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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00496.270 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1782 |
| Title | Articles of Treaty between General Marion in behalf of the State of So. Carolina and Major Gainey & the Inhabitants under his Command which were Included in the Treaty made under the 17th day of June 1781 |
| Date | 8 June 1782 |
| Author | Marion, Francis (1732-1795) |
| Document Type | Government document; Military document |
| Content Description | Clerical copy of treaty made between loyalist Major Micajah Gainey and American General Francis Marion. Gainey promises to disarm and swear allegiance to America. The second article notes that Gainey "will deliver up all Negroes, Cattle and other property." They loyalists will also give up all who do not agree to the terms and all their prisoners. In return, Gainey's men will be pardoned from treason charges. Those who do not accede "shall have leave to go within the British Lines." |
| Subjects | African American History Loyalist Revolutionary War Continental Army Military History Treaty Slavery Treason |
| People | Marion, Francis (1732-1795) Gainey, Micajah (fl. 1780-1782) |
| Place written | Burches Mill on Pedee, South Carolina |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; The American Revolution; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |