Lot 123
Montagu, Lord Charles Greville - 1783 Letter From An Imprisoned Former South Carolina Colonial Governor, Autograph Letter Signed "Charles Montague" as Lt. Col. Commanding, two pages, 9 x 77½ inches, written from prison in Wilmington, South Carolina, Feb. 3, 1783. Pleading for release as it was only by chance that his ship, the Dawes, bound from Jamaica for New York [still mostly a Loyalist colony] had lost sight of the convoy and the captain and crew had announced to the passengers that they should consider themselves their prisoners. "We have applied to the Commanding Officer at Wilmington, as likewise to General Lillington [Alexander Lillington, a British subject turned American Patriot, past friend of Montagu ] but cannot get our paroles extended beyond the limits of this Province…." Montagu asks that if his own rank the army prevents his parole, he hopes it will be granted to his son and other officers. Lord Montagu arrived in New York on April 4, 1783. Fine; museum quality linen archiving to letter.
Lord Charles Greville Montagu (1741-84) was the last colonial governor of South Carolina (1766-73). During the Revolution, he obtained a commission in Jamaica where he would not serve against the Americans. He owned 18,000 acres of land in South Carolina and remained friends with several prominent South Carolina families after the war. He and many of his men settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A scarce Revolutionary War letter from the last South Carolina Colonial Governor.
Estimated Value $400 - 600
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