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... army . He was one of the forty prominent citizens who were sent as hostages to St. Augus- tine at the capture of Charleston in 1780 and kept for eleven months in close confinement . His death was caused by wounds received from a maniac ...
... army . He was one of the forty prominent citizens who were sent as hostages to St. Augus- tine at the capture of Charleston in 1780 and kept for eleven months in close confinement . His death was caused by wounds received from a maniac ...
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... army in 1777 , with his company , as Captain Lee . He rose successively to be major , colonel , general ; and after the war he served in the Continental Congress and in the Vir- ginia Legislature . He was injured in a riot at Baltimore ...
... army in 1777 , with his company , as Captain Lee . He rose successively to be major , colonel , general ; and after the war he served in the Continental Congress and in the Vir- ginia Legislature . He was injured in a riot at Baltimore ...
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... South Carolina . ) The army now crossed Cannucca Creek , and was proceed- ing towards Noewee Creek when tracks of the enemy's spies were discovered about half past ten o'clock , A. 9 JOHN DRAYTON . 129 The Battle of Noewee, 1776.
... South Carolina . ) The army now crossed Cannucca Creek , and was proceed- ing towards Noewee Creek when tracks of the enemy's spies were discovered about half past ten o'clock , A. 9 JOHN DRAYTON . 129 The Battle of Noewee, 1776.
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... army was halted and thrown into close order . It then proceeded on its left towards a narrow valley , bordering on Noewee Creek , and enclosed on each side by lofty moun- tains , terminated at the extremity by others equally difficult ...
... army was halted and thrown into close order . It then proceeded on its left towards a narrow valley , bordering on Noewee Creek , and enclosed on each side by lofty moun- tains , terminated at the extremity by others equally difficult ...
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... army was thereby rescued from a total defeat aud massacre . Besides this good fortune , they became possessed of so many packs of deer skins and baggage ; that they sold among the individuals of the army , for £ 1,200 currency ; and ...
... army was thereby rescued from a total defeat aud massacre . Besides this good fortune , they became possessed of so many packs of deer skins and baggage ; that they sold among the individuals of the army , for £ 1,200 currency ; and ...
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