TitleLetter to Sir Guy Carleton [New York]
NamesDorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron, 1724-1808 (Recipient)Leslie, Alexander, ca. 1740 1794 (Creator)
CollectionThomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]
Series XXVII. Gen. Leslie's Letter Book
Dates / OriginDate Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)Place: Charles-Town, S.C.Date Created: 1782-10-18
Library locationsManuscripts and Archives DivisionShelf locator: MssCol 927
GenresDocuments
NotesFunding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.Citation/reference: EM15480-15704
Physical Description2 pp. and 1 leaf with endorsement. 1 page. Fo and 4o
DescriptionEncloses a petition from the inhabitants of the town on the subject of the sequestered negroes and other rebel property, with papers showing the progress made in that business; he had no scruples in complying with a request which seemed to afford an opportunity of promoting a measure serviceable to their friends, and at the same time not inconsistent with the conciliatory conduct he was ordered to observe towards the opposite party; he will take care strictly to observe the treaty on his side, so that persons who have suffered through their loyalty may not lose the benefit of its advantageous conditions; negroes who have claimed British protection, who have borne arms, or have otherwise made themselves peculiarly obnoxious to their former masters cannot be given up; a clause in the agreement provides that they shall be valued and paid for; supposing that this expense will be borne by government, he will limit it as closely as possible; desires instructions as to what assurance he may give the loyalists on this subject, they having agreed that the amount should be deducted from their own property preserved by the treaty, unless otherwise paid within a certain time. A postscript states that an advanced party of the enemy was repulsed at Fort Johnston by Maj. Dansey. Copy.
Type of ResourceText
LanguagesEnglish
IdentifiersNYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616MSS Unit ID: 927Archives EAD ID: 279864Calendar number: EM. 15659-15660Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d4a83990-002d-0130-25fd-58d385a7bc34
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