Smith, Richard to William Livingston re: declining attendance "at the present session"
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02471.38 Author/Creator: Smith, Richard Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1777/05/14 Pagination: 1 p. + addr. with 15s note Order a Copy
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SMITH, Richard, (1735-1803), Delegate from New Jersey;; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1762 and practiced in Philadelphia, Pa., and later in Burlington, N.J.; commissioned county clerk of Burlington on December 7, 1762; Member of the Continental Congress from July 23, 1774, to June 12, 1776, when he resigned; member of the State council in 1776; elected treasurer of New Jersey and served from 1776 to February 15, 1777, when he resigned; moved to Laurens, N.Y., in 1790 and thence to Philadelphia in 1799. (excerpted from bioguide.congress.gov)
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