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MJ.781.001
6 Feb 1781:21 (8/6 386)
Philadelphia. Jan 30. Extract of a letter dated Charlotte,
North-Carolina, December 5, 1780.
. . . [3 paragraphs on details of the battle near
Charlotte.]
"Lord Cornwallis's Aid, in a letter to Col. Balfour, which
was intercepted, says, "Charlotte is an agreeable village,
but in a d---d rebellious country.
"Oh! had we a well-appointed, well-disciplined, permanent
force, what a delightful back country dance we should have
led his Lordship at Charlotte !"
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