History of the Old Cheraws: Containing an Account of the Aborigines of the Pedee, the First White Settlements, Their Subsequent Progress, Civil Changes, the Struggle of the Revolution, and the Growth of the Country Afterward, Extending from about A.D. 1730 to 1810, with Notices of Families and Sketches of Individuals |
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Abel afterwards Alexander M'Intosh appears appointed Arthur Hart Assembly Benjamin Benton Benton's Regiment Black Creek British Camden Capt Captain Catawbas character Charles Charles-town Cheraw District Cheraw Hill Chesterfield Church Claudius Pegues Colonel colony command Commissioners Committee Congress Council Court House Craven County Daniel Darlington daughter David's Parish Dewitt duty early elected enemy Evans Ferry Gazette George Hicks George-town Governor Grand Jury Harrington Henry Honor horse Indians inhabitants James John John Kimbrough Judge justice Kolb land late Legislature Lemuel Benton letter liberty Long Bluff Lynche's Creek M'Intosh Major March Marion Marlborough married Mars Bluff miles militia North notice officers party Pedee River persons petition Petitioners Philip Pledger present Province Revolution Robert Samuel settled settlements settlers Society Hill South Carolina Thomas Powe tion Tories town Welch Neck Welch Tract Whigs Wilds William Dewitt
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