In Jacksonboro on 17 February 1782

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Date of Game Sunday, February 17, 1782
Game Cricket
Location Jacksonboro, SC, United States
Has Source On Hand No
NY Rules No - Predecessor
Description In 1782 a Pennsylvania officer records "This day I was very much fatigued playing cricket." The officer was stationed at the Frazor farm, about 4 miles from Jacksonborough (as it was then known).
Sources "The Journal of Lieut. William Feltman," Feb. 17, 1782 entry
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"Old Jacksonborough" is about 19 miles west of Charleston in Colleton County.

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