On this day 250 years ago at the home of Joseph Kershaw (an immigrant from England) in Camden, South Carolina, a delegation from the Catawba Indians responded to the letter from South Carolina Councilman William Henty Drayton asking for their help against “the Redcoats” should there be war. The Catawba pledged their support for the American’s cause. Kershaw correctly predicted that 40 or 50 Catawba warriors would enlist. That was a significant percentage of their men at that time since the Catawbas had been decimated by smallpox and wars.

The following soldiers from the Catawba Nation fought in the American Revolution:
Billy Ayers, Jacob Ayers, James Ayers, John Ayers, Indian Bob, John Brown, Patrick Brown, George Cantor, John Connar, Tom Cook, Tom Cross, Indian George, Peter George, Pine Tree George, Indian Gilbert, George Harris, Peter Harris, Big James, Suggar Jamey, Chuckeface Jemmey, Doctor John, Young John, Indian John, Billy Kegg, John Kegg, John Kelliah, Alack Little, Charley Little, Stephen Little, John Nettles, General New River, Billey Otter, Cpt. Indian Petter, Chunckey Pipe, Indian Quash, Billy Readhead, Billey Scott, Jacob Scott, John Scott, John Tompson, Jack Simmons, George White, Henry White, Billey Williams.

Sources: https://vancehawkins.blogspot.com/2018/10/catawba-saponi-melungeon-ch-10.html; https://miniawi.blogspot.com/2009/12/catawba-nation.html; https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=23382; https://thelibertytrail.org/sc/trail-sites/historic-sites/kershaw-cornwallis-house

On this day 250 years ago in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress voted to establish the Post Office and appointed Benjamin Franklin as its first Postmaster General.

Source: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-22-02-0074

[sorry erroneously posted this to July 25, 1775 but it is now corrected]