Citation - Newport Mercury: 1781.08.11

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Index Entry Drum major, in Augusta, British prisoner of war 
Location Augusta 
Citation
NM.781.020
11 Aug 1781:13,21 (1037)
Articles of capitulation proposed by Lieut. Colonel Brown,
and answered by General Pickens and Lieut. Col. Lee. . . . 
Art. 6.  The garrison, at an hour appointed, shall march
out, with shouldered arms and drums beating, to a place to
be agreed on, where they will pile their arms. . . .
[signed]
Andrew Pickens, B.G. militia,
Henry Lee, jun. Lieut. Col. Com.
Thomas Brown, Lt. Col. Com. King's troops at Augusta.
Return of the prisoners taken at Fort Cornwallis.
King's Rangers .. . 1 drum-major . .. 4 drums and fifes . .
. 
Total . .. 1 drum major . . . 4 drums and fifes . . . 


Generic Title Newport Mercury 
Date 1781.08.11 
Publisher Barber, Henry 
City, State Newport, RI 
Year 1781 
Bibliography B0032621
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