Forged Powers of Attorney

Item

Type

Cited letter or document

Title

Forged Powers of Attorney

Description

CITATION only. Simmons to Biddle 06/17/1796.
[Discusses forged powers of attorney presented at the War Department from soldiers John Young and William Smallwood claiming land as soldiers of the Maryland line. Mentions a man arrested for receiving false land warrants.]

year created

1796

month created

06

day created

16

recipient

in collection

author note

Clement Biddle

recipient note

William Simmons

cited note

Cited document addressed to the War Office

notable person/group

William Simmons
Clement Biddle

document number

1796061670099

page start

1

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
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Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Clement Biddle [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient William Simmons [unknown] [n/a]