27 July 1776
Silliman, Gold Selleck
Autograph letter signed
Title: to his son
Destruction of statue of King George III in NYC. In part: "I went toward the Fort and there I saw his Majesty and his Horse, tumbled Headlong down on the Ground." Silliman also writes about "a Mighty Fleet of Ships our Enemies have got" off Staten Island.
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