Letter from Stephen Moore and John Barnwell to General N. Greene (From North Carolina State Records) PRISON SHIP FORBAY, CHARLES TOWN HARBOUR, 18th Mary, 1781 We have the honor of inclosing (sic) you a copy of a letter from Colonel balfour commandant of Charlestown, which was handed us immediately on our being put on board this ship. The letter speaking for itself needs no comment; your wisdom will best dictate the notice it merits. We just beg leave to observe that should it fall to the lot of all, or any of us, to be made victims, agreeable to the menaces therein contained, we have only to regret that our blood cannot be disposed of more to the advancement of the glorious cause to hwich we have adhered. A separate Roll of our names attends this letter. With the greatest respect, we are, Sir, Your most obedient and most H’ble Servants, STEPHEN MOORE, Lieut. Colo. No. Carolina Militia JOHN BARNWELL, Major So. Carolina Militia For ourselves and one hundred and thirty other Prisoners. To Major Gen’l N. Greene FORBAY PRISON SHIP, CHARLES TOWN, HARBOUR, 18th May, 1781 Roll of the Militia Prisoners on board said Ship: Axson, Williams, Junr. Dorsious, John Ash, Samuel, Dewar, Robert Arthur, George Dessaussure, William Anthony, John Dunlap, Joseph Atmore, Ralph Edmunds, Rever Barnwell, John, Major Eveliegh, Thomas Baddily, John, Do., Edwards, John, Junr. Barnwell, Edward, Capt., Edwards, John Warren Bonnethean, Peter, Capt. Lt. Elliott, Thomas, Senr. Bembridge, Henry Elliott, Joseph, Junr. Black, John, Lieut. Evans, John Branford, William Eberly, John Ball, Joseph Ezan, John, (protection) Barnwell, Robert Elliott, William Blumdell, Nath’l Guerard, Benjamin Bricken, James Gibbons, John Bailey, Francis Grayson, Thomas Basqum, William Guerard, Peter Clarke, Jonathan Graves, William Cockran, Thomas Geir, Christian Cooke, Thomas Gasden, Phillip Calhoone, John (protection) Graves, John Cray, Jos, Cap. 16 Aug, ‘80 Glover, Joseph Conyers, Norwood Grott, Francis Cox, James George, Mitchel Commius, Richard Harvey, Wm., Lieut. Cohen, Jacobs Henry, Jacobs Holmes, William Hamilton, David Hughes, Thomas Holmes, John B. Heward, James Prioleau, Samuel, Senr. Harris, Thomas Prioleau, Phillips Hornby, William Pinkney, Charles, Junr. Jones, George Pogas, James Jacobs, Daniel Palmer, Job Kent, Charles Robinson, Joseph Kain, John Revin, Thomas Lockhart, S., Capt.16 Aug.‘80 Rhodes, Daniel Libby, Nathaniel Righton, Joseph Liston, Thomas Scott, John, Senr. Lee, Stephen, Lieut, Snellling, William Legare, Thomas Stephenson, John, Junr. Lessesne, John Stephens, Daniel Legbert, Henry Snyder, Paul Meyers, Phillip Smith, Samuel Michl, John Seavers, Abraham Minott, John, Senr. Singleton, Rippily Moncrieff, John Scotton, Samuel Magdalen, Charles Sayle, William Minott, John, Junr. (Protection, 61 years of age does not Miller, Samuel mean to be exchanged.) Moore, St’n Col. 16 Aug, ‘80 Shrewsbury, Stephen Murphy, William Tousiger, James Monks, George Tandirs, John Morgan, Jonathan Tayloe, Paul Moss, George, Doct. White, Sime., Lieut Marriett, Abraham Wigg, William Miller, Solomon, Lieut. Williams, James Neufville, John, Jun. Warham, Charles, Adj’t. Neufville, William Waring, Thomas, Sen’r Owen, John Waring, Richard White, Isaac Welch, George Wheeler, Benjamin Waties, John, Jun’r Wilcocks, William Warham, David Wilkie, William You, Thomas, Yeadon, Richard (Note: These were doubtless prisoners mostly of the battle of Camden, Aug, 1780. Those of the two States cannot be separated, but the list is of interest in itself. - Ed.) File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Lynda Smith NOTICE: Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.