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Title
Letter to [Gov. David Bradie Mitchell?]
Names
Mitchell, David Bradie (Addressee)
McIntosh, John (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: Fair Hope, McIntosh County, Ga.
Date Created: 1812-08-23
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. 4 pp. Fo
Description
Gives an account of Indian outrages in Florida; two young men, Hollingsworth and Pritchard, who had gone to Picalata to withdraw a small detachment had been killed and scalped; an attack made on Mr. Kingsley's plantation on St. John's river; the people of Florida are panic-stricken, and Col. Smith's situation is precarious; hopes the Governor will not be implicated in the transactions connected with the conduct of affairs; has heard that the Indians have encroached upon the Georgia line; a blockhouse has been built on the St. Mary's river to protect the people; has heard nothing from Gen. Floyd; Col. Pray has had a muster of Maj. Hopkin's battalion of McIntosh co., with good results.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 277756
Calendar number: EM. 6709
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9dc781b0-c535-012f-2eaf-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1812: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [Gov. David Bradie Mitchell?]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc2acb7e-4b19-0a50-e040-e00a18063320

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APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to [Gov. David Bradie Mitchell?] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc2acb7e-4b19-0a50-e040-e00a18063320

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Letter to [Gov. David Bradie Mitchell?]