Autograph letter signed : Wynnesborough, to General Green, 1780 Dec. 27.

Concerning the cruelty inflicted on Loyalists "by the Enemies of Great Britain;" discussing an order that he believes "is essentially altered", enclosing "an Authentic Copy" and asking that he publish it; saying "I can with truth assure you, Sir, that no man abhors Acts of Cruelty more than myself, or would more reluctantly adopt measures of Severity; The proving to the suffering Loyalists that I am in earnest to protect them, & to retaliate on their inhuman Oppressors, is a duty which I owe to my Country. You have been greatly misinformed if you have ever been told that any Inhabitant of this Country has been punished by us for observing a Neutrality, but you will find instances enough of the most inhuman persecution & even tortures inflicted on those who refuse to take Arms on your Side;" concluding that he will "observe the same Rule of Conduct which you do in the treatment of the Officers & Soldiers of the Army, the Militia and the Inhabitants of the Country."