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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Letter from Guilford, Carolina, September 7, 1776, reports on military campaigns against Indians: General Rutherford's army heading to middle towns to join others on September 9; Virginia troops preparing for upper towns; southern army destroying lower towns and crops; Indians threatening whites while Tories surrender to patriots, including famous Robinson.
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"Since my last our public affairs are in statu quo, except our Indian affairs—General Rutherford from the district of Salisbury, hath gone over the mountain with a considerable army, to the middle towns, where the southern army and ours are to join the ninth of this instant, by whom we hope to have a good account of the Indians.—The Virginia troops are forming against Long Island, and expect to be ready to visit the upper towns by the middle of this month.—The southern army hath destroyed several of the lower towns, got a great deal of old corn, and destroyed the new.—The Indians seem sick of their undertaking, and threaten to kill all the whites in the nation.—The Tories who fled to them, and perhaps incited them to take up the hatchet, are flying from them and surrendering to the friends of liberty, among whom is the famous ROBINSON."
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Guilford, Carolina
Event Date
September 7, 1776
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southern army destroyed several lower towns and new corn, obtained old corn; indians threaten to kill all whites; tories fleeing and surrendering to friends of liberty.
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Public affairs unchanged except Indian affairs; General Rutherford from Salisbury district gone over mountain with army to middle towns to join southern and local armies on ninth instant; Virginia troops forming against Long Island to visit upper towns by mid-month; Indians sick of undertaking.