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Title
Letter to Jonathan Trumbull, Lebanon, Conn
Names
Trumbull, Jonathan (Recipient)
Sherman, Roger (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series VII. The Signers to the Declaration of Independence

The Signers to the Declaration of Independence: Connecticut.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
Date Created: 1777-04-17
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Documents
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Physical Description
A. L. S. in the possession of G. M. Connarroe, Esq., Phila. 2 pp. Fo. With a small wood engraving on India paper of the Res. of Roger Sherman Newhaven Conn
Description
Congress is desirous to subdue the enemy before reinforcements arrive; small-pox has retarded recruiting; Congress recommends an attack on Rhode Island by the neighboring militia; incloses list of surgeons appointed for the hospitals; Dr. Philip Turner is among them, recommended by Dr. [Isaac] Foster; no treaty concluded yet by Franklin and Deane; British subjects have lost £1,800,000 by American cruisers, and insurance is at 28; designs of the enemy; wishes his colleagues would attend; sends this by [John] Collins. Lithograph fac-simile of an.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 275946
Calendar number: EM. 2497
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fe729030-c52f-012f-5546-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1777: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Jonathan Trumbull, Lebanon, Conn" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-25f9-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Jonathan Trumbull, Lebanon, Conn" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-25f9-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Jonathan Trumbull, Lebanon, Conn Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-25f9-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Jonathan Trumbull, Lebanon, Conn