may 10, 1780 - Governor Rutledge and members of his Council fled Charles Town for North Carolina prior to the cities surrender
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Two days prior to the surrender of Charles Town by Major General Benjamin Lincoln on May 12, 1780, Governor John Rutledge and three members of his Council slipped out of town and fled to North Carolina. They remained in North Carolina until April of 1781. Rutledge did go to Philadelphia part of this time.
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