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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In a letter dated August 17, 1783, Henry Cooper expresses gratitude to Georgia inhabitants for kind treatment after his capitulation, admits to causing injuries, resolves to leave the country promptly, and accuses local Whigs of villainy comparable to his own. Copied and forwarded by Colonel Stephen Johnston, reported in Savannah on September 4.
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To the inhabitants of Georgia in general.
I return my sincere thanks for the kind treatment that I have met with since my capitulation; and as it is not in my power to make satisfaction for the many injuries done you, I have now, in gratitude for your goodness, come to a resolution of leaving the country as soon as possible, and whatsoever mischief may be done from this day forward shall not be by me or my orders.
I do not pretend to excuse myself, but will own that I have done as bad nearly as my power would allow: but this I can assure you, all good people, that you have men among you, called good Whigs, who are as great villains as Henry Cooper.
August 17, 1783.
Copied from the original and forwarded by Colonel Stephen Johnston.
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Georgia
Event Date
August 17, 1783
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resolution to leave the country and cease any further mischief
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Henry Cooper thanks Georgia inhabitants for kind treatment post-capitulation, admits to injuries caused, vows to depart soon without ordering further harm, and claims local Whigs are equally villainous.