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Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Smith letter to an unknown correspondent, 1777

Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Smith to an unknown correspondent.  A merchant from Baltimore, Smith was a major-general of the Maryland militia in the American Revolution and War of 1812 and later a member of the United States House and Senate.  This letter, dated November 11, 1777,...

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Contributors: Smith, Samuel, 1752-1839 (Correspondent)
Collection:Simon Gratz autograph collection (#0250A)
Date:1777-11-11
Box Number:Box 23
Volume Number:Volume 4
Format: Electronic
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Correspondence
Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/9779
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title Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Smith letter to an unknown correspondent, 1777
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description Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Smith to an unknown correspondent.  A merchant from Baltimore, Smith was a major-general of the Maryland militia in the American Revolution and War of 1812 and later a member of the United States House and Senate.  This letter, dated November 11, 1777, was written from Fort Mifflin, which was the site of a battle between the Continental forces and British forces under the command of Admiral Howe.
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