Summary: | Letter to Robert Gilmor at Chincoteague, Virginia, from Robert Harrison at Appleby, near Cambridge, Maryland, dated May 4, 1777. Letter discusses the shipping voyage of the "Hazzard", captained by William Trippe, as well as smallpox in Maryland and its impact on family. |
Creator: | Harrison, Robert |
Century: | 1701-1800 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Virginia |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Cambridge |
Temporal subject: |
1771-1780
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Maryland |
Topical subjects: | Trippe, William, 1725-1777 -- Archives |
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Equipment and supplies -- Archival resources |
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources |
Smallpox |
Gilmor, Robert |
Hazzard (Schooner) -- History -- Sources |
ArchivesUM location: | Robert Gilmor and William Trippe Papers
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Repository: | Historical Manuscripts |
Browse terms: | Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor |
Personal and Family Lives |
Copyright holder: | Public Domain |
Collection: | Digital Collections |
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