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Letter to Edward Hand [Lancaster, Penn.?]

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The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

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Title
Letter to Edward Hand [Lancaster, Penn.?]
Names
Irvine, William (Author)
Hand, Edward, 1744-1802 (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1779

Pennsylvania and Delaware

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1784-01-15
Place: Philadelphia, 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. 2 pp. Fo
Description
His favor by Captain Hutchins came yesterday; the paper given Hand by Mr. Hill was some crude notes, drawn up merely to enable the Assembly to put something in favor of the state troops into their instructions to the delegates to Congress; the Assembly begins to grow indifferent with regard to petitions from the army officers; many people talk of emigrating to the back country and governing themselves without regard to state or continental jurisdiction; many officers will probably follow this example; thinks the Assembly will adjourn for a few weeks and publish their proceedings, in hope that some members may be instructed to agree with the changes proposed in the constitution; expects to go to Carlisle if they adjourn.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 854
Archives EAD ID: 275367
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 223ec1d0-6a40-0139-76ad-0242ac110002
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  • 1784: Created
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Edward Hand [Lancaster, Penn.?]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1784. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9b9341d-285a-4a83-e040-e00a18062ea1

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Edward Hand [Lancaster, Penn.?]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9b9341d-285a-4a83-e040-e00a18062ea1

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1784). Letter to Edward Hand [Lancaster, Penn.?] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9b9341d-285a-4a83-e040-e00a18062ea1

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Letter to Edward Hand [Lancaster, Penn.?]