and ordering removal of forces to Halifax leaving one officer of each company for recruiting services; expects money for bounty and pay to arrive from Philadelphia, Pa.; tells of engagement at Brunswick and retreat of British at Amboy. See related items in folders 94 and 110.
Folder 75	Thomas Burke, 22 July 1777 (60) Letter to Governor Caswell of North Carolina reporting battle of Ticonderoga and giving news of General Howe and General Washington. See related items in folders 81, 83 and
Folder 76	John White, 30 August 1777 (61) Letter giving instructions regarding orders for supplies. See related items in folders 92 and 114.
Folder 77	John Laurens, 1778 (72) Letter to DuPonceau written in English, German, French, Latin, Greek, Italian, and Spanish. See related item in folder 63.
Folder 78	Bond of John Rains, privateer, 6 January 1778 (287) Bond signed by Samuel Elbert, Joseph Clay, Edward Telfain, James Habersham, and John Rains to Governor John Adam Treutlen of Georgia, as security covering application for letters of marque and reprisal, to act as a privateer against British shipping. Rains was probably the master of the ship.
Folder 79	Hezekiah Alexander, 16 February 1778 (62) Signature as witness to will of James Orr of Mecklenberg.
Folder 80	Cornelius Harnett, 20 March 1778 (63) Letter to Governor Caswell of North Carolina regarding shortage of provisions for army.
Folder 81	Thomas Burke, 21 May 1778 (64) Agreement with William O'Neal and Co. to purchase 30 horses. See related items in folders 75, 83, and 180.
Folder 82	Patrick Henry and Thomas Madison, 3 June 1778 Agreement regarding land.
Folder 83	Thomas Burke, July 1788 (66) Letter to Elbridge Gerry regarding treaty of alliance with France, inability of England to continue the war, and his vision of the greatness of the United States. See related items in folders 75, 81, and 180.
Folder 84	John Rutledge, 9 July 1778 (65) Letter to Benjamin Franklin introducing Mr. Gillen. Includes two engravings of Rutledge. See related items in folders 71, 116, and 124.
Folder 85	F. Prosser, 5 September 1778 (292) Letter to Patrick Henry, enclosing 1,000 pounds to be turned over to state treasury.
Folder 86	Rawlins Lowndes, 16 September 1778 (67) Letter to Thos. Young regarding administration of oath of allegiance and forfeiture of estates.
Folder 87	Barth Dondridge and Walter Coles, 23 October 1778 Binding document signed by Dondridge and Coles.
Folder 88	Ephraim Blaine, 2 November 1778 (294) Ephraim Blaine of Philadelphia, Pa., to John L. Howell regarding purchase of grain "on acct. of the public."
Folder 89	John Ashe, 17 December 1778 (68) Letter to John Court directing him to proceed to Charleston, S.C., with pork purchased by Thomas Amis, contractor for Wilmington District for use of North Carolina troops raised to aid South Carolina and Georgia. See related item in folder 121.
Folder 90	Griffith Rutherford, 20 December 1778 (69) Letter from Brigadier General Rutherford, at camp near Ten Miles House, to General Benjamin Lincoln regarding his plan to advance his command nearer headquarters in order to find a better place for encampment.
Folder 91	Isaac Huger, 29 December 1778 (70) Return of officers and men of 3rd and 5th Regiments of South Carolina, commanded by Huger, and of the Carolina Corps of Artillery, commanded by Colonel Owen Roberts, missing after the Battle of Savannah.
Folder 92	Colonel John White, 31 December 1778 (71) Return of officers, men, guns, ammunition, and small arms on ten war vessels commanded by White. See related items in folders 76 and 114.
Folder 93	General Stephen Bull, 22 January 1779 (73) Letter to General Lincoln sending deposition of prisoner regarding British plans to attack Fort Lyttleton, Beaufort, and the Island of Port Royal. He describes positions, indicates defense available and asks Lincoln's opinion and orders. See related item in folder 98.
Folder 94	Richard Caswell, 23 February 1779 (74) Receipt for tax money paid by sheriff of Beaufort, N.C. See related items in folders 74 and 110.
Folder 95	Peter Timothy, 5 March 1779 (75) Timothy was a printer from Charleston, S.C. Letter regards sending papers and requesting his correspondent to reply in kind; late Antigua, St. Kitts, English, Irish, and Scotch papers which fell into his hands by capture.
Folder 96	John Habersham, 7 March 1779 (288) Letter to General Benjamin Lincoln informing him of the escape of two American officers who broke parole, asking for their return to the British.
Folder 97	Colonel J.C. Senf, 7 April 1779 (77) Letter from Senf in Camp Orangeburgh to Colonel Grimke in General Lincoln's camp. Letter is personal, but contains comments on military events as well.
Folder 98	Stephen Bull, 10 April 1779 (76) Letter to General Benjamin Lincoln giving report of his own command and also news secured from British deserters. See related item in folder 93.
Folder 99	Thomas Pinckney, 18 April 1779 (78) Letter to General Benjamin Lincoln regarding exchange of prisoner and cautioning officers not to ride alone for fear of retaliations by a deserter.
Folder 100	General Andrew Williamson, 24 April 1779 (79) Letter from camp near Adams Ferry to General Benjamin Lincoln reporting strength and plans of British troops in the Carolinas. See related item in folder 102.
Folder 101	Brigadier General Lachlan McIntosh, 30 April 1779 (80) Personal letter written from Camp Middlebrook to Henry Laurens. Letter tells of Washington's plans to send him south, his views on colonial policies concerning American Indians, and reports of military action around "Shruesbury." Photograph of McIntosh's grave is included.
Folder 102	General Andrew Williamson, 1 May 1779 (81) Letter from camp near Adams Ferry to General Benjamin Lincoln regarding prisoners and funds for "secret service." See related item in folder 100.
Folder 103	Charles Alexander and James Alexander, 9 June 1779 (83) Signatures on a bond.
Folder 104	John Pringle, 20 June 1779 (84) Letter written from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, to unknown recipient. Letter discusses successes of American privateers, attitudes of various U.S. delegates regarding him, and travel plans. See related item in folder 59.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/18	William Thomson, 25 June 1779 (82) Deed to Robert Pringle of land in South Carolina, on north side of Congaree River.
Folder 105	Allen Jones, 1 July 1779 (85) "A general return of the Halifax Brigade."
Folder 106	General Benjamin Lincoln, 9 July 1779 (86) Letter from Charleston, S.C., to delegates from Massachusetts Bay to Continental Congress. Lincoln, fearing another attack on St. Augustine, asks delegates what they can do to assist. See related items in folders 138 and 190.
Folder 107	Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, 22 July 1779 (87) Letter to General Lincoln sending captured letter and prisoners.
Folder 108	Robert Howe, 30 July 1779 (88) Letter to Henry Laurens thanking him for letter and saying he is marching to Ridgefield. Includes engraving of Howe.
Folder 109	Allen Jones, 7 August 1779 (90) Letter to North Carolina Governor Richard Caswell, advising six British officers broke parole and escaped, and that the men were in poor condition, too ill to guard the prisoners.
Folder 110	Richard Caswell, 8 August 1779 (89) Letter to Governor Rutledge adivising North Carolina Continental troops marching to upper part of South Carolina number only 300. Militia is drafted but is held on call subject to governor's orders. Also includes instructions as to time, route and provision supply of march. See related items in folders 74 and 94.
Folder 111	Jonathan Bryan, 20 August 1779 (91) Letter to John Houstown of South Carolina. Bryon is on parole in Long Island, N.Y., and is anxious for news from South Carolina.
Folder 112	George Melven, 25 August 1779 (92) Sends letter by Mr. Carpenter who recently escaped from Savannah, and his account of the British troops there.
Folder 113	Thomas Rutledge, 25 September 1779 (93) Letter regarding rice supply for Count D'Estaing, mentioning vessels in harbor and where supplies are stored and expected. Think salt and rum should be purchased in Savannah and is sending Mr. McCullough to discuss the matter. See related item in folder 136.
Folder 114	John White, 1 October 1779 (94) Letter to General Benjamin Lincoln recounting capture of 141 prisoners, receipt of latter attested in Lincoln's hand on letter. See related items in folders 76 and 92.
Folder 115	Augustine Prevost, 10 October 1779 (95) British General Prevost to General Benjamin Lincoln relating to truce with the Count D'Estaing to search swamp for wounded and to the exchange of prisoners.
Folder 116	John Rutledge, 1 December 1779 (96) Affidavit of Phillip Smith, executor of the estate of James Skirving, Jr., regarding African American hire for work at batteries of Chapman's Bluff and Field's Bluff on February and March of 1779, attested by James Skriving. See related items in folders 84 and 124.
Folder 117	Colonel John Hamilton-Captain W. Jackson, 3 December 1779 (97) Agreement between Colonel John Hamilton, commissioner appoionted by Major General Prevost and Captain W. Jackson, aide to General Benjamin Lincoln, that Captain Espey can be exchanged for nine British prisoners whose parole had been delivered to Colonel Hamilton.
Folder 118	Rancis Marion, 9 December 1799 (98) Letter reporting capture of prisoners, refusal to grant flag of truce to citizens who wish to pass through the lines unless they have the permission of the governor, desertion of his waggoner and lack of clothing and food, men doing field duty without shoes. See related items in folders 126, 164, and 188.
Folder 119	Alexander Lillington, 18 December 1779 (99) Letter to Governor Richard Caswell of North Carolina, reporting the failure of all colonels except Colonel Rhoads to provide properly for their men, and asking the governor's assistance. See related item in folder 125.
Folder 120	Major Alexander Noble, 18 December 1779 (100) Letter written from camp at Two Sister's Ferry to General Moultrie reporting his arrival with 34 men of Colonel Picken's regiment, with more men expected.
Folder 121	John Ashe, 23 December 1779 (101) Letter written from Camp Butlers Creek to General Lincoln reporting delay due to lack of provisions and plans to proceed to McBean Creek as soon as his command has been fed. See related item in folder 89.
Folder 122	Patrick Henry, 23 December 1779, and undated (263) Memorandum of account with Samuel Beale, who paid 3,000 pound to Mr. Lomax in settlement of Henry's bond to Lomax. Undated letter from David Ross to Henry sending money for hiring enslaved people and asking Henry's support as a candidate for the legislature from Fluvanna County.
Folder 123	Robert Heriot, 30 December 1779 (102) Letter to Rutledge asking that cannon and stores be sent by coasting vessel commanded by Joseph Immanuel; send report of deserters held in jail; Captain Davis to be relieved by another artillery officer.
Folder 124	John Rutledge, 1 January 1780 (103) Certificate of service of Edward Lloyd in Fourth Continental Regiment of South Carolina. See related items in folders 71, 84 and 116.
Folder 125	General John Alexander Lillington, 13 January 1780 (104) Letter probably written to governor of South Carolina regarding travel to Charleston to join South Carolina and Georgia Troops. He writes that his men are poorly equipped and they are without funds. He has heard there is smallpox in Charleston and if so, he will not take his men in. See related item in folder 119.
Folder 126	General Francis Marion, 13 January 1780 (105) Letter to General Benjamin Lincoln regarding possibility of attacking enemy posts, gives location and strength of each post, mentions presence of Cherokee people and enslaved people near posts, and mentions lack of horses and wagons. See related items in folders 118, 164, and 188.
Folder 127	Lord Rawdon, Earl of Moira, 23 January 1780 (106) Letter regarding enlisting of New Jersey men in British army. See related items in folders 157 and 176.
Folder 128	Samuel Elbert, 3 February 1780 (289) Receipt for brigadier general's subsistence allowance.
Folder 129	D. Horry, 9 February 1780 (107) Letter to General Benjamin Lincoln at Charleston, S.C., telling of the arrival of British vessels headed to Charleston and related military news.
Folder 130	Samuel Huntington, 6 March 1780 (108) Letter from president of Continental Congress to General Benjamin Lincoln commanding at Charleston, S.C., announcing Congress will aid him in defense of Charleston and the Southern states.
Folder 131	General B. Wallace, 9 March 1780 (109) Letter to General Benjamin Lincoln at Charleston, S.C., reporting position of enemy.
Folder 132	Siege of Charleston, S.C., 27 March 1780-26 April 1780, and undated (110a) Letters and documents related to the siege and capture of Charleston, S.C., and the aftermath. 27 March 1780, Minutes of Council, held by General Benjamin Lincoln, to consider evacuation of Fort Moultrie; 26 April 1780, Minutes of Council to consider evacuation of Charleston; undated manuscript of Colonel Laumoy, "Memorial Concerning the Safety of the State of South Carolina in General and Charleston in Particular."
Folder 133	Sir Henry Clinton, 21 April 1780-11 May 1780 (110b) Three letters from Sir Henry Clinton to General Benjamin Lincoln regarding terms of surrender of Charleston.
Folder 134	Christopher Gadsden, 5 May 1780 (111) Letter to General Benjamin Lincoln enclosing resolve of Council regarding exemption from military duty of firement, and reports on quantities of provisions in private hands.
Folder 135	Sir Henry Clinton and Admiral Arbuthnot, 12 May 1780 (110c) Letter to General Benjamin Lincoln regarding a meeting between Major Andre and Colonel Ternant.
Folder 136	Thomas Rutledge, 13 May 1780 (110d) Letter to General Benjamin Lincoln regarding surrender of Charleston being imputed to Rutledge because he failed to supply the army with provisions, especially salt. He reviews the situation from the time he was appointed commissary and believes Lincoln understands and approves his execution of that duty. See related item in folder 113.
Folder 137	Charleston generals, 19 May 1780 (110e) Protest to General Benjamin that General Clinton is not carrying out terms of Capituation Agreement. Signed by Brigadier Generals Moultrie, Woodford, Scott, and McIntosh. Also includes engraving of McIntosh.
Folder 138	General Benjamin Lincoln, 22 May 1780 (110F) Letter to General Lachlen McIntosh assuring him no complaint of his conduct has been made by the army, and adding his own appreciation of McIntosh's conduct as an officer in his department. See related items in folders 106 and 190.
Folder 139	Wade Hampton, 10 June circa 1780 (112) Fragmentary letter to Major General Greene reporting several murders on the road from Granby to Ninety-Six and Augusta
Folder 140	Joseph Horry, 18 June 1780 (113) Note for ten guineas in favor of Jacob Road.
Folder 141	Abner Nash, 4 September 1780 (115) Letter to Brigadier General Jethro Sumner urging him to leave Ramsey's and advising him regarding food and troops. See related item in folder 143.
Folder 142	Lord Cornwallis, 5 September 1780 (114) Letter to Lieutenant Colonel Clarke, commanding His Majesty's troops in Georgia and east Florida, giving orders and telling of success of British at Camden, also stating his intention to march immediately into North Carolina. See related item in folder 155.
Folder 143	Abner Nash, 13 September, 1780 (116) Letter to Brigadier General Jethro Sumner to proceed at once with troops to Charlotte to join the forces there. See related item in folder 141.
Folder 144	Jethro Sumner, 1 October 1780 (117) Writing from camp at McGoon's Creek to Hon. John Penn regarding campaign around Charlotte and Guilford Court House. Also writes about troublesome volunteers whose enlistment is up and Tories. See related items in folders 58, 66, and 146.
Folder 145	Alexander Martin, 13 October 1780 (118) Letter to Brigadier General Jethro Sumner regarding Sumner's request that General Gates approve his declining Militia Command, which Gates had submitted to the War Board.
Folder 146	Jethro Sumner, 4 November 1780 (119) Letter to General Gates regarding the illness of his family. See related items in folders 58, 66, and 144.
Folder 147	General Horatio Gates, 4 December 1780 (120) Letter to General Greene asking court martial to pass upon his conduct at the Battle of Camden. Includes engraving of Gates. See related item in folder 174.
Folder 148	William Smallwood, 6 December 1780 (121) Letter to General Greene regarding sending out General Morgan with 500 infantry and Lieutenant Colonel Washington with 100 cavalry to guard a wagon train, on intelligence of which British retreatd without attacking. He related Washington's victory in his "Quaker Gun" battle with Colonel Rudgely, Major Cook and 112 Tory officers and men.
Folder 149	Nathanael Greene, 15 December 1780 (122) Letter written at Camp Charlotte to Brigadier General Jethro Sumner, sending resolution to the Congress regarding rehabilitation of the Continental Army; ordering a rendezvous of all state soldiers at Hillsborough, re-equiping of troops and report of all men available.
Folder 150	Nathanael Greene, 1 February 1781 (123) General's orders. Reports British crossing Catawba; orders all militia to assemble at David Carr's between Baley's Ford and Salisbury; revokes previous orders for defense of fords.
Folder 151	Thomas Bee, 5 February 1781 (124) Letter to Captain William Jackson, aide to General Benjamin Lincoln, telling him of the scarcity of money in the Treasury.
Folder 152	Baron Steuben, 11 February 1781 (264) Letter to Brigadier General George Weedon, asking his attendance at an adjourned meeting of officers.
Folder 153	R. Rutherford, 9 April 1781 (125) Letter reporting rumors that Corwallis is 25 miles ahead of General Greene and near navigation, and that the British burning and plundering on the banks of the Potomac as high as Port Tobacco in Maryland.
Folder 154	General Pinkentham Eaton, 13 April 1781 (126) Letter written at Camp Chatham Courthouse to General Jethro Sumner concerning detachment of Colonel William Linton's troops which have been turned over to Eaton, and which Nathanael Greene has ordered to march immediately to headquarters.
Folder 155	Lord Cornwallis, 18 April 1781 (127) Fragmentary orders to Captain Cornwallis to meet Lieutenant Colonel Carrington of General Green's staff to negotiate exchange of prisoners.
Folder 156	John Matthews, 18 April 1781 (128) Loan card fo Library Company of Philadelphia signed by John Matthews.
Folder 157	Francis Rawdon, 26 April 1781 (130) Letter to General Greene asking release of three surgeons captured by Greene's troops.
Folder 158	Nathanael Greene, 28 April 1781 (129) Letter written at camp before Camden to General John Butler regarding British troops in the area. He writes that if the enemy pushes toward New Bern, Butler must join General Lillington; he has written General Jethro Sumner to use all Continental troops collected near Hillsborough to protect vicinity; fears his maneuver before Camden may not be successful but it has succeeded in restoring the hopes of the people.
Folder 159	Nathanael Greene, 14 May 1781 (131) Letter written at camp at McCords Ferry to Governor John Rutledge regarding Camden being evacuated, Fort Mott and Orangeburg being taken, Ninety-Six and Fryday's Ferry being besieged, and the probable evacuation of Nelson's Ferry.
Folder 160	J. Burnet, aide to General Greene, 17 May 1781 (132) Letter at General's direction to General Robert Lawson, brigade commander at the Battle of Guilford, congratulating him and advising him to move his militia to Waynesboro to await Greene's orders.
Folder 161	Andrew Pickens and Henry Lee, 31 May 1781 (133) Letter to Lieutenent Colonel Brown demanding surrender.
Folder 162	Nathanael Greene, 12 June 1781 (134) Written at camp before Ninety-Six to Mr. Gamble regarding the availability of leather in Salisbury district and a number of artificers in militia who can make cartouche boxes.
Folder 163	Lieutenent Colonel Cruger, 19 June 1781 (135) Letter written at Ninety-Six, N.C. to Colonel Williams, aide to General Greene, saying that American prisoners will be shown every consideration by the British, and the American dead sent out for burial.
Folder 164	Francis Marion, 10 July 1781 (136) Letter to General Greene advising reasons for delay in joining him and mentions that he is low on ammunition.
Folder 165	Thomas Sumter, 28 July 1781 (137) Letter to Major General John Burnett stating that he is agreeable to General Greene's wishes to move troops tomorrow morning, but will not march too much as indisposition and business matters will delay him; as soon as possible will wait upon Greene; enemy not strong at Orangeburgh, the Tories constituting the principle force.
Folder 166	Major Reading Blount, 6 August 1781 (138) Letter to General Jethro Sumner regarding Continental troops' movements and activities of the British under General Cornwallis; also reports destroying provisions and embarking for New York.
Folder 167	William Henderson, 14 August 1781 (139) Reports to Governor Rutledge regarding number and condition of state troops Henderson has taken command of.
Folder 168	Folder 168 not used
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/19	Dr. Hugh Williamson, 29 August 1781 (140) Letter to Governor Thomas Burke at Halifax, N.C., sending estimate of medicines needed for the Hospital Department.
Folder 169	William Caswell, 30 August 1781 (141) Letter to Governor Thomas Burke sending an English prisoner whom he considers too dangerous for any jail in the vicinity, and that Tories of the district joined the British due to fear and can be won back if leniency is shown.
Folder 170	Edward Carrington, 2 September 1781 (142) Letter to General Greene stating that he hopes to come to an understanding with the governor regarding supply of draught horses; congratulations to Greene on arrival of "very respectable French Fleet" in Chesapeake, upon which Lord Cornwallis's ships in the James River indicated a move southward, news given by the Marquis to Governor Burke with request to interrupt passage, numbers regarding fleet size.
Folder 171	Andrew Pickins, 5 September 1781 (143) Letter to General Greene sending return of troops in camp and will march that evening as Greene directs.
Folder 172	General Lafayette, 6 September 1781 (144) Letter to Governor Burke explaining present military situation and saying that Philadelphia, Pa., can furnish arms for North Carolina defense.
Folder 173	Colonel Hardy Mufree, 9 September 1781 (145) Letter to Governor Thomas Burke regarding impressment of tobacco stores, and asking permission to raise a party of horesemen to go to Virginia.
Folder 174	Robert Smith, 2 October 1781 (146) Letter to John Holker whose Continental certificate he holds, asking for directions for delivery to Holker.
Folder 175	Horation Gates, November 1781 (147) Letter to Robert Morris. Gates quotes a letter he wrote to Washington at Morris's suggestion; refers to his own disgrace and enemies; and expresses gratitude for assistance of the French. Also includes engraving of Gates.
Folder 176	Archibald Lundie, 6 November 1781 (148) Order for quarters for Abe Decosta and servant in Charleston, S.C.
Folder 177	Francis Rawdon, 21 November 1781 (149) Letter written en route to Paris from Nantes, France, to M. Penegan regarding banking credit and draft against it.
Folder 178	Edmund Randolph, Joseph Jones, and James Madison to Benjamin Harrision, 24 January 1782 (266) Virginia's delegates to the Confederation Congress, reporting to Governor Harrison an action they have taken in connection with supplies ordered from France.
Folder 179	Nathanael Greene, 17 February 1782 (150) Letter to General Leslie advising Colonel Laurens will meet officers he appoints for conference on commisssaries for the two armies.
Folder 180	Nicholas Long, 28 February 1782 (151) Letter to Governor Thomas Burke asking for relief for his department, including money, clothing, and provisions.
Folder 181	Thomas Burke, 9 March 1782 (152) Letter to General Butler asking order for arms and ammunition on General Rutherford for Colonel Collier.
Folder 182	Nathanael Greene, 1 May 1782 (153) Letter to General Marion giving him command of all militia, and suggesting plans for joining forces.
Folder 183	John Martin, 26 May 1782 (154) Signature of Martin, governor of Georgia, cut from a document; and a receipt, 10 March 1770, signed by him.
Folder 184	Abner Nash, 26 May 1782 (155) Receipt for corn.
Folder 185	Luke Bates, 3 June 1782 (156) Order on auditors for delivery of twelve months pay, signed by Luke Bates, 1st Reg.
Folder 186	Captain James Read, 22 June 1782 (157) Letter to Honorable Wm. Blount, order for delivery of certificates for twelve months pay to Captain Ingles.
Folder 187	Alexander Brevard, 16 July 1782 (158) Letter to General Jethro Sumner acknowledging receipt of orders; will march what troops are available; asks for officers.
Folder 188	Francis Marion, 4 August 1782 (159) Proceedings of the consolidation of Colonel Maham and Major Conyer's Corps of Cavalry at Captain Lenud's plantation, by order of Governor Mathews.
Folder 189	Horation Gates, 12 September 1782 (160) Letter to Robert Morris stating he has received letter from General Washington and is hastening to join him.
Folder 190	North Carolina, New Bern District jury indictment, 2 November 1782 (161) True bill of indictment of Daniel Miller and other for murder of James Blackshear.
Folder 191	Benjamin Lincoln, 5 November 1782 (162) Letter to General Green commenting on effect of Marquis of Rickingham's death in England, and asking for information regarding conditions in Charleston, S.C.
Folder 192	E. Yarborough, 19 November 1782 (163) Order to commissioners for delivery of pay certificates to Mr. Long. Also included is letter from Yarborough to General Jethro Sumner reporting battle between between General Sumter and Colonel Tarleton, and comments on the state of his troops.
Folder 193	Alexander Martin, 24 August 1783 (164) Letter to Thomas Burke requesting that Burke assist the attorney general in a suit, money from which is to be used to pay delegates.
Folder 194	Ben Guerard, 6 October 1783 (165) Letter to Governor John Hancock regarding South Carolina African Americans captured by the British in 1779, recaptured by Massachusetts vessels, whom he refuses to return.
Folder 195	Richard Howley and James Forsyth, 28 October 1783 (166) Signature to deposition, and undated portion of document or letter.
Folder 196	Benjamin Guerard, 8 March 1784-24 November 1784 (167) 8 March 1784, message to the South Carolina Congress regarding regarding cattle belonging to Mr. Commissary Hort's department; 24 November 1784, order on treasury commissioners to pay express messenger Peter Dumont for carrying messages to Georgetown of pardon for Mack Machisuck, who was to be hanged.
Folder 197	Nathan Brownson, 2 April 1784 (168) Document granting power of attorney to George Jones, signed by Governor of Georgia Nathan Brownson.
Folder 198	Henry Pendleton and Thomas Pinckney, 25 May 1784 (169) Warrent for arrest of Paul Abney.
Folder 199	John Houston, 1 June 1784-19 July 1784 (170) 1 June 1784, Land bounty certificate; undated, petition over Houston's signature as plaintiff's attorney; 19 July 1784, order for survey of land.
Folder 200	Daniel Boone, 23 July 1784 (295) Promissary note to Squire Boone, and on back, assignment of the note to Daniel Henry. Also includes engraving of Daniel Boone.
Folder 201	Folder 201 not used
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3405/20	South Carolina Indenture, 27 July 1784 (171) Parish of All Saints, Craven County, S.C., indenture between Francis Allston, executor of the estates of William Allston and Edward Mitchell.
Folder 202	Squire Boone, 24 November 1784 (296) Promissary note to Robert Neilson & Co.
Folder 203	Isaac Shelby, 15 December 1784 (297) Receipt for 225 pounds Virginia currency due Evan and Moses Shelby from Edward Payne.
Folder 204	Benjamin Guerard, 24 January 1785 (172) Message to "Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen" enclosing letter from General Greene.
Folder 205	Aldanus Burke, 24 May 1785 (173) Warrant for arrest of Augustus Buyck in Charleston, S.C.
Folder 206	Thomas Sumter, 14 July 1785 (174) Order on Commissioners of the Treasury of South Carolina to pay bearer fees due Sumter from State and the United States. Includes engraving of Thomas Sumter, and annotated photographs of his home and tombstone.
Folder 207	Richard and Winston Caswell, 15 July 1785 (175) Affidavit signed by Richard Caswell and Winston Caswell, attesting that Anderson Ellison was at the Beaufort Court June 1785, and is now Clerk of the County Court of Beaufort.
Folder 208	Nathan Brownson, 1 August 1785 (176) Land warrent for Moses Glover, 250 acres in Glyn and Camden counties, addressed to surveyor.
Folder 209	Robert Irwin, 1 August 1785
Folder 210	Thomas Greene, 10 September 1785 (298) Letter written from Choctaw Nation to Samuel Elbert, governor of Georgia, reporting of a mission to Natchez, Miss., stating the Spanish are very antogonistic, and recommending alliances with the Choctaw Nation and Chickasaw Nation.
Folder 211	William Moultrie, 2 February 1786 (177) Cover letter from Charleston, S.C., in connection with the transmission of the governor's message to the Senate. Governor's message is not included. Engraving of William Moultrie included.
Folder 212	Patrick Henry, 23 February 1786 (267) Letter to the governor informing him that the General Assembly has appointed delegates to meet with commissioners from other states to consider problems of trade (Annapolis Convention).
Folder 213	Wade Hampton, 25 March 1786 (178) Order to pay Major Anthony Sharpe, and Sharpe's receipt.
Folder 214	William Smallwood, 30 March 1786 (179) Circular letter in Annapolis, Md., to the governors of adjacent states, transmitting copy of Act of Legislature. Copy of act not included.
Folder 215	Charles Alexander, 14 April 1786 (180) Note in favor of Colonel John Byrd.
Folder 216	Thomas Madison to Patrick Henry, 29 April 1786-3 July 1786 (268) 29 April 1786, letter from Thomas Madison to Patrick Henry regarding a mine they are interested in; 5 May 1786, news of the death of William Christian.
Folder 217	Daniel Boone, 17 August 1786 (299) Virginia warrant for the arrest of Daniel and Israel Boone for debt.
Folder 218	Benjamin Smith, 13 September 1786 (181) Letter to J. F. Grimke of Charleston, S.C., regarding personal and family matters.
Folder 219	John Dickinson, 15 September 1786 (182) Letter to Governor Caswell of North Carolina, transmitting report of Committee on Trade and Commerce. Report not included. Engraving of John Dickinson included.
Folder 220	James White, 22 October 1786 (183) Letter to Governor Caswell of North Carolina asking payment of traveling expense as delegate.
Folder 221	Patrick Henry, 25 November 1786 (269) Resolution presented by House of Delegates to Patrick Henry on his retirement as governor.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/21	Grant of land to Patrick Henry in Brunswick County, N.C., 25 November 1792
Folder 222	Several Kentuckians to Edmund Randolph, 22 December 1786 (300) Petition to Edmund Randolph, governor of Virginia, deploring the "late treaty at the Miami," criticising Richard Butler and Samuel H. Parsons, and George Rogers Clark; and asks that the next treaty commission include James Wilkinson, Richard Clough Anderson, and Isaac Shelby. Petition signed by T. Marshall, Edmund Lyne, Richard Taylor, J. Brown, Harry Innes, George Muter, Caleb Wallace, John Craig, Benjamin Pope, and Charles Ewing.
Folder 223	John Wereat, 2 January 1787 (184) Notation as auditor that claim papers are not in proper shape.
Folder 224	Richard Caswell, 6 January 1787 (185) Notice of appointment of Nicholas Edmunds, Josiah Cranbury, Henry Deberry, and Benjamin Williamson to the Commission of Peace of Northampton County, addressed to Allen Jones, Howell Edmunds, and Samuel Lockart.
Folder 225	John Adams, 10 April 1787-25 April 1787 (186) Manuscript copy of extracts of letters to and from John Adams and to John Hay on counterfeiting in England of North and South Carolina currency.
Folder 226	George Hanger, 4th Baron Coleraine, October 1787 (187) Letter to Admiral Sir George Young, offering his services and citing his six years of service in America. He signs himself Major of Tarleton's Light Dragoons.
Folder 227	Thomas Heyward, 11 December 1787 (188) Warrant for the arrest of Anthony Golding for debt. Also included is engraving of Thomas Heyward.
Folder 228	Hugh Horry, 12 January 1788 (1890 A bill to Hon. J. F. Grimke for his subscription to the rebuilding of church at Georgetown.
Folder 229	George Handley, 20 February 1788 (190) Letter sending the governor of Connecticut a copy of the proceedings of the Georgia Convention on proposed Federal Constitution.
Folder 230	Adalai Osborne, 25 March 1788 (1910 Affidavit that Moses Wensley was and is a Justice of the Peace in Rowan County, N.C.
Folder 231	Isaac Shelby, 28 May 1788 (301) Subscription list for a loan to Transylvania Seminary to pay for transportation of a library given to the school. Signed by Harry Innes, William Green, Christ Greenup, Robert Johnson, Caleb Wallace, Levi Rodd, Samuel McDowell, John Campbell, Robert Todd, John Edward, Jn. Patterson, Isaac Shelby, T. Marshall, Benjamin Logan, Thomas Lewis, and W. Ward.
Folder 232	Thomas Heyward, Jr., 1 July 1788 (192) Warrant for the arrest of William Scott in Charleston, S.C.
Folder 233	Daniel Boone, 20 July 1788 (265) Contemporary copy of survey made by Boone, and cut out signature of Boone.
Folder 234	John Sitgreaves, 11 November 1788 (193) Letter as Speaker of the House of Commons of North Carolina to the General Assembly enclosing the governor's address on loans and public tobacco.
Folder 235	Earl of Hillsborough and Marquis of Buckingham, 10 December 1788-12 December 1788 (194) Letter to the Marquis of Buckingham about the illness of King George III. On same sheet is Buckingham's response, giving details of King George III's illness.
Folder 236	Alexander White, 1 April 1789 (195a) News of the first Congress under the new constitution.
Folder 237	Samuel Johnston, 15 April 1789-18 March 1793 (196) 15 April 1789, Letter to LuRoy & Bayard, N.Y., about a shipment of wine and politics in New York; 18 March 1793, power of attorney from Johnston to Joseph Anthony & Son, to collect dividend on his Bank of United States stock.
Folder 238	William Moultrie, 4 July 1789 (197) Signature of Moultrie, president of South Carolina Society of Cincinnati, on document to delegates of the society.
Folder 239	Wade Hampton, 12 August 1789 (198) Letter to John Bynum directing him to take charge of the delivery of shells purchased at the Pritchard plantation.
Folder 240	Rawlins Lowndes, 30 October 1789 (199) Report of arbitors Rawlins Lowndes, John Lloyd, and Edward Darrell on case of Lessee of Greenwood vs. Rebecca Motte, involving a disputed boundary line between wharf properties.
Folder 241	Charles Johnson, 5 December 1789 (200) Message from the Senate to the House of Commons of N.C. about a petition of Nicholas Eveleigh.
Folder 242	Samuel Johnston, 18 February 1790 (201) Johnston, senator from North Carolina, regarding a speech made by James Madison in the House that morning on payment of government certificates.
Folder 243	David Ross, 9 April 1790 (270) Letter to Patrick Henry about payment of money.
Folder 244	Edmund Randolph, 27 1790 (271) Letter about Mrs. Randolph's health, his plans to go to New York, and the president's health.
Folder 245	Edward Telfair, 4 September 1790 (202) Commission of Josh McIntosh as major of Glynn County regiment of militia, signed by Governor Edward Telfair.
Folder 246	Alexander Martin, 4 January 1791-21 April 1792 (203) 4 January 1791, resolutions of the General Assembly of North Carolina to Governor Telfair of Georgia; 21 April 1792, letter to Francis Child, comptroller, regarding Major John Campbell's administration of an estate. Includes engraving of Alexander Martin and his bookplate.
Folder 247	Alexander White, 18 January 1791 (195b) Letter with social and congressional news.
Folder 248	Jonah Horry, 20 December 1791-18 January 1794 (204) 20 December 1791, letter to Thomas Winstanly enclosing valuation of enslaved people on Kennedy's plantation, and the terms of offer for them, enclosure is missing; 18 January 1794, letter to Messrs. Reed & Co. about renewal of lease of land from Kennedy estate.
Folder 249	O. N. Williams, 23 March 1792 (205) Williams, collector of the Port of Baltimore, to Robert Ballard, surveyor of the Port, about inspection of ships' papers.
Folder 250	Anthony Wayne, 16 October 1792 (303) Orders to Major Michael Rudolph to command detachment escorting stores of arms and other materials to Fort Marietta.
Folder 251	Daniel Smith, 18 December 1792 (302) Letter to Col. Barton about plats and surveys.
Folder 252	Richard Dobbs Spaight, 1 January 1793 (206) Commission of William Hunt as major of militia.
Folder 253	William Horry, 10 June 1793 (207) Letter about his account of his unnamed correspondent and business with the Commissioners of Forfeited Estates.
Folder 254	Richard Dobbs Spaight, 27 June 1793 Engraving of Richard Dobbs Spraight.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/22	27 June 1793 Land warrant to Hugh Lemmond, with certificate of survey in Mecklenburg County
Folder 255	Folder 255 not used
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/23	William Moultrie, 1 July 1793 (209) Land warrant to Christopher Lewis with certificate of survey.
Folder 256	Edmund Fanning, 15 February 1794 (210) Affidavit about entry of his schooner Dolly to the Port of New York.
Folder 257	Edmund Randolph, 12 May 1794-8 March 1795 (211) Four letters of Edmund Randolph, U.S. Secretary of State, on official business.
Folder 258	William Moultrie, 8 July 1794 (212) Letter to the governor of North Carolina asking for extradition of a man indicted for murder.
Folder 259	George Mathews, 18 July 1794 (213) Mathews instructing judges of Chatham County, Ga., to take oath and bond of William Norment, newly appointed tax collector.
Folder 260	South Carolina Lottery Petitions, 3 December 1794 (214) Company for promoting inland navigation between Santee and Cooper Rivers petition to the South Carolina Senate for authorization of a lottery. Signatures of Henry Laurens, David Ramsey, Nathaniel Russell, Edward Rutledge, and John Rutledge Jr.
Folder 261	Wade Hampton, 10 January 1795 (215) Sheriff Hampton to John Chesnut, bill of sale of goods sold to satisfy judgment against William Sutton.
Folder 262	Folder 262 not used
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/24	Arnoldus Vander Horst, 6 April 1795 (216) Warrant for land to Joseph Kershaw with certificate of survey.
Folder 263	George Hanger, 4th Baron Coleraine, 24 April 1795 Advertisement for sale of property by Hanger, former British officer. Also includes order appointing D. Walker to bid for his annuity, 1 June 1791; and picture of Hanger.
Folder 264	Robert Walpole, with Grenville autograph, 17 May 1795 (Addition F) Bill from Walpole for his expenses at Court of Lisbon, approved by Grenville.
Folder 265	Henry Hampton, 5 July 1795 (218) Letter to Miller and Robinson, Charleston, S.C.; has been informed by Wade Hampton that he may draw on them for $3,000 which they should pay to bearer F. Waters.
Folder 266	Folder 266 not used.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/25	Richard Dobbs Spaight, 18 September 1795 (219) Spaight to Archibald Buie, warrant for land and certificate of survey, Robeson County, N.C.
Folder 267	Sir Banastre Tarelton, 7 October 1795 (220) Letter in verse to John Taylor, signed Piscator, but attributed to Banastre Tarleton.
Folder 268	Robert Barnwell, 14 December 1795 (221) Speaker of House to Senate about Reports on Public Accounts.
Folder 269	Samuel Johnston, 6 November 1796 (222) Appointing Joseph Anthony his proxy for meeting of stockholders of Bank of United States.
Folder 270	Folder 270 not used
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/26	Charles Pinckney, 2 January 1797-2 August 1807 Three land warrants with certificates of survey; one to Francis Geno, and two to James Chesnut.
Folder 271	James Habersham Junior, 30 March 1797-20 May 1797 (224) 30 March 1797, portion of letter to Habersham's brother about threat of British warships and expected attack on St. Augustine, dislike of Jay's Treaty; 20 May 1797, signature as deputy collector on ship's manifest.
Folder 272	Timothy Pickering, 24 April 1797 (Addition F) Department of State, letter of transmittal from Timothy Pickering, intended to cover two sets of the laws passed at 2nd session of 4th Congress.
Folder 273	Banastre Tarleton, 8 December 1798 (225) Letter to Thomas Cadill about sale of his book, Campaigns in America. Includes engraving of Banastre Tarleton.
Folder 274	Cherokee Nation, 1 January 1799-10 February 1858 and undated 22 items. Documents related to the forced removal and forced migration of people of the Cherokee Nation from their land, the Trail of Tears (1838-1839), and subsistence contracts and treaties (1835, 1846) with the United States government.
Folder 275	James Madison, 25 September 1799 (304) Answer of James and Nelly Madison to complaint of William Croghan of Jefferson County, Ky. Madison jointly interested in land with Ambrose Madison.
Folder 276	Folder 276 not used
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/27	John Drayton, 6 January 1800-6 March 1809 (227) Three land warrants signed by John Drayton, two to John Chesnut, and one to Elizabeth Robertson, for land in Camden District, S.C.
Folder 277	Benjamin Hawkins, 23 January 1800 (228) Letter to James Jackson, governor of Georgia, about the Creek Nation.
Folder 278	Samuel Johnston, 28 May 1800 (229) Letter to Governor Benjamin Williams of North Carolina acknowledging notice of his appointment as judge of a special court to be held in Raleigh.
Folder 279	Edward Telfair, 12 June 1800 (230) Withdrawal of appeal by Edward Telfair in judgment for debt of October 1796 in case of James Post vs. Telfair; Chatham County, Ga., court.
Folder 280	Edward Longworthy, 25 June 1800 (305) Baltimore customs entry for merchandise for Henry Alexander, signed by him and certified by Deputy Naval Officer Edward Longworthy.
Folder 281	John Sitgreaves, 1 October 1800 (231) Letter to George Simpson, cashier of Bank of United States, Philadelphia, to pay his salary as judge of North Carolina District to Andrew Fleming & Co.
Folder 282	Oliver Ellsworth, 16 October 1800 (233) Account of money received from bankers in Paris, France. Account unsigned but attributed to Ellsworth.
Folder 283	Peter Horry, 20 October 1800 (232) Letter to James Guignard stating his wish to settle all debts and leave his estate unencumbered.
Folder 284	George Walton, 31 May 1803 (234) Petition for citizenship of Hugh Montgomery Hill, physician of Augusta, Ga., endorsed by Governor George Walton of Georgia.
Folder 285	Wade Hampton, 18 September 1803 (235) Letter to John Bynum regarding horse races. Includes newspaper clipping of Hampton's obituary.
Folder 286	Daniel Boone Junior, 22 May 1804 (306) Deposition of William Hays regarding surveys made by Daniel Boone Junior, and Douglas.
Folder 287	Banastre Tarleton, 24 May 1804 (236) Letter to General Brownrigg, asking troops for protection of military stores.
Folder 288	Francis Rawdon, 10 August 1805 (237) Letter from Rawdon, then Lord Moira, to Mr. Robins from Edinburgh regarding sale of house.
Folder 289	John Breckinridge, 18 October 1805 (272) Letter to Thomas Worthington of Ohio about lands and his reluctance to become United States attorney general, though he has accepted the appointment. Includes an engraving of John Breckinridge.
Folder 290	Horatio Gates, 27 February 1806 (238) Letter to Samuel L. Mitchell requesting copy of president's message on discoveries on the Missouri River. Also included is warrant for Revolutionary bounty lands from Virginia, signed by Benjamin Harrison, 30 May 1783.
Folder 291	Thomas Jefferson, October 1806 (273) Letter to Benjamin Brown about disputed title to some land.
Folder 292	Samuel Ashe, 18 March 1809 (239) Letter to Ashe's daughter or daughter-in-law regarding his health and his grandson, Sam.
Folder 293	James Wilkinson, 17 December 1809 (240) General orders for reception of General Wade Hampton, and on same sheet, Wilkinson's farewell upon being relieved by Hampton.
Folder 294	John Drayton, Henry Alexander De Saussure, 16 February 1810 (241) Commission of Henry Alexander De Saussure as aide de camp and captain to General Jacob Read, South Carolina militia.
Folder 295	George Mathews, 15 May 1813 (307) License to Charles Derbigny to practice law in courts of Louisiana, signed by Dominick Hall, George Mathews, and Peter Derbigny, judges of the Supreme Court.
Folder 296	Edmund Fanning, 10 August 1814 (242) Fanning writing from London to Mr. Wasser, saying he has recovered from an illness and can appear before the Board of Commissioners to answer inquiries. Included is a copy of an uncredited autobiographical sketch, and a picture.
Folder 297	Folder 297 not used
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/28	Comte d'Artois, December 17 1814-1816 (243) Commission in the French National Guard, signed by the captain-general, Charles Philippe, Comte d'Artois, later Charles X of France. Also included is a commission of 1816.
Folder 298	David Ramsay, 9 January 1815 (244) Letter to Jedidiah Morse about Ramsay's proposed universal history.
Folder 299	Wade Hampton, 15 January 1815 (245) Letter to James Monroe regarding help for a sick officer. Also includes sketch of 75 acre plot, marked "General Wade Hampton's land."
Folder 300	Isaac Shelby, 20 February 1815 (308) Letter to General Green Clay sending commissions for two officers of Clay's division, and answering inquiry about Dr. William Craig.
Folder 301	Thomas Pinckney, 23 October 1815 (246) Letter regarding procuring sugar cane for planting.
Folder 302	C. J. Viomenil, 1815 (247) Bordeaux. French general in the American Revolutionary War. Letter is in French.
Folder 303	Robert Coleman: deed, 3 April 1816 (248) Deed to land in Camden District, S.C., from Coleman, guardian on behalf of Bond English, a minor, to James Chesnut.
Folder 304	Marquis of Camden, 1 January 1818 (Addition F) Letter to the lord president advocating the excusing of Mr. Papillon, 3rd on the list for office of sheriff of Kent, England.
Folder 305	Francis Rawdon, Marquis of Hastings, 31 January 1820-21 June 1821 (249) 31 January 1820, Letter from Rawdon, then Marquis of Hastings and governor general of India, to C. T. Metcalfe regarding politics; 21 June 1821, to Lord Castlereagh on treaty violations by the Pasha of Baghdad.
Folder 306	John Geddes, 1 May 1820 (250) Warrant for land and certificate of survey in Kershaw District, S.C., to James Chesnut, signed by John Geddes.
Folder 307	William Polk, 14 July 1820 (251) Polk, writing from Raleigh, N.C., to R. G. Harper of Baltimore, Md., on legal matters.
Folder 308	Nathaniel Macon, 14 February 1823 (252) Nathaniel Macon, United States representative and senator from North Carolina, to Samuel Dana in Connecticut.
Folder 309	James Iredell, Jr., 10 March 1829 (253) James Iredell, Jr., United States senator, about application of James Norfleet for appointment as purser in the Navy.
Folder 310	Lafayette, 8 October 1831 (Addition F) Letter to Peter Stephen Du Ponceau, Philadelphia, Pa.
Folder 311	James Lynah and Thomas Legare, 11 November 1834-20 January 1835 (254) South Carolina. Two-sided document regarding ownership of an enslaved woman named Diana. One one side, dated 11 November 1834, is a bill of sale from James Lynah to Thomas Legare for Diana and her two daughters, Susan and Sarah. The other side, dated 20 January 1835, appears to be a will from Legare transferring ownership of Diana and her two daughters to Legare's daughter, Elizabeth B. White, and his granddaughter, Elizabeth Ann B. White.
Folder 312	Samuel Patchin, 10 May 1839 (309) Letter to William Hay recounting his capture by Tory Joseph Bettys, imprisonment in Canada, and escape.
Folder 313	G. H. Calvert to Hiram Powers, 28 February 1845 (310) Calvert, writing from New York to Powers in Florence, Italy, regarding the possibility that Congress may commission a sculpture from Powers.
Folder 314	Nicholas Longworth, 15 August 1845 (311) Letter to C. Edwards Lester quoting a poem written by John Quincy Adams to Hiram Powers, not published but repeated from memory by Mr. McGinnes.
Folder 315	George Bancroft, 15 August 1846 (Addition F) Bancroft, secretary of the Navy, directing Commodore William Branford Shubrick to transport a certain army ordnance.
Folder 316	J. M. McCracken: "Siege of Ninety-Six," circa 22 March 1852 Letter to B. J. Lossing giving account of the siege of Ninety-Six.
Folder 317	George B. Crittenden, 18 May 1861 (312) Letter to his father, John J. Crittenden, announcing his resignation from the United States army.
Folder 318	C. E. Pratt, 5 October 1862 (313) General Calvin Edward Pratt of the United States army recommending Captain R. R. Daniel for a field position.
Folder 319	George Otto Trevelyan letters, 2 January 1865-27 January 1882 (Addition F) 2 January 1865, Letter to Mr. Potter; 27 January 1882, letter to Marian.
Folder 320	William Durst, 31 August 1903 (256) Letter to unnamed recipient regarding battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac. Durst served on the crew of the Monitor.
Folder 321	J. F. Grimke, undated (274) Letter to J. H. Mitchell recommending that Mr. McDowell be put under peace bond.
Folder 322	Henry Laurens, undated (276) Unsigned portion of a letter, apparently a first draft with interlining and corrections, attributed to Henry Laurens.
Folder 323	John Locke, circa 1600s (277) Two manuscripts. The manuscript endorsed "S Parker of Toleration" is in John Locke's hand, circa 1670. The manuscript endorsed "Draft of an act of Parliament for regulation of Elections," circa 1699, is in the hand of Locke's friend and colleague John Freke, who, along with Edward Clarke, an MP, worked together on a variety of matters in Parliament. One manuscript contains note on a book by Samuel Parker. The other is a draft of a Parliamentary bill. Includes picture of John Locke.
Folder 324	Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, undated (278) Invitation in the third person to Captain Bissette to dine with him.
Folder 325	Undated items formerly enclosed in Rare Book Room's copy of George O. Trevelyan's History of the American Revolution. (Addition F) Items are letter from Grafton; Lord Chancellor, writing from Loughborough, England, presenting the names of three persons qualified to be sheriff of Huntingdon.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3406/29	Account, undated Account for subsistence for officers of various garrisons in England and Scotland, under George III.
Folder 326	Volume 1: Herbal, undated (275) Volume appears to originally have been two separate pieces. The first portion, kept in a handmade book with a heavy paper binding, contains information on herbs. There are frequent references to a Dr. Withering, whose comments on herbs are added, as well as an auther named Gerrard. There is a small sheet, dated 28 September 1738, inserted into book that refers to a smallpox epidemic in Charleston, S.C. The other portion of the book is a compilation of recipes and general household information. One recipe copied from the General Evening Post is dated 6 June 1778.

Expand/collapse Series 2. Kershaw-Chesnut Papers, 1751-1832.

About 100 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

This series contains documents related to property acquired by two white families of Camden, Kershaw County, S.C.: the Kershaws and the Chesnuts. The papers are primarily deeds, releases, memoranda of agreements, and surveys. Individuals named include Ely Kershaw, Joseph Kershaw, John Kershaw, James Kershaw, James Chesnut, and John Chesnut; persons from whom they purchased lands; officials, surveyors, and witnesses connected with the transfer of lands; and prior owners. The lands were in Rowan and Surry counties in North Carolina, and in Craven, Berkley, Kershaw, and Fairfield counties in South Carolina.

Folder 327	Deed: William N. Edwards to James Michie, 3 December 1751
Folder 328	Folder 328 not used
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3406/30	Deed: James McGirtt to Robert Milhoue, 12 May 1753
Folder 329	Folder 329 not used
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3406/31	Deed: William Gray to James McGirtt, 27 September 1754
Folder 330	Folder 330 not used
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3406/32	Deed: John Milhouse to Samuel Milhouse, 18 May 1758
Folder 331	Folder 331 not used
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3406/33	Deed: Archibald Watson to Thomas English, 12 March 1761
Folder 332	Folder 332 not used
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3406/34	Conveyance: James McGirtt to Joseph Kershaw, 30 April 1761
Folder 333	Deed: Andrew Ferguson to Martin Armstrong, 21 August 1764
Folder 334	Folder 334 not used
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3406/35	Deed: Joshua Bradley to Christian Shy, 4 December 1766
Folder 335	Folder 335 not used
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3406/36	Deed: Charles Sparkes to Michael Crawford, 10 December 1771
Folder 336	Deed: Hastin Terry to James Chesnut, 3 January 1774
Folder 337	Folder 337 not used
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3406/37	Deed: Mathew Walters to John Chesnut, 23 November 1774
Folder 338	Folder 338 not used
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3406/38	Deed: Thomas Jones to Aaron Loocock, 4 December 1774
Folder 339	Deed: Martin Armstrong to Kershaw, Chesnut & Co., 13 May 1775
Folder 340	Folder 340 not used
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3406/39	Deed: Exectutive of Samuel Milhouse to John Chesnut, 29 May 1775
Folder 341	Deed: Kershaw, Chesnut & Co. to Thomas Jones, 1776
Folder 342	Deed: John Payne to Joseph Kershaw, 26 April 1776-27 April 1776
Folder 343	Folder 343 not used
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3406/40	Deed: John Major to John Chesnut and Ely Kershaw, 3 February 1777
Folder 344	Folder 344 not used
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3406/41	Deed: Kershaw to Duncan McRa
Folder 345	Folder 345 not used
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3406/42	Deed: Kershaw to Duncan McRa
Folder 346	Deed: Joseph Kershaw to John Chesnut, 11 April 1777
Folder 347	Deed: Thomas Jones to Ely Kershaw, 24 May 1777
Folder 348	Folder 348 not used
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3406/43	Deed: Duncan McRa to John Chesnut
Folder 349	Conveyance: William Whitaker to Ely Kershaw, 1778
Folder 350	Deed: Francis Hodge to John McWatley, 1 August 1778
Folder 351	Folder 351 not used
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3406/44	Deed: John Chesnut to George Ross, 29 August 1778
Folder 352	Deed: John McWatley to Ely Kershaw, 9 April 1780
Folder 353	Deed: John Ellerbee to William Farrell, 7 April 1785
Folder 354	Deed: Exec. of Ely Kershaw to Zachariah Cantey, 8 November 1786
Folder 355	Folder 355 not used
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3406/45	Deed: Henry Hunter to John Chesnut, 1 May 1788
Folder 356	Deed: Joseph Brevard to John Chesnut, 11 December 1790
Folder 357	Conveyance: Samuel Clark to William Cook, 3 November 1792
Folder 358	Deed: Richard Clanton to William Clanton, 14 January 1794
Folder 359	Folder 359 not used
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3406/46	Deed: John Kershaw to Thomas Brown, 19 May 1796
Folder 360	Folder 360 not used
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3406/47	Lands belonging to estate of Wood Furman, 8 December 1797
Folder 361	Deed: John Alexander Ogilvie to John Chesnut, 15 November 1798
Folder 362	Survey for Nathan Nelson, 4 February 1799
Folder 363	Indenture: Joseph Brevard to James Chesnut, 16 August 1799
Folder 364	Deed: James Chesnut to Philip and Henry Shrock, 21 May 1808
Folder 365	Deed: James Chesnut to Philip and Henry Shrock, 21 May 1808
Folder 366	Memorandum of James Chesnut to Henry Shrock, 9 February 1811
Folder 367	Release of Donor: Nancy Shrock, 6 October 1814
Folder 368	Deed: John Chesnut to James Chesnut, 22 March 1818
Folder 369	Deed: John Chesnut to Sarah Taylor, 22 March 1818
Folder 370	Deed: John Chesnut to John Chesnut, Jr., 22 March 1818
Folder 371	"Survey for Mr. James Wood," 21 March 1832
Folder 372	Surveys

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Collection Number: 03406 Collection Title: Preston Davie Collection, 1560-1903