A gale came
up and the braves were never seen again. Their squaws gradually wandered
off to other tribes. This event took place about 1696.
NOTE ON LA FAYETTE
TO ACCOMPANY "LA FAYETTE LANDS"
The Marquis de la Fayette, under the name of Gilbert du Motier, sailed
from Bordeaux on the 26th of March, 1777, accompanied by the Baron Kalb
and several French Army Officers. On the 14th of June, 1777, he first
landed in America on North Island in Winyah Bay, near Georgetown, S.C.,
and was received at the house of Major Huger. In a letter to his wife,
written soon after his landing, La Fayette says, "I first saw and judged
of the life of the country at the house of a Major Huger." Detailed
accounts of La Fayette's landing and reception still exist.
NOTE ON THEODOSIA BURR
TO ACCOMPANY "THE PRIEST AND THE PIRATE"
In 1801 Theodosia, daughter of Aaron Burr, Vice-President of the United
States, married Joseph Alston of "The Oaks," Hobcaw Barony, S.C. They
had one son, Aaron Burr Alston, who died in 1812, the same year that
Joseph Alston was elected Governor of the State.
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