From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. August 1.—An American, now confined on board the Jersey (vulgarly called Hell) prison-ship at New York says:— “There is nothing but death or entering into the British service for me. Our ship company is reduced to a small number…
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Death of William Henry Drayton
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. September 4.—This morning, the Congress being informed that Mr. William Henry Drayton, one of the delegates of the State of South Carolina, died last night, and that circumstances required that his remains should he interred this evening, they “Resolved,…