Colonel Robert Heriot, Revolutionary Soldier of South Carolina
Auteur : Caldwell Woodruff
Date de publication : 1918
Éditeur : C. Woodruff
Nombre de pages : 336
Résumé du livre
Genealogy of the Heriot family as well as transcriptions of letters and documents. Transcript of a letter, 30 Aug 1762, of Robert Heriot, Georgetown, S.C., to his mother in Dirleton, Scotland, summarizing previous three years of his life including his courtship of heiress Polly Ouldfield of Georgetown, and mention of his military service under Colonel Thomas Middleton in the Cherokee War (1759-1761). Also, wills of Robert Heriot's parents, James Heriot (1700-1762) and Janet Horsburgh Heriot, which were recorded at Castlemains, Dirleton, Scotland.