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Start Over Collection Charleston Museum Collection of Revolutionary War Letters ✖ Contributing Institution The Charleston Museum Archives ✖ Date Range (beta) 1782 ✖

1. Letter from Otho Holland Williams to Nathanael Greene

Letter from Otho Holland Williams to Nathanael Greene

Date:: 1782-10-02
Description:: Letter from Otho Holland Williams to Nathanael Greene detailing his trip to Bath, the purchase of a tract of land in Maryland, and his wish to receive orders from General Greene.

2. Letter from William Pierce to William Davies

Letter from William Pierce to William Davies

Date:: 1782-04-23
Description:: Letter from William Pierce to William Davies regarding the general status of the American troops; in Charleston and Virginia in particular. In the last paragraph Pierce expresses the imminence of an attack.

3. Letter from Benjamin Lincoln to Nathanael Greene

Letter from Benjamin Lincoln to Nathanael Greene

Date:: 1782-04-07
Description:: Letter from Benjamin Lincoln to Nathanael Greene regarding the issues the government encountered when attempting to pay the soldiers of the Revolution and discussing possible solutions. General discussions of economics, the nature of the relationship with France, and establishing trade with several Spanish ports are also discussed.

4. Letter from Nathaniel Pendleton to Nathanael Greene

Letter from Nathaniel Pendleton to Nathanael Greene

Date:: 1782-09-02
Description:: Letter from Nathaniel Pendleton to Nathanael Greene anticipating the peaceful end to the war and relaying general news of the growing society they have established on Kiawah Island; containing his wife, in addition to the families of Colonel [William] Washington, Captain Wilmot, and Mr. Gibbs. The second half of the letter discusses the ill health of various persons.

5. Letter from Charles Scott to Nathanael Greene

Letter from Charles Scott to Nathanael Greene

Date:: 1782-09-03
Description:: Letter from Charles Scott to Nathanael Greene informing him of his orders from General Washington to aid General Muhlenberg in recruitment efforts in Virginia before reporting to General Greene.

6. Letter from Jethro Sumner to Nathanael Greene

Letter from Jethro Sumner to Nathanael Greene

Date:: 1782-05-13
Description:: Letter from Jethro Sumner to Nathanael Greene regarding the recruitment of additional soldiers in North Carolina, the invasion and damage done by enemy troops, and the matter of retirement for some.

7. Letter from Thomas Farr to Nathanael Greene

Letter from Thomas Farr to Nathanael Greene

Date:: 1782-09-09
Description:: Letter from Thomas Farr to Nathanael Greene regarding the movements of the British troops in Charles Town and the shipments coming in and out of port.

8. Letter from Joseph Martin to Nathanael Greene

Letter from Joseph Martin to Nathanael Greene

Date:: 1782-11-17
Description:: Letter from Joseph Martin to Nathanael Greene regarding the Native American nations willing to sign treaties with the Continental army officers.

9. Letter from [John] Peter [Gabriel] Muhlenberg to Nathanael Green

Letter from [John] Peter [Gabriel] Muhlenberg to Nathanael Green

Date:: 1782-08-15
Description:: Letter from [John] Peter [Gabriel] Muhlenberg to Nathanael Green regarding the attempt to recruit troops but being recalled from his efforts by a lack of funds to pay the soldiers. Muhlenberg continues to report the transfer of the French fleet from the Massachusetts Bay to prepare for the imminent attack on New York.

10. Letter from Richard Henry Lee to [Nathanael Greene]

Letter from Richard Henry Lee to [Nathanael Greene]

Date:: 1782-10-05
Description:: Letter from Richard Henry Lee to [Nathanael Greene] regarding the British evacuation of ‘Charles Towne’ and the stubbornness of the English King to release America and therefore, end the war.