Working hands in the Fort on Tanifse River
T_belk of the working hands in the Fort on Tanifse River under the care of Sargant N.N from y 10 – y 18th of 8ber
Letterbooks of William Henry Lyttleton
Lyttelton, William Combe Baron Thomas Lyttelton. Letters of the Late Lord Lyttelton. Philadelphia: Moses Thomas. 1812.
Roll of Captain John Stuarts Company
An effective Roll of Captain John Stuarts Company Working at Fort Loudoun July 11th, 1757 John Stuart Captain James Adamson Lieutenant John Miller, Sergeant Jacob Glaughenberg, Sergeant John Roberts, Corp Arch, Watson, Dr Lawrence Masterson John Bower Archibald Watson Senr. Jacob Rough Joseph Velts George Swaggart George Moan Henry Volk Thomas Kelly James Read George
Papers of William Henry Lyttelton 1756-1760
Letterbooks of William Henry Lyttleton 1756-1760: This collection contains papers relating to William Henry Lyttelton’s career as governor of South Carolina, including letters from officials in London; correspondence with other southern governors relating to Indian affairs, frontier defense, and boundaries; correspondence with military officers in America; and communications with the South Carolina Commons House and Council. A series of reports by Edmond Atkin, superintendent of Indian affairs in the Southern District, provides valuable information on the Cherokees, Creeks, and Chickasaws. There are 142 items, 1761-1766, concerning Lyttelton’s governorship of Jamaica, including material on the Negro insurrection of 1765 in St. Mary’s Parish.
Muster Roll of Captain John Stuarts Company
A Muster Roll of Captain John Stuarts Compy beginning July 15, 1756 & Ending March 25, 1757 both days . . Served Mo. …. Men’s Names Entered Discharged Mo. Days . Sum’s due 1756 John Gotsen, Serj. July 16 March 17 8 13 £20 £168. 13.4 Mich. Brannon, Serj 19 8 2 161.6.8 John Roberts,
Muster Roll of Capt. John Postells Company
A Muster Roll of Capt. John Postells Company Beginning July 16th & Ending March 25th 1757 both days . . Served Mo. …. Men’s Names Entered Discharged Mo. days . Sum’s due Anthony Holzendorf Serj. July July 26 8 3 20 162.00 George Ulrich 26 8 3 162.00 Thomas Turner Corp. 26 8 3 121.10
Copy of Orders
Coppie of orders Sir You are to proceed with y command to hihewasey if the Cattel Should not be arrive when you come there, you are to wait till they Come up, then you are to efcort them to this place, you are charged abuve all things to take great care of y men, incase
8, Tanifsee Rv. Fort Smintorium
Directions for ____Fortiffications for this & following Days 1 while no proper care has ben taken in setting the pallisadors (ponchins) according to comone Knowledge: yea aginft Directions (manny times given Everyday) pallisadores has ben made lefs their 7 Inches in rocky ground & lefs 9 feet in clay ground: it is therefore necefsary that
8 May 1759, Fort Loudon
We have been to y French fort and no Succefs. Y reason of it wafs, while 42 of our brefkost Younge fellows was waiting about the fort, and y rest of us within Eight Mile of it with our canoes at camp, gooding Stole one of the cannos and wone of our people that wafs
2 May 1759, Fort Loudoun
Sir j have recived your Dispatch five Days ago James Holmes and yesterday j recived another from Lieut Coytmore. j am to acquaint you Excellency that the Mortar with his Gang is gone, not to the Place where he intended, (because j did anything in my Power to prevent it) but to Catowa in one
1760, January 25
Sir I received the 15th instant your Letter of the 29th Ult. I attempted severall times write to your Excellency, after the Little Carpenter went down, but I was always prevented by the treachery of our Indians. Sometimes by the path being way laid, that no Letters shou’d be carried down; finding all was in
1759, September 13, Fort Loudoun
Sir By mere chance I receiv’d Your Dispatches of the 15th Ultimate, & can afsure You that the Indians over here were peaceable until they heard the Ammunition was stop’d, & then they grew very uneasy; & the Mefsenger which Old-Hop & the Standing Turkey had sent to the Albama Fort returning at the same
1759, September 12, Letters to Indian Affairs
Dear Coytmore, A few days afte Gallaher left this, the Setiquo People broke out in a very odd manner, sent four to way-lay the Fort, & kill’d Samuel Simmons within tow hundred Yards of the Corn Field (sho had just gone out to gather a few Grapes). The next Day thee was a Great Meeting
1759, October 1, Fort Loudoun
Sir I hope your Excellency has Received the Letter that I sent by Samll. Been, when he was going down to Keowee with the Great Warrior, which Letter I was obliged to put in the lining of his saddle for fear of any accident. The Great Warrior the Day before he went to Keowee, as
1759, November 3, Fort Loudoun
Sir Sixteen Days ago I Reed, a letter from Capt. Stuart, and inclosed a Copy of a letter from your Excellency to him. The 24th of last month arrived Little Carpenter, and Willeleway with their Gang, having two French Prisoners, with them; as he knew very well, that there was at Fort La Afsumption, great
1759, November 23, Fort Loudoun
Sir I have Received your Dispatch of the 12th Instant and immediately I sent for the Little Carpenter, to give him your Excellency’s Talk: He seem’d to be well pleased when he heard that you was taking away the Black Beads from the string of white Wampum that you gave him, but finding that your
1759, November 22, Fort Loudoun
Sir On the 19th Currant at night Macknamar Arrived here by him I was honoured with your Excellency’s Letter of 12th Currant next Day Captain Demere delivered the Talk to the Carpenter who Exprefs great pleasure at your Excellencys promise to take off the Black beads, as he has upon all occasions Since his Return
1759, November 2, From Attah Kallah Kallah
To His Excellency Governour Lyttelton From Attah Kallah Kallah I take this early opportunity of writing to the Governour being now mett with the head men of my Town. I am Returned from war and am come to live with my Brothers who were sent up here at my Desire. When they first came Amongst
1759, November 15, Fort Loudoun
Sir Mr. Elliot came to this Fotrt yesterday and Brought to Captain Demere a Copy of your Excellency’s Letter to Mr. Coytmore Captain Bemere having been indisposed Some days has desired me to acquaint your Excellency that theere are not Twelve indians in these over_ill Towns. But are all out a hunting. And yesterday before
1759, May 5, Fort Loudoun
Sir As j am incertain when j shall be relived, j have sent the Woman, that was the Care of the Store, to buy Some Necessares of Lift, by her j sent to your Excellency a test of jndian’s Baskets, and a Beaver’s Skin which j beg you will accept, and if any thing Else
1759, March 26, Fort Loudoun
Sir I Send the Bearer of this James Holme’s as an Exprefs to Acquaint Your Excellency that a few days ago, the chief Warriour of the Oakjoyes (called the Mortar) came into Tellico with a Gang of Twenty three Men & Women and two day’s after Came to Chotta & were verry Kindly received by