Silliman, Gold Selleck, 1732-1790 to his son
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07480.01 Author/Creator: Silliman, Gold Selleck, 1732-1790 Place Written: New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1776/07/27 Pagination: 1 p. + address. 22.4 x 18.3 cm Order a Copy
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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