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Mr. [John] Rutledge laid the following draught of a letter to the Congress or Council of Safety in Georgia, before the board:
Charles-Town, Dec. 14th, 1775.
Gentlemen ー The Council of Safety have heard, with astonishment and concern, that several vessels are loading at Savannah for Great Britain; some with rice, and others, one in particular, of Mr. Tailfer's, with indigo.
It is true that the...
Date: 14 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Stephen Drayton and William Ewen, esqs., the delegates from the Council of Safety in Georgia, attended, and received the answer of this board to their memorial or representation of the 30th ult., and also a copy of the following letter to the Council of Safety in Georgia:
In the Council of Safety,
Charles-Town, Jan. 2nd, 1776.
Gentlemen ー We had the honour of your dispatch of the 19th past,...
Date: 2 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
We beg leave to refer you to what we have already written by this bearer ー Your favour of the 12th reached us last night & we heartily thank you for the advices contained in it ー time will not permit us to be very particular in our reply & it is the less needful as three members from this Board will wait on you by order of our provincial Congress within forty eight hours after you receive...
Date: 16 February 1776
Volume: Volume 3