Letter from Colonel William Scott to General Benjamin Lincoln, December 17, 1779

Title:

Letter from Colonel William Scott to General Benjamin Lincoln, December 17, 1779

Date:

1779

Creator (Personal):

Scott, William, ca. 1728-1807

Description:

Letter from Colonel William Scott at Fort Moultrie to General Benjamin Lincoln in Charleston concerning Americans who were taken to Bermuda by the British as prisoners of war and eventually allowed to charter a ship to return to Charleston.

Collection Title:

American Revolution Records in the Discrete Manuscript Collection

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810
Blake, Daniel
Scott, William, ca. 1728-1807

Topical Subject:

Ships, War, and Prisoners of war--United States

Geographic Subject:

Fort Moultrie (S.C.), South Carolina--History--Revolution, 1775-1783, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783, Bermuda Islands, and Charleston (S.C.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

43-0504

Date Digital:

2023

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information and re-use requirements contact the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 29401.

Admin ID:

297988