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Smith, David, fl. 1782-1783 to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10050 Author/Creator: Smith, David, fl. 1782-1783 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 October 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 39.6 cm, Width: 22.1 cm Order a Copy

Previous cataloging suggests this letter was written to Henry Knox. Smith informs the recipient, "your Excellency," regarding the mode of signaling to northern posts when armed vessels pass Dobbs Ferry, New York. Smith writes from "Light Infantry Camp."

Smith, David, fl. 1782-1783
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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