Letter to James Hindman, or in his absence Col. Loyd, Annapolis
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Title
Letter to James Hindman, or in his absence Col. Loyd, Annapolis
Collection
Thomas Addis Emmet collection
The Generals of the American Revolution
Names
Smith, Samuel (Author)
Hindman, James (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1778-04-20
Place: Baltimore Town, Md.
Library Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Subjects
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Generals
Genres
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. 1 page. Fo
Abstract
Complains bitterly that his recruits are not supplied with clothing; he has been obliged to send fifteen men to camp without shirts, though there are plenty of all needed articles in town, the taylors sit idle for want of linen for facings; the recruits, being detained in town, spend their money and then steal; they desert, or contract disorders.
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11868616
Archives ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 8426
Archives EAD ID: 278420
Archives Components ID: 3474
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ca647d20-6a37-0139-edbb-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to James Hindman, or in his absence Col. Loyd, Annapolis" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1778. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ca647d20-6a37-0139-edbb-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1778). Letter to James Hindman, or in his absence Col. Loyd, Annapolis Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ca647d20-6a37-0139-edbb-0242ac110002
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to James Hindman, or in his absence Col. Loyd, Annapolis" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ca647d20-6a37-0139-edbb-0242ac110002
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