Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-28
GENERAL RICHARD cAsWELl.
A Letter In which He speaks of Iii. Ni.ii.,
Philadelphia In ii;5.
40 the EdItor of the Dlsratch.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Sir.-rhe following IS an extract r-.1 ~
letter Of Governor Rlchirl C,.n.I. -
North Carolina. To his son. Wf.. ..n
doubtless interest many of Your r,f..s
by It's description ~ the route OFF t -
ney through Virginia In colonial ..,t
and Of its notes of the prcpart0nf n ...
irg ~ Virginia and clsewh'rc lor fI. ..
of the Revolution then al hani
Caswel WAS one Of tho l.tgIf.. ' t
North Carolina TO the Continent '...
gress IN Philadelphia. and Was '.t
Governor OF the State under thc r.UI. n.
ton adouted In 1916 hy our Pf.tI \
Congress He was distingi fhI H Ht
field also during the Revolution. II nIO
the Hl.fnted De kalb WAS urgent U tf-
deayoring 70 dissuade General GIf.. r.rp
h's disastrous campaign o' camden ~
17SO
The SON became n Coufiueutl "ilN-.
as his father advised. and. si tl f.lI.
was afterwards lost at sea on VOYAGE
from Charleston to the ND.i nN. It
was reported. and always believed H.
his vessel was captured hy p'u'. .i "a
on board murdered.
GRAHAM uNN.H
Ncwbern, n. G.
PHILADELPHIA. im NlN i,t.
NV dear Son:
Bv n Gentleman bound 90 Ter rr.r
row write to Inform YOU tl'f H.f
parted with sou at HalifiN. Mr l.H
and myself proceeded on ou~ U-l.Y .t
follows: Sunday evening w. arrived o.
Petersburg I'm Virginia where N. m.f
the express with an account Df r nHit'
i,tween the Kings troops anl mn, Poe
tonians. Lexington -tdl .n 500
papcr In which " q list OF o. hi'
and wounded 81 Kings TROOPS ''Ht 'f1
said this is not genuine, much i''"
number being actually Killed CD if
side of the Ilos,Jn,Ins 81 U.rr t.'i "ii-
right, are missing and hayr tnrn't.1
the number OF the wounded fh i..r
~ odd: thus YOU have The ful' ' ar''
| am able to give Of these m1'
The next day We crossed jaime. it'r
and lodged at Hanover Court llnlt.
whore We had an account ~ l m.l
being under arms 10 proceed tp N.I'in
burg IN order 10 obligc l.0rt NuIHuf. '
return scme powder De had taA.r 'l' ~
the magazine ami lodged on l.Hfl of -
man Of war I'm James River W'1t rff
done I'm that matter we have nNi fh
heard. The next day We w'rr constantly
meeting armed men. whp itti l"'n .' '-
cort the delegates for Virginia on th..r aaf
towards this place. We lodged thlf ufat
at Port Royal and were only or h'Ifi
after the Virginia gentlemen.
The next day We got down - poiow-
mack side before the boats returned ihif
had carried the Nirginnns over li.ff
were part Of the militia of three counties
under arms and In uniform ~ hun'inf
shirts; they received Us and conducted 1
on the return u the Boats to tho Hai.r
edge with all the military h0noufs ii' 10
General Officers. We then crots'd I.
river and learned az the fery "u IT'D
Maryland side that a company of I'.i.
pendersts I'm Charles County hal attended,
the Virginia Delegates from ih'n'" unl l.r
arms. We proceeded and oycruoA u 70
az Port Tobacco, where indeed mo lhdr-
pendents male a glorious app'araH0r'
Their company consisted ~ g mon be'.l1
officers all genteelly drest In scarlet am
well equipped with arms and "arllA' hI'
pIements, with drum AMI NE. 5fn'ih''
were placed at the doors and occaslohhP
relieved during the Zine We siayei tb-i'
The next morning we all set out ,os'
and were attended by the iatep hiehis >
the verge OF their County
III live 10 return 1 shall most ehrf-
fully join any Of my cOuntrym@s even -
a rank and filS man. and as IN NJ ''i"
mon cause | am here expo sed 20 Jan, p.
that OF any other difficulties / shth ~
shun whilst I have any blood N ~
veins. but freely offer II IA -lifei. -
the liberties OF my country You int '-E
son must become Soldier Gnd r.s@ ''
life In support OF those inYaliaDis
ings which. once lost, posiefity "" "'''
be able 10 regain.
Your airectionate father
RICHARD CASWbiL
tVfffay -. (acaulI