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Letter from William Caswell to Thomas Burke
Caswell, William, 1754-1785
April 20, 1782
Volume 16, Page 599

MAJOR WM. CASWELL TO GOV. THOS. BURKE.

Hillsboro, 20th April, 1782.

Sir:

I recd. your favor of this Date countermanding the orders of the 16th. From the intelligence recd. by the members sent from the House of Commons to Your Excellency on that occasion, thought proper to dismiss the Express ordered to attend me. If your Excelcy. thinks proper that an Express should be sent to New Bern, must again trouble you to order that One attend me.

WM. CASWELL.