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Letter to Col. Nisbet Balfour [Charleston?]

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Title
Letter to Col. Nisbet Balfour [Charleston?]
Names
Balfour, Nisbet, 1743-1823 (Recipient)
McLaurin, Evan (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series XXVIII. Miscellaneous Manuscripts

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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Ninety Six, S.C.
Date Created: 1780-08-16
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Documents
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Physical Description
A. L. S. Endorsed. 5 pp. 4o
Description
Favorable accounts from Hanging Rock, Rocky Mount, and from Col. Ferguson produced satisfaction here, but he himself does not "sit easy"; the [loyalist] militia are all to the northward, and though Col. Bruce and his banditti from Wotaga have retired over the mountains, he or others may return on the western frontier; recommends a fortress on that frontier; one could be built for £500 that would make the country secure; Kirkland is a den of villains; progress of Brown and himself in the commissioner business; Col. Inness will apply for a warrant for him to raise the 2d Battalion of South Carolina Royalists, for which he has a commission as lieutenant-colonel from Gen. Prevost dated Feb. 1, 1779; if supplied with money he can soon raise the men; Gen. Williamson is still the same; the Long Cane people did well in furnishing wagons.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 280090
Calendar number: EM. 20182
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e041f9d0-c541-012f-6f7d-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1743: Creator Born
  • 1780: Place
  • 1823: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Col. Nisbet Balfour [Charleston?]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-6a0e-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Col. Nisbet Balfour [Charleston?]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-6a0e-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Col. Nisbet Balfour [Charleston?] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be97b4b1-6a0e-725d-e040-e00a1806751a

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Letter to Col. Nisbet Balfour [Charleston?]