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Title
Letter to the President and Council [of Pennsylvania]
Names
Pemberton, John (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series VII. The Signers to the Declaration of Independence

The Signers to the Declaration of Independence: Maryland.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
Date Created: 1782-05-30
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. A postscript, signed Wm: Matthews, signifies the intention of the latter to accompany Pemberton. 2 pp. Fo
Description
He feels himself impelled by God to visit his brethren in Europe; he has laid the matter before the religious society of friends, who have signified their sympathy; he has no worldly concern to promote, but simply a duty to discharge laid on him by God; he informs the President and Council of his intention, not because he thinks their consent necessary, but in order to remove all misapprehension.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 276220
Calendar number: EM. 3474
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 422a8cf0-c531-012f-b3cd-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1782: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to the President and Council [of Pennsylvania]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-2807-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to the President and Council [of Pennsylvania]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-2807-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to the President and Council [of Pennsylvania] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-2807-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to the President and Council [of Pennsylvania]