Letter from John Cotton Smith to Brig.-Gen. T. H. Cushing, 1814 Aug. 21.

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Letter from John Cotton Smith to Brig.-Gen. T. H. Cushing, 1814 Aug. 21.

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Letter from John Cotton Smith, Hartford, to Brig. Gen. T. H. Cushing, New London, concerning the vulnerability of New Haven and the necessity of protecting it, if it can be done without endangering New London. Letter carried by Col. Seth P. Staples.

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New London County Historical Society

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New London County Historical Society

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Connecticut. Governor (1813-1817 : Smith)

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Smith, John Cotton, 1765-1845

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Lawyer, governor, and U.S. Representative from Connecticut; resident of Sharon, Conn. From the description of John Cotton Smith letter drafts, 1823-1824. (Litchfield Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 664374530 Governor of Connecticut, 1813-1817. From the description of Letter from John Cotton Smith to Brig.-Gen. T. H. Cushing, 1814 Aug. 21. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 174142882 John Cotton Smith, a lawyer, was born ...

Cushing, Thomas H. (Thomas Humphrey), 1755-1822

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Born ca. 1747 in Massachusetts; a career soldier, rising to the rank of Captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolution; settled in the 1790's in the Mississippi Territory, created in 1798; appointed General Wilkinson's replacement as head of the military department of the Territory form July 1799 to May 1800; continued to serve as Colonel in the U.S. Infantry; discharged in 1815; died 1822. From the description of Letterbook, 1799-1800. (University of Southern Mississ...

Staples, Seth Perkins, 1776-1861

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