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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01205.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Richards Peter to William Smallwood regarding the Tory insurrection |
| Date | 25 February 1777 |
| Author | Peters, Richard (1744-1828) |
| Recipient | Smallwood, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Peters as secretary to the Continental Board of War to Brigadier General Smallwood. Says that he is sending a circular letter written by the Board with an enclosed resolve from Congress (the resolve is not included, but the circular letter is on verso). Requests his assistance as the matter is pressing. Says letters have been sent to Colonels Gist and Richardson as a matter of course and are not meant to countermand any orders he may have given them in regard to the Tory expedition. Congress wants to keep its previous promise to assist Maryland with the insurgents, but asks that Smallwood forward the troops employed for that purpose as soon as they are finished. Circular, dated 24 February 1777, on verso states that the enemy has been significantly reinforced in New Jersey and that "you will comply by sending all the Men raised in your Regiment." Tells the men to take what they have and that any deficiencies in supplies will be made up in Philadelphia. Stresses the need for haste. Item B is a free franked address leaf, no longer conjugate (formerly 5c). |
| Subjects | Continental Army Continental Congress Congress Government and Civics Revolutionary War Rebellion Loyalist Military History Military Supplies |
| People | Smallwood, William (1732-1792) Peters, Richard (1744-1828) |
| 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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