| Index Entry | Country dance, metaphor of war, Cornwallis in North Carolina |
| Location | Charlotte |
| Citation | NP.781.017 20 Feb 1781:22 (8/385) Jan. 24. Extract of a letter dated Charlotte, North- Carolina, December 5, 1780. . . . [3 paragraphs on privations of the war] 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. |
| Generic Title | Norwich Packet |
| Date | 1781.02.20 |
| Publisher | Trumbull, John |
| City, State | Norwich, CT |
| Year | 1781 |
| Bibliography | B0033249 |