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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06508.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | William Richardson to William Smallwood regarding the state of the regiment |
| Date | 12 April 1777 |
| Author | Richardson, William (fl. 1777) |
| Recipient | Smallwood, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Enclosing report to General Washington regarding the state of the regiment. Richardson has small pox and has inoculated the entire regiment. Complains of lack of officers, hardship and illness. It is a "wonder that they don't die at a much faster pace." He also expresses some discontent regarding commissions, "as I have not had influence enough to make a single officer... and strangers are put in that have never seen service." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Health and Medical Smallpox Epidemic Death |
| People | Richardson, William (fl. 1777) Smallwood, William (1732-1792) |
| Place written | Gilpin Point, Maryland |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | William Smallwood was a General in the Continental Army. Later Governor of Maryland. William Richardson was a Maryland colonel in the Continental Army. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |