Orders to Colonel Thomas Waters

To Colonel Thomas Waters near Augusta.
4 April 1781

Agreeable to an act of Assembly lately passed you are hereby ordered to furnish all your working negroe slaves in order to assign them in putting Fort Cornwallis in a state of defence, the enemy having invaded the province in a formidable manner of his. Fail at your own perill.
Signed: Thomas Brown, Dep. Col., Commander of Troops, Augusta.

Note below order:

In consequence of the above order being complied with, three valuable negroes were killed within the lines and upwards of thirty captured by the enemy.

Return of Expenses

Ration Returns of different detachments of Light Horse in the 5th Regiment of Militia when on duty in South Carolina and Georgia from the 12th day of November 1780 to the 31st day of January 1781 both inclusive, commanded by Thomas Waters, Colonel of said regiment. Signed: Col. Thomas Waters. ( A long list of bills then followed.)

96th District, South Carolina
17 December 1780

To Colonel Thomas Waters
Sir:
I have just received yours and am glad to hear that you are in such respectable force on Broad River. The late check the rebels have received made it necessary that you should immeadiately cross the river and join General Cunningham that the enemy may be pressured before they have time to collect themselves again in force. General Cunningham is at Williams about seventeen miles over the Saluda. Whether your best rout will be by this part or not I cannot say, but shall leave that to your discretion as you will be able to procure the best information from the militia in Long Cane as soon as you cross. You will be so good as to send to the nearest militia officer and let him know your intentions. The sooner your junction is effected with General Cunningham the better. I am with respect.
Your Most Obed. Servant, Signed. Lt. Col. Allen