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664:J. Rutledge
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479:References
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280:1777-12-25
60:Lieutenant
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450:views.
432:Speaker
409:Cavalry
1486:Stoney
1456:Ficken
1321:Geddes
1301:Geddes
1221:Holmes
1196:Grimké
1186:Hutson
1109:Hodges
1079:McNair
1059:Byrnes
1034:Harley
1009:McLeod
1004:Harvey
999:Cooper
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934:Hagood
884:Bonham
814:Butler
794:Miller
789:Taylor
779:Wilson
769:Geddes
754:Alston
1481:Grace
1471:Grace
1466:Rhett
1461:Smyth
1451:Bryan
1421:Clark
1411:Burns
1396:Miles
1361:Hayne
1356:North
1311:Horry
1296:Horry
1291:Smith
1276:Rouse
1236:Roper
1216:Huger
1206:Jones
1119:Haley
1094:Riley
989:Smith
979:Ansel
959:Evans
929:Jeter
909:Moses
904:Scott
894:Perry
864:Adams
854:Means
839:Aiken
819:Noble
804:Hayne
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1476:Hyde
1441:Sale
1271:Boyd
1246:Deas
1241:Ward
1084:West
874:Gist
473:duel
294:Died
289:, US
274:Born
899:Orr
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