Request for Returns
DocumentTwo pages of multi-page document requests documents that will amend a situation. Carrington requests returns from the campaign of 1781. Carrington is certain that the troops in question in South Carolina were smaller than stated, and never visited any posts except Fort Motte, where Colonel Lee was. Officers in that army are considering giving a plain narrative of events to set the record straight, to do so they need the returns of the army relating to the campaign of 1781. Carrington requests that Knox send the returns and other papers needed.
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Two pages of multi-page document requests documents that will amend a situation. Carrington requests returns from the campaign of 1781. Carrington is certain that the troops in question in South Carolina were smaller than stated, and never visited any posts except Fort Motte, where Colonel Lee was. Officers in that army are considering giving a plain narrative of events to set the record straight, to do so they need the returns of the army relating to the campaign of 1781. Carrington requests that Knox send the returns and other papers needed.
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1
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Fragment of a letter; first page(s) missing.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Edward Carrington
officers
troops
Colonel Lee
Notable locations
South Carolina
Fort Motte
War Office
Notable items
returns
posts
army
plain narrative
copies of the returns of the army