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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02489 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0064] 1-15 September 1783 |
| Title | William Smith to Silas Holmes regarding the treatment of prisoners at a hospital on Long Island |
| Date | 10 September 1783 |
| Author | Smith, William Stephens (1755-1816) |
| Recipient | Holmes, Silas |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Asks for information about the treatment of prisoners at a hospital "at flat bush on Long Island." Has heard that Holmes was a prisoner of the British army and while held as a prisoner worked under Dr. Bayley. Wonders about Dr. Bayley's treatment of the wounded. Noted as a copy. |
| Subjects | Prisoner of War Revolutionary War Military History Global History and Civics Loyalist Continental Army Health and Medical Hospital Injury or Wound |
| People | Holmes, Silas (fl. 1775-1783) Smith, William Stephens (1755-1816) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |