On this day 250 years ago in the Revolution — February 14, 1774

On this day 250 years ago the South Carolina Gazette reported on the warfare on the Georgia border with the Creek Nation including the massacre of the William White family on December 25, the massacre of the William, Sherrill family on January 14, the rout on January 23 of the force of 100 Georgia militia sent to the border to protect the settlers and the torture and murder of Lieutenant Daniel Grant following the militia’s defeat.

Source: https://getd.libs.uga.edu/pdfs/haynes_joshua_s_201308_phd.pdf at 62-65.


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