Smallwood, William, 1732-1792

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Army officer.

From the description of Papers of William Smallwood, 1780. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71071024

Born in Charles County, MD., William Smallwood, a delegate to the Maryland Assembly in 1761, was wounded in the Battle of White Plains and became Brigadier General in 1776. He served as Major General from 1780-1783 and began three terms as Govenor of Maryland in 1785.

From the description of Orderly book, 1778-1779. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122489231

Major-general and Governor of Maryland.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Gen. Greene, 1780 Dec. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663900

U.S. major general in the Revolutionary War.

From the description of Letters, 1780. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39208673

Gov. of Maryland.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : In Council, to Thomas Harwood, 1786 Apr. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662687

From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Gen. Rodney, 1777 Sept. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663896

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creatorOf Smallwood, William, 1732-1792. Autograph letter signed : to Caesar Rodney, 1777 Sept. 13. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Miscellaneous Benjamin Franklin Collections, 1710-1822 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn William Beatty letter, 1780 November 6 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. Papers. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
referencedIn Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806. Letter : Hillsborough, [N.C.], to [Jethro?] Sumner, 1780 Oct. 1. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Smallwood, William, 1732-1792. Autograph letter signed : to Gen. Rodney, 1777 Sept. 13. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786. Papers, 1777-1780 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806. Letter : Hillsborough, [N.C.], to [Jethro?] Sumner, 1780 Oct. 1. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Quaker collection 1700-1888 Quaker collection William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Stewart, Charles, 1729-1800. Family papers, 1768-1877 Houghton Library
referencedIn Nathanael Greene Papers, 1775-1785 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter, 1778 March 28, Valley Forge, Pa., to Genl. Smallwood, Wilmington. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Smallwood, William, 1732-1792. Autograph letter signed : to Gen. Greene, 1780 Dec. 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Smallwood, William, 1732-1792. Papers of William Smallwood, 1780. Library of Congress
creatorOf Smallwood, William, 1732-1792. Letters, 1780. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Order-books, 1775-1861. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Chambers, James, d. 1805. Orderly books, 1778-1780. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
creatorOf Chase, Samuel, 1741-1811. Letter to William Smallwood, 1788 September 6. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Smallwood, William, 1732-1792. Autograph letter signed : In Council, to Thomas Harwood, 1786 Apr. 27. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Gregorie, Anne King. Anne King Gregorie papers relating to Thomas Sumter, ca. 1930. South Carolina Historical Society
creatorOf Smallwood, William, 1732-1792. Orderly book, 1778-1779. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
creatorOf Davie, William Richardson, 1756-1820. [6 A.L.S., Camp Waxhaw Creek [S.C.], 7-15 Nov. 1780 : to William Smallwood, [New] Providence, [N.C.]]. William & Mary Libraries
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter [in the autograph of Tench Tilghman] signed : Head Quarters Valley Forge, to [Brigadier General William Smallwood], 1777 Dec. 29. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Beatty, William, 1758-1781. William Beatty letter, Petersburg, VA to William Beatty, Frederick County, MD, 1780 November 6. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
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associatedWith Beatty, William, 1758-1781. person
associatedWith Chambers, James, d. 1805. person
associatedWith Chase, Samuel, 1741-1811. person
correspondedWith Davie, William Richardson, 1756-1820. person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith De Kalb, Johann, 1721-1780. person
associatedWith Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 person
associatedWith Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806. person
associatedWith Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786, person
correspondedWith Gregorie, Anne King. person
associatedWith Harwood, Thomas, person
associatedWith Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784, person
associatedWith Rodney, Gen, person
correspondedWith Stewart, Charles, 1729-1800 person
associatedWith United States. Continental Army corporateBody
associatedWith Washington, George, 1732-1799. person
associatedWith William L. Clements Library corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
North Carolina
North Carolina
Delaware
Maryland
United States
United States
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American loyalists
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Army officers
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Birth 1732

Death 1792-02-14

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