The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-09

from the work, as first written, without cor
rections, will be published in the HILLSIDE
rough Recorder. | directed this paper to-
be sent to you, and am sorry the account
of the battle at Ramsour's has not reached
you, will get paper and send it to you.
Have you received the papers containing
the remarks " on the history Of North Caro-
Iinai" This was the first published, in Janu-
airy last. Have YOU received the account
'of the first Revolutionary movements ?"
The printer made mistake and said, :" IN
The United States" instead of I" in this
State" This was in March.
will publish another paper shortly. =
- Itwould give me great plea
sure to see you, and hope you will come to
Salisbury. In the meantime prevail on your
brother to lend his aid to the work, and
draw up an account Of the expeditions, in
which he took part, and from which you
were absent. hope Providence will spare
your life " till something can be done for the
honor and glory Of North Carolina.
Yours truly,
A. d. MURPHEy.
GES Jos. GRAHAM
Request your brother to give minute de-
tail of Rutherfords campaign against the
Cherokees, in 1916. The number OF troops
the rendezvous the causes Of the war
with the Cherokees; the march of Ruther-
ford; the preparations Of the Cherokees;
their chiefs names, and characters; their
place of abode; operations Of the army
force of the Cherokees; route of the army
over the mountains; Cherokee towns taken
and burnt; anecdotes Of the campaign the
treaty; the commissioners, both ON the part
Of the Indians and the whites for making
the treaty; miscellaneous particulars; return
of the troops; their being disbanded where
and when; how paid. and how much. &c. |;
also. similar account of the campaign under
Caswell in I766; request him to go into
every detail. A. ID. NJ.
We have now the pleasure of presenting
in the subjoined letter. to the late Judge
Murphy. correction Of various misstatements
which have found place in history. in rela-
ton to events which occurred within our ,
borders, daring the memorable inyasions Of ,
Lard CORVALLIS. in l780-'el. q
The fact that the troops which gained SO !,
much distinction. under the command Of
General Pickens, were from North Carolina, .
and mainly from Mecklenburg and the ad- 1
joining counties, had until very recently, 1
like the Mecklenburg Declaration. escaped {
the attention Of our best informed writers. 4
For the preservation Of this aud other inter- a
esting events in our revolutionary history, 1
We are indebted entirely to the careful pen
Of General Graham. For letailed account
Of the leading incidents which mark the his .
tory Of his long. eventful. and useful life,
cur readers may turn to the ad vol. Of Wheel
er's Historical Sketches, p. ss2.
yesuvius Franacs 2Osh of December, 1897.
Dear Sr:-Some time past forwarded
you certain sketches relative to occurrences
IN the Revolutionary War in the Western
part Of North Carolina. have since perused
Johnson's History Of the Life Of Gen. Greene.
and structures on it, BY Lee. Jr., and would
beg leave to correct some errors into which
they have fallen.
/. IL is stated, not only by these Histor.
ians, bot BY most others, that after Lord Corn
wallis arrived in Charlotte, he attempted
marching to Salisbury. Tariton's legion, and
battalion Of infantry, after they had dis
lodged Col. Davies command in the village,
pursued sit or seven miles to Sassafras fields,
(where I was wounded,) and returned the
same evening. After this. no part Of the
British army went two miles on the Salisbury
road, until they retreated from Charlotte, l
upon hearing Of the disaster at Kings " Oun-
tain.
3. II il stated, By the historians generally,
that shout, and on, the first Of February, 1871,
the Catswba river was swollen. and that this
was the reason why Lord CORVALLIS did not
pursue Gen. Morgan m0re closely. The
statement is erroneous. During the three
days Immediately preceding the lst Of Feb.
ruary, nv command Of cavalry or portions Of
ii. crossed the river at different fords and il
was not husher Of water than is usual at that
season Of the year, until the rain, which fell
on the evening Of the fret Of February.t This
did occasion rise il the Yadkin. which in
tercepted the British after Gree ne'sa army had
passed, on the third d February.
8. Much il stated, and contradictory ac-
counts are given, as 10 the part Gen. Pickens
of s. e. acted. IN the campaign. The facts
are these: After the retreat from Cowan's
Ford on the LIT Of February, Gen. Pickens,
with Eve or SIX South Carolina refugees, was
in the route Of our troops. North Carolina Mi.
htia, on the same day, BY Tarlton's Cavalry
at Torrenee's Tavern, siI miles eastward Of
the river. Gen. Davidson, the commander
Of this furce, had fallen, and there were doubts
and dispute. among the field officers, as to |
vho shoald sucreed him. In this condition
81 Affairs, while my cavalry were beyond the
shallow Ford nf The Yadkin. hanging on the
rear Of the enemy. II vas mutually agreed by
che 6eld officers to invest zen. pickens with
the command Of Dayidson's ironps,t amount.
ing 70 sir or seven hundred men. This was
about the IIth of February. and the South
Caroline refugees might then amount to TWEEN
y or thirty men. James Jackson, Of the
Georgia line, q Lieutensnt. was appointed
Brigade M.ier. He has since been member
u Congress and Governor Of that State.
After this organization. the Brigade proceed
ed, crossing the shallow ford % the fadkin,
through salem, 70 Guiford Court House.