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MSA SC 6205-1-7
Collection	Maryland Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Smallwood Collection
Author	Thomas, John Allen
Dates	1782/03/10
Medium	paper, electronic
Restrictions	RESTRICTED: Contact Department of Special Collections for access to original.
Storage	RB/01/02/S4
Description
Autograph letter signed, John Allen Thomas to William Smallwood, 10 March 1782, St. Mary's, MD. 2-pages, 7.25" x 9.75". Summary: Thomas writes to intercede on behalf of one of his former soldiers from the Fifth Independent Company, Charles Thompson, who was captured by the British at the Battle of Staten Island in 1777, was impressed into the British army, then later escaped. Thompson was blocked by the Americans from reenlisting, but has now been arrested as a deserter. Digital scan of document Transcription

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