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Late last night I had the honor to receive yr Ldship's Ltr of the 23 Inst & very sincerely congratulate yr Lordship's safe anival at C.T. where I wish you great Satisfactn & Felicity At the same [time in the] disord'd State of pub. Mrs & without any protection or support I am much afraid it is not to be expected, and as things strike me, I see no probability of any sober quietude...
Date: 27 June 1775
Volume: Volume 1
My Lord, I have the honor to Acknowledge your Lordships letter of the 1st July and am sorry to hear South Carolina is in such Confusion, but Congresses, and Committees seem to have the Rule of every Province. You will have heard of Another Action that happened here on the 17th June, between the Kings Troops, and the Rebels, An Account of which I sent to Lieutenant Governor [William] Bull; not...
Date: 9 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
I have had the honor to receive your Letter June 30. I beg your Lordship to accept my Congratulations upon his Maj. gracious Appointment of you to the Government of South Carolina, and my hearty wishes that your Lordship may have a successul Administration; although the Accounts you have given me of the King's Affairs in that Province are unpromising indeed. It gives me particular uneasiness that...
Date: 22 August 1775
Volume: Volume 1
A Narrative of the Loss of the Ship Glasgow Packet (Transport) upon the Bar of Spencers Inlett near Charlestown South Carolina, the 21st of July 1776.
Upon the 18th Inst: I embark'd on Board the Glasgow Packet, with my Party, agreeable to the Orders I receiv'd that Morning from Lord Cornwallis. On my Arrival on Board, Captn Porterfield (Master of the Vessel) acquainted me that Mr [John] Knowles (...
Date: 21 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
It is with great concern we find that for some days past, your Excellency has been pleased to withdraw yourself from Charlestown, the seat of your Government, and have retired on board the King's ship. The inconveniences which must unavoidably arise to the people, deprived by this step, of that access to your Excellency, which is absolutely necessary for transacting public affairs, is apparent;...
Date: 29 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
I am honoured with your Excellency's Letter of this Day's date by the hand of Captain Innes, and I feel myself sensibly obliged by your Lordships very kind & flattering expressions of your satisfaction on my arrival in this Province.
The Pleasure I enjoy in meeting your Excellency in your Government I owe to the prevalence of your Lordship's insistances with Captain Thornbrough to order the...
Date: 1 December 1775
Volume: Volume 2