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Title
Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln [New Jersey]
Names
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 (Addressee)
Craft, Thomas (Author)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series IX. Lossing's Field Book of the Revolution

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Boston, Mass.
Date Created: 1777-06-16
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Documents
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Citation/reference: EM4262-7302
Physical Description
A. L. S. Endorsed. 3 pp. 8o
Description
Acknowledges letter of the 31st ult., with a sketch of the encampment; prizes have been captured by Commodore [John] Manly, Capt. Daniel McNeil, Oakes, and Clouston; two vessels have arrived from Bilboa, loaded with salt; dispute in the Court as to the freeing of the Africans; the matter referred to Congress; Parson Bacon is one the first speakers in the house; the Court are about considering a constitution; they are no great politicians, but he hopes they will blunder right; one White and Parson Clarke of Dedham, are sentenced to banishment; Popkins [John Popkin] has got a majority in Greaton's regiment.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 276873
Calendar number: EM. 5001
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 437685e0-c533-012f-f49d-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1733: Creator Born
  • 1777: Place
  • 1810: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln [New Jersey]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb4ebb8a-0bf6-c85e-e040-e00a18063bc4

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln [New Jersey]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb4ebb8a-0bf6-c85e-e040-e00a18063bc4

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln [New Jersey] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb4ebb8a-0bf6-c85e-e040-e00a18063bc4

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln [New Jersey]