Letter [in the autograph of Tench Tilghman] signed : Head Quarters Valley Forge, to [Brigadier General William Smallwood], 1777 Dec. 29.
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Tilghman, Tench, 1744-1786
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Washington, George, 1732-1799
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McCawley, Charles Laurie, 1865-1935
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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)...
