Simonds, Jonas, fl. 1783 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02609 Author/Creator: Simonds, Jonas, fl. 1783 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 October 1783 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 34.5 x 21.6 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses a mutiny that occurred in Philadelphia in which he has been accused of participating. Asks Knox to help clear his name. Simonds [or Symonds] is probably referring the the Philadelphia Mutiny of June 1783, an anti-government protest by nearly 400 soldiers of the Continental Army.
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