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Title
Document
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
The Signers to the Declaration of Independence
South Carolina and Georgia
Names
Smith, William (Creator)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1768-04-16
Place: New York
Library Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
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Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S., A. Prevost Lt. Colo. Receipted on the back for pay and clothing, Wm. Smith. Witnessed, Geo: Etherington. 2 pp. 4o
Abstract
Certificate of honorable discharge of William Smith, drummer in the Royal American Regiment.
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 3999
Archives EAD ID: 276379
Archives Components ID: 1436
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3dcd7ae0-6a42-0139-041c-0242ac110002
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