Beaufort 17th Septemr 1775.
Sir
Inclosed you have a Return of the Subscribers to the Association, there are a few that have not yet signed owing to their Residence on Remote Islands in the Parish & have not been at either places when sent about to be signed, but we know their Chearfullness in the Common Cause ー Mr Leechmer, our Collector, is the only person that has Refused to sign, but he has given the Committee proper assurances ー they coud wish to have a Line from the Committee of Enteligeance Respecting Mr Shaw. ー
I am with Esteem. Sir [&c.]
D.: DeSaussure
1. South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, I, 284.