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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01205.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | John Hancock to William Smallwood relating to a Tory insurrection |
| Date | 1 February 1777 |
| Author | Hancock, John (1737-1793) |
| Recipient | Smallwood, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Sends resolutions by the Continental Congress (not included) relating to measures to suppress a Tory insurrection in Somerset and Worcester counties in Maryland. Orders General Smallwood to stand ready to execute the forthcoming orders. Signed by Hancock as President of the Continental Congress. |
| Subjects | Rebellion Loyalist Military History Revolutionary War Continental Army Continental Congress Congress Government and Civics |
| People | Hancock, John (1737-1793) Smallwood, William (1732-1792) |
| Place written | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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