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Letter to Sir Guy Carleton [New York]

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General Leslie's Letterbook

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Title
Letter to Sir Guy Carleton [New York]
Names
Leslie, Alexander, approximately 1740-1794 (Author)
Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron, 1724-1808 (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

General Leslie's Letterbook

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1782-09-08
Place: Charles Town, S.C.
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: 6 pp. and 1 leaf with endorsement. Fo
Description
Progress in the evacuation has been hindered by the small number of ships available; he will strictly obey directions as to leaving the enemy's property uninjured when the troops withdraw, and will restrain the future operations of the police; a late act of hostility was unavoidable; he had made proposals to Gen. Greene to allow supplies to be brought in, which offers were refused; he was therefore obliged to send out a foraging party under Maj. Doyle and Maj. Brereton; the latter was attacked by Gen. Guest, but beat off the enemy; he was again attacked by a superior force and again repulsed them, the enemy losing their field-pieces and Col. Laurens killed; he regrets the mistaken policy of the enemy in thus prolonging the war; the hospital being in need of fresh meat, he detached Maj. Fraser to Monk's-corner; the Major found himself near Marion's camp, and therefore threatened an attack in order to secure his retreat; the enemy took post in some buildings, and their fire killed Capt. Gillis and wounded Capt. Dawkins; asks instructions as to exchange of prisoners, and the rents due for the hire of houses for troops. Copy.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 15644
Archives EAD ID: 279849
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 82932f60-6a3e-0139-fd9c-0242ac110002
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

  • 1740: Creator Born
  • 1782: Created
  • 1794: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Sir Guy Carleton [New York]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1782. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c02c9a3b-67b9-7080-e040-e00a180631aa

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Sir Guy Carleton [New York]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c02c9a3b-67b9-7080-e040-e00a180631aa

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1782). Letter to Sir Guy Carleton [New York] Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c02c9a3b-67b9-7080-e040-e00a180631aa

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Letter to Sir Guy Carleton [New York]