Autograph letter (copy) signed Samuel Cherry to: "My dear friend" [Col. William S. Smith], March 17, 1803, Albany.

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Autograph letter (copy) signed Samuel Cherry to: "My dear friend" [Col. William S. Smith], March 17, 1803, Albany.

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Cherry requests Smith's assistance on behalf of Deborah Sampson Gannett, who is publishing a history of her life. Gannett served in the United States army during the Revolutionary War. She enlisted as a private under the name Robert Shurtliff, was wounded in the battle of Tarrytown, witnessed the capture of Cornwallis, and was honorably discharged in November 1783.

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Gannett, Deborah Sampson, 1760-1827

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Deborah Sampson Gannett served in the United States army during the Revolutionary War. She enlisted as a private under the name Robert Shurtleft, was wounded in the battle of Tarrytown, witnessed the capture of Cornwallis, and was honorably discharged in November 1783....

Cherry, Samuel A

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