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simeon de witt painted by ezra ames 3 december 1834 ithaca , tompkins county , new york wawarsing , ulster county , new york 25 december 1756 simeon de witt.png simeon de witt
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simeon de witt

simeon de witt -lrb- december 25 , 1756 -- december 3 , 1834 -rrb- was geographer and surveyor general of the continental army during the american revolution and surveyor general of the state of new york for the fifty years from 1784 until his death .
