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Letter to Captain Vanetta, Upper Smithfield

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The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

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Title
Letter to Captain Vanetta, Upper Smithfield
Names
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

Pennsylvania and Delaware

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1756-01-12
Place: Bethlehem, Pa.
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
United States. Continental Congress
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A.L.S. Endorsed. 2 pp. Fo
Description
He is directed to raise a company of thirty men to protect his township; they are to be posted as follows: eight at his own house, eight at Lieutenant Henshaw's, six with a sergeant at Fishhock, and the same number at Henry Cortracht's; men are to be enlisted for one month; he is to keep a record of their time, and a journal; forty dollars will be paid for the scalp of every hostile Indian; he is to give warning of incursions, keep order among his men, and do no injury to the inhabitants whom it is his duty to protect.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 836
Archives EAD ID: 275357
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1c65de50-6a40-0139-b467-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1706: Creator Born
  • 1756: Created
  • 1790: Creator Died
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Captain Vanetta, Upper Smithfield" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1756. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9b9341d-284b-4a83-e040-e00a18062ea1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Captain Vanetta, Upper Smithfield" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9b9341d-284b-4a83-e040-e00a18062ea1

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1756). Letter to Captain Vanetta, Upper Smithfield Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9b9341d-284b-4a83-e040-e00a18062ea1

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Captain Vanetta, Upper Smithfield